diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-hwmon b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-hwmon
index 3dac923c9b0e..6c4e68ad4a83 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-hwmon
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-hwmon
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ Description:
 
 		RW
 
+What:		/sys/class/hwmon/hwmonX/inY_fault
+Description:
+		Reports a voltage hard failure (eg: shorted component)
+
+		- 1: Failed
+		- 0: Ok
+
+		RO
+
 What:		/sys/class/hwmon/hwmonX/cpuY_vid
 Description:
 		CPU core reference voltage.
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
index c7dd3f5b2bd5..18705049ad61 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ static const char * const hwmon_in_attr_templates[] = {
 	[hwmon_in_rated_min] = "in%d_rated_min",
 	[hwmon_in_rated_max] = "in%d_rated_max",
 	[hwmon_in_beep] = "in%d_beep",
+	[hwmon_in_fault] = "in%d_fault",
 };
 
 static const char * const hwmon_curr_attr_templates[] = {
diff --git a/include/linux/hwmon.h b/include/linux/hwmon.h
index c2c0da18dfa3..c7885fdce88f 100644
--- a/include/linux/hwmon.h
+++ b/include/linux/hwmon.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ enum hwmon_in_attributes {
 	hwmon_in_rated_min,
 	hwmon_in_rated_max,
 	hwmon_in_beep,
+	hwmon_in_fault,
 };
 
 #define HWMON_I_ENABLE		BIT(hwmon_in_enable)
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ enum hwmon_in_attributes {
 #define HWMON_I_RATED_MIN	BIT(hwmon_in_rated_min)
 #define HWMON_I_RATED_MAX	BIT(hwmon_in_rated_max)
 #define HWMON_I_BEEP		BIT(hwmon_in_beep)
+#define HWMON_I_FAULT		BIT(hwmon_in_fault)
 
 enum hwmon_curr_attributes {
 	hwmon_curr_enable,