diff --git a/components/drivers/include/rtdevice.h b/components/drivers/include/rtdevice.h
index 734839e69e..60d4dc1e8a 100644
--- a/components/drivers/include/rtdevice.h
+++ b/components/drivers/include/rtdevice.h
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ struct rt_ringbuffer
     rt_int16_t buffer_size;
 };
 
+/* portal device */
+struct rt_portal_device
+{
+    struct rt_device parent;
+    struct rt_device *write_dev;
+    struct rt_device *read_dev;
+};
+
 /* pipe device */
 #define PIPE_DEVICE(device)          ((struct rt_pipe_device*)(device))
 enum rt_pipe_flag
@@ -101,6 +109,9 @@ struct rt_pipe_device
     /* suspended list */
     rt_list_t suspended_read_list;
     rt_list_t suspended_write_list;
+
+    struct rt_portal_device *write_portal;
+    struct rt_portal_device *read_portal;
 };
 
 #define RT_DATAQUEUE_EVENT_UNKNOWN   0x00
@@ -224,6 +235,23 @@ rt_err_t rt_pipe_create(const char *name, enum rt_pipe_flag flag, rt_size_t size
 void rt_pipe_destroy(struct rt_pipe_device *pipe);
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * Portal for DeviceDriver
+ */
+
+rt_err_t rt_portal_init(struct rt_portal_device *portal,
+                        const char *portal_name,
+                        const char *write_dev,
+                        const char *read_dev);
+rt_err_t rt_portal_detach(struct rt_portal_device *portal);
+
+#ifdef RT_USING_HEAP
+rt_err_t rt_portal_create(const char *name,
+                          const char *write_dev,
+                          const char *read_dev);
+void rt_portal_destroy(struct rt_portal_device *portal);
+#endif
+
 /**
  * DataQueue for DeviceDriver
  */
diff --git a/components/drivers/src/portal.c b/components/drivers/src/portal.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82d9d4e802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/drivers/src/portal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+/*
+ * File      : portal.c
+ * This file is part of RT-Thread RTOS
+ * COPYRIGHT (C) 2013, RT-Thread Development Team
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Change Logs:
+ * Date           Author       Notes
+ * 2013-08-19     Grissiom     initial version
+ */
+
+#include <rtthread.h>
+#include <rtdevice.h>
+
+#define PT_WRITE_DEV(pt)  (((struct rt_portal_device*)pt)->write_dev)
+#define PT_READ_DEV(pt)   (((struct rt_portal_device*)pt)->read_dev)
+
+static rt_err_t _portal_init(rt_device_t dev)
+{
+    rt_err_t err;
+    struct rt_portal_device *portal;
+
+    RT_ASSERT(dev);
+
+    portal = (struct rt_portal_device*)dev;
+
+    err = rt_device_init(portal->write_dev);
+    if (err != RT_EOK)
+        return err;
+
+    err = rt_device_init(portal->read_dev);
+
+    return err;
+}
+
+static rt_err_t _portal_open(rt_device_t dev, rt_uint16_t oflag)
+{
+    rt_err_t err;
+    struct rt_portal_device *portal;
+
+    RT_ASSERT(dev);
+
+    portal = (struct rt_portal_device*)dev;
+
+    if (oflag & RT_DEVICE_OFLAG_RDONLY)
+    {
+        err = rt_device_open(portal->read_dev, RT_DEVICE_OFLAG_RDONLY);
+        if (err != RT_EOK)
+            return err;
+    }
+
+    if (oflag & RT_DEVICE_OFLAG_WRONLY)
+    {
+        err = rt_device_open(portal->write_dev, RT_DEVICE_OFLAG_WRONLY);
+        if (err != RT_EOK)
+            return err;
+    }
+
+    return RT_EOK;
+}
+
+static rt_err_t _portal_close(rt_device_t dev)
+{
+    struct rt_portal_device *portal;
+
+    RT_ASSERT(dev);
+
+    portal = (struct rt_portal_device*)dev;
+
+    rt_device_close(portal->write_dev);
+    rt_device_close(portal->read_dev);
+
+    return RT_EOK;
+}
+
+static rt_size_t _portal_read(rt_device_t dev,
+                              rt_off_t pos,
+                              void *buffer,
+                              rt_size_t size)
+{
+    return rt_device_read(PT_READ_DEV(dev),
+                          pos, buffer, size);
+}
+
+static rt_size_t _portal_write(rt_device_t dev,
+                               rt_off_t pos,
+                               const void *buffer,
+                               rt_size_t size)
+{
+    return rt_device_write(PT_WRITE_DEV(dev),
+                           pos, buffer, size);
+}
+
+static rt_err_t _portal_rx_indicate(rt_device_t dev, rt_size_t size)
+{
+    struct rt_pipe_device *pipe;
+
+    RT_ASSERT(dev && dev->type == RT_Device_Class_Pipe);
+
+    pipe = (struct rt_pipe_device*)dev;
+
+    if (pipe->read_portal->parent.rx_indicate)
+        return pipe->read_portal->parent.rx_indicate(dev, size);
+
+    return -RT_ENOSYS;
+}
+
+static rt_err_t _portal_tx_complete(rt_device_t dev, void *buf)
+{
+    struct rt_pipe_device *pipe;
+
+    RT_ASSERT(dev && dev->type == RT_Device_Class_Pipe);
+
+    pipe = (struct rt_pipe_device*)dev;
+
+    if (pipe->write_portal->parent.tx_complete)
+        return pipe->write_portal->parent.tx_complete(dev, buf);
+
+    return -RT_ENOSYS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function will initialize a portal device and put it under control of
+ * resource management.
