diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 84294925d006..c8f391d1cdc5 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -625,6 +625,11 @@ struct uclamp_se {
 	unsigned int bucket_id		: bits_per(UCLAMP_BUCKETS);
 	unsigned int mapped		: 1;
 	unsigned int active		: 1;
+	/* Clamp bucket and value actually used by a RUNNABLE task */
+	struct {
+		unsigned int value	: bits_per(SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE);
+		unsigned int bucket_id	: bits_per(UCLAMP_BUCKETS);
+	} effective;
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sched/sysctl.h
index a9c32daeb9d8..445fb54eaeff 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/sysctl.h
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ int sched_proc_update_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_rt_period;
 extern int sysctl_sched_rt_runtime;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK
+extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_min;
+extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_max;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFS_BANDWIDTH
 extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_cfs_bandwidth_slice;
 #endif
@@ -75,6 +80,12 @@ extern int sched_rt_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 		loff_t *ppos);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK
+extern int sched_uclamp_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+				void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+				loff_t *ppos);
+#endif
+
 extern int sysctl_numa_balancing(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 				 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 				 loff_t *ppos);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index b7ac516a70be..d1ea5825501a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -731,6 +731,23 @@ static void set_load_weight(struct task_struct *p, bool update_load)
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(uclamp_mutex);
 
 /*
+ * Minimum utilization for FAIR tasks
+ * default: 0
+ */
+unsigned int sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_min;
+
+/*
+ * Maximum utilization for FAIR tasks
+ * default: 1024
+ */
+unsigned int sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_max = SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE;
+
+/*
+ * Tasks specific clamp values are required to be within this range
+ */
+static struct uclamp_se uclamp_default[UCLAMP_CNT];
+
+/**
  * Reference count utilization clamp buckets
  * @value:	the utilization "clamp value" tracked by this clamp bucket
  * @se_count:	the number of scheduling entities using this "clamp value"
@@ -827,6 +844,72 @@ static inline void uclamp_cpu_update(struct rq *rq, unsigned int clamp_id,
 	WRITE_ONCE(rq->uclamp[clamp_id].value, max_value);
 }
 
+/*
+ * The effective clamp bucket index of a task depends on, by increasing
+ * priority:
+ * - the task specific clamp value, explicitly requested from userspace
+ * - the system default clamp value, defined by the sysadmin
+ *
+ * As a side effect, update the task's effective value:
+ *    task_struct::uclamp::effective::value
+ * to represent the clamp value of the task effective bucket index.
+ */
+static inline void
+uclamp_effective_get(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int clamp_id,
+		     unsigned int *clamp_value, unsigned int *bucket_id)
+{
+	/* Task specific clamp value */
+	*clamp_value = p->uclamp[clamp_id].value;
+	*bucket_id = p->uclamp[clamp_id].bucket_id;
+
+	/* System default restriction */
+	if (unlikely(*clamp_value < uclamp_default[UCLAMP_MIN].value ||
+		     *clamp_value > uclamp_default[UCLAMP_MAX].value)) {
+		/* Keep it simple: unconditionally enforce system defaults */
+		*clamp_value = uclamp_default[clamp_id].value;
+		*bucket_id = uclamp_default[clamp_id].bucket_id;
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void
+uclamp_effective_assign(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int clamp_id)
+{
+	unsigned int clamp_value, bucket_id;
+
+	uclamp_effective_get(p, clamp_id, &clamp_value, &bucket_id);
+
+	p->uclamp[clamp_id].effective.value = clamp_value;
+	p->uclamp[clamp_id].effective.bucket_id = bucket_id;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int uclamp_effective_bucket_id(struct task_struct *p,
+						      unsigned int clamp_id)
+{
+	unsigned int clamp_value, bucket_id;
+
+	/* Task currently refcounted: use back-annotate effective value */
+	if (p->uclamp[clamp_id].active)
+		return p->uclamp[clamp_id].effective.bucket_id;
+
+	uclamp_effective_get(p, clamp_id, &clamp_value, &bucket_id);
+
+	return bucket_id;
+}
+
+static unsigned int uclamp_effective_value(struct task_struct *p,
+					   unsigned int clamp_id)
+{
+	unsigned int clamp_value, bucket_id;
+
+	/* Task currently refcounted: use back-annotate effective value */
+	if (p->uclamp[clamp_id].active)
+		return p->uclamp[clamp_id].effective.value;
+
+	uclamp_effective_get(p, clamp_id, &clamp_value, &bucket_id);
+
+	return clamp_value;
+}
+
 /*
  * When a task is enqueued on a CPU's rq, the clamp bucket currently defined by
  * the task's uclamp::bucket_id is reference counted on that CPU. This also
@@ -843,14 +926,15 @@ static inline void uclamp_cpu_inc_id(struct task_struct *p, struct rq *rq,
 
