diff --git a/headers/os/drivers/cpufreq.h b/headers/os/drivers/cpufreq.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a4301feeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/os/drivers/cpufreq.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013, Haiku, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef _CPUFREQ_H
+#define _CPUFREQ_H
+
+
+#include <module.h>
+
+
+#define CPUFREQ_MODULES_PREFIX	"power/cpufreq"
+
+
+const int kCPUPerformanceScaleMax = 1000;
+
+typedef struct cpufreq_module_info {
+	module_info		info;
+
+	status_t		(*increase_performance)(int delta, bool allowBoost);
+	status_t		(*decrease_performance)(int delta);
+} cpufreq_module_info;
+
+
+#endif	// _CPUFREQ_H
+
diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/cpu.h b/headers/private/kernel/cpu.h
index e833a944cd..bcd06aa59b 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/cpu.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/cpu.h
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ extern inline cpu_ent *get_cpu_struct(void) { return &gCPU[smp_get_current_cpu()
 status_t cpu_build_topology_tree(void);
 cpu_topology_node* get_cpu_topology(void);
 
+status_t increase_cpu_performance(int delta, bool allowBoost);
+status_t decrease_cpu_performance(int delta);
+
 void _user_clear_caches(void *address, size_t length, uint32 flags);
 bool _user_cpu_enabled(int32 cpu);
 status_t _user_set_cpu_enabled(int32 cpu, bool enabled);
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/cpu.cpp b/src/system/kernel/cpu.cpp
index bacc8a3ec7..b98ad77bdd 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/cpu.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /*
+ * Copyright 2013, Paweł Dziepak, pdziepak@quarnos.org.
  * Copyright 2002-2008, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  *
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include <cpufreq.h>
+
 #include <boot/kernel_args.h>
 #include <thread_types.h>
 #include <util/AutoLock.h>
@@ -25,6 +28,8 @@ cpu_ent gCPU[MAX_BOOT_CPUS];
 uint32 gCPUCacheLevelCount;
 static cpu_topology_node sCPUTopology;
 
+static cpufreq_module_info* sCPUPerformanceModule;
+
 static spinlock sSetCpuLock;
 
 
@@ -49,10 +54,40 @@ cpu_init_post_vm(kernel_args *args)
 }
 
 
+static void
+load_cpufreq_module()
+{
+	void* cookie = open_module_list(CPUFREQ_MODULES_PREFIX);
+
+	while (true) {
+		char name[B_FILE_NAME_LENGTH];
+		size_t nameLength = sizeof(name);
+
+		if (read_next_module_name(cookie, name, &nameLength) != B_OK)
+			break;
+
+		if (get_module(name, (module_info**)&sCPUPerformanceModule) == B_OK) {
+			dprintf("found cpufreq module: %s\n", name);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	close_module_list(cookie);
+
+	if (sCPUPerformanceModule == NULL)
+		dprintf("no valid cpufreq module found\n");
+}
+
+
 status_t
 cpu_init_post_modules(kernel_args *args)
 {
-	return arch_cpu_init_post_modules(args);
+	status_t result = arch_cpu_init_post_modules(args);
+	if (result != B_OK)
+		return result;
+
+	load_cpufreq_module();
+	return B_OK;
 }
 
 
@@ -194,6 +229,24 @@ get_cpu_topology(void)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+increase_cpu_performance(int delta, bool allowBoost)
+{
+	if (sCPUPerformanceModule != NULL)
+		return sCPUPerformanceModule->increase_performance(delta, allowBoost);
+	return B_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+decrease_cpu_performance(int delta)
+{
+	if (sCPUPerformanceModule != NULL)
+		return sCPUPerformanceModule->decrease_performance(delta);
+	return B_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+}
+
+
 //	#pragma mark -