diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4000.c b/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4000.c
index 38fcd9a26046..58e97462e803 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4000.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4000.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct vcnl4000_data {
 	struct mutex vcnl4000_lock;
 	struct vcnl4200_channel vcnl4200_al;
 	struct vcnl4200_channel vcnl4200_ps;
+	uint32_t near_level;
 };
 
 struct vcnl4000_chip_spec {
@@ -342,6 +343,25 @@ static const struct vcnl4000_chip_spec vcnl4000_chip_spec_cfg[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+static ssize_t vcnl4000_read_near_level(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+					uintptr_t priv,
+					const struct iio_chan_spec *chan,
+					char *buf)
+{
+	struct vcnl4000_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", data->near_level);
+}
+
+static const struct iio_chan_spec_ext_info vcnl4000_ext_info[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "nearlevel",
+		.shared = IIO_SEPARATE,
+		.read = vcnl4000_read_near_level,
+	},
+	{ /* sentinel */ }
+};
+
 static const struct iio_chan_spec vcnl4000_channels[] = {
 	{
 		.type = IIO_LIGHT,
@@ -350,6 +370,7 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec vcnl4000_channels[] = {
 	}, {
 		.type = IIO_PROXIMITY,
 		.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW),
+		.ext_info = vcnl4000_ext_info,
 	}
 };
 
@@ -439,6 +460,10 @@ static int vcnl4000_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "%s Ambient light/proximity sensor, Rev: %02x\n",
 		data->chip_spec->prod, data->rev);
 
+	if (device_property_read_u32(&client->dev, "proximity-near-level",
+				     &data->near_level))
+		data->near_level = 0;
+
 	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &vcnl4000_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = vcnl4000_channels;