diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_mmi.h b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_mmi.h
index 9db0a75f46ac..ff07243a140b 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_mmi.h
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_mmi.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct sec_mmi_data {
 };
 
 int sec_mmi_data_init(struct sec_ts_data *ts, bool enable);
+int sec_mmi_sysfs_notify(struct sec_ts_data *ts, unsigned char state);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_INPUT_TOUCHSCREEN_MMI
 #define DEV_MMI (&data->i2c_client->dev)
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts.c
index bd810cc2b5fd..b987f217f55b 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts.c
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ void sec_ts_reinit(struct sec_ts_data *ts)
 	return;
 }
 
+#define STATUS_ID_HOLD_GRIP 0x69
 #define MAX_EVENT_COUNT 32
 static void sec_ts_read_event(struct sec_ts_data *ts)
 {
@@ -645,6 +646,14 @@ static void sec_ts_read_event(struct sec_ts_data *ts)
 						event_buff[3], event_buff[4], event_buff[5],
 						event_buff[6], event_buff[7]);
 
+			/* hold grip change status event */
+			if ((p_event_status->status_id == STATUS_ID_HOLD_GRIP) &&
+				ts->plat_data->hold_grip_ctrl) {
+				sec_mmi_sysfs_notify(ts, p_event_status->status_data_1);
+				/* no further processing needed */
+				break;
+			}
+
 			/* watchdog reset -> send SENSEON command */
 			if ((p_event_status->stype == TYPE_STATUS_EVENT_INFO) &&
 				(p_event_status->status_id == SEC_TS_ACK_BOOT_COMPLETE) &&
@@ -1343,6 +1352,7 @@ static int sec_ts_parse_dt(struct i2c_client *client)
 	pdata->pill_region_ctrl = of_property_read_bool(np, "sec,pill-region-control");
 	pdata->hold_distance_ctrl = of_property_read_bool(np, "sec,hold-distance-control");
 	pdata->gs_distance_ctrl = of_property_read_bool(np, "sec,gs-distance-control");
+	pdata->hold_grip_ctrl = of_property_read_bool(np, "sec,hold-grip-control");
 	pdata->poweron_calibration = of_property_read_bool(np, "sec,poweron-calibration");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SEC_FACTORY
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts.h b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts.h
index 6038e3fb8508..f5908090fe16 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts.h
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts.h
@@ -473,6 +473,13 @@ enum tsp_hw_parameter {
 	TSP_MODULE_ID		= 6,
 };
 
+enum hold_grip_states {
+	SEC_HOLD_GRIP_NOGRIP,
+	SEC_HOLD_GRIP_UNCERTAIN,
+	SEC_HOLD_GRIP_LEFT,
+	SEC_HOLD_GRIP_RUGHT,
+};
+
 #define TEST_MODE_MIN_MAX		false
 #define TEST_MODE_ALL_NODE		true
 #define TEST_MODE_READ_FRAME		false
@@ -715,6 +722,7 @@ struct sec_ts_data {
 	unsigned char pill_region_data[5];
 	unsigned char hold_distance_data;
 	unsigned char gs_distance_data;
+	unsigned char hold_grip_data;
 
 	/* for factory - factory_cmd_result_all() */
 	short cm_raw_set_p2p_min;			//CM_RAW_SET_P2P
@@ -789,6 +797,7 @@ struct sec_ts_plat_data {
 	bool pill_region_ctrl;
 	bool hold_distance_ctrl;
 	bool gs_distance_ctrl;
+	bool hold_grip_ctrl;
 };
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts_mmi_class.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts_mmi_class.c
index b18c30afe432..17e1f07198c7 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts_mmi_class.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sec_mmi/sec_ts_mmi_class.c
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ static ssize_t sec_mmi_gs_distance_store(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t size);
 static ssize_t sec_mmi_gs_distance_show(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);
+static ssize_t sec_mmi_hold_grip_store(struct device *dev,
+		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t size);
+static ssize_t sec_mmi_hold_grip_show(struct device *dev,
+		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(address, (S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP), NULL, sec_mmi_address_store);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(size, (S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP), NULL, sec_mmi_size_store);
@@ -79,6 +83,8 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(hold_distance, (S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP),
 		sec_mmi_hold_distance_show, sec_mmi_hold_distance_store);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(gs_distance, (S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP),
 		sec_mmi_gs_distance_show, sec_mmi_gs_distance_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(hold_grip, (S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP),
+		sec_mmi_hold_grip_show, sec_mmi_hold_grip_store);
 
 #define MAX_ATTRS_ENTRIES 10
 #define ADD_ATTR(name) { \
@@ -115,6 +121,9 @@ static int sec_mmi_extend_attribute_group(struct device *dev, struct attribute_g
 	if (ts->plat_data->gs_distance_ctrl)
 		ADD_ATTR(gs_distance);
 
+	if (ts->plat_data->hold_grip_ctrl)
+		ADD_ATTR(hold_grip);
+
 	if (strncmp(bi_bootmode(), "mot-factory", strlen("mot-factory")) == 0) {
 		ADD_ATTR(address);
 		ADD_ATTR(size);
@@ -288,6 +297,41 @@ static ssize_t sec_mmi_suppression_show(struct device *dev,
 	return blen;
 }
 
+int sec_mmi_sysfs_notify(struct sec_ts_data *ts, unsigned char state)
+{
+	if (state != 0xff)
+		ts->hold_grip_data = state;
+
+	sysfs_notify(ts->imports->kobj_notify, NULL, "hold_grip");
+	dev_dbg(&ts->client->dev, "%s: triggered HAL with 0x%02x\n", __func__, state);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t sec_mmi_hold_grip_store(struct device *dev,
+		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	struct sec_ts_data *ts;
+
+	dev = MMI_DEV_TO_TS_DEV(dev);
+	GET_TS_DATA(dev);
+
+	sec_mmi_sysfs_notify(ts, 0xff);
+
+	return size;
+}
+
+static ssize_t sec_mmi_hold_grip_show(struct device *dev,
+		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct sec_ts_data *ts;
+
+	dev = MMI_DEV_TO_TS_DEV(dev);
+	GET_TS_DATA(dev);
+
+	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "0x%02x", (unsigned int)(ts->hold_grip_data));
+}
+
 #define REQ_ARGS_NUM 3
 
 static ssize_t sec_mmi_pill_region_store(struct device *dev,
@@ -1156,6 +1200,9 @@ int sec_mmi_data_init(struct sec_ts_data *ts, bool enable)
 				dev_err(&ts->client->dev, "%s: failed to write grip supp distance (%d)\n",
 						__func__, ret);
 		}
+
+		if (ts->plat_data->hold_grip_ctrl)
+			ts->hold_grip_data = SEC_HOLD_GRIP_NOGRIP;
 	} else
 		ts_mmi_dev_unregister(&ts->client->dev);