diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index cae346ef1b20..88eeed72b5d6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/topology.h>
 #include <linux/nodemask.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
 
 static struct sysdev_class node_class = {
 	set_kset_name("node"),
@@ -232,8 +233,96 @@ void unregister_one_node(int nid)
 	unregister_node(&node_devices[nid]);
 }
 
+/*
+ * node states attributes
+ */
+
+static ssize_t print_nodes_state(enum node_states state, char *buf)
+{
+	int n;
+
+	n = nodelist_scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, node_states[state]);
+	if (n > 0 && PAGE_SIZE > n + 1) {
+		*(buf + n++) = '\n';
+		*(buf + n++) = '\0';
+	}
+	return n;
+}
+
+static ssize_t print_nodes_possible(struct sysdev_class *class, char *buf)
+{
+	return print_nodes_state(N_POSSIBLE, buf);
+}
+
+static ssize_t print_nodes_online(struct sysdev_class *class, char *buf)
+{
+	return print_nodes_state(N_ONLINE, buf);
+}
+
+static ssize_t print_nodes_has_normal_memory(struct sysdev_class *class,
+						char *buf)
+{
+	return print_nodes_state(N_NORMAL_MEMORY, buf);
+}
+
+static ssize_t print_nodes_has_cpu(struct sysdev_class *class, char *buf)
+{
+	return print_nodes_state(N_CPU, buf);
+}
+
+static SYSDEV_CLASS_ATTR(possible, 0444, print_nodes_possible, NULL);
+static SYSDEV_CLASS_ATTR(online, 0444, print_nodes_online, NULL);
+static SYSDEV_CLASS_ATTR(has_normal_memory, 0444, print_nodes_has_normal_memory,
+									NULL);
+static SYSDEV_CLASS_ATTR(has_cpu, 0444, print_nodes_has_cpu, NULL);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
+static ssize_t print_nodes_has_high_memory(struct sysdev_class *class,
+						 char *buf)
+{
+	return print_nodes_state(N_HIGH_MEMORY, buf);
+}
+
+static SYSDEV_CLASS_ATTR(has_high_memory, 0444, print_nodes_has_high_memory,
+									 NULL);
+#endif
+
+struct sysdev_class_attribute *node_state_attr[] = {
+	&attr_possible,
+	&attr_online,
+	&attr_has_normal_memory,
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
+	&attr_has_high_memory,
+#endif
+	&attr_has_cpu,
+};
+
+static int node_states_init(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0;  i < NR_NODE_STATES; i++) {
+		int ret;
+		ret = sysdev_class_create_file(&node_class, node_state_attr[i]);
+		if (!err)
+			err = ret;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int __init register_node_type(void)
 {
-	return sysdev_class_register(&node_class);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = sysdev_class_register(&node_class);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = node_states_init();
+
+	/*
+	 * Note:  we're not going to unregister the node class if we fail
+	 * to register the node state class attribute files.
+	 */
+	return ret;
 }
 postcore_initcall(register_node_type);