diff --git a/drivers/tty/serdev/serdev-ttyport.c b/drivers/tty/serdev/serdev-ttyport.c
index 013efffd2e82..d0a021c93986 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serdev/serdev-ttyport.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serdev/serdev-ttyport.c
@@ -250,16 +250,18 @@ err_reset_data:
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
-void serdev_tty_port_unregister(struct tty_port *port)
+int serdev_tty_port_unregister(struct tty_port *port)
 {
 	struct serdev_controller *ctrl = port->client_data;
 	struct serport *serport = serdev_controller_get_drvdata(ctrl);
 
 	if (!serport)
-		return;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	serdev_controller_remove(ctrl);
 	port->client_ops = NULL;
 	port->client_data = NULL;
 	serdev_controller_put(ctrl);
+
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
index 88dac3b79369..4fb3165384c4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/serdev.h>
 
 static int tty_port_default_receive_buf(struct tty_port *port,
 					const unsigned char *p,
@@ -136,6 +137,80 @@ struct device *tty_port_register_device_attr(struct tty_port *port,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_port_register_device_attr);
 
+/**
+ * tty_port_register_device_attr_serdev - register tty or serdev device
+ * @port: tty_port of the device
+ * @driver: tty_driver for this device
+ * @index: index of the tty
+ * @device: parent if exists, otherwise NULL
+ * @drvdata: driver data for the device
+ * @attr_grp: attribute group for the device
+ *
+ * Register a serdev or tty device depending on if the parent device has any
+ * defined serdev clients or not.
+ */
+struct device *tty_port_register_device_attr_serdev(struct tty_port *port,
+		struct tty_driver *driver, unsigned index,
+		struct device *device, void *drvdata,
+		const struct attribute_group **attr_grp)
+{
+	struct device *dev;
+
+	tty_port_link_device(port, driver, index);
+
+	dev = serdev_tty_port_register(port, device, driver, index);
+	if (PTR_ERR(dev) != -ENODEV) {
+		/* Skip creating cdev if we registered a serdev device */
+		return dev;
+	}
+
+	return tty_register_device_attr(driver, index, device, drvdata,
+			attr_grp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_port_register_device_attr_serdev);
+
+/**
+ * tty_port_register_device_serdev - register tty or serdev device
+ * @port: tty_port of the device
+ * @driver: tty_driver for this device
+ * @index: index of the tty
+ * @device: parent if exists, otherwise NULL
+ *
+ * Register a serdev or tty device depending on if the parent device has any
+ * defined serdev clients or not.
+ */
+struct device *tty_port_register_device_serdev(struct tty_port *port,
+		struct tty_driver *driver, unsigned index,
+		struct device *device)
+{
+	return tty_port_register_device_attr_serdev(port, driver, index,
+			device, NULL, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_port_register_device_serdev);
+
+/**
+ * tty_port_unregister_device - deregister a tty or serdev device
+ * @port: tty_port of the device
+ * @driver: tty_driver for this device
+ * @index: index of the tty
+ *
+ * If a tty or serdev device is registered with a call to
+ * tty_port_register_device_serdev() then this function must be called when
+ * the device is gone.
+ */
+void tty_port_unregister_device(struct tty_port *port,
+		struct tty_driver *driver, unsigned index)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = serdev_tty_port_unregister(port);
+	if (ret == 0)
+		return;
+
+	tty_unregister_device(driver, index);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_port_unregister_device);
+
 int tty_port_alloc_xmit_buf(struct tty_port *port)
 {
 	/* We may sleep in get_zeroed_page() */
diff --git a/include/linux/serdev.h b/include/linux/serdev.h
index e2a225bf716d..e69402d4a8ae 100644
--- a/include/linux/serdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/serdev.h
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ struct tty_driver;
 struct device *serdev_tty_port_register(struct tty_port *port,
 					struct device *parent,
 					struct tty_driver *drv, int idx);
-void serdev_tty_port_unregister(struct tty_port *port);
+int serdev_tty_port_unregister(struct tty_port *port);
 #else
 static inline struct device *serdev_tty_port_register(struct tty_port *port,
 					   struct device *parent,
@@ -316,7 +316,10 @@ static inline struct device *serdev_tty_port_register(struct tty_port *port,
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
-static inline void serdev_tty_port_unregister(struct tty_port *port) {}
+static inline int serdev_tty_port_unregister(struct tty_port *port)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SERIAL_DEV_CTRL_TTYPORT */
 
 #endif /*_LINUX_SERDEV_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index d07cd2105a6c..eccb4ec30a8a 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -558,6 +558,15 @@ extern struct device *tty_port_register_device_attr(struct tty_port *port,
 		struct tty_driver *driver, unsigned index,
 		struct device *device, void *drvdata,
 		const struct attribute_group **attr_grp);
+extern struct device *tty_port_register_device_serdev(struct tty_port *port,
+		struct tty_driver *driver, unsigned index,
+		struct device *device);
+extern struct device *tty_port_register_device_attr_serdev(struct tty_port *port,
+		struct tty_driver *driver, unsigned index,
+		struct device *device, void *drvdata,
+		const struct attribute_group **attr_grp);
+extern void tty_port_unregister_device(struct tty_port *port,
+		struct tty_driver *driver, unsigned index);
 extern int tty_port_alloc_xmit_buf(struct tty_port *port);
 extern void tty_port_free_xmit_buf(struct tty_port *port);
 extern void tty_port_destroy(struct tty_port *port);