diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/base.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/base.c
index 6502dfb95dd6..1674c74a76c8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/base.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/base.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ nouveau_therm_attr_get(struct nouveau_therm *therm,
 		return priv->bios_fan.min_duty;
 	case NOUVEAU_THERM_ATTR_FAN_MAX_DUTY:
 		return priv->bios_fan.max_duty;
+	case NOUVEAU_THERM_ATTR_FAN_MODE:
+		return priv->fan.mode;
 	case NOUVEAU_THERM_ATTR_THRS_FAN_BOOST:
 		return priv->bios_sensor.thrs_fan_boost.temp;
 	case NOUVEAU_THERM_ATTR_THRS_FAN_BOOST_HYST:
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ nouveau_therm_attr_set(struct nouveau_therm *therm,
 			value = priv->bios_fan.min_duty;
 		priv->bios_fan.max_duty = value;
 		return 0;
+	case NOUVEAU_THERM_ATTR_FAN_MODE:
+		return nouveau_therm_fan_set_mode(therm, value);
 	case NOUVEAU_THERM_ATTR_THRS_FAN_BOOST:
 		priv->bios_sensor.thrs_fan_boost.temp = value;
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/fan.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/fan.c
index 409b95d5b679..b29237970fa0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/fan.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/fan.c
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ nouveau_therm_fan_set(struct nouveau_therm *therm, int percent)
 	u32 divs, duty;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (priv->fan.mode == FAN_CONTROL_NONE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!priv->fan.pwm_set)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -138,7 +141,52 @@ nouveau_therm_fan_sense(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
 		return 0;
 }
 
-static void
+int
+nouveau_therm_fan_set_mode(struct nouveau_therm *therm,
+			   enum nouveau_therm_fan_mode mode)
+{
+	struct nouveau_therm_priv *priv = (void *)therm;
+
+	if (priv->fan.mode == mode)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (mode < FAN_CONTROL_NONE || mode >= FAN_CONTROL_NR)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	switch (mode)
+	{
+	case FAN_CONTROL_NONE:
+		nv_info(therm, "switch fan to no-control mode\n");
+		break;
+	case FAN_CONTROL_MANUAL:
+		nv_info(therm, "switch fan to manual mode\n");
+		break;
+	case FAN_CONTROL_NR:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	priv->fan.mode = mode;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+nouveau_therm_fan_user_get(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
+{
+	return nouveau_therm_fan_get(therm);
+}
+
+int
+nouveau_therm_fan_user_set(struct nouveau_therm *therm, int percent)
+{
+	struct nouveau_therm_priv *priv = (void *)therm;
+
+	if (priv->fan.mode != FAN_CONTROL_MANUAL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return nouveau_therm_fan_set(therm, percent);
+}
+
+void
 nouveau_therm_fan_set_defaults(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
 {
 	struct nouveau_therm_priv *priv = (void *)therm;
@@ -180,5 +228,7 @@ nouveau_therm_fan_ctor(struct nouveau_therm *therm)
 		nv_error(therm, "parsing the thermal table failed\n");
 	nouveau_therm_fan_safety_checks(therm);
 
+	nouveau_therm_fan_set_mode(therm, FAN_CONTROL_NONE);
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv40.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv40.c
index 9021b541da8d..fcf2cfe731d6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv40.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv40.c
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ nv40_therm_ctor(struct nouveau_object *parent,
 	priv->fan.pwm_set = nv40_fan_pwm_set;
 
 	therm->temp_get = nv40_temp_get;
-	therm->fan_get = nouveau_therm_fan_get;
-	therm->fan_set = nouveau_therm_fan_set;
+	therm->fan_get = nouveau_therm_fan_user_get;
+	therm->fan_set = nouveau_therm_fan_user_set;
 	therm->fan_sense = nouveau_therm_fan_sense;
 	therm->attr_get = nouveau_therm_attr_get;
 	therm->attr_set = nouveau_therm_attr_set;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv50.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv50.c
index de7dc20ed436..f87a7a3eb4e7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv50.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/nv50.c
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ nv50_therm_ctor(struct nouveau_object *parent,
 	priv->fan.pwm_clock = nv50_fan_pwm_clock;
 
 	therm->temp_get = nv50_temp_get;
-	therm->fan_get = nouveau_therm_fan_get;
-	therm->fan_set = nouveau_therm_fan_set;
+	therm->fan_get = nouveau_therm_fan_user_get;
+	therm->fan_set = nouveau_therm_fan_user_set;
 	therm->fan_sense = nouveau_therm_fan_sense;
 	therm->attr_get = nouveau_therm_attr_get;
 	therm->attr_set = nouveau_therm_attr_set;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/priv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/priv.h
index c53eb5396972..1c3cd6abc36e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/priv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/priv.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct nouveau_therm_priv {
 
 	/* fan priv */
 	struct {
+		enum nouveau_therm_fan_mode mode;
 		int percent;
 
 		int (*pwm_get)(struct nouveau_therm *, int line, u32*, u32*);
@@ -63,5 +64,10 @@ int nouveau_therm_sensor_ctor(struct nouveau_therm *therm);
 int nouveau_therm_fan_ctor(struct nouveau_therm *therm);
 int nouveau_therm_fan_get(struct nouveau_therm *therm);
 int nouveau_therm_fan_set(struct nouveau_therm *therm, int percent);
+int nouveau_therm_fan_user_get(struct nouveau_therm *therm);
+int nouveau_therm_fan_user_set(struct nouveau_therm *therm, int percent);
+int nouveau_therm_fan_set_mode(struct nouveau_therm *therm,
+			   enum nouveau_therm_fan_mode mode);
+
 
 int nouveau_therm_fan_sense(struct nouveau_therm *therm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c
index 0dca191ee173..b9d5335df742 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_pm.c
@@ -503,6 +503,45 @@ nouveau_hwmon_show_fan0_input(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
 static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(fan0_input, S_IRUGO, nouveau_hwmon_show_fan0_input,
 			  NULL, 0);
 
+ static ssize_t
+nouveau_hwmon_get_pwm1_enable(struct device *d,
+			   struct device_attribute *a, char *buf)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = dev_get_drvdata(d);
+	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
+	struct nouveau_therm *therm = nouveau_therm(drm->device);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = therm->attr_get(therm, NOUVEAU_THERM_ATTR_FAN_MODE);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%i\n", ret);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+nouveau_hwmon_set_pwm1_enable(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *a,
+			   const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = dev_get_drvdata(d);
+	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
+	struct nouveau_therm *therm = nouveau_therm(drm->device);
+	long value;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (strict_strtol(buf, 10, &value) == -EINVAL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = therm->attr_set(therm, NOUVEAU_THERM_ATTR_FAN_MODE, value);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	else
+		return count;
+}
+static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(pwm1_enable, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+			  nouveau_hwmon_get_pwm1_enable,
+			  nouveau_hwmon_set_pwm1_enable, 0);
+
 static ssize_t
 nouveau_hwmon_get_pwm1(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *a, char *buf)
 {
@@ -638,6 +677,7 @@ static struct attribute *hwmon_fan_rpm_attributes[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 static struct attribute *hwmon_pwm_fan_attributes[] = {
+	&sensor_dev_attr_pwm1_enable.dev_attr.attr,
 	&sensor_dev_attr_pwm1.dev_attr.attr,
 	&sensor_dev_attr_pwm1_min.dev_attr.attr,
 	&sensor_dev_attr_pwm1_max.dev_attr.attr,