diff --git a/include/net/inet_sock.h b/include/net/inet_sock.h
index d94c242eb3ed..f9ddd47dc4f8 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_sock.h
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ enum {
 	INET_FLAGS_REPFLOW	= 27,
 	INET_FLAGS_RTALERT_ISOLATE = 28,
 	INET_FLAGS_SNDFLOW	= 29,
+	INET_FLAGS_RTALERT	= 30,
 };
 
 /* cmsg flags for inet */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
index 21d2ffa919e9..cf377377b52d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ int do_ip_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
-	int val = 0, err;
+	int val = 0, err, retv;
 	bool needs_rtnl = setsockopt_needs_rtnl(optname);
 
 	switch (optname) {
@@ -938,8 +938,12 @@ int do_ip_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 
 	/* If optlen==0, it is equivalent to val == 0 */
 
-	if (optname == IP_ROUTER_ALERT)
-		return ip_ra_control(sk, val ? 1 : 0, NULL);
+	if (optname == IP_ROUTER_ALERT) {
+		retv = ip_ra_control(sk, val ? 1 : 0, NULL);
+		if (retv == 0)
+			inet_assign_bit(RTALERT, sk, val);
+		return retv;
+	}
 	if (ip_mroute_opt(optname))
 		return ip_mroute_setsockopt(sk, optname, optval, optlen);
 
@@ -1575,6 +1579,9 @@ int do_ip_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	case IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT:
 		val = inet_test_bit(BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT, sk);
 		goto copyval;
+	case IP_ROUTER_ALERT:
+		val = inet_test_bit(RTALERT, sk);
+		goto copyval;
 	case IP_TTL:
 		val = READ_ONCE(inet->uc_ttl);
 		if (val < 0)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index f61d977ac052..d4c28ec1bc51 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -948,6 +948,8 @@ int do_ipv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		if (optlen < sizeof(int))
 			goto e_inval;
 		retv = ip6_ra_control(sk, val);
+		if (retv == 0)
+			inet6_assign_bit(RTALERT, sk, valbool);
 		break;
 	case IPV6_FLOWLABEL_MGR:
 		retv = ipv6_flowlabel_opt(sk, optval, optlen);
@@ -1445,6 +1447,10 @@ int do_ipv6_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		val = np->rxopt.bits.recvfragsize;
 		break;
 
+	case IPV6_ROUTER_ALERT:
+		val = inet6_test_bit(RTALERT, sk);
+		break;
+
 	case IPV6_ROUTER_ALERT_ISOLATE:
 		val = inet6_test_bit(RTALERT_ISOLATE, sk);
 		break;