diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
index ae727d4218b9..6aaf8dc60610 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -283,6 +283,12 @@ config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_MEMCONS
 	  This console provides input and output buffers stored within the
 	  kernel BSS and should be safe to select on any system. A debugger
 	  can then be used to read kernel output or send input to the console.
+
+config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550
+	bool "Serial 16550"
+	depends on PPC_UDBG_16550
+	help
+	  Select this to enable early debugging via Serial 16550 console
 endchoice
 
 config PPC_MEMCONS_OUTPUT_SIZE
@@ -354,6 +360,15 @@ config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM_ADDR
 	  platform probing is done, all platforms selected must
 	  share the same address.
 
+config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550_PHYSADDR
+	hex "Early debug Serial 16550 physical address"
+	depends on PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550
+
+config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550_STRIDE
+	int "Early debug Serial 16550 stride"
+	depends on PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550
+	default 1
+
 config FAIL_IOMMU
 	bool "Fault-injection capability for IOMMU"
 	depends on FAULT_INJECTION
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/udbg.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/udbg.h
index 524c2085070f..88add5593e6f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/udbg.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/udbg.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ extern void __init udbg_init_ehv_bc(void);
 extern void __init udbg_init_ps3gelic(void);
 extern void __init udbg_init_debug_opal_raw(void);
 extern void __init udbg_init_debug_opal_hvsi(void);
+extern void __init udbg_init_debug_16550(void);
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_UDBG_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
index b1544b2f6321..92b3fc258d11 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ void __init udbg_early_init(void)
 	udbg_init_debug_opal_raw();
 #elif defined(CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_OPAL_HVSI)
 	udbg_init_debug_opal_hvsi();
+#elif defined(CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550)
+	udbg_init_debug_16550();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
index ddfbc74bf85f..74ddf836f7a2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <asm/udbg.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/reg_a2.h>
+#include <asm/early_ioremap.h>
 
 extern u8 real_readb(volatile u8 __iomem  *addr);
 extern void real_writeb(u8 data, volatile u8 __iomem *addr);
@@ -296,3 +297,35 @@ void __init udbg_init_40x_realmode(void)
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_40x */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550
+
+static void __iomem *udbg_uart_early_addr;
+
+void __init udbg_init_debug_16550(void)
+{
+	udbg_uart_early_addr = early_ioremap(CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550_PHYSADDR, 0x1000);
+	udbg_uart_init_mmio(udbg_uart_early_addr, CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550_STRIDE);
+}
+
+static int __init udbg_init_debug_16550_ioremap(void)
+{
+	void __iomem *addr;
+
+	if (!udbg_uart_early_addr)
+		return 0;
+
+	addr = ioremap(CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550_PHYSADDR, 0x1000);
+	if (WARN_ON(!addr))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	udbg_uart_init_mmio(addr, CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550_STRIDE);
+	early_iounmap(udbg_uart_early_addr, 0x1000);
+	udbg_uart_early_addr = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+early_initcall(udbg_init_debug_16550_ioremap);
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_16550 */