diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 9eb0200a85ff..adf2ac8113e1 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1238,8 +1238,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_get_crit_temp);
 struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(struct thermal_zone_device_params *tzdp)
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
-	int id;
-	int result;
+	int id, tz_name_len;
+	int result = 0;
 	struct thermal_governor *governor;
 
 	if (!tzdp->type || strlen(tzdp->type) == 0) {
@@ -1248,11 +1248,36 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(struct thermal_zone_dev
 	}
 
 	if (strlen(tzdp->type) >= THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH) {
-		pr_err("Thermal zone name (%s) too long, should be under %d chars\n",
+		pr_err("Thermal zone type (%s) too long, should be under %d chars\n",
 		       tzdp->type, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
+	tz_name_len = tzdp->name ? strlen(tzdp->name) : 0;
+	if (tz_name_len) {
+		struct thermal_zone_device *pos;
+
+		if (tz_name_len >= THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH) {
+			pr_err("Thermal zone name (%s) too long, should be under %d chars\n",
+			       tzdp->name, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH);
+			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		}
+
+		mutex_lock(&thermal_list_lock);
+		list_for_each_entry(pos, &thermal_tz_list, node)
+			if (!strncasecmp(tzdp->name, pos->name, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH)) {
+				result = -EEXIST;
+				break;
+			}
+		mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
+
+		if (result) {
+			pr_err("Thermal zone name (%s) already exists and must be unique\n",
+			       tzdp->name);
+			return ERR_PTR(result);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Max trip count can't exceed 31 as the "mask >> num_trips" condition.
 	 * For example, shifting by 32 will result in compiler warning:
@@ -1307,6 +1332,9 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(struct thermal_zone_dev
 	tz->id = id;
 	strscpy(tz->type, tzdp->type, sizeof(tz->type));
 
+	if (tz_name_len)
+		strscpy(tz->name, tzdp->name, sizeof(tzdp->name));
+
 	if (!tzdp->ops->critical)
 		tzdp->ops->critical = thermal_zone_device_critical;
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
index 62a903ad649f..eaacc140abeb 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ static struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_of_zone_register(struct device_node *
 		ret = PTR_ERR(np);
 		goto out_kfree_of_ops;
 	}
+	tzdp.name = np->name;
 	tzdp.type = np->name;
 
 	tzdp.trips = thermal_of_trips_init(np, &tzdp.num_trips);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
index f52af8a3b4b5..f4002fa6caa2 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 
 /* sys I/F for thermal zone */
 
+static ssize_t
+name_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", tz->name);
+}
+
 static ssize_t
 type_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
@@ -341,6 +349,7 @@ create_s32_tzp_attr(offset);
  * All the attributes created for tzp (create_s32_tzp_attr) also are always
  * present on the sysfs interface.
  */
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(name);
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(type);
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(temp);
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(policy);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_trace.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_trace.h
index 459c8ce6cf3b..c9dbae1e3b9e 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_trace.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_trace.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(thermal_temperature,
 	TP_ARGS(tz),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__string(thermal_zone_name, tz->name)
 		__string(thermal_zone, tz->type)
 		__field(int, id)
 		__field(int, temp_prev)
@@ -35,15 +36,16 @@ TRACE_EVENT(thermal_temperature,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
+		__assign_str(thermal_zone_name, tz->name);
 		__assign_str(thermal_zone, tz->type);
 		__entry->id = tz->id;
 		__entry->temp_prev = tz->last_temperature;
 		__entry->temp = tz->temperature;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("thermal_zone=%s id=%d temp_prev=%d temp=%d",
-		__get_str(thermal_zone), __entry->id, __entry->temp_prev,
-		__entry->temp)
+	TP_printk("thermal_zone=%s name=%s id=%d temp_prev=%d temp=%d",
+		  __get_str(thermal_zone), __get_str(thermal_zone_name),
+		  __entry->id, __entry->temp_prev, __entry->temp)
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(cdev_update,
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(thermal_zone_trip,
 	TP_ARGS(tz, trip, trip_type),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__string(thermal_zone_name, tz->name)
 		__string(thermal_zone, tz->type)
 		__field(int, id)
 		__field(int, trip)
@@ -80,15 +83,17 @@ TRACE_EVENT(thermal_zone_trip,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
+		__assign_str(thermal_zone_name, tz->name);
 		__assign_str(thermal_zone, tz->type);
 		__entry->id = tz->id;
 		__entry->trip = trip;
 		__entry->trip_type = trip_type;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("thermal_zone=%s id=%d trip=%d trip_type=%s",
-		__get_str(thermal_zone), __entry->id, __entry->trip,
-		show_tzt_type(__entry->trip_type))
+	TP_printk("thermal_zone=%s name=%s id=%d trip=%d trip_type=%s",
+		  __get_str(thermal_zone), __get_str(thermal_zone_name),
+		  __entry->id, __entry->trip,
+		  show_tzt_type(__entry->trip_type))
 );
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_THERMAL
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index 84b62575d93a..a06521eda162 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device {
 /**
  * struct thermal_zone_device - structure for a thermal zone
  * @id:		unique id number for each thermal zone
+ * @name:       name of the thermal zone device
  * @type:	the thermal zone device type
  * @device:	&struct device for this thermal zone
  * @removal:	removal completion
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device {
  */
 struct thermal_zone_device {
 	int id;
+	char name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
 	char type[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
 	struct device device;
 	struct completion removal;
@@ -260,6 +262,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_params {
 
 /**
  * struct thermal_zone_device_params - parameters for a thermal zone device
+ * @name:		name of the thermal zone device
  * @type:		the thermal zone device type
  * @tzp:		thermal zone platform parameters
  * @ops:		standard thermal zone device callbacks
@@ -274,6 +277,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_params {
  *			driven systems)
  */
 struct thermal_zone_device_params {
+	const char *name;
 	const char *type;
 	struct thermal_zone_params tzp;
 	struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops;
