diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/ads7828.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/ads7828.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe0cc4ad7ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/ads7828.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+ads7828 properties
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: Should be one of
+	       ti,ads7828
+	       ti,ads7830
+- reg: I2C address
+
+Optional properties:
+
+- ti,differential-input
+  Set to use the device in differential mode.
+- vref-supply
+  The external reference on the device is set to this regulators output. If it
+  does not exists the internal reference will be used and output by the ads78xx
+  on the "external vref" pin.
+
+  Example ADS7828 node:
+
+  ads7828: ads@48 {
+	   comatible = "ti,ads7828";
+	   reg = <0x48>;
+	   vref-supply = <&vref>;
+	   ti,differential-input;
+  };
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ads7828.c b/drivers/hwmon/ads7828.c
index b0ef66687816..898607bf682b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ads7828.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ads7828.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_data/ads7828.h>
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 
 /* The ADS7828 registers */
 #define ADS7828_CMD_SD_SE	0x80	/* Single ended inputs */
@@ -119,10 +120,12 @@ static int ads7828_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	struct ads7828_data *data;
 	struct device *hwmon_dev;
 	unsigned int vref_mv = ADS7828_INT_VREF_MV;
+	unsigned int vref_uv;
 	bool diff_input = false;
 	bool ext_vref = false;
 	unsigned int regval;
 	enum ads7828_chips chip;
+	struct regulator *reg;
 
 	data = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(struct ads7828_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data)
@@ -133,6 +136,18 @@ static int ads7828_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		ext_vref = pdata->ext_vref;
 		if (ext_vref && pdata->vref_mv)
 			vref_mv = pdata->vref_mv;
+	} else if (dev->of_node) {
+		diff_input = of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node,
+						   "ti,differential-input");
+		reg = devm_regulator_get_optional(dev, "vref");
+		if (!IS_ERR(reg)) {
+			vref_uv = regulator_get_voltage(reg);
+			vref_mv = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(vref_uv, 1000);
+			if (vref_mv < ADS7828_EXT_VREF_MV_MIN ||
+			    vref_mv > ADS7828_EXT_VREF_MV_MAX)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			ext_vref = true;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (client->dev.of_node)