diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
index f7a4be8ec320..fbf5c39d7655 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
@@ -886,6 +886,39 @@ int iio_backend_num_lanes_set(struct iio_backend *back, unsigned int num_lanes)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(iio_backend_num_lanes_set, "IIO_BACKEND");
 
+/**
+ * iio_backend_crc_enable - Enable CRC handling
+ * @back: Backend device
+ *
+ * On input data paths, enable backend handling of CRC data generated by the
+ * frontend. On output data paths, enable the backend to generate CRC data for
+ * the frontend to verify.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * 0 on success, negative error number on failure.
+ */
+int iio_backend_crc_enable(struct iio_backend *back)
+{
+	return iio_backend_op_call(back, crc_enable);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(iio_backend_crc_enable, "IIO_BACKEND");
+
+/**
+ * iio_backend_crc_disable - Disable CRC handling
+ * @back: Backend device
+ *
+ * On input data paths, disable backend handling of CRC data generated by the
+ * frontend. On output data paths, disable CRC generation by the backend.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * 0 on success, negative error number on failure.
+ */
+int iio_backend_crc_disable(struct iio_backend *back)
+{
+	return iio_backend_op_call(back, crc_disable);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(iio_backend_crc_disable, "IIO_BACKEND");
+
 /**
  * iio_backend_ddr_enable - Enable interface DDR (Double Data Rate) mode
  * @back: Backend device
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/backend.h b/include/linux/iio/backend.h
index 3f95ed1fdf9e..9c16b695a602 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/backend.h
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ enum iio_backend_capabilities {
  * @filter_type_set: Set filter type.
  * @interface_data_align: Perform the data alignment process.
  * @num_lanes_set: Set the number of lanes enabled.
+ * @crc_enable: Enable direction-specific CRC handling.
+ * @crc_disable: Disable direction-specific CRC handling.
  * @ddr_enable: Enable interface DDR (Double Data Rate) mode.
  * @ddr_disable: Disable interface DDR (Double Data Rate) mode.
  * @data_stream_enable: Enable data stream.
@@ -189,6 +191,8 @@ struct iio_backend_ops {
 			       enum iio_backend_filter_type type);
 	int (*interface_data_align)(struct iio_backend *back, u32 timeout_us);
 	int (*num_lanes_set)(struct iio_backend *back, unsigned int num_lanes);
+	int (*crc_enable)(struct iio_backend *back);
+	int (*crc_disable)(struct iio_backend *back);
 	int (*ddr_enable)(struct iio_backend *back);
 	int (*ddr_disable)(struct iio_backend *back);
 	int (*data_stream_enable)(struct iio_backend *back);
@@ -237,6 +241,8 @@ int iio_backend_filter_type_set(struct iio_backend *back,
 				enum iio_backend_filter_type type);
 int iio_backend_interface_data_align(struct iio_backend *back, u32 timeout_us);
 int iio_backend_num_lanes_set(struct iio_backend *back, unsigned int num_lanes);
+int iio_backend_crc_enable(struct iio_backend *back);
+int iio_backend_crc_disable(struct iio_backend *back);
 int iio_backend_ddr_enable(struct iio_backend *back);
 int iio_backend_ddr_disable(struct iio_backend *back);
 int iio_backend_data_stream_enable(struct iio_backend *back);