diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
index 4d73a87c2ddf..17399df87948 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 #define pr_fmt(fmt)	KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Carlos Corbacho");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ACPI-WMI Mapping Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+#define WMI_MAX_DEVS  MINORMASK
+static DEFINE_IDR(wmi_idr);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(wmi_minor_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(wmi_block_list);
 
 struct guid_block {
@@ -69,6 +74,8 @@ struct wmi_block {
 	struct wmi_device dev;
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct guid_block gblock;
+	struct cdev *cdev;
+	int minor;
 	struct acpi_device *acpi_device;
 	wmi_notify_handler handler;
 	void *handler_data;
@@ -86,6 +93,7 @@ struct wmi_block {
 #define ACPI_WMI_STRING      0x4	/* GUID takes & returns a string */
 #define ACPI_WMI_EVENT       0x8	/* GUID is an event */
 
+static dev_t wmi_devt;
 static bool debug_event;
 module_param(debug_event, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_event,
@@ -782,21 +790,88 @@ static int wmi_dev_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *driver)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct class wmi_bus_class = {
+	.name = "wmi_bus",
+};
+
+static int wmi_minor_get(struct wmi_block *wblock)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&wmi_minor_lock);
+	ret = idr_alloc(&wmi_idr, wblock, 0, WMI_MAX_DEVS, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		wblock->minor = ret;
+	else if (ret == -ENOSPC)
+		dev_err(&wblock->dev.dev, "too many wmi devices\n");
+
+	mutex_unlock(&wmi_minor_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void wmi_minor_free(struct wmi_block *wblock)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&wmi_minor_lock);
+	idr_remove(&wmi_idr, wblock->minor);
+	mutex_unlock(&wmi_minor_lock);
+}
+
+
 static int wmi_dev_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct wmi_block *wblock = dev_to_wblock(dev);
 	struct wmi_driver *wdriver =
 		container_of(dev->driver, struct wmi_driver, driver);
-	int ret = 0;
+	struct device *clsdev;
+	int ret = 0, devno;
 
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(wmi_method_enable(wblock, 1)))
 		dev_warn(dev, "failed to enable device -- probing anyway\n");
 
+	/* driver wants a character device made */
+	if (wdriver->file_operations) {
+		dev->devt = wmi_devt;
+		wblock->cdev = cdev_alloc();
+		if (!wblock->cdev) {
+			dev_err(dev, "failed to allocate cdev\n");
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		cdev_init(wblock->cdev, wdriver->file_operations);
+		wblock->cdev->owner = wdriver->file_operations->owner;
+		ret = wmi_minor_get(wblock);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		devno = MKDEV(MAJOR(wmi_devt), wblock->minor);
+		ret = cdev_add(wblock->cdev, devno, 1);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "unable to create device %d:%d\n",
+			MAJOR(wmi_devt), wblock->minor);
+			goto err_probe_cdev;
+		}
+		clsdev = device_create(&wmi_bus_class, dev,
+				       MKDEV(MAJOR(wmi_devt), wblock->minor),
+				       NULL, "wmi/%s", wdriver->driver.name);
+
+		if (IS_ERR(clsdev)) {
+			dev_err(dev, "unable to create device %d:%d\n",
+			MAJOR(wmi_devt), wblock->minor);
+			ret = PTR_ERR(clsdev);
+			goto err_probe_class;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (wdriver->probe) {
 		ret = wdriver->probe(dev_to_wdev(dev));
 		if (ret != 0 && ACPI_FAILURE(wmi_method_enable(wblock, 0)))
 			dev_warn(dev, "failed to disable device\n");
 	}
+	return ret;
+
+err_probe_class:
+	cdev_del(wblock->cdev);
+
+err_probe_cdev:
+	wmi_minor_free(wblock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -808,6 +883,13 @@ static int wmi_dev_remove(struct device *dev)
 		container_of(dev->driver, struct wmi_driver, driver);
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (wdriver->file_operations) {
+		device_destroy(&wmi_bus_class,
+			       MKDEV(MAJOR(wmi_devt), wblock->minor));
+		cdev_del(wblock->cdev);
+		wmi_minor_free(wblock);
+	}
+
 	if (wdriver->remove)
 		ret = wdriver->remove(dev_to_wdev(dev));
 
@@ -817,10 +899,6 @@ static int wmi_dev_remove(struct device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct class wmi_bus_class = {
-	.name = "wmi_bus",
-};
-
 static struct bus_type wmi_bus_type = {
 	.name = "wmi",
 	.dev_groups = wmi_groups,
@@ -1270,8 +1348,17 @@ static int __init acpi_wmi_init(void)
 		goto err_unreg_bus;
 	}
 
+	error = alloc_chrdev_region(&wmi_devt, 0, WMI_MAX_DEVS, "wmi");
+	if (error < 0) {
+		pr_err("unable to allocate char dev region\n");
+		goto err_unreg_platform;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
+err_unreg_platform:
+	platform_driver_unregister(&acpi_wmi_driver);
+
 err_unreg_bus:
 	bus_unregister(&wmi_bus_type);
 
@@ -1283,6 +1370,7 @@ static int __init acpi_wmi_init(void)
 
 static void __exit acpi_wmi_exit(void)
 {
+	unregister_chrdev_region(wmi_devt, WMI_MAX_DEVS);
 	platform_driver_unregister(&acpi_wmi_driver);
 	bus_unregister(&wmi_bus_type);
 	class_unregister(&wmi_bus_class);
diff --git a/include/linux/wmi.h b/include/linux/wmi.h
index 2cd10c3b89e9..ba5f75a32f4c 100644
--- a/include/linux/wmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/wmi.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct wmi_device_id {
 struct wmi_driver {
 	struct device_driver driver;
 	const struct wmi_device_id *id_table;
+	const struct file_operations *file_operations;
 
 	int (*probe)(struct wmi_device *wdev);
 	int (*remove)(struct wmi_device *wdev);
