diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reserved-memory/reserved-memory.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reserved-memory/reserved-memory.txt
index 3da0ebdba8d9..16291f2a4688 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reserved-memory/reserved-memory.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reserved-memory/reserved-memory.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ Linux implementation note:
 - If a "linux,cma-default" property is present, then Linux will use the
   region for the default pool of the contiguous memory allocator.
 
+- If a "linux,dma-default" property is present, then Linux will use the
+  region for the default pool of the consistent DMA allocator.
+
 Device node references to reserved memory
 -----------------------------------------
 Regions in the /reserved-memory node may be referenced by other device
diff --git a/drivers/base/dma-coherent.c b/drivers/base/dma-coherent.c
index 99c969520f30..2ae24c28e70c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dma-coherent.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dma-coherent.c
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ struct dma_coherent_mem {
 	bool		use_dev_dma_pfn_offset;
 };
 
+static struct dma_coherent_mem *dma_coherent_default_memory __ro_after_init;
+
+static inline struct dma_coherent_mem *dev_get_coherent_memory(struct device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev && dev->dma_mem)
+		return dev->dma_mem;
+	return dma_coherent_default_memory;
+}
+
 static inline dma_addr_t dma_get_device_base(struct device *dev,
 					     struct dma_coherent_mem * mem)
 {
@@ -93,6 +102,9 @@ static void dma_release_coherent_memory(struct dma_coherent_mem *mem)
 static int dma_assign_coherent_memory(struct device *dev,
 				      struct dma_coherent_mem *mem)
 {
+	if (!dev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (dev->dma_mem)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
@@ -171,15 +183,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_mark_declared_memory_occupied);
 int dma_alloc_from_coherent(struct device *dev, ssize_t size,
 				       dma_addr_t *dma_handle, void **ret)
 {
-	struct dma_coherent_mem *mem;
+	struct dma_coherent_mem *mem = dev_get_coherent_memory(dev);
 	int order = get_order(size);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int pageno;
 	int dma_memory_map;
 
-	if (!dev)
-		return 0;
-	mem = dev->dma_mem;
 	if (!mem)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -233,7 +242,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_alloc_from_coherent);
  */
 int dma_release_from_coherent(struct device *dev, int order, void *vaddr)
 {
-	struct dma_coherent_mem *mem = dev ? dev->dma_mem : NULL;
+	struct dma_coherent_mem *mem = dev_get_coherent_memory(dev);
 
 	if (mem && vaddr >= mem->virt_base && vaddr <
 		   (mem->virt_base + (mem->size << PAGE_SHIFT))) {
@@ -267,7 +276,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_release_from_coherent);
 int dma_mmap_from_coherent(struct device *dev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			   void *vaddr, size_t size, int *ret)
 {
-	struct dma_coherent_mem *mem = dev ? dev->dma_mem : NULL;
+	struct dma_coherent_mem *mem = dev_get_coherent_memory(dev);
 
 	if (mem && vaddr >= mem->virt_base && vaddr + size <=
 		   (mem->virt_base + (mem->size << PAGE_SHIFT))) {
@@ -297,6 +306,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_mmap_from_coherent);
 #include <linux/of_fdt.h>
 #include <linux/of_reserved_mem.h>
 
+static struct reserved_mem *dma_reserved_default_memory __initdata;
+
 static int rmem_dma_device_init(struct reserved_mem *rmem, struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct dma_coherent_mem *mem = rmem->priv;
@@ -318,7 +329,8 @@ static int rmem_dma_device_init(struct reserved_mem *rmem, struct device *dev)
 static void rmem_dma_device_release(struct reserved_mem *rmem,
 				    struct device *dev)
 {
-	dev->dma_mem = NULL;
+	if (dev)
+		dev->dma_mem = NULL;
 }
 
 static const struct reserved_mem_ops rmem_dma_ops = {
@@ -338,6 +350,12 @@ static int __init rmem_dma_setup(struct reserved_mem *rmem)
 		pr_err("Reserved memory: regions without no-map are not yet supported\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+
+	if (of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "linux,dma-default", NULL)) {
+		WARN(dma_reserved_default_memory,
+		     "Reserved memory: region for default DMA coherent area is redefined\n");
+		dma_reserved_default_memory = rmem;
+	}
 #endif
 
 	rmem->ops = &rmem_dma_ops;
@@ -345,5 +363,32 @@ static int __init rmem_dma_setup(struct reserved_mem *rmem)
 		&rmem->base, (unsigned long)rmem->size / SZ_1M);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int __init dma_init_reserved_memory(void)
+{
+	const struct reserved_mem_ops *ops;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!dma_reserved_default_memory)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ops = dma_reserved_default_memory->ops;
+
+	/*
+	 * We rely on rmem_dma_device_init() does not propagate error of
+	 * dma_assign_coherent_memory() for "NULL" device.
+	 */
+	ret = ops->device_init(dma_reserved_default_memory, NULL);
+
+	if (!ret) {
+		dma_coherent_default_memory = dma_reserved_default_memory->priv;
+		pr_info("DMA: default coherent area is set\n");
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+core_initcall(dma_init_reserved_memory);
+
 RESERVEDMEM_OF_DECLARE(dma, "shared-dma-pool", rmem_dma_setup);
 #endif