diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/Kconfig
index 361b2328453d..2d0608ba88d7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ config INV_MPU6050_IIO
 	select IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER
 	help
 	  This driver supports the Invensense MPU6050 devices.
+	  This driver can also support MPU6500 in MPU6050 compatibility mode
+	  and also in MPU6500 mode with some limitations.
 	  It is a gyroscope/accelerometer combo device.
 	  This driver can be built as a module. The module will be called
 	  inv-mpu6050.
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_core.c
index cb9f96b446a5..af287bf71915 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_core.c
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(inv_mpu_pmops, inv_mpu_suspend, inv_mpu_resume);
  */
 static const struct i2c_device_id inv_mpu_id[] = {
 	{"mpu6050", INV_MPU6050},
+	{"mpu6500", INV_MPU6500},
 	{}
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_iio.h b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_iio.h
index 0ab382be1e64..e7799315d4dc 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_iio.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_iio.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct inv_mpu6050_reg_map {
 /*device enum */
 enum inv_devices {
 	INV_MPU6050,
+	INV_MPU6500,
 	INV_NUM_PARTS
 };