diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/AP_HAL_Linux_Namespace.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/AP_HAL_Linux_Namespace.h
index fabdacd6c4..c2d9f5767a 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/AP_HAL_Linux_Namespace.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/AP_HAL_Linux_Namespace.h
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ namespace Linux {
     class Storage;
     class GPIO_BBB;
     class GPIO_RPI;
+    class GPIO_Sysfs;
     class Storage;
     class Storage_FRAM;
     class DigitalSource;
+    class DigitalSource_Sysfs;
     class RCInput;
     class RCInput_PRU;
     class RCInput_AioPRU;
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/GPIO_Sysfs.cpp b/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/GPIO_Sysfs.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44ef43561a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/GPIO_Sysfs.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+#include "GPIO_Sysfs.h"
+
+#include <AP_HAL/AP_HAL.h>
+
+#if CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_LINUX
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <linux/limits.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define LOW             0
+#define HIGH            1
+#define GPIO_PATH_FORMAT "/sys/class/gpio/gpio%u"
+#define assert_vpin(v_, max_, ...) do {                                       \
+       if (v_ >= max_) {                                                      \
+           hal.console->printf("warning (%s): vpin %u out of range [0, %u)\n",\
+                               __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, v_, max_);                \
+           return __VA_ARGS__;                                                \
+       }                                                                      \
+    } while (0)
+
+using namespace Linux;
+
+static const AP_HAL::HAL& hal = AP_HAL::get_HAL();
+
+DigitalSource_Sysfs::DigitalSource_Sysfs(unsigned pin, int value_fd)
+    : _pin(pin)
+    , _value_fd(value_fd)
+{
+}
+
+DigitalSource_Sysfs::~DigitalSource_Sysfs()
+{
+    if (_value_fd >= 0) {
+        ::close(_value_fd);
+    }
+}
+
+uint8_t DigitalSource_Sysfs::read()
+{
+    char char_value;
+    int r = ::pread(_value_fd, &char_value, 1, 0);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        hal.console->printf("warning: unable to read GPIO value for pin %u\n",
+                            _pin);
+        return LOW;
+    }
+    return char_value == '1' ? HIGH : LOW;
+}
+
+void DigitalSource_Sysfs::write(uint8_t value)
+{
+    int r = ::pwrite(_value_fd, value == HIGH ? "1" : "0", 1, 0);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        hal.console->printf("warning: unable to write GPIO value for pin %u\n",
+                            _pin);
+    }
+}
+
+void DigitalSource_Sysfs::mode(uint8_t output)
+{
+    auto gpio_sysfs = GPIO_Sysfs::from(hal.gpio);
+    gpio_sysfs->_pinMode(_pin, output);
+}
+
+void DigitalSource_Sysfs::toggle()
+{
+    write(!read());
+}
+
+void GPIO_Sysfs::init()
+{
+}
+
+void GPIO_Sysfs::pinMode(uint8_t vpin, uint8_t output)
+{
+    assert_vpin(vpin, n_pins);
+
+    unsigned pin = pin_table[vpin];
+    _pinMode(pin, output);
+}
+
+void GPIO_Sysfs::_pinMode(unsigned int pin, uint8_t output)
+{
+    char direction_path[PATH_MAX];
+
+    snprintf(direction_path, PATH_MAX, GPIO_PATH_FORMAT "/direction", pin);
+
+    int fd = open(direction_path, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        hal.console->printf("unable to open %s\n", direction_path);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int r = dprintf(fd, output == HAL_GPIO_INPUT ? "in\n" : "out\n");
+    if (r < 0) {
+        hal.console->printf("unable to write to %s\n", direction_path);
+    }
+
+    close(fd);
+}
+
+int GPIO_Sysfs::_open_pin_value(unsigned int pin, int flags)
+{
+    char path[PATH_MAX];
+    int fd;
+
+    snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, GPIO_PATH_FORMAT "/value", pin);
+
+    fd = open(path, flags | O_CLOEXEC);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        hal.console->printf("warning: unable to open %s\n", path);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return fd;
+}
+
+uint8_t GPIO_Sysfs::read(uint8_t vpin)
+{
+    assert_vpin(vpin, n_pins, LOW);
+
+    unsigned pin = pin_table[vpin];
+    int fd = _open_pin_value(pin, O_RDONLY);
+
+    if (fd < 0)
+        return LOW;
+
+    char char_value;
+    uint8_t value;
+    int r = ::pread(fd, &char_value, 1, 0);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        hal.console->printf("warning: unable to read pin %u\n", pin);
+        value = LOW;
+    } else {
+        value = char_value == '1' ? HIGH : LOW;
+    }
+
+    close(fd);
+
+    return value;
+}
+
+void GPIO_Sysfs::write(uint8_t vpin, uint8_t value)
+{
+    assert_vpin(vpin, n_pins);
+
+    unsigned pin = pin_table[vpin];
+    int fd = _open_pin_value(pin, O_WRONLY);
+
+    if (fd < 0)
+        return;
+
+    int r = ::pwrite(fd, value == HIGH ? "1" : "0", 1, 0);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        hal.console->printf("warning: unable to write pin %u\n", pin);
+    }
+
+    close(fd);
+}
+
+void GPIO_Sysfs::toggle(uint8_t vpin)
+{
+    write(vpin, !read(vpin));
+}
+
