diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index bbce2671de2d..a4fff0f1e174 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -407,6 +407,11 @@ static void gtp_encap_disable(struct gtp_dev *gtp)
 {
 	gtp_encap_disable_sock(gtp->sk0);
 	gtp_encap_disable_sock(gtp->sk1u);
+	if (gtp->collect_md_sock) {
+		udp_tunnel_sock_release(gtp->collect_md_sock);
+		gtp->collect_md_sock = NULL;
+		netdev_dbg(gtp->dev, "GTP socket released.\n");
+	}
 }
 
 /* UDP encapsulation receive handler. See net/ipv4/udp.c.
@@ -904,6 +909,19 @@ static const struct net_device_ops gtp_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_get_stats64	= dev_get_tstats64,
 };
 
+static struct gtp_dev *gtp_find_flow_based_dev(struct net *net)
+{
+	struct gtp_net *gn = net_generic(net, gtp_net_id);
+	struct gtp_dev *gtp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(gtp, &gn->gtp_dev_list, list) {
+		if (gtp->collect_md)
+			return gtp;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static const struct device_type gtp_type = {
 	.name = "gtp",
 };
@@ -938,7 +956,7 @@ static void gtp_link_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 static int gtp_hashtable_new(struct gtp_dev *gtp, int hsize);
-static int gtp_encap_enable(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct nlattr *data[]);
+static int gtp_encap_enable(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *data[]);
 
 static void gtp_destructor(struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -956,11 +974,24 @@ static int gtp_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	struct gtp_net *gn;
 	int hashsize, err;
 
-	if (!data[IFLA_GTP_FD0] && !data[IFLA_GTP_FD1])
+	if (!data[IFLA_GTP_FD0] && !data[IFLA_GTP_FD1] &&
+	    !data[IFLA_GTP_COLLECT_METADATA])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	gtp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+	if (data[IFLA_GTP_COLLECT_METADATA]) {
+		if (data[IFLA_GTP_FD0]) {
+			netdev_dbg(dev, "LWT device does not support setting v0 socket");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		if (gtp_find_flow_based_dev(src_net)) {
+			netdev_dbg(dev, "LWT device already exist");
+			return -EBUSY;
+		}
+		gtp->collect_md = true;
+	}
+
 	if (!data[IFLA_GTP_PDP_HASHSIZE]) {
 		hashsize = 1024;
 	} else {
@@ -973,7 +1004,7 @@ static int gtp_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	err = gtp_encap_enable(gtp, data);
+	err = gtp_encap_enable(gtp, dev, data);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_hashtable;
 
@@ -987,7 +1018,7 @@ static int gtp_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	list_add_rcu(&gtp->list, &gn->gtp_dev_list);
 	dev->priv_destructor = gtp_destructor;
 
-	netdev_dbg(dev, "registered new GTP interface\n");
+	netdev_dbg(dev, "registered new GTP interface %s\n", dev->name);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1018,6 +1049,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy gtp_policy[IFLA_GTP_MAX + 1] = {
 	[IFLA_GTP_FD1]			= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[IFLA_GTP_PDP_HASHSIZE]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[IFLA_GTP_ROLE]			= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[IFLA_GTP_COLLECT_METADATA]	= { .type = NLA_FLAG },
 };
 
 static int gtp_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
@@ -1044,6 +1076,9 @@ static int gtp_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *dev)
 	if (nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_GTP_ROLE, gtp->role))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
+	if (gtp->collect_md && nla_put_flag(skb, IFLA_GTP_COLLECT_METADATA))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
 	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
@@ -1089,35 +1124,24 @@ static int gtp_hashtable_new(struct gtp_dev *gtp, int hsize)
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static struct sock *gtp_encap_enable_socket(int fd, int type,
-					    struct gtp_dev *gtp)
+static int __gtp_encap_enable_socket(struct socket *sock, int type,
+				     struct gtp_dev *gtp)
 {
 	struct udp_tunnel_sock_cfg tuncfg = {NULL};
-	struct socket *sock;
 	struct sock *sk;
-	int err;
-
-	pr_debug("enable gtp on %d, %d\n", fd, type);
-
-	sock = sockfd_lookup(fd, &err);
-	if (!sock) {
-		pr_debug("gtp socket fd=%d not found\n", fd);
-		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	sk = sock->sk;
 	if (sk->sk_protocol != IPPROTO_UDP ||
 	    sk->sk_type != SOCK_DGRAM ||
 	    (sk->sk_family != AF_INET && sk->sk_family != AF_INET6)) {
-		pr_debug("socket fd=%d not UDP\n", fd);
-		sk = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-		goto out_sock;
+		pr_debug("socket not UDP\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	if (sk->sk_user_data) {
-		sk = ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
-		goto out_rel_sock;
+		release_sock(sock->sk);
+		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
 	sock_hold(sk);
@@ -1130,15 +1154,58 @@ static struct sock *gtp_encap_enable_socket(int fd, int type,
 	tuncfg.gro_complete = gtp_gro_complete;
 
