diff --git a/drivers/acpi/fan.c b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
index a6e149d..f6e8165 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/fan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
-
+#include <linux/thermal.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
 
@@ -68,9 +68,55 @@
 		},
 };
 
+/* thermal cooling device callbacks */
+static int fan_get_max_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev, char *buf)
+{
+	/* ACPI fan device only support two states: ON/OFF */
+	return sprintf(buf, "1\n");
+}
+
+static int fan_get_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev, char *buf)
+{
+	struct acpi_device *device = cdev->devdata;
+	int state;
+	int result;
+
+	if (!device)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	result = acpi_bus_get_power(device->handle, &state);
+	if (result)
+		return result;
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", state == ACPI_STATE_D3 ? "0" :
+			 (state == ACPI_STATE_D0 ? "1" : "unknown"));
+}
+
+static int
+fan_set_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev, unsigned int state)
+{
+	struct acpi_device *device = cdev->devdata;
+	int result;
+
+	if (!device || (state != 0 && state != 1))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	result = acpi_bus_set_power(device->handle,
+				state ? ACPI_STATE_D0 : ACPI_STATE_D3);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+static struct thermal_cooling_device_ops fan_cooling_ops = {
+	.get_max_state = fan_get_max_state,
+	.get_cur_state = fan_get_cur_state,
+	.set_cur_state = fan_set_cur_state,
+};
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               FS Interface (/proc)
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
 
 static struct proc_dir_entry *acpi_fan_dir;
 
@@ -171,7 +217,17 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#else
+static int acpi_fan_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 
+static int acpi_fan_remove_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Driver Interface
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -179,9 +235,8 @@
 static int acpi_fan_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
 	int result = 0;
-	struct acpi_fan *fan = NULL;
 	int state = 0;
-
+	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
 
 	if (!device)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -199,6 +254,25 @@
 	acpi_bus_set_power(device->handle, state);
 	device->flags.force_power_state = 0;
 
+	cdev = thermal_cooling_device_register("Fan", device,
+						&fan_cooling_ops);
+	if (cdev)
+		printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX
+			"%s is registered as cooling_device%d\n",
+			device->dev.bus_id, cdev->id);
+	else
+		goto end;
+	acpi_driver_data(device) = cdev;
+	result = sysfs_create_link(&device->dev.kobj, &cdev->device.kobj,
+					"thermal_cooling");
+	if (result)
+		return result;
+
+	result = sysfs_create_link(&cdev->device.kobj, &device->dev.kobj,
+                                       "device");
+        if (result)
+                return result;
+
 	result = acpi_fan_add_fs(device);
 	if (result)
 		goto end;
@@ -208,18 +282,20 @@
 	       !device->power.state ? "on" : "off");
 
       end:
-	if (result)
-		kfree(fan);
-
 	return result;
 }
 
 static int acpi_fan_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
 {
-	if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
+	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev = acpi_driver_data(device);
+
+	if (!device || !cdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	acpi_fan_remove_fs(device);
+	sysfs_remove_link(&device->dev.kobj, "thermal_cooling");
+	sysfs_remove_link(&cdev->device.kobj, "device");
+	thermal_cooling_device_unregister(cdev);
 
 	return 0;
 }