+int8_t GPIO_Sysfs::analogPinToDigitalPin(uint8_t vpin)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+AP_HAL::DigitalSource* GPIO_Sysfs::channel(uint16_t vpin)
+{
+    assert_vpin(vpin, n_pins, nullptr);
+
+    unsigned pin = pin_table[vpin];
+    int value_fd = -1;
+
+    if (export_pin(vpin)) {
+        char value_path[PATH_MAX];
+        snprintf(value_path, PATH_MAX, GPIO_PATH_FORMAT "/value", pin);
+
+        value_fd = open(value_path, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
+        if (value_fd < 0) {
+            hal.console->printf("unable to open %s\n", value_path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Even if we couldn't open the fd, return a new DigitalSource and let
+     * reads and writes fail later due to invalid. Otherwise we
+     * could crash in undesired places */
+    return new DigitalSource_Sysfs(pin, value_fd);
+}
+
+bool GPIO_Sysfs::attach_interrupt(uint8_t interrupt_num, AP_HAL::Proc p,
+                                       uint8_t mode)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool GPIO_Sysfs::usb_connected(void)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool GPIO_Sysfs::export_pin(uint8_t vpin)
+{
+    uint8_t vpins[] = { vpin };
+    return export_pins(vpins, 1);
+}
+
+bool GPIO_Sysfs::export_pins(uint8_t vpins[], size_t len)
+{
+    int fd = open("/sys/class/gpio/export", O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        hal.console->printf("unable to open /sys/class/gpio/export");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool success = true;
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+        if (vpins[i] >= n_pins) {
+            hal.console->printf("GPIO_Sysfs: can't open pin %u\n",
+                                vpins[i]);
+            success = false;
+            break;
+        }
+        unsigned int pin = pin_table[vpins[i]];
+        char gpio_path[PATH_MAX];
+
+        snprintf(gpio_path, PATH_MAX, GPIO_PATH_FORMAT, pin);
+
+        // Verify if the pin is not already exported
+        if (access(gpio_path, F_OK) == 0)
+            continue;
+
+        int r = dprintf(fd, "%u\n", pin);
+        if (r < 0) {
+            hal.console->printf("error on exporting gpio pin number %u\n", pin);
+            success = false;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    close(fd);
+
+    return success;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/GPIO_Sysfs.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/GPIO_Sysfs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7b8a6b539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_Linux/GPIO_Sysfs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <AP_HAL/AP_HAL.h>
+
+#if CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_LINUX
+
+#include "AP_HAL_Linux.h"
+#include "GPIO.h"
+
+class Linux::DigitalSource_Sysfs : public AP_HAL::DigitalSource {
+    friend class Linux::GPIO_Sysfs;
+public:
+    ~DigitalSource_Sysfs();
+    uint8_t read();
+    void write(uint8_t value);
+    void mode(uint8_t output);
+    void toggle();
+private:
+    /* Only GPIO_Sysfs will be able to instantiate */
+    DigitalSource_Sysfs(unsigned pin, int value_fd);
+    int _value_fd;
+    unsigned _pin;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Generic implementation of AP_HAL::GPIO for Linux based boards.
+ */
+class Linux::GPIO_Sysfs : public AP_HAL::GPIO {
+    friend class Linux::DigitalSource_Sysfs;
+public:
+    /* Fill this table with the real pin numbers. */
+    static const unsigned pin_table[];
+    static const uint8_t n_pins;
+
+    static GPIO_Sysfs *from(AP_HAL::GPIO *gpio) {
+        return static_cast<GPIO_Sysfs*>(gpio);
+    }
+
+    void init();
+
+    void pinMode(uint8_t vpin, uint8_t output) override;
+    uint8_t read(uint8_t vpin) override;
+    void write(uint8_t vpin, uint8_t value) override;
+    void toggle(uint8_t vpin) override;
+
+    /*
+     * Export pin, instantiate a new DigitalSource_Sysfs and return its
+     * pointer.
+     */
+    AP_HAL::DigitalSource *channel(uint16_t vpin) override;
+
+    /*
+     * Currently this function always returns -1.
+     */
+    int8_t analogPinToDigitalPin(uint8_t vpin) override;
+
+    /*
+     * Currently this function always returns false.
+     */
+    bool attach_interrupt(uint8_t interrupt_num, AP_HAL::Proc p, uint8_t mode) override;
+
+    /*
+     * Currently this function always returns false.
+     */
+    bool usb_connected() override;
+
+    /*
+     * Make pin available for use. This function should be called before
+     * calling functions that use the pin number as parameter.
+     *
+     * Returns true if pin is exported successfully and false otherwise.
+     *
+     * Note: the pin is ignored if already exported.
+     */
+    static bool export_pin(uint8_t vpin);
+
+    /*
+     * Make pins available for use. This function should be called before
+     * calling functions that use pin number as parameter.
+     *
+     * If all pins are exported successfully, true is returned. If there is an
+     * error for one of them, false is returned.
+     *
+     * Note: pins already exported are ignored.
+     */
+    static bool export_pins(uint8_t vpins[], size_t num_vpins);
+
+protected:
+    void _pinMode(unsigned int pin, uint8_t output);
+    int _open_pin_value(unsigned int pin, int flags);
+};
+
+#endif