diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
index 325d2910f9f9..f604f707a058 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
@@ -660,6 +660,14 @@ config USB_SERIAL_ZIO
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called zio.
 
+config USB_SERIAL_ZTE
+	tristate "ZTE USB serial driver"
+	help
+	  Say Y here if you want to use a ZTE USB to serial device.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+	  module will be called zte.
+
 config USB_SERIAL_SSU100
 	tristate "USB Quatech SSU-100 Single Port Serial Driver"
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/Makefile b/drivers/usb/serial/Makefile
index 1dc483a8bfc7..45871f9ad1e1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/Makefile
@@ -63,3 +63,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_WHITEHEAT)		+= whiteheat.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_XIRCOM)			+= keyspan_pda.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_VIVOPAY_SERIAL)		+= vivopay-serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_ZIO)			+= zio.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_ZTE)			+= zte_ev.o
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/zte_ev.c b/drivers/usb/serial/zte_ev.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..39ee7373b4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/zte_ev.c
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+/*
+ * ZTE_EV USB serial driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Linux Foundation
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This driver is based on code found in a ZTE_ENV patch that modified
+ * the usb-serial generic driver.  Comments were left in that I think
+ * show the commands used to talk to the device, but I am not sure.
+ */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/tty.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/usb.h>
+#include <linux/usb/serial.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+
+#define  MAX_SETUP_DATA_SIZE	32
+
+static void debug_data(struct device *dev, const char *function, int len,
+		       const unsigned char *data, int result)
+{
+	dev_dbg(dev, "result = %d\n", result);
+	if (result == len)
+		dev_dbg(dev, "%s - length = %d, data = %*ph\n", function,
+			len, len, data);
+}
+
+static int zte_ev_usb_serial_open(struct tty_struct *tty,
+				  struct usb_serial_port *port)
+{
+	struct usb_device *udev = port->serial->dev;
+	struct device *dev = &port->dev;
+	int result = 0;
+	int len;
+	unsigned char *buf;
+
+	if (port->number != 0)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	buf = kmalloc(MAX_SETUP_DATA_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* send 1st ctl cmd(CTL    21 22 01 00  00 00 00 00) */
+	len = 0;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x22, 0x21,
+				 0x0001, 0x0000, NULL, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "result = %d\n", result);
+
+	/* send  2st cmd and recieve data */
+	/*
+	 * 16.0  CTL    a1 21 00 00  00 00 07 00   CLASS              25.1.0(5)
+	 * 16.0  DI     00 96 00 00  00 00 08
+	 */
+	len = 0x0007;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x21, 0xa1,
+				 0x0000, 0x0000, buf, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	debug_data(dev, __func__, len, buf, result);
+
+	/* send 3 cmd */
+	/*
+	 * 16.0 CTL    21 20 00 00  00 00 07 00    CLASS                30.1.0
+	 * 16.0 DO     80 25 00 00  00 00 08       .%.....              30.2.0
+	 */
+	len = 0x0007;
+	buf[0] = 0x80;
+	buf[1] = 0x25;
+	buf[2] = 0x00;
+	buf[3] = 0x00;
+	buf[4] = 0x00;
+	buf[5] = 0x00;
+	buf[6] = 0x08;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x20, 0x21,
+				 0x0000, 0x0000, buf, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	debug_data(dev, __func__, len, buf, result);
+
+	/* send 4 cmd */
+	/*
+	 * 16.0 CTL    21 22 03 00  00 00 00 00
+	 */
+	len = 0;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x22, 0x21,
+				 0x0003, 0x0000, NULL, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "result = %d\n", result);
+
+	/* send 5 cmd */
+	/*
+	 * 16.0  CTL    a1 21 00 00  00 00 07 00   CLASS               33.1.0
+	 * 16.0  DI     80 25 00 00  00 00 08
+	 */
+	len = 0x0007;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x21, 0xa1,
+				 0x0000, 0x0000, buf, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	debug_data(dev, __func__, len, buf, result);
+
+	/* send 6 cmd */
+	/*
+	 * 16.0  CTL    21 20 00 00  00 00 07 00    CLASS               34.1.0
+	 * 16.0  DO     80 25 00 00  00 00 08
+	 */
+	len = 0x0007;
+	buf[0] = 0x80;
+	buf[1] = 0x25;
+	buf[2] = 0x00;
+	buf[3] = 0x00;
+	buf[4] = 0x00;
+	buf[5] = 0x00;
+	buf[6] = 0x08;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x20, 0x21,
+				 0x0000, 0x0000, buf, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	debug_data(dev, __func__, len, buf, result);
+	kfree(buf);
+
+	return usb_serial_generic_open(tty, port);
+}
+
+/*
+ *       CTL    21 22 02 00  00 00 00 00         CLASS               338.1.0
