diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index e185db3..c05c5af 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/serial.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
@@ -2511,6 +2512,20 @@
 	return tty->ops->tiocmset(tty, file, set, clear);
 }
 
+static int tty_tiocgicount(struct tty_struct *tty, void __user *arg)
+{
+	int retval = -EINVAL;
+	struct serial_icounter_struct icount;
+	memset(&icount, 0, sizeof(icount));
+	if (tty->ops->get_icount)
+		retval = tty->ops->get_icount(tty, &icount);
+	if (retval != 0)
+		return retval;
+	if (copy_to_user(arg, &icount, sizeof(icount)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct tty_struct *tty_pair_get_tty(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	if (tty->driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY &&
@@ -2631,6 +2646,12 @@
 	case TIOCMBIC:
 	case TIOCMBIS:
 		return tty_tiocmset(tty, file, cmd, p);
+	case TIOCGICOUNT:
+		retval = tty_tiocgicount(tty, p);
+		/* For the moment allow fall through to the old method */
+        	if (retval != -EINVAL)
+			return retval;
+		break;
 	case TCFLSH:
 		switch (arg) {
 		case TCIFLUSH:
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
index bc6cddd..c4ea146 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1074,10 +1074,10 @@
  * NB: both 1->0 and 0->1 transitions are counted except for
  *     RI where only 0->1 is counted.
  */
-static int uart_get_count(struct uart_state *state,
-			  struct serial_icounter_struct __user *icnt)
+static int uart_get_icount(struct tty_struct *tty,
+			  struct serial_icounter_struct *icount)
 {
-	struct serial_icounter_struct icount;
+	struct uart_state *state = tty->driver_data;
 	struct uart_icount cnow;
 	struct uart_port *uport = state->uart_port;
 
@@ -1085,19 +1085,19 @@
 	memcpy(&cnow, &uport->icount, sizeof(struct uart_icount));
 	spin_unlock_irq(&uport->lock);
 
-	icount.cts         = cnow.cts;
-	icount.dsr         = cnow.dsr;
-	icount.rng         = cnow.rng;
-	icount.dcd         = cnow.dcd;
-	icount.rx          = cnow.rx;
-	icount.tx          = cnow.tx;
-	icount.frame       = cnow.frame;
-	icount.overrun     = cnow.overrun;
-	icount.parity      = cnow.parity;
-	icount.brk         = cnow.brk;
-	icount.buf_overrun = cnow.buf_overrun;
+	icount->cts         = cnow.cts;
+	icount->dsr         = cnow.dsr;
+	icount->rng         = cnow.rng;
+	icount->dcd         = cnow.dcd;
+	icount->rx          = cnow.rx;
+	icount->tx          = cnow.tx;
+	icount->frame       = cnow.frame;
+	icount->overrun     = cnow.overrun;
+	icount->parity      = cnow.parity;
+	icount->brk         = cnow.brk;
+	icount->buf_overrun = cnow.buf_overrun;
 
-	return copy_to_user(icnt, &icount, sizeof(icount)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1150,10 +1150,6 @@
 	case TIOCMIWAIT:
 		ret = uart_wait_modem_status(state, arg);
 		break;
-
-	case TIOCGICOUNT:
-		ret = uart_get_count(state, uarg);
-		break;
 	}
 
 	if (ret != -ENOIOCTLCMD)
@@ -2295,6 +2291,7 @@
 #endif
 	.tiocmget	= uart_tiocmget,
 	.tiocmset	= uart_tiocmset,
+	.get_icount	= uart_get_icount,
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL
 	.poll_init	= uart_poll_init,
 	.poll_get_char	= uart_poll_get_char,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index 7a2177c..e64da74 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -519,6 +519,18 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static int serial_get_icount(struct tty_struct *tty,
+				struct serial_icounter_struct *icount)
+{
+	struct usb_serial_port *port = tty->driver_data;
+
+	dbg("%s - port %d", __func__, port->number);
+
+	if (port->serial->type->get_icount)
+		return port->serial->type->get_icount(tty, icount);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 /*
  * We would be calling tty_wakeup here, but unfortunately some line
  * disciplines have an annoying habit of calling tty->write from
@@ -1195,6 +1207,7 @@
 	.chars_in_buffer =	serial_chars_in_buffer,
 	.tiocmget =		serial_tiocmget,
 	.tiocmset =		serial_tiocmset,
+	.get_icount = 		serial_get_icount,
 	.cleanup = 		serial_cleanup,
 	.install = 		serial_install,
 	.proc_fops =		&serial_proc_fops,
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_driver.h b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
index b086779..db2d227 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@
  *	unless the tty also has a valid tty->termiox pointer.
  *
  *	Optional: Called under the termios lock
+ *
+ * int (*get_icount)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct serial_icounter *icount);
+ *
+ *	Called when the device receives a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl. Passed a kernel
+ *	structure to complete. This method is optional and will only be called
+ *	if provided (otherwise EINVAL will be returned).
  */
 
 #include <linux/fs.h>
@@ -232,6 +238,7 @@
 
 struct tty_struct;
 struct tty_driver;
+struct serial_icounter_struct;
 
 struct tty_operations {
 	struct tty_struct * (*lookup)(struct tty_driver *driver,
@@ -268,6 +275,8 @@
 			unsigned int set, unsigned int clear);
 	int (*resize)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct winsize *ws);
 	int (*set_termiox)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct termiox *tnew);
+	int (*get_icount)(struct tty_struct *tty,
+				struct serial_icounter_struct *icount);
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL
 	int (*poll_init)(struct tty_driver *driver, int line, char *options);
 	int (*poll_get_char)(struct tty_driver *driver, int line);
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/serial.h b/include/linux/usb/serial.h
index 55675b1..16d682f 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/serial.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/serial.h
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@
 	int  (*tiocmget)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file);
 	int  (*tiocmset)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 			 unsigned int set, unsigned int clear);
+	int  (*get_icount)(struct tty_struct *tty,
+			struct serial_icounter_struct *icount);
 	/* Called by the tty layer for port level work. There may or may not
 	   be an attached tty at this point */
 	void (*dtr_rts)(struct usb_serial_port *port, int on);