diff --git a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
index 250369d6901d..87a7f61bc91c 100644
--- a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
 #include <linux/dnotify.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/fdtable.h>
@@ -288,6 +289,17 @@ int fcntl_dirnotify(int fd, struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * convert the userspace DN_* "arg" to the internal FS_*
+	 * defined in fsnotify
+	 */
+	mask = convert_arg(arg);
+
+	error = security_path_notify(&filp->f_path, mask,
+			FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_err;
+
 	/* expect most fcntl to add new rather than augment old */
 	dn = kmem_cache_alloc(dnotify_struct_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dn) {
@@ -302,9 +314,6 @@ int fcntl_dirnotify(int fd, struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	/* convert the userspace DN_* "arg" to the internal FS_* defines in fsnotify */
-	mask = convert_arg(arg);
-
 	/* set up the new_fsn_mark and new_dn_mark */
 	new_fsn_mark = &new_dn_mark->fsn_mark;
 	fsnotify_init_mark(new_fsn_mark, dnotify_group);
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index a90bb19dcfa2..b83f27021f54 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -528,9 +528,10 @@ static const struct file_operations fanotify_fops = {
 };
 
 static int fanotify_find_path(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
-			      struct path *path, unsigned int flags)
+			      struct path *path, unsigned int flags, __u64 mask)
 {
 	int ret;
+	unsigned int obj_type;
 
 	pr_debug("%s: dfd=%d filename=%p flags=%x\n", __func__,
 		 dfd, filename, flags);
@@ -567,8 +568,30 @@ static int fanotify_find_path(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 
 	/* you can only watch an inode if you have read permissions on it */
 	ret = inode_permission(path->dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ);
+	if (ret) {
+		path_put(path);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	switch (flags & FANOTIFY_MARK_TYPE_BITS) {
+	case FAN_MARK_MOUNT:
+		obj_type = FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT;
+		break;
+	case FAN_MARK_FILESYSTEM:
+		obj_type = FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_SB;
+		break;
+	case FAN_MARK_INODE:
+		obj_type = FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE;
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = security_path_notify(path, mask, obj_type);
 	if (ret)
 		path_put(path);
+
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1014,7 +1037,7 @@ static int do_fanotify_mark(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags, __u64 mask,
 		goto fput_and_out;
 	}
 
-	ret = fanotify_find_path(dfd, pathname, &path, flags);
+	ret = fanotify_find_path(dfd, pathname, &path, flags, mask);
 	if (ret)
 		goto fput_and_out;
 
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 7b53598c8804..e0d593c2d437 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/memcontrol.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 
 #include "inotify.h"
 #include "../fdinfo.h"
@@ -342,7 +343,8 @@ static const struct file_operations inotify_fops = {
 /*
  * find_inode - resolve a user-given path to a specific inode
  */
-static int inotify_find_inode(const char __user *dirname, struct path *path, unsigned flags)
+static int inotify_find_inode(const char __user *dirname, struct path *path,
+						unsigned int flags, __u64 mask)
 {
 	int error;
 
@@ -351,8 +353,15 @@ static int inotify_find_inode(const char __user *dirname, struct path *path, uns
 		return error;
 	/* you can only watch an inode if you have read permissions on it */
 	error = inode_permission(path->dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ);
+	if (error) {
+		path_put(path);
+		return error;
+	}
+	error = security_path_notify(path, mask,
+				FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE);
 	if (error)
 		path_put(path);
+
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -744,7 +753,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(inotify_add_watch, int, fd, const char __user *, pathname,
 	if (mask & IN_ONLYDIR)
 		flags |= LOOKUP_DIRECTORY;
 
