diff --git a/include/linux/sched/user.h b/include/linux/sched/user.h
index 917d88edb7b9..a8ec3b6093fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/user.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/user.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ struct user_struct {
     defined(CONFIG_NET) || defined(CONFIG_IO_URING)
 	atomic_long_t locked_vm;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_WATCH_QUEUE
+	atomic_t nr_watches;	/* The number of watches this user currently has */
+#endif
 
 	/* Miscellaneous per-user rate limit */
 	struct ratelimit_state ratelimit;
diff --git a/kernel/watch_queue.c b/kernel/watch_queue.c
index f74020f6bd9d..0ef8f65bd2d7 100644
--- a/kernel/watch_queue.c
+++ b/kernel/watch_queue.c
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ static void free_watch(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 	struct watch *watch = container_of(rcu, struct watch, rcu);
 
 	put_watch_queue(rcu_access_pointer(watch->queue));
+	atomic_dec(&watch->cred->user->nr_watches);
 	put_cred(watch->cred);
 }
 
@@ -452,6 +453,13 @@ int add_watch_to_object(struct watch *watch, struct watch_list *wlist)
 	watch->cred = get_current_cred();
 	rcu_assign_pointer(watch->watch_list, wlist);
 
+	if (atomic_inc_return(&watch->cred->user->nr_watches) >
+	    task_rlimit(current, RLIMIT_NOFILE)) {
+		atomic_dec(&watch->cred->user->nr_watches);
+		put_cred(watch->cred);
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&wqueue->lock);
 	kref_get(&wqueue->usage);
 	kref_get(&watch->usage);