diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
index 322b8a51ffc67d..67ec9d3d04f529 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
@@ -142,6 +142,39 @@ static void tpm_devs_release(struct device *dev)
 	put_device(&chip->dev);
 }
 
+/**
+ * tpm_class_shutdown() - prepare the TPM device for loss of power.
+ * @dev: device to which the chip is associated.
+ *
+ * Issues a TPM2_Shutdown command prior to loss of power, as required by the
+ * TPM 2.0 spec.
+ * Then, calls bus- and device- specific shutdown code.
+ *
+ * XXX: This codepath relies on the fact that sysfs is not enabled for
+ * TPM2: sysfs uses an implicit lock on chip->ops, so this could race if TPM2
+ * has sysfs support enabled before TPM sysfs's implicit locking is fixed.
+ */
+static int tpm_class_shutdown(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct tpm_chip *chip = container_of(dev, struct tpm_chip, dev);
+
+	if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) {
+		down_write(&chip->ops_sem);
+		tpm2_shutdown(chip, TPM2_SU_CLEAR);
+		chip->ops = NULL;
+		up_write(&chip->ops_sem);
+	}
+	/* Allow bus- and device-specific code to run. Note: since chip->ops
+	 * is NULL, more-specific shutdown code will not be able to issue TPM
+	 * commands.
+	 */
+	if (dev->bus && dev->bus->shutdown)
+		dev->bus->shutdown(dev);
+	else if (dev->driver && dev->driver->shutdown)
+		dev->driver->shutdown(dev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * tpm_chip_alloc() - allocate a new struct tpm_chip instance
  * @pdev: device to which the chip is associated
@@ -181,6 +214,7 @@ struct tpm_chip *tpm_chip_alloc(struct device *pdev,
 	device_initialize(&chip->devs);
 
 	chip->dev.class = tpm_class;
+	chip->dev.class->shutdown = tpm_class_shutdown;
 	chip->dev.release = tpm_dev_release;
 	chip->dev.parent = pdev;
 	chip->dev.groups = chip->groups;
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-sysfs.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-sysfs.c
index 4bd0997cfa2d3e..938d03ce30fe00 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-sysfs.c
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ static const struct attribute_group tpm_dev_group = {
 
 void tpm_sysfs_add_device(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 {
+	/* XXX: If you wish to remove this restriction, you must first update
+	 * tpm_sysfs to explicitly lock chip->ops.
+	 */
 	if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)
 		return;