diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index 179af168f3e..0fae61a41ad 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -67,4 +67,6 @@ source "drivers/qmsi/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/nble/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/flash/Kconfig"
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 03b0f49fcd8..fb326043437 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PCI) += pci/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH) += bluetooth/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SHARED_IRQ) += shared_irq/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPI) += spi/
+obj-$(CONFIG_FLASH) += flash/
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO) += gpio/
 obj-$(CONFIG_I2C) += i2c/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PWM) += pwm/
diff --git a/drivers/flash/Kconfig b/drivers/flash/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de3320931f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/flash/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Kconfig - flash driver configuration options
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+#
+# flash driver
+#
+menuconfig FLASH
+	bool
+	prompt "flash hardware support"
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enable support for the flash hardware.
diff --git a/drivers/flash/Makefile b/drivers/flash/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/include/flash.h b/include/flash.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19ec4dea1c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/flash.h
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * @brief Public API for FLASH drivers
+ */
+
+#ifndef __FLASH_H__
+#define __FLASH_H__
+
+/**
+ * @brief FLASH Interface
+ * @defgroup flash_interface FLASH Interface
+ * @ingroup io_interfaces
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <device.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef int (*flash_api_read)(struct device *dev, uint32_t offset,
+				  unsigned int len, uint8_t *data);
+typedef int (*flash_api_write)(struct device *dev, uint32_t offset,
+				   unsigned int len, uint8_t *data);
+typedef int (*flash_api_erase)(struct device *dev, uint32_t offset,
+			       uint32_t size);
+typedef int (*flash_api_write_protection)(struct device *dev, bool enable);
+
+struct flash_driver_api {
+	flash_api_read read;
+	flash_api_write write;
+	flash_api_erase erase;
+	flash_api_write_protection write_protection;
+};
+
+/**
+ *  @brief  Read data from flash
+ *
+ *  @param  dev             : flash dev
+ *  @param  offset          : Offset (byte aligned) to read
+ *  @param  len             : Number of bytes to read.
+ *  @param  data            : Buffer to store read data
+ *
+ *  @return  DEV_OK on success else DEV_* code
+ */
+static inline int flash_read(struct device *dev, uint32_t offset,
+			     unsigned int len, uint8_t *data)
+{
+	struct flash_driver_api *api = (struct flash_driver_api *)dev->driver_api;
+
+	return api->read(dev, offset, len, data);
+}
+
+/**
+ *  @brief  Write buffer into flash memory.
+ *
+ *  @param  dev             : flash device
+ *  @param  offset          : starting offset for the write
+ *  @param  len             : Number of bytes to write
+ *  @param  data            : data to write
+ *
+ *  @return  DEV_OK on success else DEV_* code
+ */
+static inline int flash_write(struct device *dev, uint32_t offset,
+			      unsigned int len, uint8_t *data)
+{
+	struct flash_driver_api *api = (struct flash_driver_api *)dev->driver_api;
+
+	return api->write(dev, offset, len, data);
+}
+
+/**
+ *  @brief  Erase part or all of a flash memory
+ *
+ *  Acceptable values of erase size are subject to hardware-specific
+ *  multiples of sector size.
+ *
+ *  @param  dev             : flash device
+ *  @param  offset          : erase area starting offset
+ *  @param  size            : size of area to be erased
+ *
+ *  @return  DEV_OK on success else DEV_* code
+ */
+static inline int flash_erase(struct device *dev, uint32_t offset, uint32_t size)
+{
+	struct flash_driver_api *api = (struct flash_driver_api *)dev->driver_api;
+
+	return api->erase(dev, offset, size);
+}
+
+/**
+ *  @brief  Enable or disable write protection for a flash memory
+ *
+ *  @param  dev             : flash device
+ *  @param  enable          : enable or disable flash write protection
+ *
+ *  @return  DEV_OK on success else DEV_* code
+ */
+static inline int flash_write_protection_set(struct device *dev, bool enable)
+{
+	struct flash_driver_api *api = (struct flash_driver_api *)dev->driver_api;
+
+	return api->write_protection(dev, enable);
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#endif /* _FLASH_H_ */