diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kfence.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kfence.rst
index d7329f2caa5a..06a454ec7712 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kfence.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kfence.rst
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ Error reports
 A typical out-of-bounds access looks like this::
 
     ==================================================================
-    BUG: KFENCE: out-of-bounds in test_out_of_bounds_read+0xa3/0x22b
+    BUG: KFENCE: out-of-bounds read in test_out_of_bounds_read+0xa3/0x22b
 
-    Out-of-bounds access at 0xffffffffb672efff (1B left of kfence-#17):
+    Out-of-bounds read at 0xffffffffb672efff (1B left of kfence-#17):
      test_out_of_bounds_read+0xa3/0x22b
      kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
      kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ its origin. Note that, real kernel addresses are only shown for
 Use-after-free accesses are reported as::
 
     ==================================================================
-    BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free in test_use_after_free_read+0xb3/0x143
+    BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in test_use_after_free_read+0xb3/0x143
 
-    Use-after-free access at 0xffffffffb673dfe0 (in kfence-#24):
+    Use-after-free read at 0xffffffffb673dfe0 (in kfence-#24):
      test_use_after_free_read+0xb3/0x143
      kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
      kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ where it was not possible to determine an associated object, e.g. if adjacent
 object pages had not yet been allocated::
 
     ==================================================================
-    BUG: KFENCE: invalid access in test_invalid_access+0x26/0xe0
+    BUG: KFENCE: invalid read in test_invalid_access+0x26/0xe0
 
-    Invalid access at 0xffffffffb670b00a:
+    Invalid read at 0xffffffffb670b00a:
      test_invalid_access+0x26/0xe0
      kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
      kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
index 7ab718603f4b..10bd03ee3586 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static void __do_kernel_fault(unsigned long addr, unsigned int esr,
 	} else if (addr < PAGE_SIZE) {
 		msg = "NULL pointer dereference";
 	} else {
-		if (kfence_handle_page_fault(addr, regs))
+		if (kfence_handle_page_fault(addr, esr & ESR_ELx_WNR, regs))
 			return;
 
 		msg = "paging request";
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index 907b54d3b990..66d2db2f2211 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -734,7 +734,8 @@ no_context(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
 		efi_recover_from_page_fault(address);
 
 	/* Only not-present faults should be handled by KFENCE. */
-	if (!(error_code & X86_PF_PROT) && kfence_handle_page_fault(address, regs))
+	if (!(error_code & X86_PF_PROT) &&
+	    kfence_handle_page_fault(address, error_code & X86_PF_WRITE, regs))
 		return;
 
 oops:
diff --git a/include/linux/kfence.h b/include/linux/kfence.h
index dc86b69d3903..c2c1dd100cba 100644
--- a/include/linux/kfence.h
+++ b/include/linux/kfence.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ static __always_inline __must_check bool kfence_free(void *addr)
 /**
  * kfence_handle_page_fault() - perform page fault handling for KFENCE pages
  * @addr: faulting address
+ * @is_write: is access a write
  * @regs: current struct pt_regs (can be NULL, but shows full stack trace)
  *
  * Return:
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ static __always_inline __must_check bool kfence_free(void *addr)
  * cases KFENCE prints an error message and marks the offending page as
  * present, so that the kernel can proceed.
  */
-bool __must_check kfence_handle_page_fault(unsigned long addr, struct pt_regs *regs);
+bool __must_check kfence_handle_page_fault(unsigned long addr, bool is_write, struct pt_regs *regs);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_KFENCE */
 
