diff --git a/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst b/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst
index 80d5a5af62a1..2ea6fad394fe 100644
--- a/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst
+++ b/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst
@@ -107,12 +107,13 @@ Encrypted Keys
 --------------
 
 Encrypted keys do not depend on a trust source, and are faster, as they use AES
-for encryption/decryption. New keys are created from kernel-generated random
-numbers, and are encrypted/decrypted using a specified ‘master’ key. The
-‘master’ key can either be a trusted-key or user-key type. The main disadvantage
-of encrypted keys is that if they are not rooted in a trusted key, they are only
-as secure as the user key encrypting them. The master user key should therefore
-be loaded in as secure a way as possible, preferably early in boot.
+for encryption/decryption. New keys are created either from kernel-generated
+random numbers or user-provided decrypted data, and are encrypted/decrypted
+using a specified ‘master’ key. The ‘master’ key can either be a trusted-key or
+user-key type. The main disadvantage of encrypted keys is that if they are not
+rooted in a trusted key, they are only as secure as the user key encrypting
+them. The master user key should therefore be loaded in as secure a way as
+possible, preferably early in boot.
 
 
 Usage
@@ -199,6 +200,8 @@ Usage::
 
     keyctl add encrypted name "new [format] key-type:master-key-name keylen"
         ring
+    keyctl add encrypted name "new [format] key-type:master-key-name keylen
+        decrypted-data" ring
     keyctl add encrypted name "load hex_blob" ring
     keyctl update keyid "update key-type:master-key-name"
 
@@ -303,6 +306,16 @@ Load an encrypted key "evm" from saved blob::
     82dbbc55be2a44616e4959430436dc4f2a7a9659aa60bb4652aeb2120f149ed197c564e0
     24717c64 5972dcb82ab2dde83376d82b2e3c09ffc
 
+Instantiate an encrypted key "evm" using user-provided decrypted data::
+
+    $ keyctl add encrypted evm "new default user:kmk 32 `cat evm.blob`" @u
+    794890253
+
+    $ keyctl print 794890253
+    default user:kmk 32 2375725ad57798846a9bbd240de8906f006e66c03af53b1b382d
+    bbc55be2a44616e4959430436dc4f2a7a9659aa60bb4652aeb2120f149ed197c564e0247
+    17c64 5972dcb82ab2dde83376d82b2e3c09ffc
+
 Other uses for trusted and encrypted keys, such as for disk and file encryption
 are anticipated.  In particular the new format 'ecryptfs' has been defined
 in order to use encrypted keys to mount an eCryptfs filesystem.  More details
diff --git a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
index 87432b35d771..9921ed4de488 100644
--- a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
+++ b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ static int valid_master_desc(const char *new_desc, const char *orig_desc)
  *
  * datablob format:
  * new [<format>] <master-key name> <decrypted data length>
+ * new [<format>] <master-key name> <decrypted data length> <decrypted data>
  * load [<format>] <master-key name> <decrypted data length>
  *     <encrypted iv + data>
  * update <new-master-key name>
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ static int valid_master_desc(const char *new_desc, const char *orig_desc)
  */
 static int datablob_parse(char *datablob, const char **format,
 			  char **master_desc, char **decrypted_datalen,
-			  char **hex_encoded_iv)
+			  char **hex_encoded_iv, char **decrypted_data)
 {
 	substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -231,6 +232,8 @@ static int datablob_parse(char *datablob, const char **format,
 				"when called from .update method\n", keyword);
 			break;
 		}
+		*decrypted_data = strsep(&datablob, " \t");
+
 		ret = 0;
 		break;
 	case Opt_load:
@@ -595,7 +598,8 @@ static int derived_key_decrypt(struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload,
 static struct encrypted_key_payload *encrypted_key_alloc(struct key *key,
 							 const char *format,
 							 const char *master_desc,
-							 const char *datalen)
+							 const char *datalen,
+							 const char *decrypted_data)
 {
 	struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload = NULL;
 	unsigned short datablob_len;
@@ -604,6 +608,7 @@ static struct encrypted_key_payload *encrypted_key_alloc(struct key *key,
 	unsigned int encrypted_datalen;
 	unsigned int format_len;
 	long dlen;
+	int i;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = kstrtol(datalen, 10, &dlen);
@@ -613,6 +618,20 @@ static struct encrypted_key_payload *encrypted_key_alloc(struct key *key,
 	format_len = (!format) ? strlen(key_format_default) : strlen(format);
 	decrypted_datalen = dlen;
 	payload_datalen = decrypted_datalen;
+
+	if (decrypted_data) {
+		if (strlen(decrypted_data) != decrypted_datalen) {
+			pr_err("encrypted key: decrypted data provided does not match decrypted data length provided\n");
+			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < strlen(decrypted_data); i++) {
+			if (!isalnum(decrypted_data[i])) {
+				pr_err("encrypted key: decrypted data provided must be alphanumeric\n");
+				return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (format) {
 		if (!strcmp(format, key_format_ecryptfs)) {
 			if (dlen != ECRYPTFS_MAX_KEY_BYTES) {
@@ -740,13 +759,14 @@ static void __ekey_init(struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload,
 /*
  * encrypted_init - initialize an encrypted key
  *
- * For a new key, use a random number for both the iv and data
- * itself.  For an old key, decrypt the hex encoded data.
+ * For a new key, use either a random number or user-provided decrypted data in
+ * case it is provided. A random number is used for the iv in both cases. For
+ * an old key, decrypt the hex encoded data.
  */
 static int encrypted_init(struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload,
 			  const char *key_desc, const char *format,
 			  const char *master_desc, const char *datalen,
-			  const char *hex_encoded_iv)
+			  const char *hex_encoded_iv, const char *decrypted_data)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -760,21 +780,25 @@ static int encrypted_init(struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload,
 	}
 
