diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 1ab0d624fb36..e2ca0a292e21 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ static inline bool kobject_has_children(struct kobject *kobj)
 struct kobj_type {
 	void (*release)(struct kobject *kobj);
 	const struct sysfs_ops *sysfs_ops;
-	struct attribute **default_attrs;
+	struct attribute **default_attrs;	/* use default_groups instead */
+	const struct attribute_group **default_groups;
 	const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *(*child_ns_type)(struct kobject *kobj);
 	const void *(*namespace)(struct kobject *kobj);
 	void (*get_ownership)(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid);
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index aa89edcd2b63..ede40005db28 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static int populate_dir(struct kobject *kobj)
 
 static int create_dir(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
+	const struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 	const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *ops;
 	int error;
 
@@ -95,6 +96,14 @@ static int create_dir(struct kobject *kobj)
 		return error;
 	}
 
+	if (ktype) {
+		error = sysfs_create_groups(kobj, ktype->default_groups);
+		if (error) {
+			sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
+			return error;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * @kobj->sd may be deleted by an ancestor going away.  Hold an
 	 * extra reference so that it stays until @kobj is gone.
@@ -584,11 +593,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_move);
 void kobject_del(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *sd;
+	const struct kobj_type *ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
 
 	if (!kobj)
 		return;
 
 	sd = kobj->sd;
+
+	if (ktype)
+		sysfs_remove_groups(kobj, ktype->default_groups);
+
 	sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
 	sysfs_put(sd);