diff --git a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
index 526d4b90d6c1..6859661c9d31 100644
--- a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ temperature) and throttle appropriate devices.
 	.get_trip_type: get the type of certain trip point.
 	.get_trip_temp: get the temperature above which the certain trip point
 			will be fired.
+	.set_emul_temp: set the emulation temperature which helps in debugging
+			different threshold temperature points.
 
 1.1.2 void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ Thermal zone device sys I/F, created once it's registered:
     |---trip_point_[0-*]_temp:	Trip point temperature
     |---trip_point_[0-*]_type:	Trip point type
     |---trip_point_[0-*]_hyst:	Hysteresis value for this trip point
+    |---emul_temp:		Emulated temperature set node
 
 Thermal cooling device sys I/F, created once it's registered:
 /sys/class/thermal/cooling_device[0-*]:
@@ -252,6 +255,16 @@ passive
 	Valid values: 0 (disabled) or greater than 1000
 	RW, Optional
 
+emul_temp
+	Interface to set the emulated temperature method in thermal zone
+	(sensor). After setting this temperature, the thermal zone may pass
+	this temperature to platform emulation function if registered or
+	cache it locally. This is useful in debugging different temperature
+	threshold and its associated cooling action. This is write only node
+	and writing 0 on this node should disable emulation.
+	Unit: millidegree Celsius
+	WO, Optional
+
 *****************************
 * Cooling device attributes *
 *****************************
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
index faf38c522fa8..e4cf7fbc3a59 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ config CPU_THERMAL
 	  and not the ACPI interface.
 	  If you want this support, you should say Y here.
 
+config THERMAL_EMULATION
+	bool "Thermal emulation mode support"
+	help
+	  Enable this option to make a emul_temp sysfs node in thermal zone
+	  directory to support temperature emulation. With emulation sysfs node,
+	  user can manually input temperature and test the different trip
+	  threshold behaviour for simulation purpose.
+
 config SPEAR_THERMAL
 	bool "SPEAr thermal sensor driver"
 	depends on PLAT_SPEAR
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
index 0a1bf6b032ea..0675687c6de8 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
@@ -378,24 +378,54 @@ static void handle_thermal_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
 	monitor_thermal_zone(tz);
 }
 
+static int thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+				unsigned long *temp)
+{
+	int ret = 0, count;
+	unsigned long crit_temp = -1UL;
+	enum thermal_trip_type type;
+
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+
+	ret = tz->ops->get_temp(tz, temp);
+#ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION
+	if (!tz->emul_temperature)
+		goto skip_emul;
+
+	for (count = 0; count < tz->trips; count++) {
+		ret = tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, count, &type);
+		if (!ret && type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL) {
+			ret = tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, count, &crit_temp);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ret)
+		goto skip_emul;
+
+	if (*temp < crit_temp)
+		*temp = tz->emul_temperature;
+skip_emul:
+#endif
+	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void update_temperature(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
 	long temp;
 	int ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
-
-	ret = tz->ops->get_temp(tz, &temp);
+	ret = thermal_zone_get_temp(tz, &temp);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_warn(&tz->device, "failed to read out thermal zone %d\n",
 			 tz->id);
-		goto exit;
+		return;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
 	tz->last_temperature = tz->temperature;
 	tz->temperature = temp;
-
-exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
 }
 
@@ -438,10 +468,7 @@ temp_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 	long temperature;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!tz->ops->get_temp)
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	ret = tz->ops->get_temp(tz, &temperature);
+	ret = thermal_zone_get_temp(tz, &temperature);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -701,6 +728,31 @@ policy_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr, char *buf)
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", tz->governor->name);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION
+static ssize_t
+emul_temp_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+		     const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
+	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned long temperature;
+
+	if (kstrtoul(buf, 10, &temperature))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!tz->ops->set_emul_temp) {
+		mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+		tz->emul_temperature = temperature;
+		mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
+	} else {
+		ret = tz->ops->set_emul_temp(tz, temperature);
+	}
+
+	return ret ? ret : count;
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR(emul_temp, S_IWUSR, NULL, emul_temp_store);
+#endif/*CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION*/
+
 static DEVICE_ATTR(type, 0444, type_show, NULL);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(temp, 0444, temp_show, NULL);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(mode, 0644, mode_show, mode_store);
@@ -843,7 +895,7 @@ temp_input_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 				       temp_input);
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = temp->tz;
 
-	ret = tz->ops->get_temp(tz, &temperature);
+	ret = thermal_zone_get_temp(tz, &temperature);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -1596,6 +1648,11 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 			goto unregister;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION
+	result = device_create_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_emul_temp);
+	if (result)
+		goto unregister;
+#endif
 	/* Create policy attribute */
 	result = device_create_file(&tz->device, &dev_attr_policy);
 	if (result)
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index 9b78f8c6f773..f0bd7f90a90d 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device_ops {
 	int (*set_trip_hyst) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int,
 			      unsigned long);
 	int (*get_crit_temp) (struct thermal_zone_device *, unsigned long *);
+	int (*set_emul_temp) (struct thermal_zone_device *, unsigned long);
 	int (*get_trend) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int,
 			  enum thermal_trend *);
 	int (*notify) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int,
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
 	int polling_delay;
 	int temperature;
 	int last_temperature;
+	int emul_temperature;
 	int passive;
 	unsigned int forced_passive;
 	const struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops;