diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h
index 0f1950181102a10c4c72de50922c190b9d5dc404..b313ba1dd5d1042b5d9f5783ac1b7c22f05e242c 100644
--- a/include/linux/capability.h
+++ b/include/linux/capability.h
@@ -521,6 +521,8 @@ extern const kernel_cap_t __cap_init_eff_set;
 
 kernel_cap_t cap_set_effective(const kernel_cap_t pE_new);
 
+extern int security_capable(struct task_struct *t, int cap);
+extern int security_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *t, int cap);
 /**
  * has_capability - Determine if a task has a superior capability available
  * @t: The task in question
@@ -532,6 +534,7 @@ kernel_cap_t cap_set_effective(const kernel_cap_t pE_new);
  * Note that this does not set PF_SUPERPRIV on the task.
  */
 #define has_capability(t, cap) (security_capable((t), (cap)) == 0)
+#define has_capability_noaudit(t, cap) (security_capable_noaudit((t), (cap)) == 0)
 
 extern int capable(int cap);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index c13f1cec9abb154e24296216d91d225d245166b2..5fe28a671cd3a7f6af81795c75af20cc14c8637b 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 /* Maximum number of letters for an LSM name string */
 #define SECURITY_NAME_MAX	10
 
+/* If capable should audit the security request */
+#define SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT 0
+#define SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT 1
+
 struct ctl_table;
 struct audit_krule;
 
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ struct audit_krule;
  * These functions are in security/capability.c and are used
  * as the default capabilities functions
  */
-extern int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
+extern int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit);
 extern int cap_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz);
 extern int cap_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
 extern int cap_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent);
@@ -1307,7 +1311,7 @@ struct security_operations {
 			    kernel_cap_t *effective,
 			    kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
 			    kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-	int (*capable) (struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
+	int (*capable) (struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit);
 	int (*acct) (struct file *file);
 	int (*sysctl) (struct ctl_table *table, int op);
 	int (*quotactl) (int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb);
@@ -1577,6 +1581,7 @@ void security_capset_set(struct task_struct *target,
 			 kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
 			 kernel_cap_t *permitted);
 int security_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
+int security_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
 int security_acct(struct file *file);
 int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op);
 int security_quotactl(int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb);
@@ -1782,7 +1787,12 @@ static inline void security_capset_set(struct task_struct *target,
 
 static inline int security_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
 {
-	return cap_capable(tsk, cap);
+	return cap_capable(tsk, cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+}
+
+static inline int security_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
+{
+	return cap_capable(tsk, cap, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
 }
 
 static inline int security_acct(struct file *file)
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index d45393380997b4dfa5be7535be080bc4a4719787..dc06c0086b558c1d561057b4bcb7913954b97f42 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_netlink_recv);
  * returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the kernel's capable()
  * returns 1 for this case.
  */
-int cap_capable (struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
+int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit)
 {
 	/* Derived from include/linux/sched.h:capable. */
 	if (cap_raised(tsk->cap_effective, cap))
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static inline int cap_inh_is_capped(void)
 	 * to the old permitted set. That is, if the current task
 	 * does *not* possess the CAP_SETPCAP capability.
 	 */
-	return (cap_capable(current, CAP_SETPCAP) != 0);
+	return (cap_capable(current, CAP_SETPCAP, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) != 0);
 }
 
 static inline int cap_limit_ptraced_target(void) { return 1; }
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ int cap_task_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
 		    || ((current->securebits & SECURE_ALL_LOCKS
 			 & ~arg2))                                    /*[2]*/
 		    || (arg2 & ~(SECURE_ALL_LOCKS | SECURE_ALL_BITS)) /*[3]*/
-		    || (cap_capable(current, CAP_SETPCAP) != 0)) {    /*[4]*/
+		    || (cap_capable(current, CAP_SETPCAP, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) != 0)) { /*[4]*/
 			/*
 			 * [1] no changing of bits that are locked
 			 * [2] no unlocking of locks
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ int cap_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 {
 	int cap_sys_admin = 0;
 
-	if (cap_capable(current, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) == 0)
+	if (cap_capable(current, CAP_SYS_ADMIN, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT) == 0)
 		cap_sys_admin = 1;
 	return __vm_enough_memory(mm, pages, cap_sys_admin);
 }
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index c0acfa7177e5d1a01d19375f94bfa1ff819637a3..346f21e0ec2cbd7ad5239bfc8f203383252990d3 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -163,7 +163,12 @@ void security_capset_set(struct task_struct *target,
 
 int security_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
 {
-	return security_ops->capable(tsk, cap);
+	return security_ops->capable(tsk, cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+}
+
+int security_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
+{
+	return security_ops->capable(tsk, cap, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
 }
 
 int security_acct(struct file *file)
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 7fd4de46b2a91be21cf90d7a5b947ea8b6b56886..88a3ee33068a8a6e34912288f4f2ac13fd75a303 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -1365,12 +1365,14 @@ static int task_has_perm(struct task_struct *tsk1,
 
 /* Check whether a task is allowed to use a capability. */
 static int task_has_capability(struct task_struct *tsk,
-			       int cap)
+			       int cap, int audit)
 {
 	struct task_security_struct *tsec;
 	struct avc_audit_data ad;
+	struct av_decision avd;
 	u16 sclass;
 	u32 av = CAP_TO_MASK(cap);
+	int rc;
 
 	tsec = tsk->security;
 
@@ -1390,7 +1392,11 @@ static int task_has_capability(struct task_struct *tsk,
 		       "SELinux:  out of range capability %d\n", cap);
 		BUG();
 	}
-	return avc_has_perm(tsec->sid, tsec->sid, sclass, av, &ad);
+
+	rc = avc_has_perm_noaudit(tsec->sid, tsec->sid, sclass, av, 0, &avd);
+	if (audit == SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT)
+		avc_audit(tsec->sid, tsec->sid, sclass, av, &avd, rc, &ad);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /* Check whether a task is allowed to use a system operation. */
@@ -1802,15 +1808,15 @@ static void selinux_capset_set(struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effecti
 	secondary_ops->capset_set(target, effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-static int selinux_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
+static int selinux_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = secondary_ops->capable(tsk, cap);
+	rc = secondary_ops->capable(tsk, cap, audit);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	return task_has_capability(tsk, cap);
+	return task_has_capability(tsk, cap, audit);
 }
 
 static int selinux_sysctl_get_sid(ctl_table *table, u16 tclass, u32 *sid)
@@ -1975,7 +1981,7 @@ static int selinux_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 	int rc, cap_sys_admin = 0;
 	struct task_security_struct *tsec = current->security;
 
-	rc = secondary_ops->capable(current, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
+	rc = secondary_ops->capable(current, CAP_SYS_ADMIN, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
 	if (rc == 0)
 		rc = avc_has_perm_noaudit(tsec->sid, tsec->sid,
 					  SECCLASS_CAPABILITY,
@@ -2829,7 +2835,7 @@ static int selinux_inode_getsecurity(const struct inode *inode, const char *name
 	 * and lack of permission just means that we fall back to the
 	 * in-core context value, not a denial.
 	 */
-	error = secondary_ops->capable(current, CAP_MAC_ADMIN);
+	error = secondary_ops->capable(current, CAP_MAC_ADMIN, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
 	if (!error)
 		error = avc_has_perm_noaudit(tsec->sid, tsec->sid,
 					     SECCLASS_CAPABILITY2,