diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 46251e8d30f2..db4390ca5243 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2459,6 +2459,49 @@ int cpufreq_boost_supported(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_boost_supported);
 
+static int create_boost_sysfs_file(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!cpufreq_boost_supported())
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check if driver provides function to enable boost -
+	 * if not, use cpufreq_boost_set_sw as default
+	 */
+	if (!cpufreq_driver->set_boost)
+		cpufreq_driver->set_boost = cpufreq_boost_set_sw;
+
+	ret = cpufreq_sysfs_create_file(&boost.attr);
+	if (ret)
+		pr_err("%s: cannot register global BOOST sysfs file\n",
+		       __func__);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void remove_boost_sysfs_file(void)
+{
+	if (cpufreq_boost_supported())
+		cpufreq_sysfs_remove_file(&boost.attr);
+}
+
+int cpufreq_enable_boost_support(void)
+{
+	if (!cpufreq_driver)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (cpufreq_boost_supported())
+		return 0;
+
+	cpufreq_driver->boost_supported = true;
+
+	/* This will get removed on driver unregister */
+	return create_boost_sysfs_file();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_enable_boost_support);
+
 int cpufreq_boost_enabled(void)
 {
 	return cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled;
@@ -2508,21 +2551,9 @@ int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data)
 	if (driver_data->setpolicy)
 		driver_data->flags |= CPUFREQ_CONST_LOOPS;
 
-	if (cpufreq_boost_supported()) {
-		/*
-		 * Check if driver provides function to enable boost -
-		 * if not, use cpufreq_boost_set_sw as default
-		 */
-		if (!cpufreq_driver->set_boost)
-			cpufreq_driver->set_boost = cpufreq_boost_set_sw;
-
-		ret = cpufreq_sysfs_create_file(&boost.attr);
-		if (ret) {
-			pr_err("%s: cannot register global BOOST sysfs file\n",
-			       __func__);
-			goto err_null_driver;
-		}
-	}
+	ret = create_boost_sysfs_file();
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_null_driver;
 
 	ret = subsys_interface_register(&cpufreq_interface);
 	if (ret)
@@ -2543,8 +2574,7 @@ int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data)
 err_if_unreg:
 	subsys_interface_unregister(&cpufreq_interface);
 err_boost_unreg:
-	if (cpufreq_boost_supported())
-		cpufreq_sysfs_remove_file(&boost.attr);
+	remove_boost_sysfs_file();
 err_null_driver:
 	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 	cpufreq_driver = NULL;
@@ -2573,9 +2603,7 @@ int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver)
 	/* Protect against concurrent cpu hotplug */
 	get_online_cpus();
 	subsys_interface_unregister(&cpufreq_interface);
-	if (cpufreq_boost_supported())
-		cpufreq_sysfs_remove_file(&boost.attr);
-
+	remove_boost_sysfs_file();
 	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&cpufreq_cpu_notifier);
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c b/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
index dfbbf981ed56..a8f1daffc9bc 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@
  *                     FREQUENCY TABLE HELPERS                       *
  *********************************************************************/
 
+bool policy_has_boost_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *pos, *table = policy->freq_table;
+
+	if (!table)
+		return false;
+
+	cpufreq_for_each_valid_entry(pos, table)
+		if (pos->flags & CPUFREQ_BOOST_FREQ)
+			return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(policy_has_boost_freq);
+
 int cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				    struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index bde1e567b3a9..95f018649abf 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ ssize_t cpufreq_show_cpus(const struct cpumask *mask, char *buf);
 int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state);
 int cpufreq_boost_supported(void);
 int cpufreq_boost_enabled(void);
+int cpufreq_enable_boost_support(void);
+bool policy_has_boost_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 #else
 static inline int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state)
 {
@@ -591,6 +593,16 @@ static inline int cpufreq_boost_enabled(void)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static inline int cpufreq_enable_boost_support(void)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static inline bool policy_has_boost_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif
 /* the following funtion is for cpufreq core use only */
 struct cpufreq_frequency_table *cpufreq_frequency_get_table(unsigned int cpu);
