diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c
index a1e642ee13d6..7fddc137e91e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static const struct iio_buffer_setup_ops st_accel_buffer_setup_ops = {
 
 int st_accel_allocate_ring(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
-	return iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, &iio_pollfunc_store_time,
+	return iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, NULL,
 		&st_sensors_trigger_handler, &st_accel_buffer_setup_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
index dc73f2d85e6d..4d95bfc4786c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
@@ -741,6 +741,7 @@ static const struct iio_info accel_info = {
 static const struct iio_trigger_ops st_accel_trigger_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.set_trigger_state = ST_ACCEL_TRIGGER_SET_STATE,
+	.validate_device = st_sensors_validate_device,
 };
 #define ST_ACCEL_TRIGGER_OPS (&st_accel_trigger_ops)
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_buffer.c
index c55898543a47..f1693dbebb8a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_buffer.c
@@ -57,31 +57,20 @@ irqreturn_t st_sensors_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct st_sensor_data *sdata = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+	s64 timestamp;
 
-	/* If we have a status register, check if this IRQ came from us */
-	if (sdata->sensor_settings->drdy_irq.addr_stat_drdy) {
-		u8 status;
-
-		len = sdata->tf->read_byte(&sdata->tb, sdata->dev,
-			   sdata->sensor_settings->drdy_irq.addr_stat_drdy,
-			   &status);
-		if (len < 0)
-			dev_err(sdata->dev, "could not read channel status\n");
-
-		/*
-		 * If this was not caused by any channels on this sensor,
-		 * return IRQ_NONE
-		 */
-		if (!(status & (u8)indio_dev->active_scan_mask[0]))
-			return IRQ_NONE;
-	}
+	/* If we do timetamping here, do it before reading the values */
+	if (sdata->hw_irq_trigger)
+		timestamp = sdata->hw_timestamp;
+	else
+		timestamp = iio_get_time_ns();
 
 	len = st_sensors_get_buffer_element(indio_dev, sdata->buffer_data);
 	if (len < 0)
 		goto st_sensors_get_buffer_element_error;
 
 	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, sdata->buffer_data,
-		pf->timestamp);
+					   timestamp);
 
 st_sensors_get_buffer_element_error:
 	iio_trigger_notify_done(indio_dev->trig);
diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
index dffe00692169..928ee68fcc5f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@ int st_sensors_set_dataready_irq(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, bool enable)
 	else
 		drdy_mask = sdata->sensor_settings->drdy_irq.mask_int2;
 
+	/* Flag to the poll function that the hardware trigger is in use */
+	sdata->hw_irq_trigger = enable;
+
 	/* Enable/Disable the interrupt generator for data ready. */
 	err = st_sensors_write_data_with_mask(indio_dev,
 					sdata->sensor_settings->drdy_irq.addr,
diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_trigger.c b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_trigger.c
index da72279fcf99..1f59bcc0f143 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_trigger.c
@@ -17,6 +17,73 @@
 #include <linux/iio/common/st_sensors.h>
 #include "st_sensors_core.h"
 
+/**
+ * st_sensors_irq_handler() - top half of the IRQ-based triggers
+ * @irq: irq number
+ * @p: private handler data
+ */
+irqreturn_t st_sensors_irq_handler(int irq, void *p)
+{
+	struct iio_trigger *trig = p;
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = iio_trigger_get_drvdata(trig);
+	struct st_sensor_data *sdata = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+
+	/* Get the time stamp as close in time as possible */
+	sdata->hw_timestamp = iio_get_time_ns();
+	return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
+}
+
+/**
+ * st_sensors_irq_thread() - bottom half of the IRQ-based triggers
+ * @irq: irq number
+ * @p: private handler data
+ */
+irqreturn_t st_sensors_irq_thread(int irq, void *p)
+{
+	struct iio_trigger *trig = p;
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = iio_trigger_get_drvdata(trig);
+	struct st_sensor_data *sdata = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * If this trigger is backed by a hardware interrupt and we have a
+	 * status register, check if this IRQ came from us
+	 */
+	if (sdata->sensor_settings->drdy_irq.addr_stat_drdy) {
+		u8 status;
+
+		ret = sdata->tf->read_byte(&sdata->tb, sdata->dev,
+			   sdata->sensor_settings->drdy_irq.addr_stat_drdy,
+			   &status);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(sdata->dev, "could not read channel status\n");
+			goto out_poll;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * the lower bits of .active_scan_mask[0] is directly mapped
+		 * to the channels on the sensor: either bit 0 for
+		 * one-dimensional sensors, or e.g. x,y,z for accelerometers,
+		 * gyroscopes or magnetometers. No sensor use more than 3
+		 * channels, so cut the other status bits here.
+		 */
+		status &= 0x07;
+
+		/*
+		 * If this was not caused by any channels on this sensor,
+		 * return IRQ_NONE
+		 */
+		if (!indio_dev->active_scan_mask)
+			return IRQ_NONE;
+		if (!(status & (u8)indio_dev->active_scan_mask[0]))
+			return IRQ_NONE;
+	}
+
+out_poll:
+	/* It's our IRQ: proceed to handle the register polling */
+	iio_trigger_poll_chained(p);
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
 int st_sensors_allocate_trigger(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 				const struct iio_trigger_ops *trigger_ops)
 {
@@ -77,9 +144,12 @@ int st_sensors_allocate_trigger(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	    sdata->sensor_settings->drdy_irq.addr_stat_drdy)
 		irq_trig |= IRQF_SHARED;
 
