diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/Makefile b/drivers/media/IR/Makefile
index df5ddb4bbbf7..171890e7a41d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ir-common-objs  := ir-functions.o ir-keymaps.o
-ir-core-objs	:= ir-keytable.o
+ir-core-objs	:= ir-keytable.o ir-sysfs.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_IR_CORE) += ir-core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_IR) += ir-common.o
diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
index b521ed9d6e2e..8097561ec66f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
@@ -447,12 +447,21 @@ int ir_input_register(struct input_dev *input_dev,
 	input_set_drvdata(input_dev, ir_dev);
 
 	rc = input_register_device(input_dev);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	rc = ir_register_class(input_dev);
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		kfree(rc_tab->scan);
-		kfree(ir_dev);
-		input_set_drvdata(input_dev, NULL);
+		input_unregister_device(input_dev);
+		goto err;
 	}
 
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	kfree(rc_tab->scan);
+	kfree(ir_dev);
+	input_set_drvdata(input_dev, NULL);
 	return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ir_input_register);
@@ -472,6 +481,8 @@ void ir_input_unregister(struct input_dev *dev)
 	kfree(rc_tab->scan);
 	rc_tab->scan = NULL;
 
+	ir_unregister_class(dev);
+
 	kfree(ir_dev);
 	input_unregister_device(dev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3c601421632b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/* ir-register.c - handle IR scancode->keycode tables
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 by Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/input.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <media/ir-core.h>
+
+#define IRRCV_NUM_DEVICES	256
+
+unsigned long ir_core_dev_number;
+
+static struct class *ir_input_class;
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR(ir_protocol, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, NULL, NULL);
+
+static struct attribute *ir_dev_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_ir_protocol.attr,
+};
+
+int ir_register_class(struct input_dev *input_dev)
+{
+	int rc;
+	struct kobject *kobj;
+
+	struct ir_input_dev *ir_dev = input_get_drvdata(input_dev);
+	int devno = find_first_zero_bit(&ir_core_dev_number,
+					IRRCV_NUM_DEVICES);
+
+	if (unlikely(devno < 0))
+		return devno;
+
+	ir_dev->attr.attrs = ir_dev_attrs;
+	ir_dev->class_dev = device_create(ir_input_class, NULL,
+					  input_dev->dev.devt, ir_dev,
+					  "irrcv%d", devno);
+	kobj = &ir_dev->class_dev->kobj;
+
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "Creating IR device %s\n", kobject_name(kobj));
+	rc = sysfs_create_group(kobj, &ir_dev->attr);
+	if (unlikely(rc < 0)) {
+		device_destroy(ir_input_class, input_dev->dev.devt);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	ir_dev->devno = devno;
+	set_bit(devno, &ir_core_dev_number);
+
+	return 0;
+};
+
+void ir_unregister_class(struct input_dev *input_dev)
+{
+	struct ir_input_dev *ir_dev = input_get_drvdata(input_dev);
+	struct kobject *kobj;
+
+	clear_bit(ir_dev->devno, &ir_core_dev_number);
+
+	kobj = &ir_dev->class_dev->kobj;
+
+	sysfs_remove_group(kobj, &ir_dev->attr);
+	device_destroy(ir_input_class, input_dev->dev.devt);
+
+	kfree(ir_dev->attr.name);
+}
+
+static int __init ir_core_init(void)
+{
+	ir_input_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "irrcv");
+	if (IS_ERR(ir_input_class)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "ir_core: unable to register irrcv class\n");
+		return PTR_ERR(ir_input_class);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit ir_core_exit(void)
+{
+	class_destroy(ir_input_class);
+}
+
+module_init(ir_core_init);
+module_exit(ir_core_exit);
diff --git a/include/media/ir-core.h b/include/media/ir-core.h
index 299d201e1339..a5a3bda354de 100644
--- a/include/media/ir-core.h
+++ b/include/media/ir-core.h
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ struct ir_scancode_table {
 };
 
 struct ir_input_dev {
-	struct input_dev		*dev;
-	struct ir_scancode_table	rc_tab;
+	struct input_dev		*dev;		/* Input device*/
+	struct ir_scancode_table	rc_tab;		/* scan/key table */
+	unsigned long			devno;		/* device number */
+	struct attribute_group		attr;		/* IR attributes */
+	struct device			*class_dev;	/* virtual class dev */
 };
 
 /* Routines from ir-keytable.c */
@@ -59,4 +62,9 @@ int ir_input_register(struct input_dev *dev,
 		      struct ir_scancode_table *ir_codes);
 void ir_input_unregister(struct input_dev *input_dev);
 
+/* Routines from ir-sysfs.c */
+
+int ir_register_class(struct input_dev *input_dev);
+void ir_unregister_class(struct input_dev *input_dev);
+
 #endif