diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/occ/Makefile b/drivers/hwmon/occ/Makefile
index ab5c3e9..46a8636 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/occ/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/occ/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-occ-hwmon-objs := common.o
+occ-hwmon-objs := common.o sysfs.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SENSORS_OCC_P9_SBE), y)
 occ-hwmon-objs += p9_sbe.o
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/occ/common.c b/drivers/hwmon/occ/common.c
index da55919..7bc52af 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/occ/common.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/occ/common.c
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 
+#define OCC_ERROR_COUNT_THRESHOLD	2	/* required by OCC spec */
+
+#define OCC_STATE_SAFE			4
+#define OCC_SAFE_TIMEOUT		msecs_to_jiffies(60000) /* 1 min */
+
 #define OCC_UPDATE_FREQUENCY		msecs_to_jiffies(1000)
 
 #define OCC_TEMP_SENSOR_FAULT		0xFF
@@ -128,8 +133,10 @@ struct extended_sensor {
 
 static int occ_poll(struct occ *occ)
 {
+	int rc;
 	u16 checksum = occ->poll_cmd_data + 1;
 	u8 cmd[8];
+	struct occ_poll_response_header *header;
 
 	/* big endian */
 	cmd[0] = 0;			/* sequence number */
@@ -142,7 +149,35 @@ static int occ_poll(struct occ *occ)
 	cmd[7] = 0;
 
 	/* mutex should already be locked if necessary */
-	return occ->send_cmd(occ, cmd);
+	rc = occ->send_cmd(occ, cmd);
+	if (rc) {
+		if (occ->error_count++ > OCC_ERROR_COUNT_THRESHOLD)
+			occ->error = rc;
+
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	/* clear error since communication was successful */
+	occ->error_count = 0;
+	occ->error = 0;
+
+	/* check for safe state */
+	header = (struct occ_poll_response_header *)occ->resp.data;
+	if (header->occ_state == OCC_STATE_SAFE) {
+		if (occ->last_safe) {
+			if (time_after(jiffies,
+				       occ->last_safe + OCC_SAFE_TIMEOUT))
+				occ->error = -EHOSTDOWN;
+		} else {
+			occ->last_safe = jiffies;
+		}
+	} else {
+		occ->last_safe = 0;
+	}
+
+done:
+	occ_sysfs_poll_done(occ);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int occ_set_user_power_cap(struct occ *occ, u16 user_power_cap)
@@ -174,7 +209,7 @@ static int occ_set_user_power_cap(struct occ *occ, u16 user_power_cap)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int occ_update_response(struct occ *occ)
+int occ_update_response(struct occ *occ)
 {
 	int rc = mutex_lock_interruptible(&occ->lock);
 
@@ -1207,5 +1242,9 @@ int occ_setup(struct occ *occ, const char *name)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	rc = occ_setup_sysfs(occ);
+	if (rc)
+		dev_err(occ->bus_dev, "failed to setup sysfs: %d\n", rc);
+
+	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/occ/common.h b/drivers/hwmon/occ/common.h
index 2c1c06e..7bacbb6 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/occ/common.h
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/occ/common.h
@@ -112,8 +112,25 @@ struct occ {
 	struct occ_attribute *attrs;
 	struct attribute_group group;
 	const struct attribute_group *groups[2];
+
+	int error;                      /* latest transfer error */
+	unsigned int error_count;       /* number of xfr errors observed */
+	unsigned long last_safe;        /* time OCC entered "safe" state */
+
+	/*
+	 * Store the previous state data for comparison in order to notify
+	 * sysfs readers of state changes.
+	 */
+	int prev_error;
+	u8 prev_stat;
+	u8 prev_ext_stat;
+	u8 prev_occs_present;
 };
 
 int occ_setup(struct occ *occ, const char *name);
+int occ_setup_sysfs(struct occ *occ);
+void occ_shutdown(struct occ *occ);
+void occ_sysfs_poll_done(struct occ *occ);
+int occ_update_response(struct occ *occ);
 
 #endif /* OCC_COMMON_H */
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/occ/p8_i2c.c b/drivers/hwmon/occ/p8_i2c.c
index 9a920db..63f3db8 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/occ/p8_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/occ/p8_i2c.c
@@ -232,6 +232,15 @@ static int p8_i2c_occ_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	return occ_setup(occ, "p8_occ");
 }
 
