diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 72e6a9a67d3e..52e24ba45fc9 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -402,6 +402,20 @@ int thermal_sensor_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_sensor_trip);
 
+int sensor_get_temp(uint32_t sensor_id, long *temp)
+{
+	struct sensor_info *sensor = get_sensor(sensor_id);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!sensor)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = sensor->tz->ops->get_temp(sensor->tz, temp);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sensor_get_temp);
+
 int sensor_activate_trip(uint32_t sensor_id,
 	struct sensor_threshold *threshold, bool enable)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index 89de2ca82974..af10c703601b 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ struct thermal_instance *get_thermal_instance(struct thermal_zone_device *,
 		struct thermal_cooling_device *, int);
 void thermal_cdev_update(struct thermal_cooling_device *);
 void thermal_notify_framework(struct thermal_zone_device *, int);
+
+int sensor_get_temp(uint32_t sensor_id, long *temp);
 int sensor_get_id(char *name);
 int sensor_set_trip(uint32_t sensor_id, struct sensor_threshold *threshold);
 int sensor_cancel_trip(uint32_t sensor_id, struct sensor_threshold *threshold);
@@ -528,6 +530,8 @@ static inline int sensor_cancel_trip(uint32_t sensor_id,
 static inline int thermal_sensor_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 		enum thermal_trip_type trip, unsigned long temp)
 { return -ENODEV;}
+static inline int sensor_get_temp(uint32_t sensor_id, long *temp)
+{ return -ENODEV;}
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_THERMAL */