diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/phy/Kconfig
index 3006f569c068..aff702c0eb9f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/phy/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/phy/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 menu "USB Physical Layer drivers"
 
 config USB_PHY
+	select EXTCON
 	def_bool n
 
 #
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ config OMAP_OTG
 
 config TAHVO_USB
 	tristate "Tahvo USB transceiver driver"
-	depends on MFD_RETU && EXTCON
+	depends on MFD_RETU
 	depends on USB_GADGET || !USB_GADGET # if USB_GADGET=m, this can't be 'y'
 	select USB_PHY
 	help
@@ -141,7 +142,6 @@ config USB_MSM_OTG
 	depends on (USB || USB_GADGET) && (ARCH_QCOM || COMPILE_TEST)
 	depends on USB_GADGET || !USB_GADGET # if USB_GADGET=m, this can't be 'y'
 	depends on RESET_CONTROLLER
-	depends on EXTCON
 	select USB_PHY
 	help
 	  Enable this to support the USB OTG transceiver on Qualcomm chips. It
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ config USB_MSM_OTG
 config USB_QCOM_8X16_PHY
 	tristate "Qualcomm APQ8016/MSM8916 on-chip USB PHY controller support"
 	depends on ARCH_QCOM || COMPILE_TEST
-	depends on RESET_CONTROLLER && EXTCON
+	depends on RESET_CONTROLLER
 	select USB_PHY
 	select USB_ULPI_VIEWPORT
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c b/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
index 98f75d2842b7..032f5afaad4b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
@@ -100,6 +100,54 @@ static int devm_usb_phy_match(struct device *dev, void *res, void *match_data)
 	return *phy == match_data;
 }
 
+static int usb_add_extcon(struct usb_phy *x)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (of_property_read_bool(x->dev->of_node, "extcon")) {
+		x->edev = extcon_get_edev_by_phandle(x->dev, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(x->edev))
+			return PTR_ERR(x->edev);
+
+		x->id_edev = extcon_get_edev_by_phandle(x->dev, 1);
+		if (IS_ERR(x->id_edev)) {
+			x->id_edev = NULL;
+			dev_info(x->dev, "No separate ID extcon device\n");
+		}
+
+		if (x->vbus_nb.notifier_call) {
+			ret = devm_extcon_register_notifier(x->dev, x->edev,
+							    EXTCON_USB,
+							    &x->vbus_nb);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				dev_err(x->dev,
+					"register VBUS notifier failed\n");
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (x->id_nb.notifier_call) {
+			struct extcon_dev *id_ext;
+
+			if (x->id_edev)
+				id_ext = x->id_edev;
+			else
+				id_ext = x->edev;
+
+			ret = devm_extcon_register_notifier(x->dev, id_ext,
+							    EXTCON_USB_HOST,
+							    &x->id_nb);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				dev_err(x->dev,
+					"register ID notifier failed\n");
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * devm_usb_get_phy - find the USB PHY
  * @dev - device that requests this phy
@@ -388,6 +436,10 @@ int usb_add_phy(struct usb_phy *x, enum usb_phy_type type)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	ret = usb_add_extcon(x);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	ATOMIC_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&x->notifier);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&phy_lock, flags);
@@ -422,12 +474,17 @@ int usb_add_phy_dev(struct usb_phy *x)
 {
 	struct usb_phy_bind *phy_bind;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!x->dev) {
 		dev_err(x->dev, "no device provided for PHY\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	ret = usb_add_extcon(x);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	ATOMIC_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&x->notifier);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&phy_lock, flags);
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/phy.h b/include/linux/usb/phy.h
index 31a8068c42a5..299245105610 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/phy.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_USB_PHY_H
 #define __LINUX_USB_PHY_H
 
+#include <linux/extcon.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 
@@ -85,6 +86,12 @@ struct usb_phy {
 	struct usb_phy_io_ops	*io_ops;
 	void __iomem		*io_priv;
 
+	/* to support extcon device */
+	struct extcon_dev	*edev;
+	struct extcon_dev	*id_edev;
+	struct notifier_block	vbus_nb;
+	struct notifier_block	id_nb;
+
 	/* for notification of usb_phy_events */
 	struct atomic_notifier_head	notifier;