diff -dpruN conky-1.4.6.orig/src/conky.c conky-1.4.6/src/conky.c
--- conky-1.4.6.orig/src/conky.c	2007-08-05 17:16:27.000000000 -0500
+++ conky-1.4.6/src/conky.c	2007-08-27 12:03:22.000000000 -0500
@@ -983,6 +983,7 @@ enum text_object_type {
 	OBJ_alignc,
 	OBJ_i2c,
 #if defined(__linux__)
+	OBJ_hwmon,
 	OBJ_i8k_version,
 	OBJ_i8k_bios,
 	OBJ_i8k_serial,
@@ -1182,6 +1183,13 @@ struct text_object {
 			char *fmt;   /* time display formatting */
 		} tztime;
 
+#if defined(__linux__)
+		struct {
+			enum hwmon_sensor_type type;
+			char *fname; /* filename in /sys/class/hwmon/hwmonX/device/ */
+		} hwmon;
+#endif
+
 		struct {
 			struct fs_stat *fs;
 			int w, h;
@@ -1780,6 +1788,11 @@ static void free_text_objects(unsigned i
 			case OBJ_acpitempf:
 				close(objs[i].data.i);
 				break;
+#if defined(__linux__)
+			case OBJ_hwmon:
+				free(objs[i].data.hwmon.fname);
+				break;
+#endif
 			case OBJ_i2c:
 				close(objs[i].data.i2c.fd);
 				break;
@@ -2199,6 +2212,28 @@ static struct text_object *construct_tex
 		strcpy(bat, "BAT0");
 	}
 #if defined(__linux__)
+	END OBJ(hwmon, 0)
+		if (!arg) {
+			CRIT_ERR("hwmon: needs arguments (hwmon-number, sensor type, sensor number, sensor subtype)");
+		} else {
+			unsigned int monidx, sensidx;
+			char sensor[10], senssub[32];
+			if (sscanf(arg, "%u %9s %u %31s", &monidx, sensor, &sensidx, senssub) != 4) {
+				CRIT_ERR("hwmon: invalid (number of) arguments");
+			} else {
+				unsigned int maxlen = strlen(arg)+29+1+1; /* 29=strlen("/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon/device") */
+				char fname[maxlen];
+				snprintf(fname, maxlen, "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon%u/device/%s%u_%s", monidx, sensor, sensidx, senssub);
+				obj->data.hwmon.fname = strdup(fname);
+				if (strncmp(sensor, "temp", 5) == 0) {
+					obj->data.hwmon.type = HWMON_temp;
+				} else if (strncmp(sensor, "fan", 4) == 0) {
+					obj->data.hwmon.type = HWMON_fan;
+				} else {
+					obj->data.hwmon.type = HWMON_other;
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	END OBJ(i8k_version, INFO_I8K)
 		END OBJ(i8k_bios, INFO_I8K)
 		END OBJ(i8k_serial, INFO_I8K)
@@ -3586,6 +3621,9 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char 
 					new_fg(p, color9);
 				}
 #if defined(__linux__)
+				OBJ(hwmon) {
+					get_hwmon_value(p, p_max_size, obj->data.hwmon.fname, obj->data.hwmon.type); 
+				}
 				OBJ(i8k_version) {
 					snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%s", i8k.version);
 				}
diff -dpruN conky-1.4.6.orig/src/conky.h conky-1.4.6/src/conky.h
--- conky-1.4.6.orig/src/conky.h	2007-08-05 17:16:27.000000000 -0500
+++ conky-1.4.6/src/conky.h	2007-08-27 12:03:22.000000000 -0500
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ enum {
 #endif
 };
 
+enum hwmon_sensor_type {
+	HWMON_temp,
+	HWMON_fan,
+	HWMON_other
+};
 
 /* get_battery_stuff() item selector */
 enum {
@@ -482,6 +487,8 @@ int open_i2c_sensor(const char *dev, con
 		    char *devtype);
 double get_i2c_info(int *fd, int arg, char *devtype, char *type);
 
+void get_hwmon_value( char * p_client_buffer, size_t client_buffer_size, char * fname, enum hwmon_sensor_type type );
+
 void get_adt746x_cpu( char *, size_t ); 
 void get_adt746x_fan( char *, size_t ); 
 unsigned int get_diskio(void);
diff -dpruN conky-1.4.6.orig/src/linux.c conky-1.4.6/src/linux.c
--- conky-1.4.6.orig/src/linux.c	2007-08-05 17:16:27.000000000 -0500
+++ conky-1.4.6/src/linux.c	2007-08-27 12:03:22.000000000 -0500
@@ -750,6 +750,37 @@ double get_i2c_info(int *fd, int div, ch
 	}
 }
 
+void get_hwmon_value( char * p_client_buffer, size_t client_buffer_size, char * fname, enum hwmon_sensor_type type )
+{
+	static int rep;
+	int sensor_value;
+	FILE *fp;
+
+	if ( !p_client_buffer || client_buffer_size <= 0 || !fname )
+		return;
+
+	if ((fp = open_file(fname, &rep)) == NULL) {
+		snprintf( p_client_buffer, client_buffer_size, "hwmon: file '%s' not found", fname ); 
+	} else {
+		fscanf(fp, "%d", &sensor_value);
+		fclose(fp);
+		/* do type-dependent stuff like conversion to more "readable" units.
+		 * See Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface in the kernel sources for
+		 * more information.
+		 */
+		switch (type) { 
+			case HWMON_temp:
+				sensor_value /= 1000; /* temperatures from milli-degree to degree (celsius) */
+				break;
+			case HWMON_fan: /* fans are in RPM - should be ok */
+			case HWMON_other: /* keep the unit by default */
+			default:
+				break;
+		}
+		snprintf( p_client_buffer, client_buffer_size, "%d", sensor_value );
+	}
+}
+
 /* Prior to kernel version 2.6.12, the CPU fan speed was available
  * in ADT746X_FAN_OLD, whereas later kernel versions provide this
  * information in ADT746X_FAN.