-	ret = inotify_find_inode(pathname, &path, flags);
+	ret = inotify_find_inode(pathname, &path, flags, mask);
 	if (ret)
 		goto fput_and_out;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index 47f58cfb6a19..ead98af9c602 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@
  *	Check for permission to change root directory.
  *	@path contains the path structure.
  *	Return 0 if permission is granted.
+ * @path_notify:
+ *	Check permissions before setting a watch on events as defined by @mask,
+ *	on an object at @path, whose type is defined by @obj_type.
  * @inode_readlink:
  *	Check the permission to read the symbolic link.
  *	@dentry contains the dentry structure for the file link.
@@ -1535,7 +1538,9 @@ union security_list_options {
 	int (*path_chown)(const struct path *path, kuid_t uid, kgid_t gid);
 	int (*path_chroot)(const struct path *path);
 #endif
-
+	/* Needed for inode based security check */
+	int (*path_notify)(const struct path *path, u64 mask,
+				unsigned int obj_type);
 	int (*inode_alloc_security)(struct inode *inode);
 	void (*inode_free_security)(struct inode *inode);
 	int (*inode_init_security)(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir,
@@ -1860,6 +1865,8 @@ struct security_hook_heads {
 	struct hlist_head path_chown;
 	struct hlist_head path_chroot;
 #endif
+	/* Needed for inode based modules as well */
+	struct hlist_head path_notify;
 	struct hlist_head inode_alloc_security;
 	struct hlist_head inode_free_security;
 	struct hlist_head inode_init_security;
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 659071c2e57c..7d9c1da1f659 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ int security_dentry_create_files_as(struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 					struct qstr *name,
 					const struct cred *old,
 					struct cred *new);
-
+int security_path_notify(const struct path *path, u64 mask,
+					unsigned int obj_type);
 int security_inode_alloc(struct inode *inode);
 void security_inode_free(struct inode *inode);
 int security_inode_init_security(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir,
@@ -387,7 +388,6 @@ int security_ismaclabel(const char *name);
 int security_secid_to_secctx(u32 secid, char **secdata, u32 *seclen);
 int security_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen, u32 *secid);
 void security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen);
-
 void security_inode_invalidate_secctx(struct inode *inode);
 int security_inode_notifysecctx(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen);
 int security_inode_setsecctx(struct dentry *dentry, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen);
@@ -621,6 +621,12 @@ static inline int security_move_mount(const struct path *from_path,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int security_path_notify(const struct path *path, u64 mask,
+				unsigned int obj_type)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int security_inode_alloc(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 613a5c00e602..30687e1366b7 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -871,6 +871,12 @@ int security_move_mount(const struct path *from_path, const struct path *to_path
 	return call_int_hook(move_mount, 0, from_path, to_path);
 }
 
+int security_path_notify(const struct path *path, u64 mask,
+				unsigned int obj_type)
+{
+	return call_int_hook(path_notify, 0, path, mask, obj_type);
+}
+
 int security_inode_alloc(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	int rc = lsm_inode_alloc(inode);
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index c61787b15f27..a1aaf79421df 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
 #include <linux/kernfs.h>
 #include <linux/stringhash.h>	/* for hashlen_string() */
 #include <uapi/linux/mount.h>
+#include <linux/fsnotify.h>
+#include <linux/fanotify.h>
 
 #include "avc.h"
 #include "objsec.h"
@@ -3261,6 +3263,50 @@ static int selinux_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 	return -EACCES;
 }
 
+static int selinux_path_notify(const struct path *path, u64 mask,
+						unsigned int obj_type)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 perm;
+
+	struct common_audit_data ad;
+
+	ad.type = LSM_AUDIT_DATA_PATH;
+	ad.u.path = *path;
+
+	/*
+	 * Set permission needed based on the type of mark being set.
+	 * Performs an additional check for sb watches.
+	 */
+	switch (obj_type) {
+	case FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT:
+		perm = FILE__WATCH_MOUNT;
+		break;
+	case FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_SB:
+		perm = FILE__WATCH_SB;
+		ret = superblock_has_perm(current_cred(), path->dentry->d_sb,
+						FILESYSTEM__WATCH, &ad);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		break;
+	case FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE:
+		perm = FILE__WATCH;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	// check if the mask is requesting ability to set a blocking watch
+	if (mask & (ALL_FSNOTIFY_PERM_EVENTS))
+		perm |= FILE__WATCH_WITH_PERM; // if so, check that permission
+
+	// is the mask asking to watch file reads?
+	if (mask & (FS_ACCESS | FS_ACCESS_PERM | FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE))
+		perm |= FILE__WATCH_READS; // check that permission as well
+
+	return path_has_perm(current_cred(), path, perm);
+}
+
 /*
  * Copy the inode security context value to the user.
  *
@@ -6797,6 +6843,7 @@ static struct security_hook_list selinux_hooks[] __lsm_ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_getsecid, selinux_inode_getsecid),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_copy_up, selinux_inode_copy_up),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_copy_up_xattr, selinux_inode_copy_up_xattr),
+	LSM_HOOK_INIT(path_notify, selinux_path_notify),
 
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(kernfs_init_security, selinux_kernfs_init_security),
 
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/classmap.h b/security/selinux/include/classmap.h
index 201f7e588a29..32e9b03be3dd 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/classmap.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/classmap.h
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 #define COMMON_FILE_PERMS COMMON_FILE_SOCK_PERMS, "unlink", "link", \
     "rename", "execute", "quotaon", "mounton", "audit_access", \
-    "open", "execmod"
+	"open", "execmod", "watch", "watch_mount", "watch_sb", \
+	"watch_with_perm", "watch_reads"
 
 #define COMMON_SOCK_PERMS COMMON_FILE_SOCK_PERMS, "bind", "connect", \
     "listen", "accept", "getopt", "setopt", "shutdown", "recvfrom",  \
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ struct security_class_mapping secclass_map[] = {
 	{ "filesystem",
 	  { "mount", "remount", "unmount", "getattr",
 	    "relabelfrom", "relabelto", "associate", "quotamod",
-	    "quotaget", NULL } },
+	    "quotaget", "watch", NULL } },
 	{ "file",
 	  { COMMON_FILE_PERMS,
 	    "execute_no_trans", "entrypoint", NULL } },
