diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 15f262b70489..0f72748217a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -2368,7 +2368,7 @@ static int netvsc_register_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 	 */
 	if (!net_eq(dev_net(ndev), dev_net(vf_netdev))) {
 		ret = dev_change_net_namespace(vf_netdev,
-					       dev_net(ndev), "eth%d");
+					       dev_net(ndev), "eth%d", 0);
 		if (ret)
 			netdev_err(vf_netdev,
 				   "could not move to same namespace as %s: %d\n",
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 87a5d186faff..cab59db40a52 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3923,7 +3923,8 @@ void __dev_notify_flags(struct net_device *, unsigned int old_flags,
 int dev_change_name(struct net_device *, const char *);
 int dev_set_alias(struct net_device *, const char *, size_t);
 int dev_get_alias(const struct net_device *, char *, size_t);
-int dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *, struct net *, const char *);
+int dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *dev, struct net *net,
+			     const char *pat, int new_ifindex);
 int __dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *, int);
 int dev_validate_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int mtu,
 		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 0f72ff5d34ba..c296ee642e39 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -11001,6 +11001,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_netdev);
  *	@net: network namespace
  *	@pat: If not NULL name pattern to try if the current device name
  *	      is already taken in the destination network namespace.
+ *	@new_ifindex: If not zero, specifies device index in the target
+ *	              namespace.
  *
  *	This function shuts down a device interface and moves it
  *	to a new network namespace. On success 0 is returned, on
@@ -11009,10 +11011,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_netdev);
  *	Callers must hold the rtnl semaphore.
  */
 
-int dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *dev, struct net *net, const char *pat)
+int dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *dev, struct net *net,
+			     const char *pat, int new_ifindex)
 {
 	struct net *net_old = dev_net(dev);
-	int err, new_nsid, new_ifindex;
+	int err, new_nsid;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
@@ -11043,6 +11046,11 @@ int dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *dev, struct net *net, const char
 			goto out;
 	}
 
+	/* Check that new_ifindex isn't used yet. */
+	err = -EBUSY;
+	if (new_ifindex && __dev_get_by_index(net, new_ifindex))
+		goto out;
+
 	/*
 	 * And now a mini version of register_netdevice unregister_netdevice.
 	 */
@@ -11070,10 +11078,12 @@ int dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *dev, struct net *net, const char
 
 	new_nsid = peernet2id_alloc(dev_net(dev), net, GFP_KERNEL);
 	/* If there is an ifindex conflict assign a new one */
-	if (__dev_get_by_index(net, dev->ifindex))
-		new_ifindex = dev_new_index(net);
-	else
-		new_ifindex = dev->ifindex;
+	if (!new_ifindex) {
+		if (__dev_get_by_index(net, dev->ifindex))
+			new_ifindex = dev_new_index(net);
+		else
+			new_ifindex = dev->ifindex;
+	}
 
 	rtmsg_ifinfo_newnet(RTM_DELLINK, dev, ~0U, GFP_KERNEL, &new_nsid,
 			    new_ifindex);
@@ -11382,7 +11392,7 @@ static void __net_exit default_device_exit(struct net *net)
 		snprintf(fb_name, IFNAMSIZ, "dev%d", dev->ifindex);
 		if (__dev_get_by_name(&init_net, fb_name))
 			snprintf(fb_name, IFNAMSIZ, "dev%%d");
-		err = dev_change_net_namespace(dev, &init_net, fb_name);
+		err = dev_change_net_namespace(dev, &init_net, fb_name, 0);
 		if (err) {
 			pr_emerg("%s: failed to move %s to init_net: %d\n",
 				 __func__, dev->name, err);
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 1bdcb33fb561..3ec257e91ffe 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2603,14 +2603,22 @@ static int do_setlink(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return err;
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_NET_NS_PID] || tb[IFLA_NET_NS_FD] || tb[IFLA_TARGET_NETNSID]) {
-		struct net *net = rtnl_link_get_net_capable(skb, dev_net(dev),
-							    tb, CAP_NET_ADMIN);
+		struct net *net;
+		int new_ifindex;
+
+		net = rtnl_link_get_net_capable(skb, dev_net(dev),
+						tb, CAP_NET_ADMIN);
 		if (IS_ERR(net)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(net);
 			goto errout;
 		}
 
-		err = dev_change_net_namespace(dev, net, ifname);
+		if (tb[IFLA_NEW_IFINDEX])
+			new_ifindex = nla_get_s32(tb[IFLA_NEW_IFINDEX]);
+		else
+			new_ifindex = 0;
+
+		err = dev_change_net_namespace(dev, net, ifname, new_ifindex);
 		put_net(net);
 		if (err)
 			goto errout;
@@ -3452,7 +3460,7 @@ static int __rtnl_newlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_unregister;
 	if (link_net) {
-		err = dev_change_net_namespace(dev, dest_net, ifname);
+		err = dev_change_net_namespace(dev, dest_net, ifname, 0);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out_unregister;
 	}
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/core.c b/net/ieee802154/core.c
index de259b5170ab..ec3068937fc3 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/core.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/core.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ int cfg802154_switch_netns(struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev,
 		if (!wpan_dev->netdev)
 			continue;
 		wpan_dev->netdev->features &= ~NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
-		err = dev_change_net_namespace(wpan_dev->netdev, net, "wpan%d");
+		err = dev_change_net_namespace(wpan_dev->netdev, net, "wpan%d", 0);
 		if (err)
 			break;
 		wpan_dev->netdev->features |= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ int cfg802154_switch_netns(struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev,
 				continue;
 			wpan_dev->netdev->features &= ~NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
 			err = dev_change_net_namespace(wpan_dev->netdev, net,
-						       "wpan%d");
+						       "wpan%d", 0);
 			WARN_ON(err);
 			wpan_dev->netdev->features |= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
 		}
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index a2785379df6e..fabb677b7d58 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ int cfg80211_switch_netns(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 		if (!wdev->netdev)
 			continue;
 		wdev->netdev->features &= ~NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
-		err = dev_change_net_namespace(wdev->netdev, net, "wlan%d");
+		err = dev_change_net_namespace(wdev->netdev, net, "wlan%d", 0);
 		if (err)
 			break;
 		wdev->netdev->features |= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ int cfg80211_switch_netns(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				continue;
 			wdev->netdev->features &= ~NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
 			err = dev_change_net_namespace(wdev->netdev, net,
-							"wlan%d");
+							"wlan%d", 0);
 			WARN_ON(err);
 			wdev->netdev->features |= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
 		}
