diff --git a/psutil/_pslinux.py b/psutil/_pslinux.py
index 1575dad9d..a69b1d664 100644
--- a/psutil/_pslinux.py
+++ b/psutil/_pslinux.py
@@ -1213,6 +1213,50 @@ def sensors_temperatures():
 
         ret[unit_name].append((label, current, high, critical))
 
+    # Indication that no sensors were detected in /sys/class/hwmon/
+    if not basenames:
+        basenames = glob.glob('/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*')
+        basenames = sorted(set(basenames))
+
+        for base in basenames:
+            try:
+                path = os.path.join(base, 'temp')
+                current = float(cat(path)) / 1000.0
+                path = os.path.join(base, 'type')
+                unit_name = cat(path, binary=False)
+            except (IOError, OSError, ValueError) as err:
+                warnings.warn("ignoring %r for file %r" % (err, path),
+                              RuntimeWarning)
+                continue
+
+            trip_paths = glob.glob(base + '/trip_point*')
+            trip_points = set(['_'.join(
+                os.path.basename(p).split('_')[0:3]) for p in trip_paths])
+            critical = None
+            high = None
+            for trip_point in trip_points:
+                path = os.path.join(base, trip_point + "_type")
+                trip_type = cat(path, fallback='', binary=False)
+                if trip_type == 'critical':
+                    critical = cat(os.path.join(base, trip_point + "_temp"),
+                                   fallback=None)
+                elif trip_type == 'high':
+                    high = cat(os.path.join(base, trip_point + "_temp"),
+                               fallback=None)
+
+                if high is not None:
+                    try:
+                        high = float(high) / 1000.0
+                    except ValueError:
+                        high = None
+                if critical is not None:
+                    try:
+                        critical = float(critical) / 1000.0
+                    except ValueError:
+                        critical = None
+
+            ret[unit_name].append(('', current, high, critical))
+
     return ret
 
 
diff --git a/psutil/tests/test_linux.py b/psutil/tests/test_linux.py
index a8e7a5e34..299c110fe 100755
--- a/psutil/tests/test_linux.py
+++ b/psutil/tests/test_linux.py
@@ -1466,6 +1466,8 @@ def test_emulate_eio_error(self):
         def open_mock(name, *args, **kwargs):
             if name.endswith("_input"):
                 raise OSError(errno.EIO, "")
+            elif name.endswith("temp"):
+                raise OSError(errno.EIO, "")
             else:
                 return orig_open(name, *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -1477,7 +1479,7 @@ def open_mock(name, *args, **kwargs):
                 assert m.called
                 self.assertIn("ignoring", str(ws[0].message))
 
-    def test_emulate_data(self):
+    def test_emulate_class_hwmon(self):
         def open_mock(name, *args, **kwargs):
             if name.endswith('/name'):
                 return io.StringIO(u("name"))
@@ -1495,6 +1497,7 @@ def open_mock(name, *args, **kwargs):
         orig_open = open
         patch_point = 'builtins.open' if PY3 else '__builtin__.open'
         with mock.patch(patch_point, side_effect=open_mock):
+            # Test case with /sys/class/hwmon
             with mock.patch('glob.glob',
                             return_value=['/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/temp1']):
                 temp = psutil.sensors_temperatures()['name'][0]
@@ -1503,6 +1506,41 @@ def open_mock(name, *args, **kwargs):
                 self.assertEqual(temp.high, 40.0)
                 self.assertEqual(temp.critical, 50.0)
 
+    def test_emulate_class_thermal(self):
+        def open_mock(name, *args, **kwargs):
+            if name.endswith('0_temp'):
+                return io.BytesIO(b"50000")
+            elif name.endswith('temp'):
+                return io.BytesIO(b"30000")
+            elif name.endswith('0_type'):
+                return io.StringIO(u("critical"))
+            elif name.endswith('type'):
+                return io.StringIO(u("name"))
+            else:
+                return orig_open(name, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        def glob_mock(path):
+            if path == '/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon*/temp*_*':
+                return []
+            elif path == '/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon*/device/temp*_*':
+                return []
+            elif path == '/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*':
+                return ['/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0']
+            elif path == '/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/trip_point*':
+                return ['/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone1/trip_point_0_type',
+                        '/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone1/trip_point_0_temp']
+
+        orig_open = open
+        patch_point = 'builtins.open' if PY3 else '__builtin__.open'
+        with mock.patch(patch_point, side_effect=open_mock):
+
+            with mock.patch('glob.glob', create=True, side_effect=glob_mock):
+                temp = psutil.sensors_temperatures()['name'][0]
+                self.assertEqual(temp.label, '')
+                self.assertEqual(temp.current, 30.0)
+                self.assertEqual(temp.high, 50.0)
+                self.assertEqual(temp.critical, 50.0)
+
 
 @unittest.skipIf(not LINUX, "LINUX only")
 class TestSensorsFans(unittest.TestCase):