diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 23a2b03d9528..2f2ecfa10c94 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -6969,8 +6969,8 @@ static int io_init_wq_offload(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int io_sq_offload_start(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
-			       struct io_uring_params *p)
+static int io_sq_offload_create(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
+				struct io_uring_params *p)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -7007,7 +7007,6 @@ static int io_sq_offload_start(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 			ctx->sqo_thread = NULL;
 			goto err;
 		}
-		wake_up_process(ctx->sqo_thread);
 	} else if (p->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQ_AFF) {
 		/* Can't have SQ_AFF without SQPOLL */
 		ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -7026,6 +7025,12 @@ static int io_sq_offload_start(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void io_sq_offload_start(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	if ((ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL) && ctx->sqo_thread)
+		wake_up_process(ctx->sqo_thread);
+}
+
 static void io_unaccount_mem(struct user_struct *user, unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
 	atomic_long_sub(nr_pages, &user->locked_vm);
@@ -7654,9 +7659,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(io_uring_enter, unsigned int, fd, u32, to_submit,
 	int submitted = 0;
 	struct fd f;
 
-	if (current->task_works)
-		task_work_run();
-
 	if (flags & ~(IORING_ENTER_GETEVENTS | IORING_ENTER_SQ_WAKEUP))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -7673,6 +7675,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(io_uring_enter, unsigned int, fd, u32, to_submit,
 	if (!percpu_ref_tryget(&ctx->refs))
 		goto out_fput;
 
+	if (ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED)
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	if (current->task_works)
+		task_work_run();
+
 	/*
 	 * For SQ polling, the thread will do all submissions and completions.
 	 * Just return the requested submit count, and wake the thread if
@@ -7978,10 +7986,13 @@ static int io_uring_create(unsigned entries, struct io_uring_params *p,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
-	ret = io_sq_offload_start(ctx, p);
+	ret = io_sq_offload_create(ctx, p);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
+	if (!(p->flags & IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED))
+		io_sq_offload_start(ctx);
+
 	memset(&p->sq_off, 0, sizeof(p->sq_off));
 	p->sq_off.head = offsetof(struct io_rings, sq.head);
 	p->sq_off.tail = offsetof(struct io_rings, sq.tail);
@@ -8042,7 +8053,8 @@ static long io_uring_setup(u32 entries, struct io_uring_params __user *params)
 
 	if (p.flags & ~(IORING_SETUP_IOPOLL | IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL |
 			IORING_SETUP_SQ_AFF | IORING_SETUP_CQSIZE |
-			IORING_SETUP_CLAMP | IORING_SETUP_ATTACH_WQ))
+			IORING_SETUP_CLAMP | IORING_SETUP_ATTACH_WQ |
+			IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return  io_uring_create(entries, &p, params);
@@ -8125,6 +8137,10 @@ static int io_register_restrictions(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg,
 	size_t size;
 	int i, ret;
 
+	/* Restrictions allowed only if rings started disabled */
+	if (!(ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* We allow only a single restrictions registration */
 	if (ctx->restricted)
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -8183,6 +8199,18 @@ static int io_register_restrictions(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int io_register_enable_rings(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	if (!(ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ctx->flags &= ~IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED;
+
+	io_sq_offload_start(ctx);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static bool io_register_op_must_quiesce(int op)
 {
 	switch (op) {
@@ -8304,6 +8332,12 @@ static int __io_uring_register(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, unsigned opcode,
 			break;
 		ret = io_unregister_personality(ctx, nr_args);
 		break;
+	case IORING_REGISTER_ENABLE_RINGS:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		if (arg || nr_args)
+			break;
+		ret = io_register_enable_rings(ctx);
+		break;
 	case IORING_REGISTER_RESTRICTIONS:
 		ret = io_register_restrictions(ctx, arg, nr_args);
 		break;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
index 0774d5382c65..ce52333bdc2b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ enum {
 #define IORING_SETUP_CQSIZE	(1U << 3)	/* app defines CQ size */
 #define IORING_SETUP_CLAMP	(1U << 4)	/* clamp SQ/CQ ring sizes */
 #define IORING_SETUP_ATTACH_WQ	(1U << 5)	/* attach to existing wq */
+#define IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED	(1U << 6)	/* start with ring disabled */
 
 enum {
 	IORING_OP_NOP,
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ enum {
 	IORING_REGISTER_PERSONALITY,
 	IORING_UNREGISTER_PERSONALITY,
 	IORING_REGISTER_RESTRICTIONS,
+	IORING_REGISTER_ENABLE_RINGS,
 
 	/* this goes last */
 	IORING_REGISTER_LAST