@@ -204,7 +205,11 @@ static inline size_t kfence_ksize(const void *addr) { return 0; }
 static inline void *kfence_object_start(const void *addr) { return NULL; }
 static inline void __kfence_free(void *addr) { }
 static inline bool __must_check kfence_free(void *addr) { return false; }
-static inline bool __must_check kfence_handle_page_fault(unsigned long addr, struct pt_regs *regs) { return false; }
+static inline bool __must_check kfence_handle_page_fault(unsigned long addr, bool is_write,
+							 struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/mm/kfence/core.c b/mm/kfence/core.c
index 96a9a98e7453..a5f8aa410a30 100644
--- a/mm/kfence/core.c
+++ b/mm/kfence/core.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static inline bool check_canary_byte(u8 *addr)
 		return true;
 
 	atomic_long_inc(&counters[KFENCE_COUNTER_BUGS]);
-	kfence_report_error((unsigned long)addr, NULL, addr_to_metadata((unsigned long)addr),
+	kfence_report_error((unsigned long)addr, false, NULL, addr_to_metadata((unsigned long)addr),
 			    KFENCE_ERROR_CORRUPTION);
 	return false;
 }
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ static void kfence_guarded_free(void *addr, struct kfence_metadata *meta, bool z
 	if (meta->state != KFENCE_OBJECT_ALLOCATED || meta->addr != (unsigned long)addr) {
 		/* Invalid or double-free, bail out. */
 		atomic_long_inc(&counters[KFENCE_COUNTER_BUGS]);
-		kfence_report_error((unsigned long)addr, NULL, meta, KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID_FREE);
+		kfence_report_error((unsigned long)addr, false, NULL, meta,
+				    KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID_FREE);
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&meta->lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -765,7 +766,7 @@ void __kfence_free(void *addr)
 		kfence_guarded_free(addr, meta, false);
 }
 
-bool kfence_handle_page_fault(unsigned long addr, struct pt_regs *regs)
+bool kfence_handle_page_fault(unsigned long addr, bool is_write, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	const int page_index = (addr - (unsigned long)__kfence_pool) / PAGE_SIZE;
 	struct kfence_metadata *to_report = NULL;
@@ -828,11 +829,11 @@ bool kfence_handle_page_fault(unsigned long addr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 out:
 	if (to_report) {
-		kfence_report_error(addr, regs, to_report, error_type);
+		kfence_report_error(addr, is_write, regs, to_report, error_type);
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&to_report->lock, flags);
 	} else {
 		/* This may be a UAF or OOB access, but we can't be sure. */
-		kfence_report_error(addr, regs, NULL, KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID);
+		kfence_report_error(addr, is_write, regs, NULL, KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID);
 	}
 
 	return kfence_unprotect(addr); /* Unprotect and let access proceed. */
diff --git a/mm/kfence/kfence.h b/mm/kfence/kfence.h
index fa3579d03089..97282fa77840 100644
--- a/mm/kfence/kfence.h
+++ b/mm/kfence/kfence.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ enum kfence_error_type {
 	KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID_FREE,	/* Invalid free. */
 };
 
-void kfence_report_error(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs,
+void kfence_report_error(unsigned long address, bool is_write, struct pt_regs *regs,
 			 const struct kfence_metadata *meta, enum kfence_error_type type);
 
 void kfence_print_object(struct seq_file *seq, const struct kfence_metadata *meta);
diff --git a/mm/kfence/kfence_test.c b/mm/kfence/kfence_test.c
index f57c61c833e6..db1bb596acaf 100644
--- a/mm/kfence/kfence_test.c
+++ b/mm/kfence/kfence_test.c
@@ -71,8 +71,14 @@ struct expect_report {
 	enum kfence_error_type type; /* The type or error. */
 	void *fn; /* Function pointer to expected function where access occurred. */
 	char *addr; /* Address at which the bad access occurred. */
+	bool is_write; /* Is access a write. */
 };
 
