diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index 524a686077ca..f72c2dc5f703 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -1238,6 +1238,16 @@ static ssize_t iio_show_dev_name(struct device *dev,
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, iio_show_dev_name, NULL);
 
+static ssize_t iio_show_dev_label(struct device *dev,
+				 struct device_attribute *attr,
+				 char *buf)
+{
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", indio_dev->label);
+}
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR(label, S_IRUGO, iio_show_dev_label, NULL);
+
 static ssize_t iio_show_timestamp_clock(struct device *dev,
 					struct device_attribute *attr,
 					char *buf)
@@ -1354,6 +1364,8 @@ static int iio_device_register_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 
 	if (indio_dev->name)
 		attrcount++;
+	if (indio_dev->label)
+		attrcount++;
 	if (clk)
 		attrcount++;
 
@@ -1376,6 +1388,8 @@ static int iio_device_register_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 		indio_dev->chan_attr_group.attrs[attrn++] = &p->dev_attr.attr;
 	if (indio_dev->name)
 		indio_dev->chan_attr_group.attrs[attrn++] = &dev_attr_name.attr;
+	if (indio_dev->label)
+		indio_dev->chan_attr_group.attrs[attrn++] = &dev_attr_label.attr;
 	if (clk)
 		indio_dev->chan_attr_group.attrs[attrn++] = clk;
 
@@ -1647,6 +1661,9 @@ int __iio_device_register(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, struct module *this_mod)
 	if (!indio_dev->dev.of_node && indio_dev->dev.parent)
 		indio_dev->dev.of_node = indio_dev->dev.parent->of_node;
 
+	indio_dev->label = of_get_property(indio_dev->dev.of_node, "label",
+					   NULL);
+
 	ret = iio_check_unique_scan_index(indio_dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
index 8e132cf819e4..862ce0019eba 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ struct iio_buffer_setup_ops {
  *			attributes
  * @chan_attr_group:	[INTERN] group for all attrs in base directory
  * @name:		[DRIVER] name of the device.
+ * @label:              [DRIVER] unique name to identify which device this is
  * @info:		[DRIVER] callbacks and constant info from driver
  * @clock_id:		[INTERN] timestamping clock posix identifier
  * @info_exist_lock:	[INTERN] lock to prevent use during removal
@@ -553,6 +554,7 @@ struct iio_dev {
 	struct list_head		channel_attr_list;
 	struct attribute_group		chan_attr_group;
 	const char			*name;
+	const char			*label;
 	const struct iio_info		*info;
 	clockid_t			clock_id;
 	struct mutex			info_exist_lock;