diff --git a/fs/sysfs/group.c b/fs/sysfs/group.c
index 23c1e598792a..442f34ff1af8 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/group.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/group.c
@@ -148,6 +148,65 @@ void sysfs_remove_group(struct kobject * kobj,
 	sysfs_put(sd);
 }
 
+/**
+ * sysfs_merge_group - merge files into a pre-existing attribute group.
+ * @kobj:	The kobject containing the group.
+ * @grp:	The files to create and the attribute group they belong to.
+ *
+ * This function returns an error if the group doesn't exist or any of the
+ * files already exist in that group, in which case none of the new files
+ * are created.
+ */
+int sysfs_merge_group(struct kobject *kobj,
+		       const struct attribute_group *grp)
+{
+	struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd;
+	int error = 0;
+	struct attribute *const *attr;
+	int i;
+
+	if (grp)
+		dir_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, NULL, grp->name);
+	else
+		dir_sd = sysfs_get(kobj->sd);
+	if (!dir_sd)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	for ((i = 0, attr = grp->attrs); *attr && !error; (++i, ++attr))
+		error = sysfs_add_file(dir_sd, *attr, SYSFS_KOBJ_ATTR);
+	if (error) {
+		while (--i >= 0)
+			sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, NULL, (*--attr)->name);
+	}
+	sysfs_put(dir_sd);
+
+	return error;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_merge_group);
+
+/**
+ * sysfs_unmerge_group - remove files from a pre-existing attribute group.
+ * @kobj:	The kobject containing the group.
+ * @grp:	The files to remove and the attribute group they belong to.
+ */
+void sysfs_unmerge_group(struct kobject *kobj,
+		       const struct attribute_group *grp)
+{
+	struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd;
+	struct attribute *const *attr;
+
+	if (grp)
+		dir_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, NULL, grp->name);
+	else
+		dir_sd = sysfs_get(kobj->sd);
+	if (dir_sd) {
+		for (attr = grp->attrs; *attr; ++attr)
+			sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, NULL, (*attr)->name);
+		sysfs_put(dir_sd);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_unmerge_group);
+
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_create_group);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_update_group);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 96eb576d82fd..30b881555fa5 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ int sysfs_add_file_to_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 			const struct attribute *attr, const char *group);
 void sysfs_remove_file_from_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 			const struct attribute *attr, const char *group);
+int sysfs_merge_group(struct kobject *kobj,
+		       const struct attribute_group *grp);
+void sysfs_unmerge_group(struct kobject *kobj,
+		       const struct attribute_group *grp);
 
 void sysfs_notify(struct kobject *kobj, const char *dir, const char *attr);
 void sysfs_notify_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
@@ -302,6 +306,17 @@ static inline void sysfs_remove_file_from_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 {
 }
 
+static inline int sysfs_merge_group(struct kobject *kobj,
+		       const struct attribute_group *grp)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void sysfs_unmerge_group(struct kobject *kobj,
+		       const struct attribute_group *grp)
+{
+}
+
 static inline void sysfs_notify(struct kobject *kobj, const char *dir,
 				const char *attr)
 {