diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_net.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_net.h
index e2805bd1acf1070b176b22f974515dd567f9e2a9..4fc987d4bdb4269cbab6db308907e38925f2f51d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_net.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_net.h
@@ -2016,6 +2016,10 @@ struct ptlrpc_service {
 	int				srv_cpt_bits;
 	/** CPT table this service is running over */
 	struct cfs_cpt_table		*srv_cptable;
+
+	/* sysfs object */
+	struct kobject			 srv_kobj;
+	struct completion		 srv_kobj_unregister;
 	/**
 	 * partition data for ptlrpc service
 	 */
@@ -2525,6 +2529,7 @@ void ptlrpc_schedule_difficult_reply(struct ptlrpc_reply_state *rs);
 int ptlrpc_hpreq_handler(struct ptlrpc_request *req);
 struct ptlrpc_service *ptlrpc_register_service(
 				struct ptlrpc_service_conf *conf,
+				struct kset *parent,
 				struct proc_dir_entry *proc_entry);
 void ptlrpc_stop_all_threads(struct ptlrpc_service *svc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lockd.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lockd.c
index 151d60d45baa9df881d43cde7a99000c8f49456d..4287edbeff3215acc9579ff2028a843c8dddb947 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lockd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lockd.c
@@ -1112,7 +1112,8 @@ static int ldlm_setup(void)
 		},
 	};
 	ldlm_state->ldlm_cb_service =
-			ptlrpc_register_service(&conf, ldlm_svc_proc_dir);
+			ptlrpc_register_service(&conf, ldlm_svc_kset,
+						ldlm_svc_proc_dir);
 	if (IS_ERR(ldlm_state->ldlm_cb_service)) {
 		CERROR("failed to start service\n");
 		rc = PTR_ERR(ldlm_state->ldlm_cb_service);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/lproc_ptlrpc.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/lproc_ptlrpc.c
index aeceef5152ac9b09ac26af25a7d84688a2b8d2b6..255798d2c7f467c0b77a5b7bab980e0c3fc4e747 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/lproc_ptlrpc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/lproc_ptlrpc.c
@@ -1049,6 +1049,46 @@ static ssize_t ptlrpc_lprocfs_hp_ratio_seq_write(struct file *file,
 }
 LPROC_SEQ_FOPS(ptlrpc_lprocfs_hp_ratio);
 
+static struct attribute *ptlrpc_svc_attrs[] = {
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static void ptlrpc_sysfs_svc_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct ptlrpc_service *svc = container_of(kobj, struct ptlrpc_service,
+						  srv_kobj);
+
+	complete(&svc->srv_kobj_unregister);
+}
+
+static struct kobj_type ptlrpc_svc_ktype = {
+	.default_attrs	= ptlrpc_svc_attrs,
+	.sysfs_ops	= &lustre_sysfs_ops,
+	.release	= ptlrpc_sysfs_svc_release,
+};
+
+void ptlrpc_sysfs_unregister_service(struct ptlrpc_service *svc)
+{
+	/* Let's see if we had a chance at initialization first */
+	if (svc->srv_kobj.kset) {
+		kobject_put(&svc->srv_kobj);
+		wait_for_completion(&svc->srv_kobj_unregister);
+	}
+}
+
+int ptlrpc_sysfs_register_service(struct kset *parent,
+				  struct ptlrpc_service *svc)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	svc->srv_kobj.kset = parent;
+	init_completion(&svc->srv_kobj_unregister);
+	rc = kobject_init_and_add(&svc->srv_kobj, &ptlrpc_svc_ktype, NULL,
+				  "%s", svc->srv_name);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 void ptlrpc_lprocfs_register_service(struct proc_dir_entry *entry,
 				     struct ptlrpc_service *svc)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/ptlrpc_internal.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/ptlrpc_internal.h
index a66dc3c6da419d6fa80b06a19100a4bb83647557..8ea8221caef833a04dda6006fdf667dfa34449a5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/ptlrpc_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/ptlrpc_internal.h
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ void ptlrpc_initiate_recovery(struct obd_import *imp);
 int lustre_unpack_req_ptlrpc_body(struct ptlrpc_request *req, int offset);
 int lustre_unpack_rep_ptlrpc_body(struct ptlrpc_request *req, int offset);
 
+int ptlrpc_sysfs_register_service(struct kset *parent,
+				  struct ptlrpc_service *svc);
+void ptlrpc_sysfs_unregister_service(struct ptlrpc_service *svc);
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_PROC_FS)
 void ptlrpc_lprocfs_register_service(struct proc_dir_entry *proc_entry,
 				     struct ptlrpc_service *svc);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c
index 3fa52f117424800d3fcc55772247ed3cb8f1c6f3..d6927e13c17a35d2cd5199fa7be946fd5240d77d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ ptlrpc_service_part_init(struct ptlrpc_service *svc,
  */
 struct ptlrpc_service *
 ptlrpc_register_service(struct ptlrpc_service_conf *conf,
+			struct kset *parent,
 			struct proc_dir_entry *proc_entry)
 {
 	struct ptlrpc_service_cpt_conf	*cconf = &conf->psc_cpt;
@@ -798,6 +799,12 @@ ptlrpc_register_service(struct ptlrpc_service_conf *conf,
 	list_add(&service->srv_list, &ptlrpc_all_services);
 	mutex_unlock(&ptlrpc_all_services_mutex);
 
+	if (parent) {
+		rc = ptlrpc_sysfs_register_service(parent, service);
+		if (rc)
+			goto failed;
+	}
+
 	if (proc_entry != NULL)
 		ptlrpc_lprocfs_register_service(proc_entry, service);
 
@@ -3033,6 +3040,7 @@ int ptlrpc_unregister_service(struct ptlrpc_service *service)
 	ptlrpc_service_nrs_cleanup(service);
 
 	ptlrpc_lprocfs_unregister_service(service);
+	ptlrpc_sysfs_unregister_service(service);
 
 	ptlrpc_service_free(service);