diff --git a/include/linux/reboot.h b/include/linux/reboot.h
index 3734cd8f38a8..af907a3d68d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/reboot.h
+++ b/include/linux/reboot.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ extern char poweroff_cmd[POWEROFF_CMD_PATH_LEN];
 
 extern void orderly_poweroff(bool force);
 extern void orderly_reboot(void);
+void hw_protection_shutdown(const char *reason, int ms_until_forced);
 
 /*
  * Emergency restart, callable from an interrupt handler.
diff --git a/kernel/reboot.c b/kernel/reboot.c
index a6ad5eb2fa73..f7440c0c7e43 100644
--- a/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt)	"reboot: " fmt
 
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
@@ -518,6 +519,84 @@ void orderly_reboot(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(orderly_reboot);
 
+/**
+ * hw_failure_emergency_poweroff_func - emergency poweroff work after a known delay
+ * @work: work_struct associated with the emergency poweroff function
+ *
+ * This function is called in very critical situations to force
+ * a kernel poweroff after a configurable timeout value.
+ */
+static void hw_failure_emergency_poweroff_func(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	/*
+	 * We have reached here after the emergency shutdown waiting period has
+	 * expired. This means orderly_poweroff has not been able to shut off
+	 * the system for some reason.
+	 *
+	 * Try to shut down the system immediately using kernel_power_off
+	 * if populated
+	 */
+	pr_emerg("Hardware protection timed-out. Trying forced poweroff\n");
+	kernel_power_off();
+
+	/*
+	 * Worst of the worst case trigger emergency restart
+	 */
+	pr_emerg("Hardware protection shutdown failed. Trying emergency restart\n");
+	emergency_restart();
+}
+
+static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(hw_failure_emergency_poweroff_work,
+			    hw_failure_emergency_poweroff_func);
+
+/**
+ * hw_failure_emergency_poweroff - Trigger an emergency system poweroff
+ *
+ * This may be called from any critical situation to trigger a system shutdown
+ * after a given period of time. If time is negative this is not scheduled.
+ */
+static void hw_failure_emergency_poweroff(int poweroff_delay_ms)
+{
+	if (poweroff_delay_ms <= 0)
+		return;
+	schedule_delayed_work(&hw_failure_emergency_poweroff_work,
+			      msecs_to_jiffies(poweroff_delay_ms));
+}
+
+/**
+ * hw_protection_shutdown - Trigger an emergency system poweroff
+ *
+ * @reason:		Reason of emergency shutdown to be printed.
+ * @ms_until_forced:	Time to wait for orderly shutdown before tiggering a
+ *			forced shudown. Negative value disables the forced
+ *			shutdown.
+ *
+ * Initiate an emergency system shutdown in order to protect hardware from
+ * further damage. Usage examples include a thermal protection or a voltage or
+ * current regulator failures.
+ * NOTE: The request is ignored if protection shutdown is already pending even
+ * if the previous request has given a large timeout for forced shutdown.
+ * Can be called from any context.
+ */
+void hw_protection_shutdown(const char *reason, int ms_until_forced)
+{
+	static atomic_t allow_proceed = ATOMIC_INIT(1);
+
+	pr_emerg("HARDWARE PROTECTION shutdown (%s)\n", reason);
+
+	/* Shutdown should be initiated only once. */
+	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&allow_proceed))
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Queue a backup emergency shutdown in the event of
+	 * orderly_poweroff failure
+	 */
+	hw_failure_emergency_poweroff(ms_until_forced);
+	orderly_poweroff(true);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hw_protection_shutdown);
+
 static int __init reboot_setup(char *str)
 {
 	for (;;) {