diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 5444293fe2e8..863e3e0c2d39 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/serial.h> /* for serial_state and serial_icounter_struct */
 #include <linux/serial_core.h>
+#include <linux/sysrq.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ static struct lock_class_key port_lock_key;
 
 #define HIGH_BITS_OFFSET	((sizeof(long)-sizeof(int))*8)
 
+#define SYSRQ_TIMEOUT	(HZ * 5)
+
 static void uart_change_speed(struct tty_struct *tty, struct uart_state *state,
 					struct ktermios *old_termios);
 static void uart_wait_until_sent(struct tty_struct *tty, int timeout);
@@ -3084,6 +3087,56 @@ void uart_insert_char(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int status,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uart_insert_char);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL
+static const char sysrq_toggle_seq[] = CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL_SEQUENCE;
+
+static void uart_sysrq_on(struct work_struct *w)
+{
+	sysrq_toggle_support(1);
+	pr_info("SysRq is enabled by magic sequence on serial\n");
+}
+static DECLARE_WORK(sysrq_enable_work, uart_sysrq_on);
+
+/**
+ *	uart_try_toggle_sysrq - Enables SysRq from serial line
+ *	@port: uart_port structure where char(s) after BREAK met
+ *	@ch: new character in the sequence after received BREAK
+ *
+ *	Enables magic SysRq when the required sequence is met on port
+ *	(see CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL_SEQUENCE).
+ *
+ *	Returns false if @ch is out of enabling sequence and should be
+ *	handled some other way, true if @ch was consumed.
+ */
+static bool uart_try_toggle_sysrq(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int ch)
+{
+	if (ARRAY_SIZE(sysrq_toggle_seq) <= 1)
+		return false;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(sysrq_toggle_seq) >= U8_MAX);
+	if (sysrq_toggle_seq[port->sysrq_seq] != ch) {
+		port->sysrq_seq = 0;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* Without the last \0 */
+	if (++port->sysrq_seq < (ARRAY_SIZE(sysrq_toggle_seq) - 1)) {
+		port->sysrq = jiffies + SYSRQ_TIMEOUT;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	schedule_work(&sysrq_enable_work);
+
+	port->sysrq = 0;
+	return true;
+}
+#else
+static inline bool uart_try_toggle_sysrq(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int ch)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+#endif
+
 int uart_handle_sysrq_char(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int ch)
 {
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL))
@@ -3093,9 +3146,13 @@ int uart_handle_sysrq_char(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int ch)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (ch && time_before(jiffies, port->sysrq)) {
-		handle_sysrq(ch);
-		port->sysrq = 0;
-		return 1;
+		if (sysrq_mask()) {
+			handle_sysrq(ch);
+			port->sysrq = 0;
+			return 1;
+		}
+		if (uart_try_toggle_sysrq(port, ch))
+			return 1;
 	}
 	port->sysrq = 0;
 
@@ -3112,9 +3169,13 @@ int uart_prepare_sysrq_char(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int ch)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (ch && time_before(jiffies, port->sysrq)) {
-		port->sysrq_ch = ch;
-		port->sysrq = 0;
-		return 1;
+		if (sysrq_mask()) {
+			port->sysrq_ch = ch;
+			port->sysrq = 0;
+			return 1;
+		}
+		if (uart_try_toggle_sysrq(port, ch))
+			return 1;
 	}
 	port->sysrq = 0;
 
@@ -3154,7 +3215,7 @@ int uart_handle_break(struct uart_port *port)
 	if (port->has_sysrq) {
 		if (port->cons && port->cons->index == port->line) {
 			if (!port->sysrq) {
-				port->sysrq = jiffies + HZ*5;
+				port->sysrq = jiffies + SYSRQ_TIMEOUT;
 				return 1;
 			}
 			port->sysrq = 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index 52404ef1694e..1f4443db5474 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ struct uart_port {
 	unsigned long		sysrq;			/* sysrq timeout */
 	unsigned int		sysrq_ch;		/* char for sysrq */
 	unsigned char		has_sysrq;
+	unsigned char		sysrq_seq;		/* index in sysrq_toggle_seq */
 
 	unsigned char		hub6;			/* this should be in the 8250 driver */
 	unsigned char		suspended;
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 69def4a9df00..38a8f3c99579 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -431,6 +431,14 @@ config MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL
 	  This option allows you to decide whether you want to enable the
 	  magic SysRq key.
 
+config MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL_SEQUENCE
+	string "Char sequence that enables magic SysRq over serial"
+	depends on MAGIC_SYSRQ_SERIAL
+	default ""
+	help
+	  Specifies a sequence of characters that can follow BREAK to enable
+	  SysRq on a serial console.
+
 config DEBUG_FS
 	bool "Debug Filesystem"
 	help