diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index d7ef69d835f2..bb95709a6be8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -706,6 +706,38 @@ static int thermal_get_crit_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 		return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static int thermal_get_trend(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
+				int trip, enum thermal_trend *trend)
+{
+	struct acpi_thermal *tz = thermal->devdata;
+	enum thermal_trip_type type;
+	int i;
+
+	if (thermal_get_trip_type(thermal, trip, &type))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Only PASSIVE trip points need TREND */
+	if (type != THERMAL_TRIP_PASSIVE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
+	 * tz->temperature has already been updated by generic thermal layer,
+	 * before this callback being invoked
+	 */
+	i = (tz->trips.passive.tc1 * (tz->temperature - tz->last_temperature))
+		+ (tz->trips.passive.tc2
+		* (tz->temperature - tz->trips.passive.temperature));
+
+	if (i > 0)
+		*trend = THERMAL_TREND_RAISING;
+	else if (i < 0)
+		*trend = THERMAL_TREND_DROPPING;
+	else
+		*trend = THERMAL_TREND_STABLE;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int thermal_notify(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal, int trip,
 			   enum thermal_trip_type trip_type)
 {
@@ -838,6 +870,7 @@ static const struct thermal_zone_device_ops acpi_thermal_zone_ops = {
 	.get_trip_type = thermal_get_trip_type,
 	.get_trip_temp = thermal_get_trip_temp,
 	.get_crit_temp = thermal_get_crit_temp,
+	.get_trend = thermal_get_trend,
 	.notify = thermal_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
index b04fe2c4b0d5..146aa043f15b 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
@@ -723,6 +723,20 @@ static void thermal_zone_device_passive(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
 	long state, max_state;
 
+	if (!tz->ops->get_trend ||
+	    tz->ops->get_trend(tz, trip, (enum thermal_trend *)&trend)) {
+		/*
+		 * compare the current temperature and previous temperature
+		 * to get the thermal trend, if no special requirement
+		 */
+		if (tz->temperature > tz->last_temperature)
+			trend = THERMAL_TREND_RAISING;
+		else if (tz->temperature < tz->last_temperature)
+			trend = THERMAL_TREND_DROPPING;
+		else
+			trend = THERMAL_TREND_STABLE;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Above Trip?
 	 * -----------
@@ -1091,6 +1105,9 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 		goto leave;
 	}
 
+	tz->last_temperature = tz->temperature;
+	tz->temperature = temp;
+
 	for (count = 0; count < tz->trips; count++) {
 		tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, count, &trip_type);
 		tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, count, &trip_temp);
@@ -1150,8 +1167,6 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 		thermal_zone_device_passive(tz, temp, tz->forced_passive,
 					    THERMAL_TRIPS_NONE);
 
-	tz->last_temperature = temp;
-
 leave:
 	if (tz->passive)
 		thermal_zone_device_set_polling(tz, tz->passive_delay);
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index 5946a3b90bb2..6a1d43d2ec92 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ enum thermal_trip_type {
 	THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL,
 };
 
+enum thermal_trend {
+	THERMAL_TREND_STABLE, /* temperature is stable */
+	THERMAL_TREND_RAISING, /* temperature is raising */
+	THERMAL_TREND_DROPPING, /* temperature is dropping */
+};
+
 struct thermal_zone_device_ops {
 	int (*bind) (struct thermal_zone_device *,
 		     struct thermal_cooling_device *);
@@ -65,6 +71,8 @@ struct thermal_zone_device_ops {
 	int (*set_trip_hyst) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int,
 			      unsigned long);
 	int (*get_crit_temp) (struct thermal_zone_device *, unsigned long *);
+	int (*get_trend) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int,
+			  enum thermal_trend *);
 	int (*notify) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int,
 		       enum thermal_trip_type);
 };
@@ -111,6 +119,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
 	int tc2;
 	int passive_delay;
 	int polling_delay;
+	int temperature;
 	int last_temperature;
 	bool passive;
 	unsigned int forced_passive;