+static int p8_i2c_occ_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+	struct occ *occ = dev_get_drvdata(&client->dev);
+
+	occ_shutdown(occ);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct of_device_id p8_i2c_occ_of_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "ibm,p8-occ-hwmon" },
 	{}
@@ -245,6 +254,7 @@ static int p8_i2c_occ_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		.of_match_table = p8_i2c_occ_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = p8_i2c_occ_probe,
+	.remove = p8_i2c_occ_remove,
 };
 
 module_i2c_driver(p8_i2c_occ_driver);
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/occ/p9_sbe.c b/drivers/hwmon/occ/p9_sbe.c
index fb32788..e379b05 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/occ/p9_sbe.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/occ/p9_sbe.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static int p9_sbe_occ_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct p9_sbe_occ *ctx = to_p9_sbe_occ(occ);
 
 	ctx->sbe = NULL;
+	occ_shutdown(occ);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/occ/sysfs.c b/drivers/hwmon/occ/sysfs.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..743b26ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/occ/sysfs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * OCC hwmon driver sysfs interface
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation 2018
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/hwmon-sysfs.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/sysfs.h>
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+/* OCC status register */
+#define OCC_STAT_MASTER			BIT(7)
+#define OCC_STAT_ACTIVE			BIT(0)
+
+/* OCC extended status register */
+#define OCC_EXT_STAT_DVFS_OT		BIT(7)
+#define OCC_EXT_STAT_DVFS_POWER		BIT(6)
+#define OCC_EXT_STAT_MEM_THROTTLE	BIT(5)
+#define OCC_EXT_STAT_QUICK_DROP		BIT(4)
+
+static ssize_t occ_sysfs_show(struct device *dev,
+			      struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	int rc;
+	int val = 0;
+	struct occ *occ = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct occ_poll_response_header *header;
+	struct sensor_device_attribute *sattr = to_sensor_dev_attr(attr);
+
+	rc = occ_update_response(occ);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	header = (struct occ_poll_response_header *)occ->resp.data;
+
+	switch (sattr->index) {
+	case 0:
+		val = !!(header->status & OCC_STAT_MASTER);
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		val = !!(header->status & OCC_STAT_ACTIVE);
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		val = !!(header->status & OCC_EXT_STAT_DVFS_OT);
+		break;
+	case 3:
+		val = !!(header->status & OCC_EXT_STAT_DVFS_POWER);
+		break;
+	case 4:
+		val = !!(header->status & OCC_EXT_STAT_MEM_THROTTLE);
+		break;
+	case 5:
+		val = !!(header->status & OCC_EXT_STAT_QUICK_DROP);
+		break;
+	case 6:
+		val = header->occ_state;
+		break;
+	case 7:
+		if (header->status & OCC_STAT_MASTER)
+			val = hweight8(header->occs_present);
+		else
+			val = 1;
+		break;
+	case 8:
+		val = occ->error;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE - 1, "%d\n", val);
+}
+
+static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(occ_master, 0444, occ_sysfs_show, NULL, 0);
+static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(occ_active, 0444, occ_sysfs_show, NULL, 1);
+static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(occ_dvfs_overtemp, 0444, occ_sysfs_show, NULL, 2);
+static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(occ_dvfs_power, 0444, occ_sysfs_show, NULL, 3);
