diff --git a/src/common/io/io.h b/src/common/io/io.h
index d9c24c351..9e3f44d30 100644
--- a/src/common/io/io.h
+++ b/src/common/io/io.h
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ bool ffAppendFileBuffer(const char* fileName, FFstrbuf* buffer);
 FF_C_NONNULL(2, 3)
 bool ffAppendFileBufferRelative(FFNativeFD dfd, const char* fileName, FFstrbuf* buffer);
 
+FF_C_NONNULL(2)
+static inline bool ffReadFDBuffer(FFNativeFD fd, FFstrbuf* buffer)
+{
+    ffStrbufClear(buffer);
+    return ffAppendFDBuffer(fd, buffer);
+}
+
 FF_C_NONNULL(1, 2)
 static inline bool ffReadFileBuffer(const char* fileName, FFstrbuf* buffer)
 {
diff --git a/src/detection/cpu/cpu_linux.c b/src/detection/cpu/cpu_linux.c
index ccf5d99b5..3e6b8832f 100644
--- a/src/detection/cpu/cpu_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/cpu/cpu_linux.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "common/properties.h"
 #include "util/mallocHelper.h"
 #include "util/stringUtils.h"
+#include "util/path.h"
 
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -13,6 +14,18 @@
 
 #define FF_CPUINFO_PATH "/proc/cpuinfo"
 
+static double readTempFile(int dfd, const char* filename, FFstrbuf* buffer)
+{
+    if (filename ? !ffReadFileBufferRelative(dfd, filename, buffer) : !ffReadFDBuffer(dfd, buffer))
+        return FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
+
+    double value = ffStrbufToDouble(buffer, FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET); // millidegree Celsius
+    if (value == FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET)
+        return FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
+
+    return value / 1000.;
+}
+
 static double parseTZDir(int dfd, FFstrbuf* buffer)
 {
     if (!ffReadFileBufferRelative(dfd, "type", buffer))
@@ -26,18 +39,12 @@ static double parseTZDir(int dfd, FFstrbuf* buffer)
         true
     ) return FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
 
-    if (!ffReadFileBufferRelative(dfd, "temp", buffer))
-        return FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
-
-    double value = ffStrbufToDouble(buffer, FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET);// millidegree Celsius
-    if (value == FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET)
-        return FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
-
-    return value / 1000.;
+    return readTempFile(dfd, "temp", buffer);
 }
 
 static double parseHwmonDir(int dfd, FFstrbuf* buffer)
 {
+    //https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
     if (!ffReadFileBufferRelative(dfd, "name", buffer))
         return FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
 
@@ -53,25 +60,64 @@ static double parseHwmonDir(int dfd, FFstrbuf* buffer)
         true
     ) return FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
 
-    //https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
-    if (!ffReadFileBufferRelative(dfd, "temp1_input", buffer))
-        return FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
-
-    double value = ffStrbufToDouble(buffer, FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET);// millidegree Celsius
-    if (value == FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET)
-        return FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
-
-    return value / 1000.;
+    return readTempFile(dfd, "temp1_input", buffer);
 }
 
-static double detectCPUTemp(void)
+static double detectCPUTemp(const FFCPUOptions* options)
 {
     FF_STRBUF_AUTO_DESTROY buffer = ffStrbufCreate();
+
+    if (options->tempSensor.length > 0)
+    {
+        FF_AUTO_CLOSE_FD int subfd = -1;
+        const char* fileName = NULL;
+        if (ffStrbufStartsWithS(&options->tempSensor, "hwmon") && ffCharIsDigit(options->tempSensor.chars[strlen("hwmon")]))
+        {
+            FF_AUTO_CLOSE_FD int dfd = open("/sys/class/hwmon/", O_PATH | O_CLOEXEC);
+            subfd = openat(dfd, options->tempSensor.chars, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY | O_CLOEXEC);
+            if (subfd >= 0)
+                fileName = "temp1_input";
+            else
+                subfd = openat(dfd, options->tempSensor.chars, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+        }
+        else if (ffStrbufStartsWithS(&options->tempSensor, "thermal_zone") && ffCharIsDigit(options->tempSensor.chars[strlen("thermal_zone")]))
+        {
+            FF_AUTO_CLOSE_FD int dfd = open("/sys/class/thermal/", O_PATH | O_CLOEXEC);
+            subfd = openat(dfd, options->tempSensor.chars, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY | O_CLOEXEC);
+            if (subfd >= 0)
+                fileName = "temp";
+            else
+                subfd = openat(dfd, options->tempSensor.chars, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+        }
+        else if (ffStrbufStartsWithS(&options->tempSensor, "cputemp.") && ffCharIsDigit(options->tempSensor.chars[strlen("cputemp.")]))
+        {
+            FF_AUTO_CLOSE_FD int dfd = open("/sys/class/platform/", O_PATH | O_CLOEXEC);
+            subfd = openat(dfd, options->tempSensor.chars, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY | O_CLOEXEC);
+            if (subfd >= 0)
+                fileName = "temp1_input";
+            else
+                subfd = openat(dfd, options->tempSensor.chars, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+        }
+        else if (ffIsAbsolutePath(options->tempSensor.chars))
+        {
+            subfd = open(options->tempSensor.chars, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY | O_CLOEXEC);
+            if (subfd >= 0)
+                fileName = "temp1_input";
+            else
+                subfd = open(options->tempSensor.chars, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+        }
+        if (subfd < 0)
+            return FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
+
+        return readTempFile(subfd, fileName, &buffer);
+    }
+
     {
         FF_AUTO_CLOSE_DIR DIR* dirp = opendir("/sys/class/hwmon/");
         if(dirp)
         {
             int dfd = dirfd(dirp);
+
             struct dirent* entry;
             while((entry = readdir(dirp)) != NULL)
             {
@@ -902,7 +948,7 @@ FF_MAYBE_UNUSED static const char* detectCPUOthers(const FFCPUOptions* options,
 
 const char* ffDetectCPUImpl(const FFCPUOptions* options, FFCPUResult* cpu)
 {
-    cpu->temperature = options->temp ? detectCPUTemp() : FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
+    cpu->temperature = options->temp ? detectCPUTemp(options) : FF_CPU_TEMP_UNSET;
 
     #if __x86_64__ || __i386__
     return detectCPUX86(options, cpu);