diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 3d478abf411c..1660039199b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ extern void __perf_event_task_sched_in(struct task_struct *prev,
 				       struct task_struct *task);
 extern void __perf_event_task_sched_out(struct task_struct *prev,
 					struct task_struct *next);
-extern int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child);
+extern int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child, u64 clone_flags);
 extern void perf_event_exit_task(struct task_struct *child);
 extern void perf_event_free_task(struct task_struct *task);
 extern void perf_event_delayed_put(struct task_struct *task);
@@ -1449,7 +1449,8 @@ perf_event_task_sched_in(struct task_struct *prev,
 static inline void
 perf_event_task_sched_out(struct task_struct *prev,
 			  struct task_struct *next)			{ }
-static inline int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child)	{ return 0; }
+static inline int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child,
+				       u64 clone_flags)			{ return 0; }
 static inline void perf_event_exit_task(struct task_struct *child)	{ }
 static inline void perf_event_free_task(struct task_struct *task)	{ }
 static inline void perf_event_delayed_put(struct task_struct *task)	{ }
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index ad15e40d7f5d..813efb65fea8 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
 				cgroup         :  1, /* include cgroup events */
 				text_poke      :  1, /* include text poke events */
 				build_id       :  1, /* use build id in mmap2 events */
-				__reserved_1   : 29;
+				inherit_thread :  1, /* children only inherit if cloned with CLONE_THREAD */
+				__reserved_1   : 28;
 
 	union {
 		__u32		wakeup_events;	  /* wakeup every n events */
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index a9a0a46909af..de2917b3c59e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -11649,6 +11649,9 @@ static int perf_copy_attr(struct perf_event_attr __user *uattr,
 	    (attr->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_STRUCT))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!attr->inherit && attr->inherit_thread)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 out:
 	return ret;
 
@@ -12869,12 +12872,13 @@ static int
 inherit_task_group(struct perf_event *event, struct task_struct *parent,
 		   struct perf_event_context *parent_ctx,
 		   struct task_struct *child, int ctxn,
-		   int *inherited_all)
+		   u64 clone_flags, int *inherited_all)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct perf_event_context *child_ctx;
 
-	if (!event->attr.inherit) {
+	if (!event->attr.inherit ||
+	    (event->attr.inherit_thread && !(clone_flags & CLONE_THREAD))) {
 		*inherited_all = 0;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -12906,7 +12910,8 @@ inherit_task_group(struct perf_event *event, struct task_struct *parent,
 /*
  * Initialize the perf_event context in task_struct
  */
-static int perf_event_init_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
+static int perf_event_init_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn,
+				   u64 clone_flags)
 {
 	struct perf_event_context *child_ctx, *parent_ctx;
 	struct perf_event_context *cloned_ctx;
@@ -12946,7 +12951,8 @@ static int perf_event_init_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
 	 */
 	perf_event_groups_for_each(event, &parent_ctx->pinned_groups) {
 		ret = inherit_task_group(event, parent, parent_ctx,
-					 child, ctxn, &inherited_all);
+					 child, ctxn, clone_flags,
+					 &inherited_all);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -12962,7 +12968,8 @@ static int perf_event_init_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
 
 	perf_event_groups_for_each(event, &parent_ctx->flexible_groups) {
 		ret = inherit_task_group(event, parent, parent_ctx,
-					 child, ctxn, &inherited_all);
+					 child, ctxn, clone_flags,
+					 &inherited_all);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -13004,7 +13011,7 @@ static int perf_event_init_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
 /*
  * Initialize the perf_event context in task_struct
  */
-int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child)
+int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child, u64 clone_flags)
 {
 	int ctxn, ret;
 
@@ -13013,7 +13020,7 @@ int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&child->perf_event_list);
 
 	for_each_task_context_nr(ctxn) {
-		ret = perf_event_init_context(child, ctxn);
+		ret = perf_event_init_context(child, ctxn, clone_flags);
 		if (ret) {
 			perf_event_free_task(child);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 426cd0c51f9e..f592c9a0272a 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ static __latent_entropy struct task_struct *copy_process(
 	if (retval)
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_policy;
 
-	retval = perf_event_init_task(p);
+	retval = perf_event_init_task(p, clone_flags);
 	if (retval)
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_policy;
 	retval = audit_alloc(p);
