diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
index fc20cde63d1e..2e0e3b45d02a 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ Description:
 		does not reflect it. Likewise, if one enables a deep state but a
 		lighter state still is disabled, then this has no effect.
 
+What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpuidle/stateN/default_status
+Date:		December 2019
+KernelVersion:	v5.6
+Contact:	Linux power management list <linux-pm@vger.kernel.org>
+Description:
+		(RO) The default status of this state, "enabled" or "disabled".
 
 What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpuidle/stateN/residency
 Date:		March 2014
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst
index e70b365dbc60..311cd7cc2b75 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpuidle.rst
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ object corresponding to it, as follows:
 ``disable``
 	Whether or not this idle state is disabled.
 
+``default_status``
+	The default status of this state, "enabled" or "disabled".
+
 ``latency``
 	Exit latency of the idle state in microseconds.
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 33d19c8eb027..a2af7bb8f0a5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -572,10 +572,14 @@ static int __cpuidle_register_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 	if (!try_module_get(drv->owner))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < drv->state_count; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < drv->state_count; i++) {
 		if (drv->states[i].flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_UNUSABLE)
 			dev->states_usage[i].disable |= CPUIDLE_STATE_DISABLED_BY_DRIVER;
 
+		if (drv->states[i].flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_OFF)
+			dev->states_usage[i].disable |= CPUIDLE_STATE_DISABLED_BY_USER;
+	}
+
 	per_cpu(cpuidle_devices, dev->cpu) = dev;
 	list_add(&dev->device_list, &cpuidle_detected_devices);
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
index 38ef770be90d..254d1560dc19 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
@@ -327,6 +327,14 @@ static ssize_t store_state_disable(struct cpuidle_state *state,
 	return size;
 }
 
+static ssize_t show_state_default_status(struct cpuidle_state *state,
+					  struct cpuidle_state_usage *state_usage,
+					  char *buf)
+{
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n",
+		       state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_OFF ? "disabled" : "enabled");
+}
+
 define_one_state_ro(name, show_state_name);
 define_one_state_ro(desc, show_state_desc);
 define_one_state_ro(latency, show_state_exit_latency);
@@ -337,6 +345,7 @@ define_one_state_ro(time, show_state_time);
 define_one_state_rw(disable, show_state_disable, store_state_disable);
 define_one_state_ro(above, show_state_above);
 define_one_state_ro(below, show_state_below);
+define_one_state_ro(default_status, show_state_default_status);
 
 static struct attribute *cpuidle_state_default_attrs[] = {
 	&attr_name.attr,
@@ -349,6 +358,7 @@ static struct attribute *cpuidle_state_default_attrs[] = {
 	&attr_disable.attr,
 	&attr_above.attr,
 	&attr_below.attr,
+	&attr_default_status.attr,
 	NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 1dabe36bd011..ebfb52b3ffbf 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct cpuidle_state {
 #define CPUIDLE_FLAG_COUPLED	BIT(1) /* state applies to multiple cpus */
 #define CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP BIT(2) /* timer is stopped on this state */
 #define CPUIDLE_FLAG_UNUSABLE	BIT(3) /* avoid using this state */
+#define CPUIDLE_FLAG_OFF	BIT(4) /* disable this state by default */
 
 struct cpuidle_device_kobj;
 struct cpuidle_state_kobj;