+ *
+ * Portal is a device that connect devices
+ *
+ * Currently, you can only connect pipes in portal. Pipes are unidirectional.
+ * But with portal, you can construct a bidirectional device with two pipes.
+ * The inner connection is just like this:
+ *
+ *   portal0        portal1
+ * read   ||        || write
+ * <--<---||<---<---||<---<-- (pipe0)
+ *        ||        ||
+ * -->--->||--->--->||--->--> (pipe1)
+ * write  ||        || read
+ *
+ * You will always construct two portals on two pipes, say, "portal0" and
+ * "portal1". Data written into "portal0" can be retrieved in "portal1" and
+ * vice versa. `rx_indicate` and `tx_complete` events are propagated
+ * accordingly.
+ *
+ * @param portal the portal device
+ * @param portal_name the name of the portal device
+ * @param write_dev the name of the pipe device that this portal write into
+ * @param read_dev the name of the pipe device that this portal read from
+ *
+ * @return the operation status, RT_EOK on successful. -RT_ENOSYS on one pipe
+ * device could not be found.
+ */
+rt_err_t rt_portal_init(struct rt_portal_device *portal,
+                        const char *portal_name,
+                        const char *write_dev,
+                        const char *read_dev)
+{
+    rt_device_t dev;
+
+    RT_ASSERT(portal);
+
+    portal->parent.type        = RT_Device_Class_Portal;
+    portal->parent.init        = _portal_init;
+    portal->parent.open        = _portal_open;
+    portal->parent.close       = _portal_close;
+    portal->parent.write       = _portal_write;
+    portal->parent.read        = _portal_read;
+    /* single control of the two devices makes no sense */
+    portal->parent.control     = RT_NULL;
+
+    dev = rt_device_find(write_dev);
+    if (dev == RT_NULL)
+        return -RT_ENOSYS;
+    RT_ASSERT(dev->type == RT_Device_Class_Pipe);
+    portal->write_dev = dev;
+    rt_device_set_tx_complete(&portal->parent, dev->tx_complete);
+    rt_device_set_tx_complete(dev, _portal_tx_complete);
+    ((struct rt_pipe_device*)dev)->write_portal = portal;
+
+    dev = rt_device_find(read_dev);
+    if (dev == RT_NULL)
+    {
+        rt_device_set_tx_complete(dev, portal->parent.tx_complete);
+        return -RT_ENOSYS;
+    }
+    RT_ASSERT(dev->type == RT_Device_Class_Pipe);
+    portal->read_dev = dev;
+    rt_device_set_rx_indicate(&portal->parent, dev->rx_indicate);
+    rt_device_set_rx_indicate(dev, _portal_rx_indicate);
+    ((struct rt_pipe_device*)dev)->read_portal = portal;
+
+    return rt_device_register(&(portal->parent),
+                              portal_name,
+                              RT_DEVICE_FLAG_RDWR);
+}
+RTM_EXPORT(rt_portal_init);
+
+/**
+ * This function will detach a portal device from resource management
+ *
+ * @param portal the portal device
+ *
+ * @return the operation status, RT_EOK on successful
+ */
+rt_err_t rt_portal_detach(struct rt_portal_device *portal)
+{
+    return rt_device_unregister(&portal->parent);
+}
+RTM_EXPORT(rt_portal_detach);
+
+#ifdef RT_USING_HEAP
+rt_err_t rt_portal_create(const char *name,
+                          const char *write_dev,
+                          const char *read_dev)
+{
+    struct rt_portal_device *portal;
+
+    portal = (struct rt_portal_device*)rt_calloc(1, sizeof(*portal));
+    if (portal == RT_NULL)
+        return -RT_ENOMEM;
+
+    return rt_portal_init(portal, name, write_dev, read_dev);
+}
+RTM_EXPORT(rt_portal_create);
+
+void rt_portal_destroy(struct rt_portal_device *portal)
+{
+    if (portal == RT_NULL)
+        return;
+
+    rt_portal_detach(portal);
+
+    rt_free(portal);
+
+    return;
+}
+RTM_EXPORT(rt_portal_destroy);
+#endif /* RT_USING_HEAP */
+
diff --git a/include/rtdef.h b/include/rtdef.h
index 6caf713f45..09574d2233 100644
--- a/include/rtdef.h
+++ b/include/rtdef.h
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ enum rt_device_class_type
     RT_Device_Class_SDIO,                               /**< SDIO bus device */
     RT_Device_Class_PM,                                 /**< PM pseudo device */
     RT_Device_Class_Pipe,                               /**< Pipe device */
+    RT_Device_Class_Portal,                             /**< Portal device */
     RT_Device_Class_Miscellaneous,                      /**< Miscellaneous device */
     RT_Device_Class_Unknown                             /**< unknown device */
 };