diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/imx-ddrc.c b/drivers/devfreq/imx-ddrc.c
index 3ce51614ecab..c74dec7fbfe4 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/imx-ddrc.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/imx-ddrc.c
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
 #include <linux/pm_opp.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/clk-provider.h>
 #include <linux/arm-smccc.h>
 
+#include <asm/perf_event.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+
 #define IMX_SIP_DDR_DVFS			0xc2000004
 
 /* Values starting from 0 switch to specific frequency */
 #define IMX_SIP_DDR_FREQ_SET_HIGH		0x00
 
@@ -80,10 +83,22 @@ struct imx_ddrc {
 	struct clk *dram_alt;
 	struct clk *dram_apb;
 
 	int freq_count;
 	struct imx_ddrc_freq freq_table[IMX_DDRC_MAX_FREQ_COUNT];
+
+	/* For measuring load with perf events: */
+	struct platform_device *pmu_pdev;
+	struct pmu *pmu;
+
+	struct perf_event_attr rd_event_attr;
+	struct perf_event_attr wr_event_attr;
+	struct perf_event *rd_event;
+	struct perf_event *wr_event;
+
+	u64 last_rd_val, last_rd_ena, last_rd_run;
+	u64 last_wr_val, last_wr_ena, last_wr_run;
 };
 
 static struct imx_ddrc_freq *imx_ddrc_find_freq(struct imx_ddrc *priv,
 						unsigned long rate)
 {
@@ -247,19 +262,128 @@ static int imx_ddrc_get_cur_freq(struct device *dev, unsigned long *freq)
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int imx_ddrc_get_dev_status(struct device *dev,
-		struct devfreq_dev_status *stat)
+				   struct devfreq_dev_status *stat)
 {
 	struct imx_ddrc *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	stat->busy_time = 0;
-	stat->total_time = 0;
 	stat->current_frequency = clk_get_rate(priv->dram_core);
 
+	if (priv->rd_event && priv->wr_event) {
+		u64 rd_delta, rd_val, rd_ena, rd_run;
+		u64 wr_delta, wr_val, wr_ena, wr_run;
+
+		rd_val = perf_event_read_value(priv->rd_event,
+					       &rd_ena, &rd_run);
+		wr_val = perf_event_read_value(priv->wr_event,
+					       &wr_ena, &wr_run);
+
+		rd_delta = (rd_val - priv->last_rd_val) *
+			   (rd_ena - priv->last_rd_ena);
+		do_div(rd_delta, rd_run - priv->last_rd_run);
+		priv->last_rd_val = rd_val;
+		priv->last_rd_ena = rd_ena;
+		priv->last_rd_run = rd_run;
+
+		wr_delta = (wr_val - priv->last_wr_val) *
+			   (wr_ena - priv->last_wr_ena);
+		do_div(wr_delta, wr_run - priv->last_wr_run);
+		priv->last_wr_val = wr_val;
+		priv->last_wr_ena = wr_ena;
+		priv->last_wr_run = wr_run;
+
+		/* magic numbers, possibly wrong */
+		stat->busy_time = 4 * (rd_delta + wr_delta);
+		stat->total_time = stat->current_frequency;
+	} else {
+		stat->busy_time = 0;
+		stat->total_time = 0;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int imx_ddrc_perf_disable(struct imx_ddrc *priv)
+{
+	/* release and set to NULL */
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(priv->rd_event))
+		perf_event_release_kernel(priv->rd_event);
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(priv->wr_event))
+		perf_event_release_kernel(priv->wr_event);
+	priv->rd_event = NULL;
+	priv->wr_event = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int imx_ddrc_perf_enable(struct imx_ddrc *priv)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	priv->rd_event_attr.size = sizeof(priv->rd_event_attr);
+	priv->rd_event_attr.type = priv->pmu->type;
+	priv->rd_event_attr.config = 0x2a;
+
+	priv->rd_event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(
+			&priv->rd_event_attr, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->rd_event)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->rd_event);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	priv->wr_event_attr.size = sizeof(priv->wr_event_attr);
+	priv->wr_event_attr.type = priv->pmu->type;
+	priv->wr_event_attr.config = 0x2b;
+
+	priv->wr_event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(
+			&priv->wr_event_attr, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->wr_event)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->wr_event);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	imx_ddrc_perf_disable(priv);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int imx_ddrc_init_events(struct device *dev,
+				struct device_node *events_node)
+{
+	struct imx_ddrc *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct device_driver *driver;
+
+	/*
+	 * We need pmu->type for perf_event_attr but there is no API for
+	 * mapping device_node to pmu. Fetch private data for imx-ddr-pmu and
+	 * cast that to a struct pmu instead.
+	 */
+	priv->pmu_pdev = of_find_device_by_node(events_node);
+	if (!priv->pmu_pdev)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	driver = priv->pmu_pdev->dev.driver;
+	if (!driver)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	if (strcmp(driver->name, "imx-ddr-pmu")) {
+		dev_warn(dev, "devfreq-events node %pOF has unexpected driver %s\n",
+				events_node, driver->name);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	priv->pmu = platform_get_drvdata(priv->pmu_pdev);
+	if (!priv->pmu) {
+		dev_err(dev, "devfreq-events device missing private data\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	dev_dbg(dev, "events from pmu %s\n", priv->pmu->name);
+
+	return imx_ddrc_perf_enable(priv);
 }
 
 static int imx_ddrc_init_freq_info(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct imx_ddrc *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
@@ -340,10 +464,15 @@ static int imx_ddrc_check_opps(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void imx_ddrc_exit(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct imx_ddrc *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	imx_ddrc_perf_disable(priv);
+	platform_device_put(priv->pmu_pdev);
+
 	dev_pm_opp_of_remove_table(dev);
 }
 
 static int imx_ddrc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
@@ -363,10 +492,19 @@ static int imx_ddrc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to init firmware freq info: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	events_node = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "devfreq-events", 0);
+	if (events_node) {
+		ret = imx_ddrc_init_events(dev, events_node);
+		of_node_put(events_node);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err;
+		gov = DEVFREQ_GOV_SIMPLE_ONDEMAND;
+	}
+
 	priv->dram_core = devm_clk_get(dev, "dram_core");
 	priv->dram_pll = devm_clk_get(dev, "dram_pll");
 	priv->dram_alt = devm_clk_get(dev, "dram_alt");
 	priv->dram_apb = devm_clk_get(dev, "dram_apb");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->dram_core) ||
@@ -404,10 +542,12 @@ static int imx_ddrc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
 err:
+	imx_ddrc_perf_disable(priv);
+	platform_device_put(priv->pmu_pdev);
 	dev_pm_opp_of_remove_table(dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id imx_ddrc_of_match[] = {
