diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 3eff158d97508..96a69c67a5453 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/cpufreq.h>
+#include <linux/cpu_cooling.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -1316,6 +1317,10 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (cpufreq_driver->ready)
 		cpufreq_driver->ready(policy);
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_THERMAL) &&
+	    cpufreq_driver->flags & CPUFREQ_IS_COOLING_DEV)
+		policy->cdev = of_cpufreq_cooling_register(policy);
+
 	pr_debug("initialization complete\n");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1403,6 +1408,12 @@ static int cpufreq_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_THERMAL) &&
+	    cpufreq_driver->flags & CPUFREQ_IS_COOLING_DEV) {
+		cpufreq_cooling_unregister(policy->cdev);
+		policy->cdev = NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (cpufreq_driver->stop_cpu)
 		cpufreq_driver->stop_cpu(policy);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index c191429115540..9db074ecbbd76 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ struct cpufreq_policy {
 
 	/* For cpufreq driver's internal use */
 	void			*driver_data;
+
+	/* Pointer to the cooling device if used for thermal mitigation */
+	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
 };
 
 /* Only for ACPI */
@@ -378,6 +381,12 @@ struct cpufreq_driver {
  */
 #define CPUFREQ_NO_AUTO_DYNAMIC_SWITCHING	BIT(6)
 
+/*
+ * Set by drivers that want the core to automatically register the cpufreq
+ * driver as a thermal cooling device.
+ */
+#define CPUFREQ_IS_COOLING_DEV			BIT(7)
+
 int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
 int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);