diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
index fed4e1d2a343..1536deb2f28e 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
@@ -1373,6 +1373,22 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
 	The total amount of swap currently being used by the cgroup
 	and its descendants.
 
+  memory.swap.high
+	A read-write single value file which exists on non-root
+	cgroups.  The default is "max".
+
+	Swap usage throttle limit.  If a cgroup's swap usage exceeds
+	this limit, all its further allocations will be throttled to
+	allow userspace to implement custom out-of-memory procedures.
+
+	This limit marks a point of no return for the cgroup. It is NOT
+	designed to manage the amount of swapping a workload does
+	during regular operation. Compare to memory.swap.max, which
+	prohibits swapping past a set amount, but lets the cgroup
+	continue unimpeded as long as other memory can be reclaimed.
+
+	Healthy workloads are not expected to reach this limit.
+
   memory.swap.max
 	A read-write single value file which exists on non-root
 	cgroups.  The default is "max".
@@ -1386,6 +1402,10 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
 	otherwise, a value change in this file generates a file
 	modified event.
 
+	  high
+		The number of times the cgroup's swap usage was over
+		the high threshold.
+
 	  max
 		The number of times the cgroup's swap usage was about
 		to go over the max boundary and swap allocation
diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
index e0bcef180672..abf1d7aad48a 100644
--- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
+++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ enum memcg_memory_event {
 	MEMCG_MAX,
 	MEMCG_OOM,
 	MEMCG_OOM_KILL,
+	MEMCG_SWAP_HIGH,
 	MEMCG_SWAP_MAX,
 	MEMCG_SWAP_FAIL,
 	MEMCG_NR_MEMORY_EVENTS,
@@ -209,6 +210,9 @@ struct mem_cgroup {
 	/* Upper bound of normal memory consumption range */
 	unsigned long high;
 
+	/* Upper bound of swap consumption range */
+	unsigned long swap_high;
+
 	/* Range enforcement for interrupt charges */
 	struct work_struct high_work;
 
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index b2022f98bf46..4fe6cebb5b4b 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -2332,6 +2332,22 @@ static u64 mem_find_max_overage(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
 	return max_overage;
 }
 
+static u64 swap_find_max_overage(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
+{
+	u64 overage, max_overage = 0;
+
+	do {
+		overage = calculate_overage(page_counter_read(&memcg->swap),
+					    READ_ONCE(memcg->swap_high));
+		if (overage)
+			memcg_memory_event(memcg, MEMCG_SWAP_HIGH);
+		max_overage = max(overage, max_overage);
+	} while ((memcg = parent_mem_cgroup(memcg)) &&
+		 !mem_cgroup_is_root(memcg));
+
+	return max_overage;
+}
+
 /*
  * Get the number of jiffies that we should penalise a mischievous cgroup which
  * is exceeding its memory.high by checking both it and its ancestors.
@@ -2393,6 +2409,13 @@ void mem_cgroup_handle_over_high(void)
 	penalty_jiffies = calculate_high_delay(memcg, nr_pages,
 					       mem_find_max_overage(memcg));
 
+	/*
+	 * Make the swap curve more gradual, swap can be considered "cheaper",
+	 * and is allocated in larger chunks. We want the delays to be gradual.
+	 */
+	penalty_jiffies += calculate_high_delay(memcg, nr_pages,
+						swap_find_max_overage(memcg));
+
 	/*
 	 * Clamp the max delay per usermode return so as to still keep the
 	 * application moving forwards and also permit diagnostics, albeit
@@ -2583,12 +2606,23 @@ static int try_charge(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 	 * reclaim, the cost of mismatch is negligible.
 	 */
 	do {
-		if (page_counter_read(&memcg->memory) > READ_ONCE(memcg->high)) {
-			/* Don't bother a random interrupted task */
-			if (in_interrupt()) {
+		bool mem_high, swap_high;
+
+		mem_high = page_counter_read(&memcg->memory) >
+			READ_ONCE(memcg->high);
+		swap_high = page_counter_read(&memcg->swap) >
+			READ_ONCE(memcg->swap_high);
+
+		/* Don't bother a random interrupted task */
+		if (in_interrupt()) {
+			if (mem_high) {
 				schedule_work(&memcg->high_work);
 				break;
 			}
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (mem_high || swap_high) {
 			current->memcg_nr_pages_over_high += batch;
 			set_notify_resume(current);
 			break;
@@ -5005,6 +5039,7 @@ mem_cgroup_css_alloc(struct cgroup_subsys_state *parent_css)
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(memcg->high, PAGE_COUNTER_MAX);
 	memcg->soft_limit = PAGE_COUNTER_MAX;
+	WRITE_ONCE(memcg->swap_high, PAGE_COUNTER_MAX);
 	if (parent) {
 		memcg->swappiness = mem_cgroup_swappiness(parent);
 		memcg->oom_kill_disable = parent->oom_kill_disable;
@@ -5158,6 +5193,7 @@ static void mem_cgroup_css_reset(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 	page_counter_set_low(&memcg->memory, 0);
 	WRITE_ONCE(memcg->high, PAGE_COUNTER_MAX);
 	memcg->soft_limit = PAGE_COUNTER_MAX;
+	WRITE_ONCE(memcg->swap_high, PAGE_COUNTER_MAX);
 	memcg_wb_domain_size_changed(memcg);
 }
 
@@ -6978,10 +7014,13 @@ bool mem_cgroup_swap_full(struct page *page)
 	if (!memcg)
 		return false;
 
-	for (; memcg != root_mem_cgroup; memcg = parent_mem_cgroup(memcg))
-		if (page_counter_read(&memcg->swap) * 2 >=
-		    READ_ONCE(memcg->swap.max))
+	for (; memcg != root_mem_cgroup; memcg = parent_mem_cgroup(memcg)) {
+		unsigned long usage = page_counter_read(&memcg->swap);
+
+		if (usage * 2 >= READ_ONCE(memcg->swap_high) ||
+		    usage * 2 >= READ_ONCE(memcg->swap.max))
 			return true;
+	}
 
 	return false;
 }
@@ -7004,6 +7043,30 @@ static u64 swap_current_read(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css,
 	return (u64)page_counter_read(&memcg->swap) * PAGE_SIZE;
 }
 
+static int swap_high_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
+{
+	unsigned long high = READ_ONCE(mem_cgroup_from_seq(m)->swap_high);
+
+	return seq_puts_memcg_tunable(m, high);
+}
+
+static ssize_t swap_high_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
+			       char *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t off)
+{
+	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_css(of_css(of));
+	unsigned long high;
+	int err;
+
+	buf = strstrip(buf);
+	err = page_counter_memparse(buf, "max", &high);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	WRITE_ONCE(memcg->swap_high, high);
+
+	return nbytes;
+}
+
 static int swap_max_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	return seq_puts_memcg_tunable(m,
@@ -7031,6 +7094,8 @@ static int swap_events_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_seq(m);
 
+	seq_printf(m, "high %lu\n",
+		   atomic_long_read(&memcg->memory_events[MEMCG_SWAP_HIGH]));
 	seq_printf(m, "max %lu\n",
 		   atomic_long_read(&memcg->memory_events[MEMCG_SWAP_MAX]));
 	seq_printf(m, "fail %lu\n",
@@ -7045,6 +7110,12 @@ static struct cftype swap_files[] = {
 		.flags = CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
 		.read_u64 = swap_current_read,
 	},
+	{
+		.name = "swap.high",
+		.flags = CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
+		.seq_show = swap_high_show,
+		.write = swap_high_write,
+	},
 	{
 		.name = "swap.max",
 		.flags = CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