+static const char *get_access_type(const struct expect_report *r)
+{
+	return r->is_write ? "write" : "read";
+}
+
 /* Check observed report matches information in @r. */
 static bool report_matches(const struct expect_report *r)
 {
@@ -93,16 +99,19 @@ static bool report_matches(const struct expect_report *r)
 	end = &expect[0][sizeof(expect[0]) - 1];
 	switch (r->type) {
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_OOB:
-		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "BUG: KFENCE: out-of-bounds");
+		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "BUG: KFENCE: out-of-bounds %s",
+				 get_access_type(r));
 		break;
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_UAF:
-		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free");
+		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free %s",
+				 get_access_type(r));
 		break;
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_CORRUPTION:
 		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "BUG: KFENCE: memory corruption");
 		break;
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID:
-		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "BUG: KFENCE: invalid access");
+		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "BUG: KFENCE: invalid %s",
+				 get_access_type(r));
 		break;
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID_FREE:
 		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "BUG: KFENCE: invalid free");
@@ -121,16 +130,16 @@ static bool report_matches(const struct expect_report *r)
 
 	switch (r->type) {
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_OOB:
-		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "Out-of-bounds access at");
+		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "Out-of-bounds %s at", get_access_type(r));
 		break;
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_UAF:
-		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "Use-after-free access at");
+		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "Use-after-free %s at", get_access_type(r));
 		break;
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_CORRUPTION:
 		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "Corrupted memory at");
 		break;
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID:
-		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "Invalid access at");
+		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "Invalid %s at", get_access_type(r));
 		break;
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID_FREE:
 		cur += scnprintf(cur, end - cur, "Invalid free of");
@@ -294,6 +303,7 @@ static void test_out_of_bounds_read(struct kunit *test)
 	struct expect_report expect = {
 		.type = KFENCE_ERROR_OOB,
 		.fn = test_out_of_bounds_read,
+		.is_write = false,
 	};
 	char *buf;
 
@@ -321,12 +331,31 @@ static void test_out_of_bounds_read(struct kunit *test)
 	test_free(buf);
 }
 
+static void test_out_of_bounds_write(struct kunit *test)
+{
+	size_t size = 32;
+	struct expect_report expect = {
+		.type = KFENCE_ERROR_OOB,
+		.fn = test_out_of_bounds_write,
+		.is_write = true,
+	};
+	char *buf;
+
+	setup_test_cache(test, size, 0, NULL);
+	buf = test_alloc(test, size, GFP_KERNEL, ALLOCATE_LEFT);
+	expect.addr = buf - 1;
+	WRITE_ONCE(*expect.addr, 42);
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, report_matches(&expect));
+	test_free(buf);
+}
+
 static void test_use_after_free_read(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	const size_t size = 32;
 	struct expect_report expect = {
 		.type = KFENCE_ERROR_UAF,
 		.fn = test_use_after_free_read,
+		.is_write = false,
 	};
 
 	setup_test_cache(test, size, 0, NULL);
@@ -411,6 +440,7 @@ static void test_kmalloc_aligned_oob_read(struct kunit *test)
 	struct expect_report expect = {
 		.type = KFENCE_ERROR_OOB,
 		.fn = test_kmalloc_aligned_oob_read,
+		.is_write = false,
 	};
 	char *buf;
 
@@ -509,6 +539,7 @@ static void test_init_on_free(struct kunit *test)
 	struct expect_report expect = {
 		.type = KFENCE_ERROR_UAF,
 		.fn = test_init_on_free,
+		.is_write = false,
 	};
 	int i;
 
@@ -598,6 +629,7 @@ static void test_invalid_access(struct kunit *test)
 		.type = KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID,
 		.fn = test_invalid_access,
 		.addr = &__kfence_pool[10],
+		.is_write = false,
 	};
 
