diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 24bf76fba141197eda0c2d4ec24ecbf4311860d1..058d6e084a6d59473001d6e4c8fb8a6584385d40 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1731,6 +1731,21 @@ const char *cpufreq_get_current_driver(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_get_current_driver);
 
+/**
+ *	cpufreq_get_driver_data - return current driver data
+ *
+ *	Return the private data of the currently loaded cpufreq
+ *	driver, or NULL if no cpufreq driver is loaded.
+ */
+void *cpufreq_get_driver_data(void)
+{
+	if (cpufreq_driver)
+		return cpufreq_driver->driver_data;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_get_driver_data);
+
 /*********************************************************************
  *                     NOTIFIER LISTS INTERFACE                      *
  *********************************************************************/
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 138336b6bb0437f4cc0972f7c4ce34a59bf9b2ec..503b085b7832f66a9207b2fdcb8a2f3e98a6bf3e 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ __ATTR(_name, 0644, show_##_name, store_##_name)
 struct cpufreq_driver {
 	char			name[CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN];
 	u8			flags;
+	void			*driver_data;
 
 	/* needed by all drivers */
 	int	(*init)		(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
 int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
 
 const char *cpufreq_get_current_driver(void);
+void *cpufreq_get_driver_data(void);
 
 static inline void cpufreq_verify_within_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		unsigned int min, unsigned int max)