diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 085409b36794..ab4b049daf17 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
 #include <linux/msg.h>
 #include <linux/shm.h>
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <linux/kernfs.h>
+#include <linux/stringhash.h>	/* for hashlen_string() */
 #include <uapi/linux/mount.h>
 
 #include "avc.h"
@@ -3382,6 +3384,68 @@ static int selinux_inode_copy_up_xattr(const char *name)
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
+/* kernfs node operations */
+
+int selinux_kernfs_init_security(struct kernfs_node *kn_dir,
+				 struct kernfs_node *kn)
+{
+	const struct task_security_struct *tsec = current_security();
+	u32 parent_sid, newsid, clen;
+	int rc;
+	char *context;
+
+	rc = kernfs_security_xattr_get(kn_dir, XATTR_SELINUX_SUFFIX, NULL, 0);
+	if (rc == -ENODATA)
+		return 0;
+	else if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+
+	clen = (u32)rc;
+	context = kmalloc(clen, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!context)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	rc = kernfs_security_xattr_get(kn_dir, XATTR_SELINUX_SUFFIX, context,
+				       clen);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		kfree(context);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	rc = security_context_to_sid(&selinux_state, context, clen, &parent_sid,
+				     GFP_KERNEL);
+	kfree(context);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	if (tsec->create_sid) {
+		newsid = tsec->create_sid;
+	} else {
+		u16 secclass = inode_mode_to_security_class(kn->mode);
+		struct qstr q;
+
+		q.name = kn->name;
+		q.hash_len = hashlen_string(kn_dir, kn->name);
+
+		rc = security_transition_sid(&selinux_state, tsec->sid,
+					     parent_sid, secclass, &q,
+					     &newsid);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
+
+	rc = security_sid_to_context_force(&selinux_state, newsid,
+					   &context, &clen);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	rc = kernfs_security_xattr_set(kn, XATTR_SELINUX_SUFFIX, context, clen,
+				       XATTR_CREATE);
+	kfree(context);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
 /* file security operations */
 
 static int selinux_revalidate_file_permission(struct file *file, int mask)
@@ -6730,6 +6794,8 @@ static struct security_hook_list selinux_hooks[] __lsm_ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_copy_up, selinux_inode_copy_up),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_copy_up_xattr, selinux_inode_copy_up_xattr),
 
+	LSM_HOOK_INIT(kernfs_init_security, selinux_kernfs_init_security),
+
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(file_permission, selinux_file_permission),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(file_alloc_security, selinux_file_alloc_security),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(file_ioctl, selinux_file_ioctl),