 	READ_ONCE(__kfence_pool[10]);
@@ -611,6 +643,7 @@ static void test_memcache_typesafe_by_rcu(struct kunit *test)
 	struct expect_report expect = {
 		.type = KFENCE_ERROR_UAF,
 		.fn = test_memcache_typesafe_by_rcu,
+		.is_write = false,
 	};
 
 	setup_test_cache(test, size, SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU, NULL);
@@ -647,6 +680,7 @@ static void test_krealloc(struct kunit *test)
 		.type = KFENCE_ERROR_UAF,
 		.fn = test_krealloc,
 		.addr = test_alloc(test, size, GFP_KERNEL, ALLOCATE_ANY),
+		.is_write = false,
 	};
 	char *buf = expect.addr;
 	int i;
@@ -728,6 +762,7 @@ static void test_memcache_alloc_bulk(struct kunit *test)
 
 static struct kunit_case kfence_test_cases[] = {
 	KFENCE_KUNIT_CASE(test_out_of_bounds_read),
+	KFENCE_KUNIT_CASE(test_out_of_bounds_write),
 	KFENCE_KUNIT_CASE(test_use_after_free_read),
 	KFENCE_KUNIT_CASE(test_double_free),
 	KFENCE_KUNIT_CASE(test_invalid_addr_free),
diff --git a/mm/kfence/report.c b/mm/kfence/report.c
index 4dedc2ff8f28..1996295ae71d 100644
--- a/mm/kfence/report.c
+++ b/mm/kfence/report.c
@@ -151,7 +151,12 @@ static void print_diff_canary(unsigned long address, size_t bytes_to_show,
 	pr_cont(" ]");
 }
 
-void kfence_report_error(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs,
+static const char *get_access_type(bool is_write)
+{
+	return is_write ? "write" : "read";
+}
+
+void kfence_report_error(unsigned long address, bool is_write, struct pt_regs *regs,
 			 const struct kfence_metadata *meta, enum kfence_error_type type)
 {
 	unsigned long stack_entries[KFENCE_STACK_DEPTH] = { 0 };
@@ -189,17 +194,19 @@ void kfence_report_error(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs,
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_OOB: {
 		const bool left_of_object = address < meta->addr;
 
-		pr_err("BUG: KFENCE: out-of-bounds in %pS\n\n", (void *)stack_entries[skipnr]);
-		pr_err("Out-of-bounds access at 0x" PTR_FMT " (%luB %s of kfence-#%zd):\n",
-		       (void *)address,
+		pr_err("BUG: KFENCE: out-of-bounds %s in %pS\n\n", get_access_type(is_write),
+		       (void *)stack_entries[skipnr]);
+		pr_err("Out-of-bounds %s at 0x" PTR_FMT " (%luB %s of kfence-#%zd):\n",
+		       get_access_type(is_write), (void *)address,
 		       left_of_object ? meta->addr - address : address - meta->addr,
 		       left_of_object ? "left" : "right", object_index);
 		break;
 	}
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_UAF:
-		pr_err("BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free in %pS\n\n", (void *)stack_entries[skipnr]);
-		pr_err("Use-after-free access at 0x" PTR_FMT " (in kfence-#%zd):\n",
-		       (void *)address, object_index);
+		pr_err("BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free %s in %pS\n\n", get_access_type(is_write),
+		       (void *)stack_entries[skipnr]);
+		pr_err("Use-after-free %s at 0x" PTR_FMT " (in kfence-#%zd):\n",
+		       get_access_type(is_write), (void *)address, object_index);
 		break;
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_CORRUPTION:
 		pr_err("BUG: KFENCE: memory corruption in %pS\n\n", (void *)stack_entries[skipnr]);
@@ -208,8 +215,10 @@ void kfence_report_error(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		pr_cont(" (in kfence-#%zd):\n", object_index);
 		break;
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID:
-		pr_err("BUG: KFENCE: invalid access in %pS\n\n", (void *)stack_entries[skipnr]);
-		pr_err("Invalid access at 0x" PTR_FMT ":\n", (void *)address);
+		pr_err("BUG: KFENCE: invalid %s in %pS\n\n", get_access_type(is_write),
+		       (void *)stack_entries[skipnr]);
+		pr_err("Invalid %s at 0x" PTR_FMT ":\n", get_access_type(is_write),
+		       (void *)address);
 		break;
 	case KFENCE_ERROR_INVALID_FREE:
 		pr_err("BUG: KFENCE: invalid free in %pS\n\n", (void *)stack_entries[skipnr]);
