diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index e0002c5cbad..679ac424472 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ static struct class *devfreq_class;
  */
 static struct workqueue_struct *devfreq_wq;
 
+/* The list of all device-devfreq governors */
+static LIST_HEAD(devfreq_governor_list);
 /* The list of all device-devfreq */
 static LIST_HEAD(devfreq_list);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(devfreq_list_lock);
@@ -111,6 +113,32 @@ static int devfreq_update_status(struct devfreq *devfreq, unsigned long freq)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * find_devfreq_governor() - find devfreq governor from name
+ * @name:	name of the governor
+ *
+ * Search the list of devfreq governors and return the matched
+ * governor's pointer. devfreq_list_lock should be held by the caller.
+ */
+static struct devfreq_governor *find_devfreq_governor(const char *name)
+{
+	struct devfreq_governor *tmp_governor;
+
+	if (unlikely(IS_ERR_OR_NULL(name))) {
+		pr_err("DEVFREQ: %s: Invalid parameters\n", __func__);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+	WARN(!mutex_is_locked(&devfreq_list_lock),
+	     "devfreq_list_lock must be locked.");
+
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp_governor, &devfreq_governor_list, node) {
+		if (!strncmp(tmp_governor->name, name, DEVFREQ_NAME_LEN))
+			return tmp_governor;
+	}
+
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+}
+
 /* Load monitoring helper functions for governors use */
 
 /**
@@ -515,6 +543,69 @@ int devfreq_resume_device(struct devfreq *devfreq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfreq_resume_device);
 
+/**
+ * devfreq_add_governor() - Add devfreq governor
+ * @governor:	the devfreq governor to be added
+ */
+int devfreq_add_governor(struct devfreq_governor *governor)
+{
+	struct devfreq_governor *g;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (!governor) {
+		pr_err("%s: Invalid parameters.\n", __func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&devfreq_list_lock);
+	g = find_devfreq_governor(governor->name);
+	if (!IS_ERR(g)) {
+		pr_err("%s: governor %s already registered\n", __func__,
+		       g->name);
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
+	list_add(&governor->node, &devfreq_governor_list);
+
+err_out:
+	mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfreq_add_governor);
+
+/**
+ * devfreq_remove_device() - Remove devfreq feature from a device.
+ * @governor:	the devfreq governor to be removed
+ */
+int devfreq_remove_governor(struct devfreq_governor *governor)
+{
+	struct devfreq_governor *g;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (!governor) {
+		pr_err("%s: Invalid parameters.\n", __func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&devfreq_list_lock);
+	g = find_devfreq_governor(governor->name);
+	if (IS_ERR(g)) {
+		pr_err("%s: governor %s not registered\n", __func__,
+		       g->name);
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
+	list_del(&governor->node);
+err_out:
+	mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfreq_remove_governor);
+
 static ssize_t show_governor(struct device *dev,
 			     struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor.h b/drivers/devfreq/governor.h
index 26432ac0a39..fad7d632197 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/governor.h
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor.h
@@ -34,4 +34,8 @@ extern void devfreq_monitor_suspend(struct devfreq *devfreq);
 extern void devfreq_monitor_resume(struct devfreq *devfreq);
 extern void devfreq_interval_update(struct devfreq *devfreq,
 					unsigned int *delay);
+
+extern int devfreq_add_governor(struct devfreq_governor *governor);
+extern int devfreq_remove_governor(struct devfreq_governor *governor);
+
 #endif /* _GOVERNOR_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/devfreq.h b/include/linux/devfreq.h
index bc35c4aee6a..6484a3f8dda 100644
--- a/include/linux/devfreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/devfreq.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct devfreq_dev_profile {
 
 /**
  * struct devfreq_governor - Devfreq policy governor
+ * @node:		list node - contains registered devfreq governors
  * @name:		Governor's name
  * @get_target_freq:	Returns desired operating frequency for the device.
  *			Basically, get_target_freq will run
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ struct devfreq_dev_profile {
  * Note that the callbacks are called with devfreq->lock locked by devfreq.
  */
 struct devfreq_governor {
+	struct list_head node;
+
 	const char name[DEVFREQ_NAME_LEN];
 	int (*get_target_freq)(struct devfreq *this, unsigned long *freq);
 	int (*event_handler)(struct devfreq *devfreq,