diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index ce8171bc6fac..8778ee993937 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ typedef	void (*irq_flow_handler_t)(unsigned int irq,
 #define IRQ_AFFINITY_SET	0x02000000	/* IRQ affinity was set from userspace*/
 #define IRQ_SUSPENDED		0x04000000	/* IRQ has gone through suspend sequence */
 #define IRQ_ONESHOT		0x08000000	/* IRQ is not unmasked after hardirq */
+#define IRQ_NESTED_THREAD	0x10000000	/* IRQ is nested into another, no own handler thread */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_PER_CPU
 # define CHECK_IRQ_PER_CPU(var) ((var) & IRQ_PER_CPU)
@@ -386,6 +387,8 @@ set_irq_chained_handler(unsigned int irq,
 	__set_irq_handler(irq, handle, 1, NULL);
 }
 
+extern void set_irq_nested_thread(unsigned int irq, int nest);
+
 extern void set_irq_noprobe(unsigned int irq);
 extern void set_irq_probe(unsigned int irq);
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index f856330e684a..5765aad94998 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -222,6 +222,34 @@ int set_irq_chip_data(unsigned int irq, void *data)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_irq_chip_data);
 
+/**
+ *	set_irq_nested_thread - Set/Reset the IRQ_NESTED_THREAD flag of an irq
+ *
+ *	@irq:	Interrupt number
+ *	@nest:	0 to clear / 1 to set the IRQ_NESTED_THREAD flag
+ *
+ *	The IRQ_NESTED_THREAD flag indicates that on
+ *	request_threaded_irq() no separate interrupt thread should be
+ *	created for the irq as the handler are called nested in the
+ *	context of a demultiplexing interrupt handler thread.
+ */
+void set_irq_nested_thread(unsigned int irq, int nest)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (!desc)
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
+	if (nest)
+		desc->status |= IRQ_NESTED_THREAD;
+	else
+		desc->status &= ~IRQ_NESTED_THREAD;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(set_irq_nested_thread);
+
 /*
  * default enable function
  */
@@ -299,6 +327,45 @@ static inline void mask_ack_irq(struct irq_desc *desc, int irq)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ *	handle_nested_irq - Handle a nested irq from a irq thread
+ *	@irq:	the interrupt number
+ *
+ *	Handle interrupts which are nested into a threaded interrupt
+ *	handler. The handler function is called inside the calling
+ *	threads context.
+ */
+void handle_nested_irq(unsigned int irq)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
+	struct irqaction *action;
+	irqreturn_t action_ret;
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
+
+	kstat_incr_irqs_this_cpu(irq, desc);
+
+	action = desc->action;
+	if (unlikely(!action || (desc->status & IRQ_DISABLED)))
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	desc->status |= IRQ_INPROGRESS;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&desc->lock);
+
+	action_ret = action->thread_fn(action->irq, action->dev_id);
+	if (!noirqdebug)
+		note_interrupt(irq, desc, action_ret);
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
+	desc->status &= ~IRQ_INPROGRESS;
+
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock_irq(&desc->lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(handle_nested_irq);
+
 /**
  *	handle_simple_irq - Simple and software-decoded IRQs.
  *	@irq:	the interrupt number
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 0a3fd5b524c9..e485cea04bf1 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -451,6 +451,16 @@ static irqreturn_t irq_default_primary_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Primary handler for nested threaded interrupts. Should never be
+ * called.
+ */
+static irqreturn_t irq_nested_primary_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+	WARN(1, "Primary handler called for nested irq %d\n", irq);
+	return IRQ_NONE;
+}
+
 static int irq_wait_for_interrupt(struct irqaction *action)
 {
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
@@ -600,7 +610,7 @@ __setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *new)
 	struct irqaction *old, **old_ptr;
 	const char *old_name = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int shared = 0;
+	int nested, shared = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!desc)
@@ -630,9 +640,27 @@ __setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *new)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
-	 * Threaded handler ?
+	 * Check whether the interrupt nests into another interrupt
+	 * thread.
 	 */
-	if (new->thread_fn) {
+	nested = desc->status & IRQ_NESTED_THREAD;
+	if (nested) {
+		if (!new->thread_fn)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		/*
+		 * Replace the primary handler which was provided from
+		 * the driver for non nested interrupt handling by the
+		 * dummy function which warns when called.
+		 */
+		new->handler = irq_nested_primary_handler;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Create a handler thread when a thread function is supplied
+	 * and the interrupt does not nest into another interrupt
+	 * thread.
+	 */
+	if (new->thread_fn && !nested) {
 		struct task_struct *t;
 
 		t = kthread_create(irq_thread, new, "irq/%d-%s", irq,