diff --git a/qcom/yupik-qrd.dtsi b/qcom/yupik-qrd.dtsi
index 7797428256d9..a1423ec2a430 100644
--- a/qcom/yupik-qrd.dtsi
+++ b/qcom/yupik-qrd.dtsi
@@ -264,6 +264,41 @@
 			};
 		};
 	};
+
+	quiet-therm-step {
+		polling-delay-passive = <2000>;
+		polling-delay = <0>;
+		thermal-governor = "step_wise";
+		thermal-sensors = <&pmk8350_adc_tm PM7325_ADC7_AMUX_THM1_100K_PU>;
+
+		trips {
+			quiet_cx_trip: quiet-cx-trip {
+				temperature = <55000>;
+				hysteresis = <5000>;
+				type = "passive";
+			};
+		};
+
+		cooling-maps {
+			gpu-cdev {
+				trip = <&quiet_cx_trip>;
+				/* throttle to 315000000Hz */
+				cooling-device = <&msm_gpu THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT
+						THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT>;
+			};
+
+			cdsp-cdev {
+				trip = <&quiet_cx_trip>;
+				cooling-device = <&cdsp_sw (THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT-2)
+							(THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT-2)>;
+			};
+
+			modem-pa-cdev {
+				trip = <&quiet_cx_trip>;
+				cooling-device = <&modem_pa 3 3>;
+			};
+		};
+	};
 };
 
 &apps_rsc {
diff --git a/qcom/yupik-thermal.dtsi b/qcom/yupik-thermal.dtsi
index 09800af991a3..44d153ae5721 100644
--- a/qcom/yupik-thermal.dtsi
+++ b/qcom/yupik-thermal.dtsi
@@ -1243,12 +1243,13 @@
 		cooling-maps {
 			cdsp-cdev {
 				trip = <&nspss0_trip>;
-				cooling-device = <&cdsp_sw THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT
-						THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT>;
+				cooling-device = <&cdsp_sw (THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT-2)
+							(THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT-2)>;
 			};
 
 			gpu_cdev {
 				trip = <&nspss0_trip>;
+				/* throttle to 315000000Hz */
 				cooling-device = <&msm_gpu THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT
 							THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT>;
 			};
@@ -1276,12 +1277,13 @@
 		cooling-maps {
 			cdsp-cdev {
 				trip = <&nspss1_trip>;
-				cooling-device = <&cdsp_sw THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT
-						THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT>;
+				cooling-device = <&cdsp_sw (THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT-2)
+							(THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT-2)>;
 			};
 
 			gpu_cdev {
 				trip = <&nspss1_trip>;
+				/* throttle to 315000000Hz */
 				cooling-device = <&msm_gpu THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT
 							THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT>;
 			};