diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile
index 2d04f0e21870..878aebe98dcc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ccflags-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MULTIPLATFORM) := -I$(srctree)/$(src)/include \
 
 AFLAGS_coherency_ll.o		:= -Wa,-march=armv7-a
 
-obj-y				 += system-controller.o
+obj-y				 += system-controller.o mvebu-soc-id.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_ARMADA_370_XP) += armada-370-xp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU)	 += coherency.o coherency_ll.o pmsu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)                += platsmp.o headsmp.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/mvebu-soc-id.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/mvebu-soc-id.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe4fc1cbdfaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/mvebu-soc-id.c
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/*
+ * ID and revision information for mvebu SoCs
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Marvell
+ *
+ * Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@free-electrons.com>
+ *
+ * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License version 2.  This program is licensed "as is" without any
+ * warranty of any kind, whether express or implied.
+ *
+ * All the mvebu SoCs have information related to their variant and
+ * revision that can be read from the PCI control register. This is
+ * done before the PCI initialization to avoid any conflict. Once the
+ * ID and revision are retrieved, the mapping is freed.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "mvebu-soc-id: " fmt
+
+#include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_address.h>
+#include "mvebu-soc-id.h"
+
+#define PCIE_DEV_ID_OFF		0x0
+#define PCIE_DEV_REV_OFF	0x8
+
+#define SOC_ID_MASK	    0xFFFF0000
+#define SOC_REV_MASK	    0xFF
+
+static u32 soc_dev_id;
+static u32 soc_rev;
+static bool is_id_valid;
+
+static const struct of_device_id mvebu_pcie_of_match_table[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "marvell,armada-xp-pcie", },
+	{ .compatible = "marvell,armada-370-pcie", },
+	{},
+};
+
+int mvebu_get_soc_id(u32 *dev, u32 *rev)
+{
+	if (is_id_valid) {
+		*dev = soc_dev_id;
+		*rev = soc_rev;
+		return 0;
+	} else
+		return -1;
+}
+
+static int __init mvebu_soc_id_init(void)
+{
+	struct device_node *np;
+	int ret = 0;
+	void __iomem *pci_base;
+	struct clk *clk;
+	struct device_node *child;
+
+	np = of_find_matching_node(NULL, mvebu_pcie_of_match_table);
+	if (!np)
+		return ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * ID and revision are available from any port, so we
+	 * just pick the first one
+	 */
+	child = of_get_next_child(np, NULL);
+	if (child == NULL) {
+		pr_err("cannot get pci node\n");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto clk_err;
+	}
+
+	clk = of_clk_get_by_name(child, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
+		pr_err("cannot get clock\n");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto clk_err;
+	}
+
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(clk);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("cannot enable clock\n");
+		goto clk_err;
+	}
+
+	pci_base = of_iomap(child, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(pci_base)) {
+		pr_err("cannot map registers\n");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto res_ioremap;
+	}
+
+	/* SoC ID */
+	soc_dev_id = readl(pci_base + PCIE_DEV_ID_OFF) >> 16;
+
+	/* SoC revision */
+	soc_rev = readl(pci_base + PCIE_DEV_REV_OFF) & SOC_REV_MASK;
+
+	is_id_valid = true;
+
+	pr_info("MVEBU SoC ID=0x%X, Rev=0x%X\n", soc_dev_id, soc_rev);
+
+	iounmap(pci_base);
+
+res_ioremap:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(clk);
+
+clk_err:
+	of_node_put(child);
+	of_node_put(np);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+core_initcall(mvebu_soc_id_init);
+
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/mvebu-soc-id.h b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/mvebu-soc-id.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..31654252fe35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/mvebu-soc-id.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Marvell EBU SoC ID and revision definitions.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Marvell Semiconductor
+ *
+ * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License version 2.  This program is licensed "as is" without any
+ * warranty of any kind, whether express or implied.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __LINUX_MVEBU_SOC_ID_H
+#define __LINUX_MVEBU_SOC_ID_H
+
+/* Armada XP ID */
+#define MV78230_DEV_ID	    0x7823
+#define MV78260_DEV_ID	    0x7826
+#define MV78460_DEV_ID	    0x7846
+
+/* Armada XP Revision */
+#define MV78XX0_A0_REV	    0x1
+#define MV78XX0_B0_REV	    0x2
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU
+int mvebu_get_soc_id(u32 *dev, u32 *rev);
+#else
+static inline int mvebu_get_soc_id(u32 *dev, u32 *rev)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __LINUX_MVEBU_SOC_ID_H */