+ *
+ * 16.1  DI     a1 20 00 00  00 00 02 00  02 00  . ........          340.1.0
+ * 16.0  CTL    21 22 03 00  00 00 00 00         CLASS               341.1.0
+ *
+ * 16.0  CTL    a1 21 00 00  00 00 07 00         CLASS               346.1.0(3)
+ * 16.0  DI     00 08 07 00  00 00 08            .......             346.2.0
+ *
+ * 16.0  CTL    21 20 00 00  00 00 07 00         CLASS               349.1.0
+ * 16.0  DO     00 c2 01 00  00 00 08            .......             349.2.0
+ *
+ * 16.0  CTL    21 22 03 00  00 00 00 00         CLASS               350.1.0(2)
+ *
+ * 16.0  CTL    a1 21 00 00  00 00 07 00         CLASS               352.1.0
+ * 16.0  DI     00 c2 01 00  00 00 08            .......             352.2.0
+ *
+ * 16.1  DI     a1 20 00 00  00 00 02 00  02 00  . ........          353.1.0
+ *
+ * 16.0  CTL    21 20 00 00  00 00 07 00         CLASS               354.1.0
+ * 16.0  DO     00 c2 01 00  00 00 08            .......             354.2.0
+ *
+ * 16.0  CTL    21 22 03 00  00 00 00 00
+*/
+
+static void zte_ev_usb_serial_close(struct usb_serial_port *port)
+{
+	struct usb_device *udev = port->serial->dev;
+	struct device *dev = &port->dev;
+	int result = 0;
+	int len;
+	unsigned char *buf;
+
+	if (port->number != 0)
+		return;
+
+	buf = kmalloc(MAX_SETUP_DATA_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return;
+
+	/* send 1st ctl cmd(CTL    21 22 02 00  00 00 00 00) */
+	len = 0;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x22, 0x21,
+				 0x0002, 0x0000, NULL, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "result = %d\n", result);
+
+	/* send 2st ctl cmd(CTL    21 22 03 00  00 00 00 00 ) */
+	len = 0;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x22, 0x21,
+				 0x0003, 0x0000, NULL, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "result = %d\n", result);
+
+	/* send  3st cmd and recieve data */
+	/*
+	 * 16.0  CTL    a1 21 00 00  00 00 07 00      CLASS         25.1.0(5)
+	 * 16.0  DI     00 08 07 00  00 00 08
+	 */
+	len = 0x0007;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x21, 0xa1,
+				 0x0000, 0x0000, buf, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	debug_data(dev, __func__, len, buf, result);
+
+	/* send 4 cmd */
+	/*
+	 * 16.0 CTL    21 20 00 00  00 00 07 00      CLASS            30.1.0
+	 * 16.0  DO    00 c2 01 00  00 00 08         .%.....          30.2.0
+	 */
+	len = 0x0007;
+	buf[0] = 0x00;
+	buf[1] = 0xc2;
+	buf[2] = 0x01;
+	buf[3] = 0x00;
+	buf[4] = 0x00;
+	buf[5] = 0x00;
+	buf[6] = 0x08;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x20, 0x21,
+				 0x0000, 0x0000, buf, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	debug_data(dev, __func__, len, buf, result);
+
+	/* send 5 cmd */
+	/*
+	 * 16.0 CTL    21 22 03 00  00 00 00 00
+	 */
+	len = 0;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x22, 0x21,
+				 0x0003, 0x0000, NULL, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "result = %d\n", result);
+
+	/* send 6 cmd */
+	/*
+	 * 16.0  CTL    a1 21 00 00  00 00 07 00        CLASS          33.1.0
+	 * 16.0  DI     00 c2 01 00  00 00 08
+	 */
+	len = 0x0007;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x21, 0xa1,
+				 0x0000, 0x0000, buf, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	debug_data(dev, __func__, len, buf, result);
+
+	/* send 7 cmd */
+	/*
+	 * 16.0  CTL    21 20 00 00  00 00 07 00  CLASS               354.1.0
+	 * 16.0  DO     00 c2 01 00  00 00 08     .......             354.2.0
+	 */
+	len = 0x0007;
+	buf[0] = 0x00;
+	buf[1] = 0xc2;
+	buf[2] = 0x01;
+	buf[3] = 0x00;
+	buf[4] = 0x00;
+	buf[5] = 0x00;
+	buf[6] = 0x08;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x20, 0x21,
+				 0x0000, 0x0000, buf, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	debug_data(dev, __func__, len, buf, result);
+
+	/* send 8 cmd */
+	/*
+	 * 16.0 CTL    21 22 03 00  00 00 00 00
+	 */
+	len = 0;
+	result = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(udev, 0),
+				 0x22, 0x21,
+				 0x0003, 0x0000, NULL, len,
+				 HZ * USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "result = %d\n", result);
+
+	kfree(buf);
+
+	usb_serial_generic_close(port);
+}
+
+static const struct usb_device_id id_table[] = {
+	{ USB_DEVICE(0x19d2, 0xffff) },	/* AC8700 */
+	{ USB_DEVICE(0x19d2, 0xfffe) },
+	{ USB_DEVICE(0x19d2, 0xfffd) }, /* MG880 */
+	{ USB_DEVICE(0x05C6, 0x3197) },
+	{ USB_DEVICE(0x05C6, 0x6000) },
+	{ },
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, id_table);
+
+static struct usb_serial_driver zio_device = {
+	.driver = {
+		.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
+		.name =		"zte_ev",
+	},
+	.id_table =		id_table,
+	.num_ports =		1,
+	.open =			zte_ev_usb_serial_open,
+	.close =		zte_ev_usb_serial_close,
+};
+
+static struct usb_serial_driver * const serial_drivers[] = {
+	&zio_device, NULL
+};
+
+module_usb_serial_driver(serial_drivers, id_table);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");