diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
index 731146c3b1384c..c7353030670a7a 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
@@ -197,6 +197,18 @@ Description:
 		Angle of rotation. Units after application of scale and offset
 		are radians.
 
+What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_positionrelative_x_raw
+What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_positionrelative_y_raw
+KernelVersion:	4.18
+Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		Relative position in direction x or y on a pad (may be
+		arbitrarily assigned but should match other such assignments on
+		device).
+		Units after application of scale and offset are milli percents
+		from the pad's size in both directions. Should be calibrated by
+		the consumer.
+
 What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_anglvel_x_raw
 What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_anglvel_y_raw
 What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_anglvel_z_raw
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index 19bdf3d2962ab9..14bf3d243cb128 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static const char * const iio_chan_type_name_spec[] = {
 	[IIO_COUNT] = "count",
 	[IIO_INDEX] = "index",
 	[IIO_GRAVITY]  = "gravity",
+	[IIO_POSITIONRELATIVE]  = "positionrelative",
 };
 
 static const char * const iio_modifier_names[] = {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h b/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
index 4213cdf88e3cd7..033c7d28924eee 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ enum iio_chan_type {
 	IIO_COUNT,
 	IIO_INDEX,
 	IIO_GRAVITY,
+	IIO_POSITIONRELATIVE,
 };
 
 enum iio_modifier {
diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
index b61245e1181d5f..148f69dfae756f 100644
--- a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
+++ b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static const char * const iio_chan_type_name_spec[] = {
 	[IIO_PH] = "ph",
 	[IIO_UVINDEX] = "uvindex",
 	[IIO_GRAVITY] = "gravity",
+	[IIO_POSITIONRELATIVE] = "positionrelative",
 };
 
 static const char * const iio_ev_type_text[] = {
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ static bool event_is_known(struct iio_event_data *event)
 	case IIO_PH:
 	case IIO_UVINDEX:
 	case IIO_GRAVITY:
+	case IIO_POSITIONRELATIVE:
 		break;
 	default:
 		return false;