diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index f0eff3dac58..80502dc6ed6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -38,3 +38,7 @@ config DEBUG_DRIVER
 	  If you are unsure about this, say N here.
 
 endmenu
+
+config SYS_HYPERVISOR
+	bool
+	default n
diff --git a/drivers/base/Makefile b/drivers/base/Makefile
index e99471d3232..659cde6c2fb 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/base/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FW_LOADER)	+= firmware_class.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NUMA)	+= node.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG) += memory.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)	+= topology.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR) += hypervisor.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_DRIVER),y)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG
diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 122498aef50..79115eff6e9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ extern int devices_init(void);
 extern int buses_init(void);
 extern int classes_init(void);
 extern int firmware_init(void);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR
+extern int hypervisor_init(void);
+#else
+static inline int hypervisor_init(void) { return 0; }
+#endif
 extern int platform_bus_init(void);
 extern int system_bus_init(void);
 extern int cpu_dev_init(void);
diff --git a/drivers/base/hypervisor.c b/drivers/base/hypervisor.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c85e9d6a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/base/hypervisor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * hypervisor.c - /sys/hypervisor subsystem.
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+
+#include "base.h"
+
+decl_subsys(hypervisor, NULL, NULL);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hypervisor_subsys);
+
+int __init hypervisor_init(void)
+{
+	return subsystem_register(&hypervisor_subsys);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/base/init.c b/drivers/base/init.c
index c648914b9cd..37138154f9e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/init.c
+++ b/drivers/base/init.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ void __init driver_init(void)
 	buses_init();
 	classes_init();
 	firmware_init();
+	hypervisor_init();
 
 	/* These are also core pieces, but must come after the
 	 * core core pieces.
diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index c187c53cecd..2d229327959 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ struct subsystem _varname##_subsys = { \
 
 /* The global /sys/kernel/ subsystem for people to chain off of */
 extern struct subsystem kernel_subsys;
+/* The global /sys/hypervisor/ subsystem  */
+extern struct subsystem hypervisor_subsys;
 
 /**
  * Helpers for setting the kset of registered objects.