 	setup_udp_tunnel_sock(sock_net(sock->sk), sock, &tuncfg);
-
-out_rel_sock:
 	release_sock(sock->sk);
-out_sock:
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct sock *gtp_encap_enable_socket(int fd, int type,
+					    struct gtp_dev *gtp)
+{
+	struct socket *sock;
+	int err;
+
+	pr_debug("enable gtp on %d, %d\n", fd, type);
+
+	sock = sockfd_lookup(fd, &err);
+	if (!sock) {
+		pr_debug("gtp socket fd=%d not found\n", fd);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	err =  __gtp_encap_enable_socket(sock, type, gtp);
 	sockfd_put(sock);
-	return sk;
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+	return sock->sk;
+}
+
+static struct socket *gtp_create_gtp_socket(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct udp_port_cfg udp_conf;
+	struct socket *sock;
+	int err;
+
+	memset(&udp_conf, 0, sizeof(udp_conf));
+	udp_conf.family = AF_INET;
+	udp_conf.local_ip.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
+	udp_conf.local_udp_port = htons(GTP1U_PORT);
+
+	err = udp_sock_create(dev_net(dev), &udp_conf, &sock);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_debug("create gtp sock failed: %d\n", err);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+	err = __gtp_encap_enable_socket(sock, UDP_ENCAP_GTP1U, gtp);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_debug("enable gtp sock encap failed: %d\n", err);
+		udp_tunnel_sock_release(sock);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+	pr_debug("create gtp sock done\n");
+	return sock;
 }
 
-static int gtp_encap_enable(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct nlattr *data[])
+static int gtp_encap_enable(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *data[])
 {
 	struct sock *sk1u = NULL;
 	struct sock *sk0 = NULL;
@@ -1162,11 +1229,25 @@ static int gtp_encap_enable(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct nlattr *data[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (data[IFLA_GTP_COLLECT_METADATA]) {
+		struct socket *sock;
+
+		if (!sk1u) {
+			sock = gtp_create_gtp_socket(gtp, dev);
+			if (IS_ERR(sock))
+				return PTR_ERR(sock);
+
+			gtp->collect_md_sock = sock;
+			sk1u = sock->sk;
+		} else {
+			gtp->collect_md_sock = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (data[IFLA_GTP_ROLE]) {
 		role = nla_get_u32(data[IFLA_GTP_ROLE]);
 		if (role > GTP_ROLE_SGSN) {
-			gtp_encap_disable_sock(sk0);
-			gtp_encap_disable_sock(sk1u);
+			gtp_encap_disable(gtp);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1725,7 +1806,7 @@ static int __init gtp_init(void)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto unreg_genl_family;
 
-	pr_info("GTP module loaded (pdp ctx size %zd bytes)\n",
+	pr_info("GTP module loaded (pdp ctx size %zd bytes) with tnl-md support\n",
 		sizeof(struct pdp_ctx));
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
index 82708c6db432..2bd0d8bbcdb2 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ enum {
 	IFLA_GTP_FD1,
 	IFLA_GTP_PDP_HASHSIZE,
 	IFLA_GTP_ROLE,
+	IFLA_GTP_COLLECT_METADATA,
 	__IFLA_GTP_MAX,
 };
 #define IFLA_GTP_MAX (__IFLA_GTP_MAX - 1)
