diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_bus.c b/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
--- a/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@
 	struct sysctl_oid *sysctl_tree;
 };
 
+struct device_prop_elm {
+	const char *name;
+	void *val;
+	void *dtr_ctx;
+	device_prop_dtr_t dtr;
+	LIST_ENTRY(device_prop_elm) link;
+};
+
+static void device_destroy_props(device_t dev);
+
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of _device.
  *
@@ -141,6 +151,7 @@
 	u_int	order;			/**< order from device_add_child_ordered() */
 	void	*ivars;			/**< instance variables  */
 	void	*softc;			/**< current driver's variables  */
+	LIST_HEAD(, device_prop_elm) props;
 
 	struct sysctl_ctx_list sysctl_ctx; /**< state for sysctl variables  */
 	struct sysctl_oid *sysctl_tree;	/**< state for sysctl variables */
@@ -1349,6 +1360,7 @@
 		dev->flags |= DF_QUIET | DF_QUIET_CHILDREN;
 	dev->ivars = NULL;
 	dev->softc = NULL;
+	LIST_INIT(&dev->props);
 
 	dev->state = DS_NOTPRESENT;
 
@@ -1491,6 +1503,7 @@
 			return (error);
 	}
 
+	device_destroy_props(dev);
 	if (child->devclass)
 		devclass_delete_device(child->devclass, child);
 	if (child->parent)
@@ -6015,6 +6028,113 @@
 	return (strcmp(res->dln_path, cp) == 0);
 }
 
+static struct device_prop_elm *
+device_prop_find(device_t dev, const char *name)
+{
+	struct device_prop_elm *e;
+
+	bus_topo_assert();
+
+	LIST_FOREACH(e, &dev->props, link) {
+		if (strcmp(name, e->name) == 0)
+			return (e);
+	}
+	return (NULL);
+}
+
+int
+device_set_prop(device_t dev, const char *name, void *val,
+    device_prop_dtr_t dtr, void *dtr_ctx)
+{
+	struct device_prop_elm *e, *e1;
+
+	bus_topo_assert();
+
+	e = device_prop_find(dev, name);
+	if (e != NULL)
+		goto found;
+
+	e1 = malloc(sizeof(*e), M_BUS, M_WAITOK);
+	e = device_prop_find(dev, name);
+	if (e != NULL) {
+		free(e1, M_BUS);
+		goto found;
+	}
+
+	e1->name = name;
+	e1->val = val;
+	e1->dtr = dtr;
+	e1->dtr_ctx = dtr_ctx;
+	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&dev->props, e1, link);
+	return (0);
+
+found:
+	LIST_REMOVE(e, link);
+	if (e->dtr != NULL)
+		e->dtr(dev, name, e->val, e->dtr_ctx);
+	e->val = val;
+	e->dtr = dtr;
+	e->dtr_ctx = dtr_ctx;
+	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&dev->props, e, link);
+	return (EEXIST);
+}
+
+int
+device_get_prop(device_t dev, const char *name, void **valp)
+{
+	struct device_prop_elm *e;
+
+	bus_topo_assert();
+
+	e = device_prop_find(dev, name);
+	if (e == NULL)
+		return (ENOENT);
+	*valp = e->val;
+	return (0);
+}
+
+int
+device_clear_prop(device_t dev, const char *name)
+{
+	struct device_prop_elm *e;
+
+	bus_topo_assert();
+
+	e = device_prop_find(dev, name);
+	if (e == NULL)
+		return (ENOENT);
+	LIST_REMOVE(e, link);
+	if (e->dtr != NULL)
+		e->dtr(dev, e->name, e->val, e->dtr_ctx);
+	free(e, M_BUS);
+	return (0);
+}
+
+static void
+device_destroy_props(device_t dev)
+{
+	struct device_prop_elm *e;
+
+	bus_topo_assert();
+
+	while ((e = LIST_FIRST(&dev->props)) != NULL) {
+		LIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&dev->props, link);
+		if (e->dtr != NULL)
+			e->dtr(dev, e->name, e->val, e->dtr_ctx);
+		free(e, M_BUS);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+device_clear_prop_alldev(const char *name)
+{
+	device_t dev;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(dev, &bus_data_devices, devlink) {
+		device_clear_prop(dev, name);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * APIs to manage deprecation and obsolescence.
  */
diff --git a/sys/sys/bus.h b/sys/sys/bus.h
--- a/sys/sys/bus.h
+++ b/sys/sys/bus.h
@@ -924,6 +924,13 @@
 void dev_wired_cache_fini(device_location_cache_t *dcp);
 bool dev_wired_cache_match(device_location_cache_t *dcp, device_t dev, const char *at);
 
+typedef void (*device_prop_dtr_t)(device_t dev, const char *name, void *val,
+    void *dtr_ctx);
+int device_set_prop(device_t dev, const char *name, void *val,
+    device_prop_dtr_t dtr, void *dtr_ctx);
+int device_get_prop(device_t dev, const char *name, void **valp);
+int device_clear_prop(device_t dev, const char *name);
+void device_clear_prop_alldev(const char *name);
 
 /**
  * Shorthand macros, taking resource argument