 	if (unlikely(!p->uclamp[clamp_id].mapped))
 		return;
+	uclamp_effective_assign(p, clamp_id);
 
-	bucket_id = p->uclamp[clamp_id].bucket_id;
+	bucket_id = uclamp_effective_bucket_id(p, clamp_id);
 	p->uclamp[clamp_id].active = true;
 
 	rq->uclamp[clamp_id].bucket[bucket_id].tasks++;
 
 	/* Reset clamp holds on idle exit */
-	tsk_clamp = p->uclamp[clamp_id].value;
+	tsk_clamp = uclamp_effective_value(p, clamp_id);
 	uclamp_idle_reset(rq, clamp_id, tsk_clamp);
 
 	/* CPU's clamp buckets track the max effective clamp value */
@@ -880,7 +964,7 @@ static inline void uclamp_cpu_dec_id(struct task_struct *p, struct rq *rq,
 	if (unlikely(!p->uclamp[clamp_id].mapped))
 		return;
 
-	bucket_id = p->uclamp[clamp_id].bucket_id;
+	bucket_id = uclamp_effective_bucket_id(p, clamp_id);
 	p->uclamp[clamp_id].active = false;
 
 	SCHED_WARN_ON(!rq->uclamp[clamp_id].bucket[bucket_id].tasks);
@@ -1068,6 +1152,50 @@ static void uclamp_bucket_inc(struct task_struct *p, struct uclamp_se *uc_se,
 	uc_se->mapped = true;
 }
 
+int sched_uclamp_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+			 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+			 loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	int old_min, old_max;
+	int result = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&uclamp_mutex);
+
+	old_min = sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_min;
+	old_max = sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_max;
+
+	result = proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	if (result)
+		goto undo;
+	if (!write)
+		goto done;
+
+	if (sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_min > sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_max ||
+	    sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_max > SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE) {
+		result = -EINVAL;
+		goto undo;
+	}
+
+	if (old_min != sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_min) {
+		uclamp_bucket_inc(NULL, &uclamp_default[UCLAMP_MIN],
+				  UCLAMP_MIN, sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_min);
+	}
+	if (old_max != sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_max) {
+		uclamp_bucket_inc(NULL, &uclamp_default[UCLAMP_MAX],
+				  UCLAMP_MAX, sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_max);
+	}
+	goto done;
+
+undo:
+	sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_min = old_min;
+	sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_max = old_max;
+
+done:
+	mutex_unlock(&uclamp_mutex);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
 static int __setscheduler_uclamp(struct task_struct *p,
 				 const struct sched_attr *attr)
 {
@@ -1151,6 +1279,9 @@ static void __init init_uclamp(void)
 	for (clamp_id = 0; clamp_id < UCLAMP_CNT; ++clamp_id) {
 		uc_se = &init_task.uclamp[clamp_id];
 		uclamp_bucket_inc(NULL, uc_se, clamp_id, uclamp_none(clamp_id));
+
+		uc_se = &uclamp_default[clamp_id];
+		uclamp_bucket_inc(NULL, uc_se, clamp_id, uclamp_none(clamp_id));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index ba4d9e85feb8..b0fa4a883999 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -446,6 +446,22 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= sched_rr_handler,
 	},
+#ifdef CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK
+	{
+		.procname	= "sched_uclamp_util_min",
+		.data		= &sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_min,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= sched_uclamp_handler,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "sched_uclamp_util_max",
+		.data		= &sysctl_sched_uclamp_util_max,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= sched_uclamp_handler,
+	},
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_AUTOGROUP
 	{
 		.procname	= "sched_autogroup_enabled",
