diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/Kconfig b/drivers/devfreq/Kconfig
index cedda8f1e5eb..d260cd0219f6 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/Kconfig
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ config DEVFREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
 	  Otherwise, the governor does not change the frequency
 	  given at the initialization.
 
+config DEVFREQ_GOV_PASSIVE
+	tristate "Passive"
+	help
+	  Sets the frequency based on the frequency of its parent devfreq
+	  device. This governor does not change the frequency by itself
+	  through sysfs entries. The passive governor recommends that
+	  devfreq device uses the OPP table to get the frequency/voltage.
+
 comment "DEVFREQ Drivers"
 
 config ARM_EXYNOS_BUS_DEVFREQ
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/Makefile b/drivers/devfreq/Makefile
index 8af8aaf922a8..2633087d5c63 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_SIMPLE_ONDEMAND)	+= governor_simpleondemand.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE)	+= governor_performance.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE)	+= governor_powersave.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_USERSPACE)	+= governor_userspace.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_PASSIVE)	+= governor_passive.o
 
 # DEVFREQ Drivers
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_EXYNOS_BUS_DEVFREQ)	+= exynos-bus.o
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..28a9ae32d330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+/*
+ * linux/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Samsung Electronics
+ * Author: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@samsung.com>
+ * Author: MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@samsung.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/devfreq.h>
+#include "governor.h"
+
+static int devfreq_passive_get_target_freq(struct devfreq *devfreq,
+					unsigned long *freq)
+{
+	struct devfreq_passive_data *p_data
+			= (struct devfreq_passive_data *)devfreq->data;
+	struct devfreq *parent_devfreq = (struct devfreq *)p_data->parent;
+	unsigned long child_freq = ULONG_MAX;
+	struct dev_pm_opp *opp;
+	int i, count, ret = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the devfreq device with passive governor has the specific method
+	 * to determine the next frequency, should use the get_target_freq()
+	 * of struct devfreq_passive_data.
+	 */
+	if (p_data->get_target_freq) {
+		ret = p_data->get_target_freq(devfreq, freq);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If the parent and passive devfreq device uses the OPP table,
+	 * get the next frequency by using the OPP table.
+	 */
+
+	/*
+	 * - parent devfreq device uses the governors except for passive.
+	 * - passive devfreq device uses the passive governor.
+	 *
+	 * Each devfreq has the OPP table. After deciding the new frequency
+	 * from the governor of parent devfreq device, the passive governor
+	 * need to get the index of new frequency on OPP table of parent
+	 * device. And then the index is used for getting the suitable
+	 * new frequency for passive devfreq device.
+	 */
+	if (!devfreq->profile || !devfreq->profile->freq_table
+		|| devfreq->profile->max_state <= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
+	 * The passive governor have to get the correct frequency from OPP
+	 * list of parent device. Because in this case, *freq is temporary
+	 * value which is decided by ondemand governor.
+	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	opp = devfreq_recommended_opp(parent_devfreq->dev.parent, freq, 0);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (IS_ERR(opp)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(opp);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Get the OPP table's index of decided freqeuncy by governor
+	 * of parent device.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < parent_devfreq->profile->max_state; i++)
+		if (parent_devfreq->profile->freq_table[i] == *freq)
+			break;
+
+	if (i == parent_devfreq->profile->max_state) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the suitable frequency by using index of parent device. */
+	if (i < devfreq->profile->max_state) {
+		child_freq = devfreq->profile->freq_table[i];
+	} else {
+		count = devfreq->profile->max_state;
+		child_freq = devfreq->profile->freq_table[count - 1];
+	}
+
+	/* Return the suitable frequency for passive device. */
+	*freq = child_freq;
+
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int update_devfreq_passive(struct devfreq *devfreq, unsigned long freq)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!devfreq->governor)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&devfreq->lock);