-	err = request_threaded_irq(irq,
-			iio_trigger_generic_data_rdy_poll,
-			NULL,
+	/* Let's create an interrupt thread masking the hard IRQ here */
+	irq_trig |= IRQF_ONESHOT;
+
+	err = request_threaded_irq(sdata->get_irq_data_ready(indio_dev),
+			st_sensors_irq_handler,
+			st_sensors_irq_thread,
 			irq_trig,
 			sdata->trig->name,
 			sdata->trig);
@@ -119,6 +189,18 @@ void st_sensors_deallocate_trigger(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(st_sensors_deallocate_trigger);
 
+int st_sensors_validate_device(struct iio_trigger *trig,
+			       struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+{
+	struct iio_dev *indio = iio_trigger_get_drvdata(trig);
+
+	if (indio != indio_dev)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(st_sensors_validate_device);
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Denis Ciocca <denis.ciocca@st.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("STMicroelectronics ST-sensors trigger");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/drivers/iio/gyro/st_gyro_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/gyro/st_gyro_buffer.c
index d67b17b6a7aa..a5377044e42f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/gyro/st_gyro_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/gyro/st_gyro_buffer.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static const struct iio_buffer_setup_ops st_gyro_buffer_setup_ops = {
 
 int st_gyro_allocate_ring(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
-	return iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, &iio_pollfunc_store_time,
+	return iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, NULL,
 		&st_sensors_trigger_handler, &st_gyro_buffer_setup_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/gyro/st_gyro_core.c b/drivers/iio/gyro/st_gyro_core.c
index 52a3c87c375c..a8012955a1f6 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/gyro/st_gyro_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/gyro/st_gyro_core.c
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ static const struct iio_info gyro_info = {
 static const struct iio_trigger_ops st_gyro_trigger_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.set_trigger_state = ST_GYRO_TRIGGER_SET_STATE,
+	.validate_device = st_sensors_validate_device,
 };
 #define ST_GYRO_TRIGGER_OPS (&st_gyro_trigger_ops)
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_buffer.c
index ecd3bd0a9769..0a9e8fadfa9d 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_buffer.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static const struct iio_buffer_setup_ops st_magn_buffer_setup_ops = {
 
 int st_magn_allocate_ring(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
-	return iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, &iio_pollfunc_store_time,
+	return iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, NULL,
 		&st_sensors_trigger_handler, &st_magn_buffer_setup_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_core.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_core.c
index 62036d2a9956..8250fc322c56 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_core.c
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ static const struct iio_info magn_info = {
 static const struct iio_trigger_ops st_magn_trigger_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.set_trigger_state = ST_MAGN_TRIGGER_SET_STATE,
+	.validate_device = st_sensors_validate_device,
 };
 #define ST_MAGN_TRIGGER_OPS (&st_magn_trigger_ops)
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_buffer.c
index 2ff53f222352..99468d0a64e7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_buffer.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static const struct iio_buffer_setup_ops st_press_buffer_setup_ops = {
 
 int st_press_allocate_ring(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
-	return iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, &iio_pollfunc_store_time,
+	return iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, NULL,
 		&st_sensors_trigger_handler, &st_press_buffer_setup_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_core.c b/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_core.c
index 257b58ac6779..92a118c3c4ac 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_core.c
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ static const struct iio_info press_info = {
 static const struct iio_trigger_ops st_press_trigger_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.set_trigger_state = ST_PRESS_TRIGGER_SET_STATE,
+	.validate_device = st_sensors_validate_device,
 };
 #define ST_PRESS_TRIGGER_OPS (&st_press_trigger_ops)
 #else
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/common/st_sensors.h b/include/linux/iio/common/st_sensors.h
index d029ffac0d69..99403b19092f 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/common/st_sensors.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/common/st_sensors.h
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ struct st_sensor_settings {
  * @get_irq_data_ready: Function to get the IRQ used for data ready signal.
  * @tf: Transfer function structure used by I/O operations.
  * @tb: Transfer buffers and mutex used by I/O operations.
+ * @hw_irq_trigger: if we're using the hardware interrupt on the sensor.
+ * @hw_timestamp: Latest timestamp from the interrupt handler, when in use.
  */
 struct st_sensor_data {
 	struct device *dev;
@@ -247,6 +249,9 @@ struct st_sensor_data {
 
 	const struct st_sensor_transfer_function *tf;
 	struct st_sensor_transfer_buffer tb;
+
+	bool hw_irq_trigger;
+	s64 hw_timestamp;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IIO_BUFFER
@@ -260,7 +265,8 @@ int st_sensors_allocate_trigger(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 				const struct iio_trigger_ops *trigger_ops);
 
 void st_sensors_deallocate_trigger(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
-
+int st_sensors_validate_device(struct iio_trigger *trig,
+			       struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
 #else
 static inline int st_sensors_allocate_trigger(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 				const struct iio_trigger_ops *trigger_ops)
@@ -271,6 +277,7 @@ static inline void st_sensors_deallocate_trigger(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	return;
 }
+#define st_sensors_validate_device NULL
 #endif
 
 int st_sensors_init_sensor(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,