diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a11a9ee1..a035d000 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ lm-sensors CHANGES file
 -----------------------
 
 SVN-HEAD
+  libsensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
   maxilife scripts: Delete (driver never ported to Linux 2.6)
+  sensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
   sensors-detect: Fix detection of ADT7463 and LM96000
                   Add VIA VX800/VX820 support 
                   Fix detection of Intel 5000 series FB-DIMM AMB
diff --git a/doc/libsensors-API.txt b/doc/libsensors-API.txt
index c7288c7b..df9bbb35 100644
--- a/doc/libsensors-API.txt
+++ b/doc/libsensors-API.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ over time. This document summarizes these evolutions so that application
 authors can quickly figure out how to test for the availability of a
 given new feature.
 
+0x402	lm-sensors SVN
+* Added support for instantaneous power sensors
+  enum sensors_subfeature_type SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT
+  enum sensors_subfeature_type SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT_HIGHEST
+  enum sensors_subfeature_type SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT_LOWEST
+
 0x401	lm-sensors 3.0.2 to 3.0.3
 * Added bus type "virtual":
   #define SENSORS_BUS_TYPE_VIRTUAL
diff --git a/lib/sensors.h b/lib/sensors.h
index 2375753a..edc58004 100644
--- a/lib/sensors.h
+++ b/lib/sensors.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
    when the API + ABI breaks), the third digit is incremented to track small
    API additions like new flags / enum values. The second digit is for tracking
    larger additions like new methods. */
-#define SENSORS_API_VERSION		0x401
+#define SENSORS_API_VERSION		0x402
 
 #define SENSORS_CHIP_NAME_PREFIX_ANY	NULL
 #define SENSORS_CHIP_NAME_ADDR_ANY	(-1)
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ typedef enum sensors_subfeature_type {
 	SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE = SENSORS_FEATURE_POWER << 8,
 	SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_HIGHEST,
 	SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_LOWEST,
-
+	SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT,
+	SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT_HIGHEST,
+	SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT_LOWEST,
 	SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_INTERVAL = (SENSORS_FEATURE_POWER << 8) | 0x80,
 
 	SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_ENERGY_INPUT = SENSORS_FEATURE_ENERGY << 8,
diff --git a/lib/sysfs.c b/lib/sysfs.c
index 39f51220..7924d8d7 100644
--- a/lib/sysfs.c
+++ b/lib/sysfs.c
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ static const struct subfeature_type_match power_matches[] = {
 	{ "average", SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE },
 	{ "average_highest", SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_HIGHEST },
 	{ "average_lowest", SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_LOWEST },
+	{ "input", SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT },
+	{ "input_highest", SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT_HIGHEST },
+	{ "input_lowest", SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT_LOWEST },
 	{ "average_interval", SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_INTERVAL },
 	{ NULL, 0 }
 };
diff --git a/prog/sensors/chips.c b/prog/sensors/chips.c
index 47a2d056..3215de55 100644
--- a/prog/sensors/chips.c
+++ b/prog/sensors/chips.c
@@ -449,8 +449,28 @@ static void print_chip_power(const sensors_chip_name *name,
 	print_label(label, label_size);
 	free(label);
 
+	/* Power sensors come in 2 flavors: instantaneous and averaged.
+	   To keep things simple, we assume that each sensor only implements
+	   one flavor. */
 	sf = sensors_get_subfeature(name, feature,
-				    SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE);
+				    SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT);
+	if (sf) {
+		sfmin = sensors_get_subfeature(name, feature,
+					       SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT_HIGHEST);
+		sfmax = sensors_get_subfeature(name, feature,
+					       SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_INPUT_LOWEST);
+		sfint = NULL;
+	} else {
+		sf = sensors_get_subfeature(name, feature,
+					    SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE);
+		sfmin = sensors_get_subfeature(name, feature,
+					       SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_HIGHEST);
+		sfmax = sensors_get_subfeature(name, feature,
+					       SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_LOWEST);
+		sfint = sensors_get_subfeature(name, feature,
+					       SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_INTERVAL);
+	}
+
 	if (sf) {
 		val = get_value(name, sf);
 		scale_value(&val, &unit);
@@ -458,12 +478,6 @@ static void print_chip_power(const sensors_chip_name *name,
 	} else
 		printf("     N/A");
 
-	sfmin = sensors_get_subfeature(name, feature,
-				      SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_HIGHEST);
-	sfmax = sensors_get_subfeature(name, feature,
-				       SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_LOWEST);
-	sfint = sensors_get_subfeature(name, feature,
-				     SENSORS_SUBFEATURE_POWER_AVERAGE_INTERVAL);
 	if (sfmin || sfmax || sfint) {
 		printf("  (");