+
+	ret = devfreq->governor->get_target_freq(devfreq, &freq);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = devfreq->profile->target(devfreq->dev.parent, &freq, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	devfreq->previous_freq = freq;
+
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int devfreq_passive_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb,
+				unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct devfreq_passive_data *data
+			= container_of(nb, struct devfreq_passive_data, nb);
+	struct devfreq *devfreq = (struct devfreq *)data->this;
+	struct devfreq *parent = (struct devfreq *)data->parent;
+	struct devfreq_freqs *freqs = (struct devfreq_freqs *)ptr;
+	unsigned long freq = freqs->new;
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case DEVFREQ_PRECHANGE:
+		if (parent->previous_freq > freq)
+			update_devfreq_passive(devfreq, freq);
+		break;
+	case DEVFREQ_POSTCHANGE:
+		if (parent->previous_freq < freq)
+			update_devfreq_passive(devfreq, freq);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static int devfreq_passive_event_handler(struct devfreq *devfreq,
+				unsigned int event, void *data)
+{
+	struct device *dev = devfreq->dev.parent;
+	struct devfreq_passive_data *p_data
+			= (struct devfreq_passive_data *)devfreq->data;
+	struct devfreq *parent = (struct devfreq *)p_data->parent;
+	struct notifier_block *nb = &p_data->nb;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!parent)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case DEVFREQ_GOV_START:
+		if (!p_data->this)
+			p_data->this = devfreq;
+
+		nb->notifier_call = devfreq_passive_notifier_call;
+		ret = devm_devfreq_register_notifier(dev, parent, nb,
+					DEVFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER);
+		break;
+	case DEVFREQ_GOV_STOP:
+		devm_devfreq_unregister_notifier(dev, parent, nb,
+					DEVFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct devfreq_governor devfreq_passive = {
+	.name = "passive",
+	.get_target_freq = devfreq_passive_get_target_freq,
+	.event_handler = devfreq_passive_event_handler,
+};
+
+static int __init devfreq_passive_init(void)
+{
+	return devfreq_add_governor(&devfreq_passive);
+}
+subsys_initcall(devfreq_passive_init);
+
+static void __exit devfreq_passive_exit(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = devfreq_remove_governor(&devfreq_passive);
+	if (ret)
+		pr_err("%s: failed remove governor %d\n", __func__, ret);
+
+	return;
+}
+module_exit(devfreq_passive_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@samsung.com>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@samsung.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("DEVFREQ Passive governor");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/include/linux/devfreq.h b/include/linux/devfreq.h
index 98c699304e12..2de4e2eea180 100644
--- a/include/linux/devfreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/devfreq.h
@@ -272,6 +272,39 @@ struct devfreq_simple_ondemand_data {
 };
 #endif
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_PASSIVE)
+/**
+ * struct devfreq_passive_data - void *data fed to struct devfreq
+ *	and devfreq_add_device
+ * @parent:	the devfreq instance of parent device.
+ * @get_target_freq:	Optional callback, Returns desired operating frequency
+ *			for the device using passive governor. That is called
+ *			when passive governor should decide the next frequency
+ *			by using the new frequency of parent devfreq device
+ *			using governors except for passive governor.
+ *			If the devfreq device has the specific method to decide
+ *			the next frequency, should use this callback.
+ * @this:	the devfreq instance of own device.
+ * @nb:		the notifier block for DEVFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER list
+ *
+ * The devfreq_passive_data have to set the devfreq instance of parent
+ * device with governors except for the passive governor. But, don't need to
+ * initialize the 'this' and 'nb' field because the devfreq core will handle
+ * them.
+ */
+struct devfreq_passive_data {
+	/* Should set the devfreq instance of parent device */
+	struct devfreq *parent;
+
+	/* Optional callback to decide the next frequency of passvice device */
+	int (*get_target_freq)(struct devfreq *this, unsigned long *freq);
+
+	/* For passive governor's internal use. Don't need to set them */
+	struct devfreq *this;
+	struct notifier_block nb;
+};
+#endif
+
 #else /* !CONFIG_PM_DEVFREQ */
 static inline struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
 					  struct devfreq_dev_profile *profile,
