diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp.h b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp.h
index b63752ad768a..f711dc86b3ec 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp.h
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp.h
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ struct mdss_overlay_private {
 	struct kernfs_node *vsync_event_sd;
 	struct kernfs_node *hist_event_sd;
 	struct kernfs_node *bl_event_sd;
+	struct kernfs_node *ad_event_sd;
 	int borderfill_enable;
 	int overlay_play_enable;
 	int hw_refresh;
@@ -602,6 +603,7 @@ struct mdss_overlay_private {
 	u32 cursor_ndx[2];
 	u32 hist_events;
 	u32 bl_events;
+	u32 ad_events;
 };
 
 struct mdss_mdp_set_ot_params {
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c
index 317fe18d6ba4..bdfbc9725743 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c
@@ -2701,6 +2701,18 @@ static ssize_t mdss_mdp_hist_show_event(struct device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static ssize_t mdss_mdp_ad_show_event(struct device *dev,
+		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct fb_info *fbi = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd = (struct msm_fb_data_type *)fbi->par;
+	struct mdss_overlay_private *mdp5_data = mfd_to_mdp5_data(mfd);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", mdp5_data->ad_events);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static inline int mdss_mdp_ad_is_supported(struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd)
 {
 	struct mdss_mdp_ctl *ctl = mfd_to_ctl(mfd);
@@ -2917,6 +2929,7 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(dyn_pu, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP, mdss_mdp_dyn_pu_show,
 	mdss_mdp_dyn_pu_store);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(hist_event, S_IRUGO, mdss_mdp_hist_show_event, NULL);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(bl_event, S_IRUGO, mdss_mdp_bl_show_event, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(ad_event, S_IRUGO, mdss_mdp_ad_show_event, NULL);
 
 static struct attribute *mdp_overlay_sysfs_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_vsync_event.attr,
@@ -2925,6 +2938,7 @@ static struct attribute *mdp_overlay_sysfs_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_msm_cmd_autorefresh_en.attr,
 	&dev_attr_hist_event.attr,
 	&dev_attr_bl_event.attr,
+	&dev_attr_ad_event.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -4906,6 +4920,14 @@ int mdss_mdp_overlay_init(struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd)
 		goto init_fail;
 	}
 
+	mdp5_data->ad_event_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(dev->kobj.sd,
+							 "ad_event");
+	if (!mdp5_data->ad_event_sd) {
+		pr_err("ad_event sysfs lookup failed\n");
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto init_fail;
+	}
+
 	rc = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&dev->kobj,
 			&mdp5_data->mdata->pdev->dev.kobj, "mdp");
 	if (rc)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_pp.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_pp.c
index efb4bda669ab..1ff6434463e8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_pp.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_pp.c
@@ -5351,6 +5351,7 @@ static void pp_ad_calc_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct mdss_ad_info *ad;
 	struct mdss_mdp_ctl *ctl;
 	struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd, *bl_mfd;
+	struct mdss_overlay_private *mdp5_data;
 	struct mdss_data_type *mdata;
 	char __iomem *base;
 	u32 calc_done = 0;
@@ -5365,13 +5366,13 @@ static void pp_ad_calc_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	bl_mfd = ad->bl_mfd;
 	ctl = mfd_to_ctl(ad->mfd);
 	mdata = mfd_to_mdata(ad->mfd);
+	mdp5_data = mfd_to_mdp5_data(mfd);
 
 	if (!mdata || ad->calc_hw_num >= mdata->nad_cfgs) {
 		mutex_unlock(&ad->lock);
 		return;
 	}
 
-
 	base = mdata->ad_off[ad->calc_hw_num].base;
 
 	if ((ad->cfg.mode == MDSS_AD_MODE_AUTO_STR) && (ad->last_bl == 0)) {
@@ -5410,6 +5411,11 @@ static void pp_ad_calc_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!ad->calc_itr) {
 		ad->state &= ~PP_AD_STATE_VSYNC;
 		ctl->ops.remove_vsync_handler(ctl, &ad->handle);
+	} else {
+		if (mdp5_data) {
+			mdp5_data->ad_events++;
+			sysfs_notify_dirent(mdp5_data->ad_event_sd);
+		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ad->lock);
 	/* dspp3 doesn't have ad attached to it so following is safe */