diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
index 25802f302ffe18c00608ff5ae347f79931b57645..009aef5fcbfc6c4ed353518c1f18be3cf68d05fc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
@@ -234,6 +234,13 @@ acpi_ex_load_table_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 			   table->oem_table_id));
 	}
 
+	/* Invoke table handler if present */
+
+	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
+		(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_LOAD, table,
+					     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
+	}
+
 	*return_desc = ddb_handle;
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
@@ -352,6 +359,14 @@ acpi_ex_load_op(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
+	/* Invoke table handler if present */
+
+	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
+		(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_LOAD,
+					     table_desc.pointer,
+					     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
+	}
+
       cleanup:
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		acpi_tb_delete_table(&table_desc);
@@ -376,6 +391,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_unload_table(union acpi_operand_object *ddb_handle)
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	union acpi_operand_object *table_desc = ddb_handle;
 	acpi_native_uint table_index;
+	struct acpi_table_header *table;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_unload_table);
 
@@ -395,6 +411,17 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_unload_table(union acpi_operand_object *ddb_handle)
 
 	table_index = (acpi_native_uint) table_desc->reference.object;
 
+	/* Invoke table handler if present */
+
+	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
+		status = acpi_get_table_by_index(table_index, &table);
+		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+			(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_UNLOAD,
+						     table,
+						     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Delete the entire namespace under this table Node
 	 * (Offset contains the table_id)
@@ -407,5 +434,5 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_unload_table(union acpi_operand_object *ddb_handle)
 	/* Delete the table descriptor (ddb_handle) */
 
 	acpi_ut_remove_reference(table_desc);
-	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
index a9e3331fee5deade7a3e8047a3c9da980e103f25..5f2271542a9664b2d49cc2f793829fbeeca71591 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
@@ -635,6 +635,95 @@ acpi_status acpi_load_tables(void)
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_load_tables)
 
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_install_table_handler
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Handler         - Table event handler
+ *              Context         - Value passed to the handler on each event
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Install table event handler
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status
+acpi_install_table_handler(acpi_tbl_handler handler, void *context)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_install_table_handler);
+
+	if (!handler) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EVENTS);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	}
+
+	/* Don't allow more than one handler */
+
+	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
+		status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* Install the handler */
+
+	acpi_gbl_table_handler = handler;
+	acpi_gbl_table_handler_context = context;
+
+      cleanup:
+	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EVENTS);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_install_table_handler)
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_remove_table_handler
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Handler         - Table event handler that was installed
+ *                                previously.
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Remove table event handler
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status acpi_remove_table_handler(acpi_tbl_handler handler)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_remove_table_handler);
+
+	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EVENTS);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	}
+
+	/* Make sure that the installed handler is the same */
+
+	if (!handler || handler != acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
+		status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* Remove the handler */
+
+	acpi_gbl_table_handler = NULL;
+
+      cleanup:
+	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EVENTS);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_remove_table_handler)
+
+
 static int __init acpi_no_auto_ssdt_setup(char *s) {
 
         printk(KERN_NOTICE "ACPI: SSDT auto-load disabled\n");
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
index 630c9a2c5b7bd78887c4eab62924fcde075925b8..44425433075a72d72c2ff2f3d745b6d3e2f31ac1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
@@ -675,12 +675,13 @@ void acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
 	acpi_gbl_gpe_fadt_blocks[0] = NULL;
 	acpi_gbl_gpe_fadt_blocks[1] = NULL;
 
-	/* Global notify handlers */
+	/* Global handlers */
 
 	acpi_gbl_system_notify.handler = NULL;
 	acpi_gbl_device_notify.handler = NULL;
 	acpi_gbl_exception_handler = NULL;
 	acpi_gbl_init_handler = NULL;
+	acpi_gbl_table_handler = NULL;
 
 	/* Global Lock support */
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acdisasm.h b/include/acpi/acdisasm.h
index 75c354f7a0240cac82bb63b1239156302950cda7..67d152e7fa4443c307922afa1d7483748a6b1402 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acdisasm.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acdisasm.h
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ typedef const struct acpi_dmtable_info {
 #define ACPI_DMT_SIG                    27
 
 typedef
-void (*ACPI_TABLE_HANDLER) (struct acpi_table_header * table);
+void (*acpi_dmtable_handler) (struct acpi_table_header * table);
 
 struct acpi_dmtable_data {
 	char *signature;
 	struct acpi_dmtable_info *table_info;
-	ACPI_TABLE_HANDLER table_handler;
+	acpi_dmtable_handler table_handler;
 	char *name;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acglobal.h b/include/acpi/acglobal.h
index 44e718ee15797c4d8ff929a5e3b88cdecc75e517..862468616217bdf3b124bd429e35cabcf7a0f008 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acglobal.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acglobal.h
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_object_notify_handler acpi_gbl_device_notify;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_object_notify_handler acpi_gbl_system_notify;
 ACPI_EXTERN acpi_exception_handler acpi_gbl_exception_handler;
 ACPI_EXTERN acpi_init_handler acpi_gbl_init_handler;
+ACPI_EXTERN acpi_tbl_handler acpi_gbl_table_handler;
+ACPI_EXTERN void *acpi_gbl_table_handler_context;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_walk_state *acpi_gbl_breakpoint_walk;
 
 /* Owner ID support */
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
index d970f7f99549639183b73d8324043c2805020dd5..c92acda1a77fbdc38bbb56b744d617e30bdf363d 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_get_table_by_index(acpi_native_uint table_index,
 			struct acpi_table_header **out_table);
 
+acpi_status
+acpi_install_table_handler(acpi_tbl_handler handler, void *context);
+
+acpi_status acpi_remove_table_handler(acpi_tbl_handler handler);
+
 /*
  * Namespace and name interfaces
  */
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 6182b57590ef03dedfc029f447b36912ab9c96a7..766178c6cc816d199569ce2b23e0570d7cfbd5c0 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -730,6 +730,12 @@ struct acpi_system_info {
 	u32 debug_layer;
 };
 
+/* Table Event Types */
+
+#define ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_LOAD           0x0
+#define ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_UNLOAD         0x1
+#define ACPI_NUM_TABLE_EVENTS           2
+
 /*
  * Types specific to the OS service interfaces
  */
@@ -759,6 +765,11 @@ acpi_status(*acpi_exception_handler) (acpi_status aml_status,
 				      u16 opcode,
 				      u32 aml_offset, void *context);
 
+/* Table Event handler (Load, load_table etc) and types */
+
+typedef
+acpi_status(*acpi_tbl_handler) (u32 event, void *table, void *context);
+
 /* Address Spaces (For Operation Regions) */
 
 typedef