+static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(occ_mem_throttle, 0444, occ_sysfs_show, NULL, 4);
+static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(occ_quick_pwr_drop, 0444, occ_sysfs_show, NULL, 5);
+static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(occ_state, 0444, occ_sysfs_show, NULL, 6);
+static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(occs_present, 0444, occ_sysfs_show, NULL, 7);
+static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(occ_error, 0444, occ_sysfs_show, NULL, 8);
+
+static struct attribute *occ_attributes[] = {
+	&sensor_dev_attr_occ_master.dev_attr.attr,
+	&sensor_dev_attr_occ_active.dev_attr.attr,
+	&sensor_dev_attr_occ_dvfs_overtemp.dev_attr.attr,
+	&sensor_dev_attr_occ_dvfs_power.dev_attr.attr,
+	&sensor_dev_attr_occ_mem_throttle.dev_attr.attr,
+	&sensor_dev_attr_occ_quick_pwr_drop.dev_attr.attr,
+	&sensor_dev_attr_occ_state.dev_attr.attr,
+	&sensor_dev_attr_occs_present.dev_attr.attr,
+	&sensor_dev_attr_occ_error.dev_attr.attr,
+	NULL
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group occ_sysfs = {
+	.attrs = occ_attributes,
+};
+
+void occ_sysfs_poll_done(struct occ *occ)
+{
+	const char *name;
+	struct occ_poll_response_header *header =
+		(struct occ_poll_response_header *)occ->resp.data;
+
+	/*
+	 * On the first poll response, we haven't yet created the sysfs
+	 * attributes, so don't make any notify calls.
+	 */
+	if (!occ->hwmon)
+		goto done;
+
+	if ((header->status & OCC_STAT_MASTER) !=
+	    (occ->prev_stat & OCC_STAT_MASTER)) {
+		name = sensor_dev_attr_occ_master.dev_attr.attr.name;
+		sysfs_notify(&occ->bus_dev->kobj, NULL, name);
+	}
+
+	if ((header->status & OCC_STAT_ACTIVE) !=
+	    (occ->prev_stat & OCC_STAT_ACTIVE)) {
+		name = sensor_dev_attr_occ_active.dev_attr.attr.name;
+		sysfs_notify(&occ->bus_dev->kobj, NULL, name);
+	}
+
+	if ((header->ext_status & OCC_EXT_STAT_DVFS_OT) !=
+	    (occ->prev_ext_stat & OCC_EXT_STAT_DVFS_OT)) {
+		name = sensor_dev_attr_occ_dvfs_overtemp.dev_attr.attr.name;
+		sysfs_notify(&occ->bus_dev->kobj, NULL, name);
+	}
+
+	if ((header->ext_status & OCC_EXT_STAT_DVFS_POWER) !=
+	    (occ->prev_ext_stat & OCC_EXT_STAT_DVFS_POWER)) {
+		name = sensor_dev_attr_occ_dvfs_power.dev_attr.attr.name;
+		sysfs_notify(&occ->bus_dev->kobj, NULL, name);
+	}
+
+	if ((header->ext_status & OCC_EXT_STAT_MEM_THROTTLE) !=
+	    (occ->prev_ext_stat & OCC_EXT_STAT_MEM_THROTTLE)) {
+		name = sensor_dev_attr_occ_mem_throttle.dev_attr.attr.name;
+		sysfs_notify(&occ->bus_dev->kobj, NULL, name);
+	}
+
+	if ((header->ext_status & OCC_EXT_STAT_QUICK_DROP) !=
+	    (occ->prev_ext_stat & OCC_EXT_STAT_QUICK_DROP)) {
+		name = sensor_dev_attr_occ_quick_pwr_drop.dev_attr.attr.name;
+		sysfs_notify(&occ->bus_dev->kobj, NULL, name);
+	}
+
+	if ((header->status & OCC_STAT_MASTER) &&
+	    header->occs_present != occ->prev_occs_present) {
+		name = sensor_dev_attr_occs_present.dev_attr.attr.name;
+		sysfs_notify(&occ->bus_dev->kobj, NULL, name);
+	}
+
+	if (occ->error && occ->error != occ->prev_error) {
+		name = sensor_dev_attr_occ_error.dev_attr.attr.name;
+		sysfs_notify(&occ->bus_dev->kobj, NULL, name);
+	}
+
+	/* no notifications for OCC state; doesn't indicate error condition */
+
+done:
+	occ->prev_error = occ->error;
+	occ->prev_stat = header->status;
+	occ->prev_ext_stat = header->ext_status;
+	occ->prev_occs_present = header->occs_present;
+}
+
+int occ_setup_sysfs(struct occ *occ)
+{
+	return sysfs_create_group(&occ->bus_dev->kobj, &occ_sysfs);
+}
+
+void occ_shutdown(struct occ *occ)
+{
+	sysfs_remove_group(&occ->bus_dev->kobj, &occ_sysfs);
+}
