diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
index 80b5efb1cdbf..71dc8db4388b 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
@@ -351,6 +351,13 @@ Description:
 		to compute the stride length, distance, speed and activity
 		type.
 
+What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_energy_calibweight
+KernelVersion:	3.20
+Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		Weight of the user (in kg). It is needed by some pedometers
+		to compute the calories burnt by the user.
+
 What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_accel_scale_available
 What:		/sys/.../iio:deviceX/in_voltageX_scale_available
 What:		/sys/.../iio:deviceX/in_voltage-voltage_scale_available
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index 18a8ab911aab..4ee6fdfa92fe 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ static const char * const iio_chan_info_postfix[] = {
 	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_INT_TIME] = "integration_time",
 	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_ENABLE] = "en",
 	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_CALIBHEIGHT] = "calibheight",
+	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_CALIBWEIGHT] = "calibweight",
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
index 590202024857..51f16437dacc 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ enum iio_chan_info_enum {
 	IIO_CHAN_INFO_INT_TIME,
 	IIO_CHAN_INFO_ENABLE,
 	IIO_CHAN_INFO_CALIBHEIGHT,
+	IIO_CHAN_INFO_CALIBWEIGHT,
 };
 
 enum iio_shared_by {