diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/chipcap2.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/chipcap2.rst
index dc165becc64c..c38d87b91b69 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/chipcap2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/chipcap2.rst
@@ -70,4 +70,6 @@ humidity1_min_hyst:             RW      humidity low hystersis
 humidity1_max_hyst:             RW      humidity high hystersis
 humidity1_min_alarm:            RO      humidity low alarm indicator
 humidity1_max_alarm:            RO      humidity high alarm indicator
+humidity1_label:                RO      descriptive name for the sensor
+temp1_label:                    RO      descriptive name for the sensor
 =============================== ======= ========================================
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/chipcap2.c b/drivers/hwmon/chipcap2.c
index 4aecf463180f..086571d556b7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/chipcap2.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/chipcap2.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 
 #define CC2_START_CM			0xA0
 #define CC2_START_NOM			0x80
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ struct cc2_data {
 	struct i2c_client *client;
 	struct regulator *regulator;
 	const char *name;
+	const char *label;
 	int irq_ready;
 	int irq_low;
 	int irq_high;
@@ -449,6 +452,8 @@ static umode_t cc2_is_visible(const void *data, enum hwmon_sensor_types type,
 		switch (attr) {
 		case hwmon_humidity_input:
 			return 0444;
+		case hwmon_humidity_label:
+			return cc2->label ? 0444 : 0;
 		case hwmon_humidity_min_alarm:
 			return cc2->rh_alarm.low_alarm_visible ? 0444 : 0;
 		case hwmon_humidity_max_alarm:
@@ -466,6 +471,8 @@ static umode_t cc2_is_visible(const void *data, enum hwmon_sensor_types type,
 		switch (attr) {
 		case hwmon_temp_input:
 			return 0444;
+		case hwmon_temp_label:
+			return cc2->label ? 0444 : 0;
 		default:
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -552,6 +559,16 @@ static int cc2_humidity_max_alarm_status(struct cc2_data *data, long *val)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int cc2_read_string(struct device *dev, enum hwmon_sensor_types type,
+			   u32 attr, int channel, const char **str)
+{
+	struct cc2_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	*str = data->label;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int cc2_read(struct device *dev, enum hwmon_sensor_types type, u32 attr,
 		    int channel, long *val)
 {
@@ -670,8 +687,9 @@ static int cc2_request_alarm_irqs(struct cc2_data *data, struct device *dev)
 }
 
 static const struct hwmon_channel_info *cc2_info[] = {
-	HWMON_CHANNEL_INFO(temp, HWMON_T_INPUT),
-	HWMON_CHANNEL_INFO(humidity, HWMON_H_INPUT | HWMON_H_MIN | HWMON_H_MAX |
+	HWMON_CHANNEL_INFO(temp, HWMON_T_INPUT | HWMON_T_LABEL),
+	HWMON_CHANNEL_INFO(humidity, HWMON_H_INPUT | HWMON_H_LABEL |
+			   HWMON_H_MIN | HWMON_H_MAX |
 			   HWMON_H_MIN_HYST | HWMON_H_MAX_HYST |
 			   HWMON_H_MIN_ALARM | HWMON_H_MAX_ALARM),
 	NULL
@@ -680,6 +698,7 @@ static const struct hwmon_channel_info *cc2_info[] = {
 static const struct hwmon_ops cc2_hwmon_ops = {
 	.is_visible = cc2_is_visible,
 	.read = cc2_read,
+	.read_string = cc2_read_string,
 	.write = cc2_write,
 };
 
@@ -710,6 +729,8 @@ static int cc2_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(data->regulator),
 				     "Failed to get regulator\n");
 
+	device_property_read_string(dev, "label", &data->label);
+
 	ret = cc2_request_ready_irq(data, dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to request ready irq\n");