diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform_profile b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform_profile
index dae9c8941905..baf1d125f9f8 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform_profile
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform_profile
@@ -26,3 +26,10 @@ Contact:	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
 Description:	Reading this file gives the current selected profile for this
 		device. Writing this file with one of the strings from
 		platform_profile_choices changes the profile to the new value.
+
+		This file can be monitored for changes by polling for POLLPRI,
+		POLLPRI will be signalled on any changes, independent of those
+		changes coming from a userspace write; or coming from another
+		source such as e.g. a hotkey triggered profile change handled
+		either directly by the embedded-controller or fully handled
+		inside the kernel.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/platform_profile.c b/drivers/acpi/platform_profile.c
index dd2fbf38e414..d418462ab791 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/platform_profile.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/platform_profile.c
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ static ssize_t platform_profile_store(struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 	err = cur_profile->profile_set(cur_profile, i);
+	if (!err)
+		sysfs_notify(acpi_kobj, NULL, "platform_profile");
+
 	mutex_unlock(&profile_lock);
 	if (err)
 		return err;