diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index a6cb9b7..605d691 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -922,6 +922,34 @@
 	NULL,
 };
 
+static ssize_t
+thermal_cooling_device_weight_show(struct device *dev,
+				   struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct thermal_instance *instance;
+
+	instance = container_of(attr, struct thermal_instance, weight_attr);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", instance->weight);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+thermal_cooling_device_weight_store(struct device *dev,
+				    struct device_attribute *attr,
+				    const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct thermal_instance *instance;
+	int ret, weight;
+
+	ret = kstrtoint(buf, 0, &weight);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	instance = container_of(attr, struct thermal_instance, weight_attr);
+	instance->weight = weight;
+
+	return count;
+}
 /* Device management */
 
 /**
@@ -1016,6 +1044,16 @@
 	if (result)
 		goto remove_symbol_link;
 
+	sprintf(dev->weight_attr_name, "cdev%d_weight", dev->id);
+	sysfs_attr_init(&dev->weight_attr.attr);
+	dev->weight_attr.attr.name = dev->weight_attr_name;
+	dev->weight_attr.attr.mode = S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO;
+	dev->weight_attr.show = thermal_cooling_device_weight_show;
+	dev->weight_attr.store = thermal_cooling_device_weight_store;
+	result = device_create_file(&tz->device, &dev->weight_attr);
+	if (result)
+		goto remove_trip_file;
+
 	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
 	mutex_lock(&cdev->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &tz->thermal_instances, tz_node)
@@ -1033,6 +1071,8 @@
 	if (!result)
 		return 0;
 
+	device_remove_file(&tz->device, &dev->weight_attr);
+remove_trip_file:
 	device_remove_file(&tz->device, &dev->attr);
 remove_symbol_link:
 	sysfs_remove_link(&tz->device.kobj, dev->name);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
index 7a465e9..faebe88 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 	unsigned long target;	/* expected cooling state */
 	char attr_name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
 	struct device_attribute attr;
+	char weight_attr_name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
+	struct device_attribute weight_attr;
 	struct list_head tz_node; /* node in tz->thermal_instances */
 	struct list_head cdev_node; /* node in cdev->thermal_instances */
 	unsigned int weight; /* The weight of the cooling device */