 	__ekey_init(epayload, format, master_desc, datalen);
-	if (!hex_encoded_iv) {
-		get_random_bytes(epayload->iv, ivsize);
-
-		get_random_bytes(epayload->decrypted_data,
-				 epayload->decrypted_datalen);
-	} else
+	if (hex_encoded_iv) {
 		ret = encrypted_key_decrypt(epayload, format, hex_encoded_iv);
+	} else if (decrypted_data) {
+		get_random_bytes(epayload->iv, ivsize);
+		memcpy(epayload->decrypted_data, decrypted_data, epayload->decrypted_datalen);
+	} else {
+		get_random_bytes(epayload->iv, ivsize);
+		get_random_bytes(epayload->decrypted_data, epayload->decrypted_datalen);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
  * encrypted_instantiate - instantiate an encrypted key
  *
- * Decrypt an existing encrypted datablob or create a new encrypted key
- * based on a kernel random number.
+ * Instantiates the key:
+ * - by decrypting an existing encrypted datablob, or
+ * - by creating a new encrypted key based on a kernel random number, or
+ * - using provided decrypted data.
  *
  * On success, return 0. Otherwise return errno.
  */
@@ -787,6 +811,7 @@ static int encrypted_instantiate(struct key *key,
 	char *master_desc = NULL;
 	char *decrypted_datalen = NULL;
 	char *hex_encoded_iv = NULL;
+	char *decrypted_data = NULL;
 	size_t datalen = prep->datalen;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -799,18 +824,18 @@ static int encrypted_instantiate(struct key *key,
 	datablob[datalen] = 0;
 	memcpy(datablob, prep->data, datalen);
 	ret = datablob_parse(datablob, &format, &master_desc,
-			     &decrypted_datalen, &hex_encoded_iv);
+			     &decrypted_datalen, &hex_encoded_iv, &decrypted_data);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	epayload = encrypted_key_alloc(key, format, master_desc,
-				       decrypted_datalen);
+				       decrypted_datalen, decrypted_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(epayload)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(epayload);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	ret = encrypted_init(epayload, key->description, format, master_desc,
-			     decrypted_datalen, hex_encoded_iv);
+			     decrypted_datalen, hex_encoded_iv, decrypted_data);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		kfree_sensitive(epayload);
 		goto out;
@@ -860,7 +885,7 @@ static int encrypted_update(struct key *key, struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 
 	buf[datalen] = 0;
 	memcpy(buf, prep->data, datalen);
-	ret = datablob_parse(buf, &format, &new_master_desc, NULL, NULL);
+	ret = datablob_parse(buf, &format, &new_master_desc, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -869,7 +894,7 @@ static int encrypted_update(struct key *key, struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 		goto out;
 
 	new_epayload = encrypted_key_alloc(key, epayload->format,
-					   new_master_desc, epayload->datalen);
+					   new_master_desc, epayload->datalen, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(new_epayload)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(new_epayload);
 		goto out;
