diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 27f67dfa649d..d9fd11033c1c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct nvmem_device {
 	size_t			size;
 	bool			read_only;
 	int			flags;
+	enum nvmem_type		type;
 	struct bin_attribute	eeprom;
 	struct device		*base_dev;
 	struct list_head	cells;
@@ -83,6 +84,21 @@ static int nvmem_reg_write(struct nvmem_device *nvmem, unsigned int offset,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static ssize_t type_show(struct device *dev,
+			 struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct nvmem_device *nvmem = to_nvmem_device(dev);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", nvmem_type_str[nvmem->type]);
+}
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(type);
+
+static struct attribute *nvmem_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_type.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
 static ssize_t bin_attr_nvmem_read(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 				    struct bin_attribute *attr,
 				    char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t count)
@@ -168,6 +184,7 @@ static struct bin_attribute *nvmem_bin_rw_attributes[] = {
 
 static const struct attribute_group nvmem_bin_rw_group = {
 	.bin_attrs	= nvmem_bin_rw_attributes,
+	.attrs		= nvmem_attrs,
 };
 
 static const struct attribute_group *nvmem_rw_dev_groups[] = {
@@ -191,6 +208,7 @@ static struct bin_attribute *nvmem_bin_ro_attributes[] = {
 
 static const struct attribute_group nvmem_bin_ro_group = {
 	.bin_attrs	= nvmem_bin_ro_attributes,
+	.attrs		= nvmem_attrs,
 };
 
 static const struct attribute_group *nvmem_ro_dev_groups[] = {
@@ -215,6 +233,7 @@ static struct bin_attribute *nvmem_bin_rw_root_attributes[] = {
 
 static const struct attribute_group nvmem_bin_rw_root_group = {
 	.bin_attrs	= nvmem_bin_rw_root_attributes,
+	.attrs		= nvmem_attrs,
 };
 
 static const struct attribute_group *nvmem_rw_root_dev_groups[] = {
@@ -238,6 +257,7 @@ static struct bin_attribute *nvmem_bin_ro_root_attributes[] = {
 
 static const struct attribute_group nvmem_bin_ro_root_group = {
 	.bin_attrs	= nvmem_bin_ro_root_attributes,
+	.attrs		= nvmem_attrs,
 };
 
 static const struct attribute_group *nvmem_ro_root_dev_groups[] = {
@@ -605,6 +625,7 @@ struct nvmem_device *nvmem_register(const struct nvmem_config *config)
 	nvmem->dev.bus = &nvmem_bus_type;
 	nvmem->dev.parent = config->dev;
 	nvmem->priv = config->priv;
+	nvmem->type = config->type;
 	nvmem->reg_read = config->reg_read;
 	nvmem->reg_write = config->reg_write;
 	nvmem->dev.of_node = config->dev->of_node;
diff --git a/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h b/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
index 1e3283c2af77..00ff92571683 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ typedef int (*nvmem_reg_read_t)(void *priv, unsigned int offset,
 typedef int (*nvmem_reg_write_t)(void *priv, unsigned int offset,
 				 void *val, size_t bytes);
 
+enum nvmem_type {
+	NVMEM_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
+	NVMEM_TYPE_EEPROM,
+	NVMEM_TYPE_OTP,
+	NVMEM_TYPE_BATTERY_BACKED,
+};
+
+static const char * const nvmem_type_str[] = {
+	[NVMEM_TYPE_UNKNOWN] = "Unknown",
+	[NVMEM_TYPE_EEPROM] = "EEPROM",
+	[NVMEM_TYPE_OTP] = "OTP",
+	[NVMEM_TYPE_BATTERY_BACKED] = "Battery backed",
+};
+
 /**
  * struct nvmem_config - NVMEM device configuration
  *
@@ -28,6 +42,7 @@ typedef int (*nvmem_reg_write_t)(void *priv, unsigned int offset,
  * @owner:	Pointer to exporter module. Used for refcounting.
  * @cells:	Optional array of pre-defined NVMEM cells.
  * @ncells:	Number of elements in cells.
+ * @type:	Type of the nvmem storage
  * @read_only:	Device is read-only.
  * @root_only:	Device is accessibly to root only.
  * @reg_read:	Callback to read data.
@@ -51,6 +66,7 @@ struct nvmem_config {
 	struct module		*owner;
 	const struct nvmem_cell_info	*cells;
 	int			ncells;
+	enum nvmem_type		type;
 	bool			read_only;
 	bool			root_only;
 	nvmem_reg_read_t	reg_read;