diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator
index 84e66fdad028..3731f6f29bcb 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator
@@ -157,6 +157,19 @@ Description:
 		platform code.
 
 
+What:		/sys/class/regulator/.../name
+Date:		October 2008
+KernelVersion:	2.6.28
+Contact:	Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>
+Description:
+		Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+		name. This holds a string identifying the regulator for
+		display purposes.
+
+		NOTE: this will be empty if no suitable name is provided
+		by platform or regulator drivers.
+
+
 What:		/sys/class/regulator/.../num_users
 Date:		April 2008
 KernelVersion:	2.6.26
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 9a6757decd3d..02a774424e8d 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -241,6 +241,22 @@ static ssize_t regulator_uA_show(struct device *dev,
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", _regulator_get_current_limit(rdev));
 }
 
+static ssize_t regulator_name_show(struct device *dev,
+			     struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct regulator_dev *rdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	const char *name;
+
+	if (rdev->constraints->name)
+		name = rdev->constraints->name;
+	else if (rdev->desc->name)
+		name = rdev->desc->name;
+	else
+		name = "";
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", name);
+}
+
 static ssize_t regulator_opmode_show(struct device *dev,
 				    struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
@@ -473,7 +489,9 @@ static ssize_t regulator_suspend_standby_state_show(struct device *dev,
 	else
 		return sprintf(buf, "disabled\n");
 }
+
 static struct device_attribute regulator_dev_attrs[] = {
+	__ATTR(name, 0444, regulator_name_show, NULL),
 	__ATTR(microvolts, 0444, regulator_uV_show, NULL),
 	__ATTR(microamps, 0444, regulator_uA_show, NULL),
 	__ATTR(opmode, 0444, regulator_opmode_show, NULL),