diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/cm32181.c b/drivers/iio/light/cm32181.c
index 001055d097509..df7095166c977 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/cm32181.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/cm32181.c
@@ -414,8 +414,31 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec cm32181_channels[] = {
 static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(in_illuminance_integration_time_available,
 			S_IRUGO, cm32181_get_it_available, NULL, 0);
 
+static ssize_t cm32181_store_disable(struct device *dev,
+			struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	struct cm32181_chip *cm32181 = iio_priv(dev_to_iio_dev(dev));
+	struct i2c_client *client = cm32181->client;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = i2c_smbus_write_word_data(client, CM32181_REG_ADDR_CMD,
+					 CM32181_CMD_ALS_DISABLE);
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_warn(dev, "CM32181_CMD_ALS_DISABLE failed.\n");
+		return ret;
+	} else
+		dev_warn(dev, "CM32181_CMD_ALS_DISABLE succeeded.\n");
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(disable,
+			S_IWUSR, NULL, cm32181_store_disable, 0);
+
 static struct attribute *cm32181_attributes[] = {
 	&iio_dev_attr_in_illuminance_integration_time_available.dev_attr.attr,
+	&iio_dev_attr_disable.dev_attr.attr,
 	NULL,
 };