diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
index 47cf17543008..ea5efb426f75 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ source "drivers/staging/rtl8712/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/rts5139/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index d12f6189db46..86e020c2ad0d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_RTL8192U)		+= rtl8192u/
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTL8192E)		+= rtl8192e/
 obj-$(CONFIG_R8712U)		+= rtl8712/
 obj-$(CONFIG_R8188EU)		+= rtl8188eu/
+obj-$(CONFIG_R8723AU)		+= rtl8723au/
 obj-$(CONFIG_R8821AE)		+= rtl8821ae/
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTS5139)		+= rts5139/
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTS5208)		+= rts5208/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7f19d1566290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+config R8723AU
+	tristate "Realtek RTL8723AU Wireless LAN NIC driver"
+	depends on WLAN && USB
+	select WIRELESS_EXT
+	select WEXT_PRIV
+	default n
+	---help---
+	This option adds the Realtek RTL8723AU USB device such as found in
+	the Lenovo Yogi 13 tablet. If built as a module, it will be called r8723au.
+
+if R8723AU
+
+config 8723AU_AP_MODE
+	bool "Realtek RTL8723AU AP mode"
+	default y
+	---help---
+	This option enables Access Point mode. Unless you know that your system
+	will never be used as an AP, or the target system has limited memory,
+	"Y" should be selected.
+
+config 8723AU_P2P
+	bool "Realtek RTL8723AU Peer-to-peer mode"
+	default y
+	---help---
+	This option enables peer-to-peer mode for the r8723au driver. Unless you
+	know that peer-to-peer (P2P) mode will never be used, or the target system has
+	limited memory, "Y" should be selected.
+
+config 8723AU_BT_COEXIST
+	bool "Realtek RTL8723AU BlueTooth Coexistence"
+	default y
+	---help---
+	This option enables icoexistence with BlueTooth communications for the r8723au driver.
+	Unless you know that this driver will never by used with BT, or the target system has
+	limited memory, "Y" should be selected.
+
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Makefile b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11c6dd486462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+r8723au-y :=				\
+		core/rtw_ap.o		\
+		core/rtw_cmd.o		\
+		core/rtw_efuse.o	\
+		core/rtw_io.o		\
+		core/rtw_ioctl_set.o	\
+		core/rtw_ieee80211.o	\
+		core/rtw_led.o		\
+		core/rtw_mlme.o		\
+		core/rtw_mlme_ext.o	\
+		core/rtw_p2p.o		\
+		core/rtw_pwrctrl.o	\
+		core/rtw_recv.o		\
+		core/rtw_security.o	\
+		core/rtw_sreset.o	\
+		core/rtw_sta_mgt.o	\
+		core/rtw_xmit.o		\
+		core/rtw_wlan_util.o	\
+		hal/hal_com.o		\
+		hal/hal_intf.o		\
+		hal/Hal8723PwrSeq.o	\
+		hal/Hal8723UHWImg_CE.o	\
+		hal/HalDMOutSrc8723A_CE.o \
+		hal/HalHWImg8723A_BB.o	\
+		hal/HalHWImg8723A_MAC.o	\
+		hal/HalHWImg8723A_RF.o	\
+		hal/HalPwrSeqCmd.o	\
+		hal/odm_RegConfig8723A.o \
+		hal/rtl8723a_bt-coexist.o \
+		hal/odm_debug.o		\
+		hal/odm_interface.o	\
+		hal/odm_HWConfig.o	\
+		hal/odm.o		\
+		hal/rtl8723a_cmd.o	\
+		hal/rtl8723a_dm.o	\
+		hal/rtl8723a_hal_init.o	\
+		hal/rtl8723a_phycfg.o	\
+		hal/rtl8723a_rf6052.o	\
+		hal/rtl8723a_rxdesc.o	\
+		hal/rtl8723a_sreset.o	\
+		hal/rtl8723a_xmit.o	\
+		hal/rtl8723au_led.o	\
+		hal/rtl8723au_recv.o	\
+		hal/rtl8723au_xmit.o	\
+		hal/usb_halinit.o	\
+		hal/usb_ops_linux.o	\
+		os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.o	\
+		os_dep/mlme_linux.o	\
+		os_dep/osdep_service.o	\
+		os_dep/os_intfs.o	\
+		os_dep/recv_linux.o	\
+		os_dep/usb_intf.o	\
+		os_dep/usb_ops_linux.o	\
+		os_dep/xmit_linux.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_R8723AU)	:= r8723au.o
+
+ccflags-y += -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -I$(src)/include
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/TODO b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/TODO
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..175a0ceb7421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/TODO
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+TODO:
+- find and remove code valid only for 5 HGz. Many of the obvious
+  ones have been removed, but things like channel > 14 still exist.
+- find and remove any code for other chips that is left over
+- convert any remaining unusual variable types
+- find codes that can use %pM and %Nph formatting
+- checkpatch.pl fixes - most of the remaining ones are lines too long. Many
+  of them will require refactoring
+- merge Realtek's bugfixes and new features into the driver
+- switch to use MAC80211
+
+Please send any patches to Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linux.com>,
+Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>, and Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>.