diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 80416df5fcd4..8123f68b4224 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -769,8 +769,9 @@ int thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	sprintf(dev->attr_name, "cdev%d_trip_point", dev->id);
 	sysfs_attr_init(&dev->attr.attr);
 	dev->attr.attr.name = dev->attr_name;
-	dev->attr.attr.mode = 0444;
+	dev->attr.attr.mode = 0644;
 	dev->attr.show = trip_point_show;
+	dev->attr.store = trip_point_store;
 	result = device_create_file(&tz->device, &dev->attr);
 	if (result)
 		goto remove_symbol_link;
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
index d1183139e433..ee35e08be465 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ void thermal_cooling_device_setup_sysfs(struct thermal_cooling_device *);
 void thermal_cooling_device_destroy_sysfs(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev);
 /* used only at binding time */
 ssize_t trip_point_show(struct device *, struct device_attribute *, char *);
+ssize_t trip_point_store(struct device *, struct device_attribute *,
+			 const char *, size_t);
 ssize_t weight_show(struct device *, struct device_attribute *, char *);
 ssize_t weight_store(struct device *, struct device_attribute *, const char *,
 		     size_t);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
index aa99edb4dff7..80c8bae6dd1c 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
@@ -977,6 +977,26 @@ trip_point_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 		return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", instance->trip);
 }
 
+ssize_t trip_point_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+			 const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct thermal_instance *instance;
+	int ret, trip;
+
+	ret = kstrtoint(buf, 0, &trip);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	instance = container_of(attr, struct thermal_instance, attr);
+
+	if (trip >= instance->tz->trips || trip < THERMAL_TRIPS_NONE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	instance->trip = trip;
+
+	return count;
+}
+
 ssize_t
 weight_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {