diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 3392fcb92796..e381d521c355 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/thermal.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 
@@ -1055,7 +1056,8 @@ static struct class thermal_class = {
 };
 
 /**
- * thermal_cooling_device_register() - register a new thermal cooling device
+ * __thermal_cooling_device_register() - register a new thermal cooling device
+ * @np:		a pointer to a device tree node.
  * @type:	the thermal cooling device type.
  * @devdata:	device private data.
  * @ops:		standard thermal cooling devices callbacks.
@@ -1063,13 +1065,16 @@ static struct class thermal_class = {
  * This interface function adds a new thermal cooling device (fan/processor/...)
  * to /sys/class/thermal/ folder as cooling_device[0-*]. It tries to bind itself
  * to all the thermal zone devices registered at the same time.
+ * It also gives the opportunity to link the cooling device to a device tree
+ * node, so that it can be bound to a thermal zone created out of device tree.
  *
  * Return: a pointer to the created struct thermal_cooling_device or an
  * ERR_PTR. Caller must check return value with IS_ERR*() helpers.
  */
-struct thermal_cooling_device *
-thermal_cooling_device_register(char *type, void *devdata,
-				const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops *ops)
+static struct thermal_cooling_device *
+__thermal_cooling_device_register(struct device_node *np,
+				  char *type, void *devdata,
+				  const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
 	int result;
@@ -1094,6 +1099,7 @@ thermal_cooling_device_register(char *type, void *devdata,
 	strlcpy(cdev->type, type ? : "", sizeof(cdev->type));
 	mutex_init(&cdev->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->thermal_instances);
+	cdev->np = np;
 	cdev->ops = ops;
 	cdev->updated = true;
 	cdev->device.class = &thermal_class;
@@ -1136,8 +1142,52 @@ unregister:
 	device_unregister(&cdev->device);
 	return ERR_PTR(result);
 }
+
+/**
+ * thermal_cooling_device_register() - register a new thermal cooling device
+ * @type:	the thermal cooling device type.
+ * @devdata:	device private data.
+ * @ops:		standard thermal cooling devices callbacks.
+ *
+ * This interface function adds a new thermal cooling device (fan/processor/...)
+ * to /sys/class/thermal/ folder as cooling_device[0-*]. It tries to bind itself
+ * to all the thermal zone devices registered at the same time.
+ *
+ * Return: a pointer to the created struct thermal_cooling_device or an
+ * ERR_PTR. Caller must check return value with IS_ERR*() helpers.
+ */
+struct thermal_cooling_device *
+thermal_cooling_device_register(char *type, void *devdata,
+				const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops *ops)
+{
+	return __thermal_cooling_device_register(NULL, type, devdata, ops);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_cooling_device_register);
 
+/**
+ * thermal_of_cooling_device_register() - register an OF thermal cooling device
+ * @np:		a pointer to a device tree node.
+ * @type:	the thermal cooling device type.
+ * @devdata:	device private data.
+ * @ops:		standard thermal cooling devices callbacks.
+ *
+ * This function will register a cooling device with device tree node reference.
+ * This interface function adds a new thermal cooling device (fan/processor/...)
+ * to /sys/class/thermal/ folder as cooling_device[0-*]. It tries to bind itself
+ * to all the thermal zone devices registered at the same time.
+ *
+ * Return: a pointer to the created struct thermal_cooling_device or an
+ * ERR_PTR. Caller must check return value with IS_ERR*() helpers.
+ */
+struct thermal_cooling_device *
+thermal_of_cooling_device_register(struct device_node *np,
+				   char *type, void *devdata,
+				   const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops *ops)
+{
+	return __thermal_cooling_device_register(np, type, devdata, ops);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_of_cooling_device_register);
+
 /**
  * thermal_cooling_device_unregister - removes the registered thermal cooling device
  * @cdev:	the thermal cooling device to remove.
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index b780c5b27122..f7e11c7ea7d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #ifndef __THERMAL_H__
 #define __THERMAL_H__
 
+#include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
@@ -280,6 +281,9 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *);
 
 struct thermal_cooling_device *thermal_cooling_device_register(char *, void *,
 		const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops *);
+struct thermal_cooling_device *
+thermal_of_cooling_device_register(struct device_node *np, char *, void *,
+				   const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops *);
 void thermal_cooling_device_unregister(struct thermal_cooling_device *);
 struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_get_zone_by_name(const char *name);
 int thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, unsigned long *temp);