diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835_rng_rust.rs b/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835_rng_rust.rs
index 40dddbdcd4471c..4c586c8bac838e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835_rng_rust.rs
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835_rng_rust.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use alloc::boxed::Box;
 use core::pin::Pin;
 use kernel::of::OfMatchTable;
+use kernel::platdev::PlatformDriver;
 use kernel::prelude::*;
 use kernel::{c_str, platdev};
 
@@ -19,6 +20,20 @@ module! {
     license: b"GPL v2",
 }
 
+struct RngDriver;
+
+impl PlatformDriver for RngDriver {
+    fn probe(device_id: i32) -> Result {
+        pr_info!("probing discovered hwrng with id {}\n", device_id);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn remove(device_id: i32) -> Result {
+        pr_info!("removing hwrng with id {}\n", device_id);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 struct RngModule {
     _pdev: Pin<Box<platdev::Registration>>,
 }
@@ -27,7 +42,7 @@ impl KernelModule for RngModule {
     fn init() -> Result<Self> {
         let of_match_tbl = OfMatchTable::new(&c_str!("brcm,bcm2835-rng"))?;
 
-        let pdev = platdev::Registration::new_pinned(
+        let pdev = platdev::Registration::new_pinned::<RngDriver>(
             c_str!("bcm2835-rng-rust"),
             Some(of_match_tbl),
             &THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/rust/kernel/platdev.rs b/rust/kernel/platdev.rs
index c4e6061eb40440..1b79445c04df3c 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/platdev.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/platdev.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 use crate::{
     bindings, c_types,
     error::{Error, Result},
+    from_kernel_result,
     of::OfMatchTable,
-    pr_info,
     str::CStr,
     types::PointerWrapper,
 };
@@ -30,18 +30,30 @@ pub struct Registration {
 // (it is fine for multiple threads to have a shared reference to it).
 unsafe impl Sync for Registration {}
 
-extern "C" fn probe_callback(_pdev: *mut bindings::platform_device) -> c_types::c_int {
-    pr_info!("Rust platform_device probed\n");
-    0
+extern "C" fn probe_callback<P: PlatformDriver>(
+    pdev: *mut bindings::platform_device,
+) -> c_types::c_int {
+    from_kernel_result! {
+        // SAFETY: `pdev` is guaranteed to be a valid, non-null pointer.
+        let device_id = unsafe { (*pdev).id };
+        P::probe(device_id)?;
+        Ok(0)
+    }
 }
 
-extern "C" fn remove_callback(_pdev: *mut bindings::platform_device) -> c_types::c_int {
-    pr_info!("Rust platform_device removed\n");
-    0
+extern "C" fn remove_callback<P: PlatformDriver>(
+    pdev: *mut bindings::platform_device,
+) -> c_types::c_int {
+    from_kernel_result! {
+        // SAFETY: `pdev` is guaranteed to be a valid, non-null pointer.
+        let device_id = unsafe { (*pdev).id };
+        P::remove(device_id)?;
+        Ok(0)
+    }
 }
 
 impl Registration {
-    fn register(
+    fn register<P: PlatformDriver>(
         self: Pin<&mut Self>,
         name: &'static CStr,
         of_match_table: Option<OfMatchTable>,
@@ -59,8 +71,8 @@ impl Registration {
             this.of_table = Some(ptr);
             this.pdrv.driver.of_match_table = ptr.cast();
         }
-        this.pdrv.probe = Some(probe_callback);
-        this.pdrv.remove = Some(remove_callback);
+        this.pdrv.probe = Some(probe_callback::<P>);
+        this.pdrv.remove = Some(remove_callback::<P>);
         // SAFETY:
         //   - `this.pdrv` lives at least until the call to `platform_driver_unregister()` returns.
         //   - `name` pointer has static lifetime.
@@ -81,13 +93,13 @@ impl Registration {
     /// Registers a platform device.
     ///
     /// Returns a pinned heap-allocated representation of the registration.
-    pub fn new_pinned(
+    pub fn new_pinned<P: PlatformDriver>(
         name: &'static CStr,
         of_match_tbl: Option<OfMatchTable>,
         module: &'static crate::ThisModule,
     ) -> Result<Pin<Box<Self>>> {
         let mut r = Pin::from(Box::try_new(Self::default())?);
-        r.as_mut().register(name, of_match_tbl, module)?;
+        r.as_mut().register::<P>(name, of_match_tbl, module)?;
         Ok(r)
     }
 }
@@ -107,3 +119,20 @@ impl Drop for Registration {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Trait for implementers of platform drivers.
+///
+/// Implement this trait whenever you create a platform driver.
+pub trait PlatformDriver {
+    /// Platform driver probe.
+    ///
+    /// Called when a new platform device is added or discovered.
+    /// Implementers should attempt to initialize the device here.
+    fn probe(device_id: i32) -> Result;
+
+    /// Platform driver remove.
+    ///
+    /// Called when a platform device is removed.
+    /// Implementers should prepare the device for complete removal here.
+    fn remove(device_id: i32) -> Result;
+}