diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
index e433ba3cd4da..cb60637443be 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_V
 
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <asm/hwcap.h>
 #include <asm/csr.h>
+#include <asm/asm.h>
 
 extern unsigned long riscv_v_vsize;
 void riscv_v_setup_vsize(void);
@@ -21,6 +23,26 @@ static __always_inline bool has_vector(void)
 	return riscv_has_extension_likely(RISCV_ISA_EXT_v);
 }
 
+static inline void __riscv_v_vstate_clean(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	regs->status = (regs->status & ~SR_VS) | SR_VS_CLEAN;
+}
+
+static inline void riscv_v_vstate_off(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	regs->status = (regs->status & ~SR_VS) | SR_VS_OFF;
+}
+
+static inline void riscv_v_vstate_on(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	regs->status = (regs->status & ~SR_VS) | SR_VS_INITIAL;
+}
+
+static inline bool riscv_v_vstate_query(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	return (regs->status & SR_VS) != 0;
+}
+
 static __always_inline void riscv_v_enable(void)
 {
 	csr_set(CSR_SSTATUS, SR_VS);
@@ -31,11 +53,86 @@ static __always_inline void riscv_v_disable(void)
 	csr_clear(CSR_SSTATUS, SR_VS);
 }
 
+static __always_inline void __vstate_csr_save(struct __riscv_v_ext_state *dest)
+{
+	asm volatile (
+		"csrr	%0, " __stringify(CSR_VSTART) "\n\t"
+		"csrr	%1, " __stringify(CSR_VTYPE) "\n\t"
+		"csrr	%2, " __stringify(CSR_VL) "\n\t"
+		"csrr	%3, " __stringify(CSR_VCSR) "\n\t"
+		: "=r" (dest->vstart), "=r" (dest->vtype), "=r" (dest->vl),
+		  "=r" (dest->vcsr) : :);
+}
+
+static __always_inline void __vstate_csr_restore(struct __riscv_v_ext_state *src)
+{
+	asm volatile (
+		".option push\n\t"
+		".option arch, +v\n\t"
+		"vsetvl	 x0, %2, %1\n\t"
+		".option pop\n\t"
+		"csrw	" __stringify(CSR_VSTART) ", %0\n\t"
+		"csrw	" __stringify(CSR_VCSR) ", %3\n\t"
+		: : "r" (src->vstart), "r" (src->vtype), "r" (src->vl),
+		    "r" (src->vcsr) :);
+}
+
+static inline void __riscv_v_vstate_save(struct __riscv_v_ext_state *save_to,
+					 void *datap)
+{
+	unsigned long vl;
+
+	riscv_v_enable();
+	__vstate_csr_save(save_to);
+	asm volatile (
+		".option push\n\t"
+		".option arch, +v\n\t"
+		"vsetvli	%0, x0, e8, m8, ta, ma\n\t"
+		"vse8.v		v0, (%1)\n\t"
+		"add		%1, %1, %0\n\t"
+		"vse8.v		v8, (%1)\n\t"
+		"add		%1, %1, %0\n\t"
+		"vse8.v		v16, (%1)\n\t"
+		"add		%1, %1, %0\n\t"
+		"vse8.v		v24, (%1)\n\t"
+		".option pop\n\t"
+		: "=&r" (vl) : "r" (datap) : "memory");
+	riscv_v_disable();
+}
+
+static inline void __riscv_v_vstate_restore(struct __riscv_v_ext_state *restore_from,
+					    void *datap)
+{
+	unsigned long vl;
+
+	riscv_v_enable();
+	asm volatile (
+		".option push\n\t"
+		".option arch, +v\n\t"
+		"vsetvli	%0, x0, e8, m8, ta, ma\n\t"
+		"vle8.v		v0, (%1)\n\t"
+		"add		%1, %1, %0\n\t"
+		"vle8.v		v8, (%1)\n\t"
+		"add		%1, %1, %0\n\t"
+		"vle8.v		v16, (%1)\n\t"
+		"add		%1, %1, %0\n\t"
+		"vle8.v		v24, (%1)\n\t"
+		".option pop\n\t"
+		: "=&r" (vl) : "r" (datap) : "memory");
+	__vstate_csr_restore(restore_from);
+	riscv_v_disable();
+}
+
 #else /* ! CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_V  */
 
+struct pt_regs;
+
 static __always_inline bool has_vector(void) { return false; }
+static inline bool riscv_v_vstate_query(struct pt_regs *regs) { return false; }
 #define riscv_v_vsize (0)
 #define riscv_v_setup_vsize()			do {} while (0)
+#define riscv_v_vstate_off(regs)		do {} while (0)
+#define riscv_v_vstate_on(regs)			do {} while (0)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_V */
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/riscv/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
index 882547f6bd5c..586786d023c4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -77,6 +77,23 @@ union __riscv_fp_state {
 	struct __riscv_q_ext_state q;
 };
 
+struct __riscv_v_ext_state {
+	unsigned long vstart;
+	unsigned long vl;
+	unsigned long vtype;
+	unsigned long vcsr;
+	void *datap;
+	/*
+	 * In signal handler, datap will be set a correct user stack offset
+	 * and vector registers will be copied to the address of datap
+	 * pointer.
+	 *
+	 * In ptrace syscall, datap will be set to zero and the vector
+	 * registers will be copied to the address right after this
+	 * structure.
+	 */
+};
+
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_ASM_RISCV_PTRACE_H */
