diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index fe4afb0f152f..cad060f288cf 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -243,6 +243,14 @@ config SMP
 
 	  If you don't know what to do here, say N.
 
+config IRQSTACKS
+	bool "Use separate kernel stacks when processing interrupts"
+	default n
+	help
+	  If you say Y here the kernel will use separate kernel stacks
+	  for handling hard and soft interrupts.  This can help avoid
+	  overflowing the process kernel stacks.
+
 config HOTPLUG_CPU
 	bool
 	default y if SMP
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
index 09b54a57a48d..242f06a5fbd8 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
-#define KERNEL_STACK_SIZE 	(4*PAGE_SIZE)
-
 /*
  * Default implementation of macro that returns current
  * instruction pointer ("program counter").
@@ -60,6 +58,23 @@
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
+/*
+ * IRQ STACK - used for irq handler
+ */
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+#define IRQ_STACK_SIZE      (4096 << 2) /* 16k irq stack size */
+
+union irq_stack_union {
+	unsigned long stack[IRQ_STACK_SIZE/sizeof(unsigned long)];
+};
+
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(union irq_stack_union, irq_stack_union);
+
+void call_on_stack(unsigned long p1, void *func, unsigned long new_stack);
+
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+
 /*
  * Data detected about CPUs at boot time which is the same for all CPU's.
  * HP boxes are SMP - ie identical processors.
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
index 3f3326d876f7..4bb96ad9b0b1 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
@@ -2010,6 +2010,47 @@ ftrace_stub:
 ENDPROC(return_to_handler)
 #endif	/* CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IRQSTACKS
+/* void call_on_stack(unsigned long param1, void *func,
+		      unsigned long new_stack) */
+ENTRY(call_on_stack)
+	copy	%sp, %r1
+
+	/* Regarding the HPPA calling conventions for function pointers,
+	   we assume the PIC register is not changed across call.  For
+	   CONFIG_64BIT, the argument pointer is left to point at the
+	   argument region allocated for the call to call_on_stack. */
+# ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+	/* Switch to new stack.  We allocate two 128 byte frames.  */
+	ldo	256(%arg2), %sp
+	/* Save previous stack pointer and return pointer in frame marker */
+	STREG	%rp, -144(%sp)
+	/* Calls always use function descriptor */
+	LDREG	16(%arg1), %arg1
+	bve,l	(%arg1), %rp
+	STREG	%r1, -136(%sp)
+	LDREG	-144(%sp), %rp
+	bve	(%rp)
+	LDREG	-136(%sp), %sp
+# else
+	/* Switch to new stack.  We allocate two 64 byte frames.  */
+	ldo	128(%arg2), %sp
+	/* Save previous stack pointer and return pointer in frame marker */
+	STREG	%r1, -68(%sp)
+	STREG	%rp, -84(%sp)
+	/* Calls use function descriptor if PLABEL bit is set */
+	bb,>=,n	%arg1, 30, 1f
+	depwi	0,31,2, %arg1
+	LDREG	0(%arg1), %arg1
+1:
+	be,l	0(%sr4,%arg1), %sr0, %r31
+	copy	%r31, %rp
+	LDREG	-84(%sp), %rp
+	bv	(%rp)
+	LDREG	-68(%sp), %sp
+# endif /* CONFIG_64BIT */
+ENDPROC(call_on_stack)
+#endif /* CONFIG_IRQSTACKS */
 
 get_register:
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
index 61e51ac85659..810f9cf89e48 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -358,6 +358,29 @@ static inline void stack_overflow_check(struct pt_regs *regs)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IRQSTACKS
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(union irq_stack_union, irq_stack_union);
+
+static void execute_on_irq_stack(void *func, unsigned long param1)
+{
+	unsigned long *irq_stack_start;
+	unsigned long irq_stack;
+	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+
+	irq_stack_start = &per_cpu(irq_stack_union, cpu).stack[0];
+	irq_stack = (unsigned long) irq_stack_start;
+	irq_stack = ALIGN(irq_stack, 16); /* align for stack frame usage */
+
+	BUG_ON(*irq_stack_start); /* report bug if we were called recursive. */
+	*irq_stack_start = 1;
+
+	/* This is where we switch to the IRQ stack. */
+	call_on_stack(param1, func, irq_stack);
+
+	*irq_stack_start = 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_IRQSTACKS */
+
 /* ONLY called from entry.S:intr_extint() */
 void do_cpu_irq_mask(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -393,7 +416,12 @@ void do_cpu_irq_mask(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	}
 #endif
 	stack_overflow_check(regs);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IRQSTACKS
+	execute_on_irq_stack(&generic_handle_irq, irq);
+#else
 	generic_handle_irq(irq);
+#endif /* CONFIG_IRQSTACKS */
 
  out:
 	irq_exit();