diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
index 5d25d3e52bf61016a2619a2ae1520826ccee3972..131e61adaaf72bdab5da517830ed43293eb2a69e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ark3116.c
@@ -31,10 +31,20 @@ static int debug;
 
 static struct usb_device_id id_table [] = {
 	{ USB_DEVICE(0x6547, 0x0232) },
+	{ USB_DEVICE(0x18ec, 0x3118) },		/* USB to IrDA adapter */
 	{ },
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, id_table);
 
+static int is_irda(struct usb_serial *serial)
+{
+	struct usb_device *dev = serial->dev;
+	if (le16_to_cpu(dev->descriptor.idVendor) == 0x18ec &&
+			le16_to_cpu(dev->descriptor.idProduct) == 0x3118)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void ARK3116_SND(struct usb_serial *serial, int seq,
 			       __u8 request, __u8 requesttype,
 			       __u16 value, __u16 index)
@@ -84,11 +94,21 @@ static int ark3116_attach(struct usb_serial *serial)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	if (is_irda(serial))
+		dbg("IrDA mode");
+
 	/* 3 */
 	ARK3116_SND(serial, 3, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0008, 0x0002);
 	ARK3116_SND(serial, 4, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0008, 0x0001);
 	ARK3116_SND(serial, 5, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0000, 0x0008);
-	ARK3116_SND(serial, 6, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0000, 0x000B);
+	ARK3116_SND(serial, 6, 0xFE, 0x40, is_irda(serial) ? 0x0001 : 0x0000,
+		    0x000B);
+
+	if (is_irda(serial)) {
+		ARK3116_SND(serial, 1001, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0000, 0x000C);
+		ARK3116_SND(serial, 1002, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0041, 0x000D);
+		ARK3116_SND(serial, 1003, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0001, 0x000A);
+	}
 
 	/* <-- seq7 */
 	ARK3116_RCV(serial,  7, 0xFE, 0xC0, 0x0000, 0x0003, 0x00, buf);
@@ -125,6 +145,8 @@ static int ark3116_attach(struct usb_serial *serial)
 	ARK3116_SND(serial, 147, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0083, 0x0003);
 	ARK3116_SND(serial, 148, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0038, 0x0000);
 	ARK3116_SND(serial, 149, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0001, 0x0001);
+	if (is_irda(serial))
+		ARK3116_SND(serial, 1004, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0000, 0x0009);
 	ARK3116_SND(serial, 150, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0003, 0x0003);
 	ARK3116_RCV(serial, 151, 0xFE, 0xC0, 0x0000, 0x0004, 0x03, buf);
 	ARK3116_SND(serial, 152, 0xFE, 0x40, 0x0000, 0x0003);