}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_read_channel_raw);
 
+int iio_read_channel_average_raw(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       mutex_lock(&chan->indio_dev->info_exist_lock);
+       if (chan->indio_dev->info == NULL) {
+               ret = -ENODEV;
+               goto err_unlock;
+       }
+
+       ret = iio_channel_read(chan, val, NULL, IIO_CHAN_INFO_AVERAGE_RAW);
+err_unlock:
+       mutex_unlock(&chan->indio_dev->info_exist_lock);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_read_channel_average_raw);
+
 static int iio_convert_raw_to_processed_unlocked(struct iio_channel *chan,
        int raw, int *processed, unsigned int scale)
 {
 
 int iio_read_channel_raw(struct iio_channel *chan,
                         int *val);
 
+/**
+ * iio_read_channel_average_raw() - read from a given channel
+ * @chan:              The channel being queried.
+ * @val:               Value read back.
+ *
+ * Note raw reads from iio channels are in adc counts and hence
+ * scale will need to be applied if standard units required.
+ *
+ * In opposit to the normal iio_read_channel_raw this function
+ * returns the average of multiple reads.
+ */
+int iio_read_channel_average_raw(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val);
+
 /**
  * iio_read_channel_processed() - read processed value from a given channel
  * @chan:              The channel being queried.