fan[1-12]_input    RO  fan tachometer speed in RPM
 fan[1-12]_fault    RO  fan experienced fault
 fan[1-6]_target    RW  desired fan speed in RPM
+fan[1-6]_enable    RW  enable or disable the tachometer input
 pwm[1-6]_enable    RW  regulator mode, 0=disabled (duty cycle=0%), 1=manual mode, 2=rpm mode
 pwm[1-6]           RW  read: current pwm duty cycle,
                        write: target pwm duty cycle (0-255)
 
                }
                mutex_unlock(&data->update_lock);
                return 0;
+       case hwmon_fan_enable:
+               *val = !!(data->fan_config[channel] & MAX31790_FAN_CFG_TACH_INPUT_EN);
+               return 0;
        default:
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
        }
        struct i2c_client *client = data->client;
        int target_count;
        int err = 0;
-       u8 bits;
+       u8 bits, fan_config;
        int sr;
 
        mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
                                        MAX31790_REG_TARGET_COUNT(channel),
                                        data->target_count[channel]);
                break;
+       case hwmon_fan_enable:
+               fan_config = data->fan_config[channel];
+               if (val == 0) {
+                       fan_config &= ~MAX31790_FAN_CFG_TACH_INPUT_EN;
+               } else if (val == 1) {
+                       fan_config |= MAX31790_FAN_CFG_TACH_INPUT_EN;
+               } else {
+                       err = -EINVAL;
+                       break;
+               }
+               if (fan_config != data->fan_config[channel]) {
+                       err = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, MAX31790_REG_FAN_CONFIG(channel),
+                                                       fan_config);
+                       if (!err)
+                               data->fan_config[channel] = fan_config;
+               }
+               break;
        default:
                err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
                break;
                    !(fan_config & MAX31790_FAN_CFG_TACH_INPUT))
                        return 0644;
                return 0;
+       case hwmon_fan_enable:
+               if (channel < NR_CHANNEL)
+                       return 0644;
+               return 0;
        default:
                return 0;
        }
 
 static const struct hwmon_channel_info *max31790_info[] = {
        HWMON_CHANNEL_INFO(fan,
-                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT,
-                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT,
-                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT,
-                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT,
-                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT,
-                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT,
+                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT | HWMON_F_ENABLE,
+                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT | HWMON_F_ENABLE,
+                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT | HWMON_F_ENABLE,
+                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT | HWMON_F_ENABLE,
+                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT | HWMON_F_ENABLE,
+                          HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_TARGET | HWMON_F_FAULT | HWMON_F_ENABLE,
                           HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_FAULT,
                           HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_FAULT,
                           HWMON_F_INPUT | HWMON_F_FAULT,