diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
index cb6281ebd410..2d95889b7590 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
@@ -23,11 +23,18 @@
 unsigned long boosted_cpu_util(int cpu);
 #endif
 
+/* Stub out fast switch routines present on mainline to reduce the backport
+ * overhead. */
+#define cpufreq_driver_fast_switch(x, y) 0
+#define cpufreq_enable_fast_switch(x)
+#define cpufreq_disable_fast_switch(x)
+#define LATENCY_MULTIPLIER			(1000)
 #define SUGOV_KTHREAD_PRIORITY	50
 
 struct sugov_tunables {
 	struct gov_attr_set attr_set;
-	unsigned int rate_limit_us;
+	unsigned int up_rate_limit_us;
+	unsigned int down_rate_limit_us;
 };
 
 struct sugov_policy {
@@ -38,7 +45,9 @@ struct sugov_policy {
 
 	raw_spinlock_t update_lock;  /* For shared policies */
 	u64 last_freq_update_time;
-	s64 freq_update_delay_ns;
+	s64 min_rate_limit_ns;
+	s64 up_rate_delay_ns;
+	s64 down_rate_delay_ns;
 	unsigned int next_freq;
 	unsigned int cached_raw_freq;
 
@@ -89,7 +98,27 @@ static bool sugov_should_update_freq(struct sugov_policy *sg_policy, u64 time)
 	}
 
 	delta_ns = time - sg_policy->last_freq_update_time;
-	return delta_ns >= sg_policy->freq_update_delay_ns;
+
+	/* No need to recalculate next freq for min_rate_limit_us at least */
+	return delta_ns >= sg_policy->min_rate_limit_ns;
+}
+
+static bool sugov_up_down_rate_limit(struct sugov_policy *sg_policy, u64 time,
+				     unsigned int next_freq)
+{
+	s64 delta_ns;
+
+	delta_ns = time - sg_policy->last_freq_update_time;
+
+	if (next_freq > sg_policy->next_freq &&
+	    delta_ns < sg_policy->up_rate_delay_ns)
+			return true;
+
+	if (next_freq < sg_policy->next_freq &&
+	    delta_ns < sg_policy->down_rate_delay_ns)
+			return true;
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 static void sugov_update_commit(struct sugov_policy *sg_policy, u64 time,
@@ -97,6 +126,9 @@ static void sugov_update_commit(struct sugov_policy *sg_policy, u64 time,
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = sg_policy->policy;
 
+	if (sugov_up_down_rate_limit(sg_policy, time, next_freq))
+		return;
+
 	sg_policy->last_freq_update_time = time;
 
 	if (policy->fast_switch_enabled) {
@@ -358,15 +390,32 @@ static inline struct sugov_tunables *to_sugov_tunables(struct gov_attr_set *attr
 	return container_of(attr_set, struct sugov_tunables, attr_set);
 }
 
-static ssize_t rate_limit_us_show(struct gov_attr_set *attr_set, char *buf)
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(min_rate_lock);
+
+static void update_min_rate_limit_us(struct sugov_policy *sg_policy)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&min_rate_lock);
+	sg_policy->min_rate_limit_ns = min(sg_policy->up_rate_delay_ns,
+					   sg_policy->down_rate_delay_ns);
+	mutex_unlock(&min_rate_lock);
+}
+
+static ssize_t up_rate_limit_us_show(struct gov_attr_set *attr_set, char *buf)
 {
 	struct sugov_tunables *tunables = to_sugov_tunables(attr_set);
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", tunables->rate_limit_us);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", tunables->up_rate_limit_us);
 }
 
-static ssize_t rate_limit_us_store(struct gov_attr_set *attr_set, const char *buf,
-				   size_t count)
+static ssize_t down_rate_limit_us_show(struct gov_attr_set *attr_set, char *buf)
+{
+	struct sugov_tunables *tunables = to_sugov_tunables(attr_set);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", tunables->down_rate_limit_us);
+}
+
+static ssize_t up_rate_limit_us_store(struct gov_attr_set *attr_set,
+				      const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct sugov_tunables *tunables = to_sugov_tunables(attr_set);
 	struct sugov_policy *sg_policy;
@@ -375,18 +424,42 @@ static ssize_t rate_limit_us_store(struct gov_attr_set *attr_set, const char *bu
 	if (kstrtouint(buf, 10, &rate_limit_us))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	tunables->rate_limit_us = rate_limit_us;
+	tunables->up_rate_limit_us = rate_limit_us;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(sg_policy, &attr_set->policy_list, tunables_hook)
-		sg_policy->freq_update_delay_ns = rate_limit_us * NSEC_PER_USEC;
+	list_for_each_entry(sg_policy, &attr_set->policy_list, tunables_hook) {
+		sg_policy->up_rate_delay_ns = rate_limit_us * NSEC_PER_USEC;
+		update_min_rate_limit_us(sg_policy);
+	}
 
 	return count;
 }
 
-static struct governor_attr rate_limit_us = __ATTR_RW(rate_limit_us);
+static ssize_t down_rate_limit_us_store(struct gov_attr_set *attr_set,
+					const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct sugov_tunables *tunables = to_sugov_tunables(attr_set);
+	struct sugov_policy *sg_policy;
+	unsigned int rate_limit_us;
+
+	if (kstrtouint(buf, 10, &rate_limit_us))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	tunables->down_rate_limit_us = rate_limit_us;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sg_policy, &attr_set->policy_list, tunables_hook) {
+		sg_policy->down_rate_delay_ns = rate_limit_us * NSEC_PER_USEC;
+		update_min_rate_limit_us(sg_policy);
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+static struct governor_attr up_rate_limit_us = __ATTR_RW(up_rate_limit_us);
+static struct governor_attr down_rate_limit_us = __ATTR_RW(down_rate_limit_us);
 
 static struct attribute *sugov_attributes[] = {
-	&rate_limit_us.attr,
+	&up_rate_limit_us.attr,
+	&down_rate_limit_us.attr,
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -525,10 +598,13 @@ static int sugov_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		goto stop_kthread;
 	}
 
-	tunables->rate_limit_us = LATENCY_MULTIPLIER;
+	tunables->up_rate_limit_us = LATENCY_MULTIPLIER;
+	tunables->down_rate_limit_us = LATENCY_MULTIPLIER;
 	lat = policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency / NSEC_PER_USEC;
-	if (lat)
-		tunables->rate_limit_us *= lat;
+	if (lat) {
+		tunables->up_rate_limit_us *= lat;
+		tunables->down_rate_limit_us *= lat;
+	}
 
 	policy->governor_data = sg_policy;
 	sg_policy->tunables = tunables;
@@ -586,7 +662,11 @@ static int sugov_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	struct sugov_policy *sg_policy = policy->governor_data;
 	unsigned int cpu;
 
-	sg_policy->freq_update_delay_ns = sg_policy->tunables->rate_limit_us * NSEC_PER_USEC;
+	sg_policy->up_rate_delay_ns =
+		sg_policy->tunables->up_rate_limit_us * NSEC_PER_USEC;
+	sg_policy->down_rate_delay_ns =
+		sg_policy->tunables->down_rate_limit_us * NSEC_PER_USEC;
+	update_min_rate_limit_us(sg_policy);
 	sg_policy->last_freq_update_time = 0;
 	sg_policy->next_freq = UINT_MAX;
 	sg_policy->work_in_progress = false;