diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c b/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c
index 64e235281cef..1ef7d3773ab9 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/ltr501.c
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 
 #define LTR501_REGMAP_NAME "ltr501_regmap"
 
+#define LTR501_LUX_CONV(vis_coeff, vis_data, ir_coeff, ir_data) \
+			((vis_coeff * vis_data) - (ir_coeff * ir_data))
+
 static const int int_time_mapping[] = {100000, 50000, 200000, 400000};
 
 static const struct reg_field reg_field_it =
@@ -298,6 +301,29 @@ static int ltr501_ps_read_samp_period(struct ltr501_data *data, int *val)
 	return IIO_VAL_INT;
 }
 
+/* IR and visible spectrum coeff's are given in data sheet */
+static unsigned long ltr501_calculate_lux(u16 vis_data, u16 ir_data)
+{
+	unsigned long ratio, lux;
+
+	if (vis_data == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* multiply numerator by 100 to avoid handling ratio < 1 */
+	ratio = DIV_ROUND_UP(ir_data * 100, ir_data + vis_data);
+
+	if (ratio < 45)
+		lux = LTR501_LUX_CONV(1774, vis_data, -1105, ir_data);
+	else if (ratio >= 45 && ratio < 64)
+		lux = LTR501_LUX_CONV(3772, vis_data, 1336, ir_data);
+	else if (ratio >= 64 && ratio < 85)
+		lux = LTR501_LUX_CONV(1690, vis_data, 169, ir_data);
+	else
+		lux = 0;
+
+	return lux / 1000;
+}
+
 static int ltr501_drdy(struct ltr501_data *data, u8 drdy_mask)
 {
 	int tries = 100;
@@ -548,7 +574,14 @@ static const struct iio_event_spec ltr501_pxs_event_spec[] = {
 	.num_event_specs = _evsize,\
 }
 
+#define LTR501_LIGHT_CHANNEL() { \
+	.type = IIO_LIGHT, \
+	.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_PROCESSED), \
+	.scan_index = -1, \
+}
+
 static const struct iio_chan_spec ltr501_channels[] = {
+	LTR501_LIGHT_CHANNEL(),
 	LTR501_INTENSITY_CHANNEL(0, LTR501_ALS_DATA0, IIO_MOD_LIGHT_BOTH, 0,
 				 ltr501_als_event_spec,
 				 ARRAY_SIZE(ltr501_als_event_spec)),
@@ -576,6 +609,7 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec ltr501_channels[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct iio_chan_spec ltr301_channels[] = {
+	LTR501_LIGHT_CHANNEL(),
 	LTR501_INTENSITY_CHANNEL(0, LTR501_ALS_DATA0, IIO_MOD_LIGHT_BOTH, 0,
 				 ltr501_als_event_spec,
 				 ARRAY_SIZE(ltr501_als_event_spec)),
@@ -596,6 +630,23 @@ static int ltr501_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	int ret, i;
 
 	switch (mask) {
+	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_PROCESSED:
+		if (iio_buffer_enabled(indio_dev))
+			return -EBUSY;
+
+		switch (chan->type) {
+		case IIO_LIGHT:
+			mutex_lock(&data->lock_als);
+			ret = ltr501_read_als(data, buf);
+			mutex_unlock(&data->lock_als);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			*val = ltr501_calculate_lux(le16_to_cpu(buf[1]),
+						    le16_to_cpu(buf[0]));
+			return IIO_VAL_INT;
+		default:
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
 		if (iio_buffer_enabled(indio_dev))
 			return -EBUSY;