diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio-fan.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio-fan.txt
index 2dd457a3469a..43ca2a45b862 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio-fan.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio-fan.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Required properties:
 Optional properties:
 - alarm-gpios: This pin going active indicates something is wrong with
   the fan, and a udev event will be fired.
+- cooling-cells: If used as a cooling device, must be <2>
+  Also see: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt
+  min and max states are derived from the speed-map of the fan.
 
 Examples:
 
@@ -23,3 +26,13 @@ Examples:
 				      6000 2>;
 		alarm-gpios = <&gpio1 15 1>;
 	};
+	gpio_fan_cool: gpio_fan {
+		compatible = "gpio-fan";
+		gpios = <&gpio2 14 1
+			 &gpio2 13 1>;
+		gpio-fan,speed-map =	<0    0>,
+					<3000 1>,
+					<6000 2>;
+		alarm-gpios = <&gpio2 15 1>;
+		#cooling-cells = <2>; /* min followed by max */
+	};
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c b/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c
index 36abf814b8c7..20232c11b579 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c
@@ -34,10 +34,13 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/of_gpio.h>
+#include <linux/thermal.h>
 
 struct gpio_fan_data {
 	struct platform_device	*pdev;
 	struct device		*hwmon_dev;
+	/* Cooling device if any */
+	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
 	struct mutex		lock; /* lock GPIOs operations. */
 	int			num_ctrl;
 	unsigned		*ctrl;
@@ -387,6 +390,53 @@ static int fan_ctrl_init(struct gpio_fan_data *fan_data,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int gpio_fan_get_max_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
+				  unsigned long *state)
+{
+	struct gpio_fan_data *fan_data = cdev->devdata;
+
+	if (!fan_data)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*state = fan_data->num_speed - 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int gpio_fan_get_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
+				  unsigned long *state)
+{
+	struct gpio_fan_data *fan_data = cdev->devdata;
+	int r;
+
+	if (!fan_data)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	r = get_fan_speed_index(fan_data);
+	if (r < 0)
+		return r;
+
+	*state = r;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int gpio_fan_set_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
+				  unsigned long state)
+{
+	struct gpio_fan_data *fan_data = cdev->devdata;
+
+	if (!fan_data)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	set_fan_speed(fan_data, state);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops gpio_fan_cool_ops = {
+	.get_max_state = gpio_fan_get_max_state,
+	.get_cur_state = gpio_fan_get_cur_state,
+	.set_cur_state = gpio_fan_set_cur_state,
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_GPIO
 /*
  * Translate OpenFirmware node properties into platform_data
@@ -495,6 +545,11 @@ static int gpio_fan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct gpio_fan_data *fan_data;
 	struct gpio_fan_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 
+	fan_data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct gpio_fan_data),
+				GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fan_data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_GPIO
 	if (!pdata) {
 		pdata = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev,
@@ -506,17 +561,20 @@ static int gpio_fan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		err = gpio_fan_get_of_pdata(&pdev->dev, pdata);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
+		/* Optional cooling device register for Device tree platforms */
+		fan_data->cdev =
+			thermal_of_cooling_device_register(pdev->dev.of_node,
+							   "gpio-fan", fan_data,
+							   &gpio_fan_cool_ops);
 	}
 #else /* CONFIG_OF_GPIO */
 	if (!pdata)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	/* Optional cooling device register for non Device tree platforms */
+	fan_data->cdev = thermal_cooling_device_register("gpio-fan", fan_data,
+							 &gpio_fan_cool_ops);
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF_GPIO */
 
-	fan_data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct gpio_fan_data),
-				GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!fan_data)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	fan_data->pdev = pdev;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, fan_data);
 	mutex_init(&fan_data->lock);
@@ -550,12 +608,22 @@ static int gpio_fan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void gpio_fan_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int gpio_fan_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct gpio_fan_data *fan_data = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct gpio_fan_data *fan_data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	if (!IS_ERR(fan_data->cdev))
+		thermal_cooling_device_unregister(fan_data->cdev);
 
 	if (fan_data->ctrl)
 		set_fan_speed(fan_data, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void gpio_fan_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	gpio_fan_remove(pdev);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
@@ -589,6 +657,7 @@ static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(gpio_fan_pm, gpio_fan_suspend, gpio_fan_resume);
 
 static struct platform_driver gpio_fan_driver = {
 	.probe		= gpio_fan_probe,
+	.remove		= gpio_fan_remove,
 	.shutdown	= gpio_fan_shutdown,
 	.driver	= {
 		.name	= "gpio-fan",
