diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/Kconfig b/drivers/devfreq/Kconfig
index 55ec774f794c..d03f635a93e1 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/Kconfig
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ config DEVFREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
 	  Otherwise, the governor does not change the frequnecy
 	  given at the initialization.
 
+config DEVFREQ_GOV_PASSIVE
+	tristate "Passive"
+	help
+	  Sets the frequency by other governors (simple_ondemand, performance,
+	  powersave, usersapce) of a parent devfreq device. This governor
+	  always has the dependency on the chosen frequency from paired
+	  governor. This governor does not change the frequency by oneself
+	  through sysfs entry.
+
 comment "DEVFREQ Drivers"
 
 config ARM_EXYNOS_BUS_DEVFREQ
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/Makefile b/drivers/devfreq/Makefile
index 375ebbb4fcfb..f81c313b4b79 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_ARCH_EXYNOS)		+= exynos/
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 984c5e9e7bdd..15e58779e4c0 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -190,6 +190,31 @@ static struct devfreq_governor *find_devfreq_governor(const char *name)
 
 /* Load monitoring helper functions for governors use */
 
+static int update_devfreq_passive(struct devfreq *devfreq, unsigned long freq)
+{
+	struct devfreq *passive;
+	unsigned long rate;
+	int ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(passive, &devfreq->passive_dev_list, passive_node) {
+		if (!passive->governor)
+			continue;
+		rate = freq;
+
+		ret = passive->governor->get_target_freq(passive, &rate);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = passive->profile->target(passive->dev.parent, &rate, 0);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		passive->previous_freq = rate;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * update_devfreq() - Reevaluate the device and configure frequency.
  * @devfreq:	the devfreq instance.
@@ -233,10 +258,18 @@ int update_devfreq(struct devfreq *devfreq)
 		flags |= DEVFREQ_FLAG_LEAST_UPPER_BOUND; /* Use LUB */
 	}
 
+	if (!list_empty(&devfreq->passive_dev_list)
+		&& devfreq->previous_freq > freq)
+		update_devfreq_passive(devfreq, freq);
+
 	err = devfreq->profile->target(devfreq->dev.parent, &freq, flags);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (!list_empty(&devfreq->passive_dev_list)
+		&& devfreq->previous_freq < freq)
+		update_devfreq_passive(devfreq, freq);
+
 	if (devfreq->profile->freq_table)
 		if (devfreq_update_status(devfreq, freq))
 			dev_err(&devfreq->dev,
@@ -442,6 +475,10 @@ static void _remove_devfreq(struct devfreq *devfreq)
 		return;
 	}
 	list_del(&devfreq->node);
+	list_del(&devfreq->passive_node);
+	if (!list_empty(&devfreq->passive_dev_list))
+		list_del_init(&devfreq->passive_dev_list);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
 
 	if (devfreq->governor)
@@ -559,6 +596,16 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
 		goto err_init;
 	}
 
+	if (!strncmp(devfreq->governor_name, "passive", 7)) {
+		struct devfreq *parent_devfreq =
+			((struct devfreq_passive_data *)data)->parent;
+
+		list_add(&devfreq->passive_node,
+			&parent_devfreq->passive_dev_list);
+	} else {
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&devfreq->passive_dev_list);
+	}
+
 	return devfreq;
 
 err_init:
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7443ae4b92f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * linux/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Samsung Electronics
+ * Author: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@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/devfreq.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/devfreq.h>
+#include "governor.h"
+
+static int devfreq_passive_get_target_freq(struct devfreq *passive,
+					unsigned long *freq)
+{
+	struct devfreq_passive_data *passive_data = passive->data;
+	struct devfreq *parent_devfreq = passive_data->parent;
+	unsigned long child_freq = ULONG_MAX;
+	int i, count;
+
+	/*
+	 * 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 (!passive->profile || !passive->profile->freq_table
+		|| passive->profile->max_state <= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
+	 * When new frequency is lower than previous frequency of parent
+	 * devfreq device, passive governor get the correct frequency from OPP
+	 * list of parent device. Because in this case, *freq is temporary
+	 * value which is decided by ondemand governor.
+	 */
+	if (parent_devfreq->previous_freq > *freq) {
+		struct dev_pm_opp *opp;
+		opp = devfreq_recommended_opp(parent_devfreq->dev.parent,
+						freq, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(opp))
+			return PTR_ERR(opp);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * 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)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	count = passive->profile->max_state;
+
+	/* Get the suitable frequency by using index of parent device. */
+	if (i < passive->profile->max_state)
+		child_freq = passive->profile->freq_table[i];
+	else
+		child_freq = passive->profile->freq_table[count - 1];
+
+	/* Return the suitable frequency for passive device. */
+	*freq = child_freq;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int devfreq_passive_event_handler(struct devfreq *devfreq,
+				unsigned int event, void *data)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+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_DESCRIPTION("DEVFREQ Passive governor");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/include/linux/devfreq.h b/include/linux/devfreq.h
index 6fa02a20eb63..f7a6e6bd716e 100644
--- a/include/linux/devfreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/devfreq.h
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ struct devfreq {
 	unsigned int *trans_table;
 	unsigned long *time_in_state;
 	unsigned long last_stat_updated;
+
+	struct list_head passive_dev_list;
+	struct list_head passive_node;
 };
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PM_DEVFREQ)
@@ -241,6 +244,20 @@ 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 parent devfreq device.
+ *
+ * If the fed devfreq_passive_data pointer is NULL to the governor,
+ * the governor return ERROR.
+ */
+struct devfreq_passive_data {
+	struct devfreq *parent;
+};
+#endif
+
 #else /* !CONFIG_PM_DEVFREQ */
 static inline struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
 					  struct devfreq_dev_profile *profile,
