diff --git a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
index efc3f3d..75d8838 100644
--- a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ temperature) and throttle appropriate devices.
 	.bind: bind the thermal zone device with a thermal cooling device.
 	.unbind: unbind the thermal zone device with a thermal cooling device.
 	.get_temp: get the current temperature of the thermal zone.
+	.set_trips: set the trip points window. Whenever the current temperature
+		    is updated, the trip points immediately below and above the
+		    current temperature are found.
 	.get_mode: get the current mode (enabled/disabled) of the thermal zone.
 	    - "enabled" means the kernel thermal management is enabled.
 	    - "disabled" will prevent kernel thermal driver action upon trip points
@@ -95,6 +98,10 @@ temperature) and throttle appropriate devices.
 			get_temp:	a pointer to a function that reads the
 					sensor temperature. This is mandatory
 					callback provided by sensor driver.
+			set_trips:      a pointer to a function that sets a
+					temperature window. When this window is
+					left the driver must inform the thermal
+					core via thermal_zone_device_update.
 			get_trend: 	a pointer to a function that reads the
 					sensor temperature trend.
 			set_emul_temp:	a pointer to a function that sets
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 5133cd1..e5bfbd3 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -520,6 +520,51 @@ exit:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_get_temp);
 
+static void thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	int low = -INT_MAX;
+	int high = INT_MAX;
+	int trip_temp, hysteresis;
+	int temp = tz->temperature;
+	int i, ret;
+
+	if (!tz->ops->set_trips)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < tz->trips; i++) {
+		int trip_low;
+
+		tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, i, &trip_temp);
+		tz->ops->get_trip_hyst(tz, i, &hysteresis);
+
+		trip_low = trip_temp - hysteresis;
+
+		if (trip_low < temp && trip_low > low)
+			low = trip_low;
+
+		if (trip_temp > temp && trip_temp < high)
+			high = trip_temp;
+	}
+
+	/* No need to change trip points */
+	if (tz->prev_low_trip == low && tz->prev_high_trip == high)
+		return;
+
+	tz->prev_low_trip = low;
+	tz->prev_high_trip = high;
+
+	dev_dbg(&tz->device, "new temperature boundaries: %d < x < %d\n",
+			low, high);
+
+	/*
+	 * Set a temperature window. When this window is left the driver
+	 * must inform the thermal core via thermal_zone_device_update.
+	 */
+	ret = tz->ops->set_trips(tz, low, high);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(&tz->device, "Failed to set trips: %d\n", ret);
+}
+
 static void update_temperature(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
 	int temp, ret;
@@ -569,6 +614,8 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 
 	update_temperature(tz);
 
+	thermal_zone_set_trips(tz);
+
 	for (count = 0; count < tz->trips; count++)
 		handle_thermal_trip(tz, count);
 }
@@ -754,6 +801,9 @@ trip_point_hyst_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	 */
 	ret = tz->ops->set_trip_hyst(tz, trip, temperature);
 
+	if (!ret)
+		thermal_zone_set_trips(tz);
+
 	return ret ? ret : count;
 }
 
@@ -1843,6 +1893,8 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 	tz->trips = trips;
 	tz->passive_delay = passive_delay;
 	tz->polling_delay = polling_delay;
+	tz->prev_low_trip = INT_MAX;
+	tz->prev_high_trip = -INT_MAX;
 	/* A new thermal zone needs to be updated anyway. */
 	atomic_set(&tz->need_update, 1);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index e45abe7..e258359 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device_ops {
 	int (*unbind) (struct thermal_zone_device *,
 		       struct thermal_cooling_device *);
 	int (*get_temp) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int *);
+	int (*set_trips) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int, int);
 	int (*get_mode) (struct thermal_zone_device *,
 			 enum thermal_device_mode *);
 	int (*set_mode) (struct thermal_zone_device *,
@@ -199,6 +200,8 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
 	int last_temperature;
 	int emul_temperature;
 	int passive;
+	int prev_low_trip;
+	int prev_high_trip;
 	unsigned int forced_passive;
 	atomic_t need_update;
 	struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops;
