diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c b/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
index 9891c20656..eb8f80a459 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
@@ -182,8 +182,17 @@ static void _serial_putc(struct udevice *dev, char ch)
 
 static void _serial_puts(struct udevice *dev, const char *str)
 {
-	while (*str)
-		_serial_putc(dev, *str++);
+	struct dm_serial_ops *ops = serial_get_ops(dev);
+	int err;
+
+	if (ops->puts) {
+		do {
+			err = ops->puts(dev, str);
+		} while (err == -EAGAIN);
+	} else {
+		while (*str)
+			_serial_putc(dev, *str++);
+	}
 }
 
 static int __serial_getc(struct udevice *dev)
diff --git a/include/serial.h b/include/serial.h
index d87f01082a..2f3315e3a7 100644
--- a/include/serial.h
+++ b/include/serial.h
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ struct dm_serial_ops {
 	 * @return character (0..255), -ve on error
 	 */
 	int (*getc)(struct udevice *dev);
+	/**
+	 * puts() - puts a string
+	 *
+	 * @dev: Device pointer
+	 * @str: string to write
+	 * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
+	 */
+	int (*puts)(struct udevice *dev, const char *str);
 	/**
 	 * putc() - Write a character
 	 *