diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv
index 7f34a95bb963..aea78db983bc 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 
+What:           /sys/class/net/<iface>/batman-adv/elp_interval
+Date:           Feb 2014
+Contact:        Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@web.de>
+Description:
+                Defines the interval in milliseconds in which batman
+                sends its probing packets for link quality measurements.
+
 What:           /sys/class/net/<iface>/batman-adv/iface_status
 Date:           May 2010
 Contact:        Marek Lindner <mareklindner@neomailbox.ch>
@@ -12,4 +19,3 @@ Description:
                 The /sys/class/net/<iface>/batman-adv/mesh_iface file
                 displays the batman mesh interface this <iface>
                 currently is associated with.
-
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
index d3f69d5e79d9..e86014332e1c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
@@ -920,10 +920,17 @@ static ssize_t batadv_show_iface_status(struct kobject *kobj,
 static BATADV_ATTR(mesh_iface, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, batadv_show_mesh_iface,
 		   batadv_store_mesh_iface);
 static BATADV_ATTR(iface_status, S_IRUGO, batadv_show_iface_status, NULL);
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BATMAN_V
+BATADV_ATTR_HIF_UINT(elp_interval, bat_v.elp_interval, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+		     2 * BATADV_JITTER, INT_MAX, NULL);
+#endif
 
 static struct batadv_attribute *batadv_batman_attrs[] = {
 	&batadv_attr_mesh_iface,
 	&batadv_attr_iface_status,
+#ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BATMAN_V
+	&batadv_attr_elp_interval,
+#endif
 	NULL,
 };