diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/keyctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/keyctl.h
index eb0bfd491374..00b476fa6945 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/keyctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/keyctl.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ enum key_ace_standard_subject {
 #define KEYCTL_PKEY_VERIFY		28	/* Verify a public key signature */
 #define KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING		29	/* Restrict keys allowed to link to a keyring */
 #define KEYCTL_MOVE			30	/* Move keys between keyrings */
+#define KEYCTL_GRANT_PERMISSION		31	/* Grant a permit to a key */
 
 /* keyctl structures */
 struct keyctl_dh_params {
diff --git a/security/keys/compat.c b/security/keys/compat.c
index b326bc4f84d7..30c23a3cadb8 100644
--- a/security/keys/compat.c
+++ b/security/keys/compat.c
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE5(keyctl, u32, option,
 
 	case KEYCTL_MOVE:
 		return keyctl_keyring_move(arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5);
+	case KEYCTL_GRANT_PERMISSION:
+		return keyctl_grant_permission(arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5);
 
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/security/keys/internal.h b/security/keys/internal.h
index 36cac9f7dbc1..99eccbd2ee7b 100644
--- a/security/keys/internal.h
+++ b/security/keys/internal.h
@@ -336,6 +336,11 @@ static inline long keyctl_pkey_e_d_s(int op,
 }
 #endif
 
+extern long keyctl_grant_permission(key_serial_t keyid,
+				    enum key_ace_subject_type type,
+				    unsigned int subject,
+				    unsigned int perm);
+
 /*
  * Debugging key validation
  */
diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 51fae94ae2e0..d503758f9deb 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -1860,6 +1860,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(keyctl, int, option, unsigned long, arg2, unsigned long, arg3,
 					   (key_serial_t)arg3,
 					   (key_serial_t)arg4,
 					   (unsigned int)arg5);
+	case KEYCTL_GRANT_PERMISSION:
+		return keyctl_grant_permission((key_serial_t)arg2,
+					       (enum key_ace_subject_type)arg3,
+					       (unsigned int)arg4,
+					       (unsigned int)arg5);
 
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/security/keys/permission.c b/security/keys/permission.c
index 1f6a736d5acd..354ac539402c 100644
--- a/security/keys/permission.c
+++ b/security/keys/permission.c
@@ -273,3 +273,122 @@ long key_set_acl(struct key *key, struct key_acl *acl)
 	key_put_acl(acl);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Allocate a new ACL with an extra ACE slot.
+ */
+static struct key_acl *key_alloc_acl(const struct key_acl *old_acl, int nr, int skip)
+{
+	struct key_acl *acl;
+	int nr_ace, i, j = 0;
+
+	nr_ace = old_acl->nr_ace + nr;
+	if (nr_ace > 16)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	acl = kzalloc(struct_size(acl, aces, nr_ace), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!acl)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	refcount_set(&acl->usage, 1);
+	acl->nr_ace = nr_ace;
+	for (i = 0; i < old_acl->nr_ace; i++) {
+		if (i == skip)
+			continue;
+		acl->aces[j] = old_acl->aces[i];
+		j++;
+	}
+	return acl;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Generate the revised ACL.
+ */
+static long key_change_acl(struct key *key, struct key_ace *new_ace)
+{
+	struct key_acl *acl, *old;
+	int i;
+
+	old = rcu_dereference_protected(key->acl, lockdep_is_held(&key->sem));
+
+	for (i = 0; i < old->nr_ace; i++)
+		if (old->aces[i].type == new_ace->type &&
+		    old->aces[i].subject_id == new_ace->subject_id)
+			goto found_match;
+
+	if (new_ace->perm == 0)
+		return 0; /* No permissions to remove.  Add deny record? */
+
+	acl = key_alloc_acl(old, 1, -1);
+	if (IS_ERR(acl))
+		return PTR_ERR(acl);
+	acl->aces[i] = *new_ace;
+	goto change;
+
+found_match:
+	if (new_ace->perm == 0)
+		goto delete_ace;
+	if (new_ace->perm == old->aces[i].perm)
+		return 0;
+	acl = key_alloc_acl(old, 0, -1);
+	if (IS_ERR(acl))
+		return PTR_ERR(acl);
+	acl->aces[i].perm = new_ace->perm;
+	goto change;
+
+delete_ace:
+	acl = key_alloc_acl(old, -1, i);
+	if (IS_ERR(acl))
+		return PTR_ERR(acl);
+	goto change;
+
+change:
+	return key_set_acl(key, acl);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Add, alter or remove (if perm == 0) an ACE in a key's ACL.
+ */
+long keyctl_grant_permission(key_serial_t keyid,
+			     enum key_ace_subject_type type,
+			     unsigned int subject,
+			     unsigned int perm)
+{
+	struct key_ace new_ace;
+	struct key *key;
+	key_ref_t key_ref;
+	long ret;
+
+	new_ace.type = type;
+	new_ace.perm = perm;
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case KEY_ACE_SUBJ_STANDARD:
+		if (subject >= nr__key_ace_standard_subject)
+			return -ENOENT;
+		new_ace.subject_id = subject;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	key_ref = lookup_user_key(keyid, KEY_LOOKUP_PARTIAL, KEY_NEED_SETSEC);
+	if (IS_ERR(key_ref)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(key_ref);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	key = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref);
+
+	down_write(&key->sem);
+
+	/* If we're not the sysadmin, we can only change a key that we own */
+	ret = -EACCES;
+	if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || uid_eq(key->uid, current_fsuid()))
+		ret = key_change_acl(key, &new_ace);
+	up_write(&key->sem);
+	key_put(key);
+error:
+	return ret;
+}
