diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index 71059e32bebc..a2b2896693d6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -163,6 +163,18 @@ static void klist_class_dev_put(struct klist_node *n)
 	put_device(dev);
 }
 
+static int class_add_groups(struct class *cls,
+			    const struct attribute_group **groups)
+{
+	return sysfs_create_groups(&cls->p->subsys.kobj, groups);
+}
+
+static void class_remove_groups(struct class *cls,
+				const struct attribute_group **groups)
+{
+	return sysfs_remove_groups(&cls->p->subsys.kobj, groups);
+}
+
 int __class_register(struct class *cls, struct lock_class_key *key)
 {
 	struct subsys_private *cp;
@@ -203,6 +215,8 @@ int __class_register(struct class *cls, struct lock_class_key *key)
 		kfree(cp);
 		return error;
 	}
+	error = class_add_groups(class_get(cls), cls->class_groups);
+	class_put(cls);
 	error = add_class_attrs(class_get(cls));
 	class_put(cls);
 	return error;
@@ -213,6 +227,7 @@ void class_unregister(struct class *cls)
 {
 	pr_debug("device class '%s': unregistering\n", cls->name);
 	remove_class_attrs(cls);
+	class_remove_groups(cls, cls->class_groups);
 	kset_unregister(&cls->p->subsys);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 4264caacebb9..4cd8e52033b0 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ int subsys_virtual_register(struct bus_type *subsys,
  * @name:	Name of the class.
  * @owner:	The module owner.
  * @class_attrs: Default attributes of this class.
+ * @class_groups: Default attributes of this class.
  * @dev_groups:	Default attributes of the devices that belong to the class.
  * @dev_kobj:	The kobject that represents this class and links it into the hierarchy.
  * @dev_uevent:	Called when a device is added, removed from this class, or a
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ struct class {
 	struct module		*owner;
 
 	struct class_attribute		*class_attrs;
+	const struct attribute_group	**class_groups;
 	const struct attribute_group	**dev_groups;
 	struct kobject			*dev_kobj;