diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 045a486..e4efd68 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -6120,6 +6120,10 @@ int ata_host_register(struct ata_host *host, struct scsi_host_template *sht)
 		xfer_mask = ata_pack_xfermask(ap->pio_mask, ap->mwdma_mask,
 					      ap->udma_mask);
 
+		if (ap->ops->is_hotpluggable)
+			ap->scsi_host->hotpluggable =
+				ap->ops->is_hotpluggable(ap);
+
 		if (!ata_port_is_dummy(ap)) {
 			ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO,
 					"%cATA max %s %s\n",
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 3d501db..7b1da91 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -814,6 +814,7 @@ struct ata_port_operations {
 	void (*pmp_detach)(struct ata_port *ap);
 	int  (*enable_pm)(struct ata_port *ap, enum link_pm policy);
 	void (*disable_pm)(struct ata_port *ap);
+	int  (*is_hotpluggable)(struct ata_port *ap);
 
 	/*
 	 * Start, stop, suspend and resume