diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
index db128790e578..91d2cc7bb4c3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ static int vme_user_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 {
 	struct vme_master master;
 	struct vme_slave slave;
+	struct vme_irq_id irq_req;
 	unsigned long copied;
 	unsigned int minor = MINOR(inode->i_rdev);
 	int retval;
@@ -471,6 +472,21 @@ static int vme_user_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 
 	switch (type[minor]) {
 	case CONTROL_MINOR:
+		switch (cmd) {
+		case VME_IRQ_GEN:
+			copied = copy_from_user(&irq_req, (char *)arg,
+						sizeof(struct vme_irq_id));
+			if (copied != 0) {
+				printk(KERN_WARNING "Partial copy from userspace\n");
+				return -EFAULT;
+			}
+
+			retval = vme_irq_generate(vme_user_bridge,
+						  irq_req.level,
+						  irq_req.statid);
+
+			return retval;
+		}
 		break;
 	case MASTER_MINOR:
 		switch (cmd) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.h b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.h
index ede77d7e766b..24bf4e54013d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.h
@@ -43,10 +43,16 @@ struct vme_slave {
 #endif
 };
 
+struct vme_irq_id {
+	__u8 level;
+	__u8 statid;
+};
+
 #define VME_GET_SLAVE _IOR(VME_IOC_MAGIC, 1, struct vme_slave)
 #define VME_SET_SLAVE _IOW(VME_IOC_MAGIC, 2, struct vme_slave)
 #define VME_GET_MASTER _IOR(VME_IOC_MAGIC, 3, struct vme_master)
 #define VME_SET_MASTER _IOW(VME_IOC_MAGIC, 4, struct vme_master)
+#define VME_IRQ_GEN _IOW(VME_IOC_MAGIC, 5, struct vme_irq_id)
 
 #endif /* _VME_USER_H_ */