diff --git a/include/linux/ptrace.h b/include/linux/ptrace.h
index 987a73a40ef8465ee8290f1ab628bf4c70ae58f8..061265f9287676afce057892572222a477a47505 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptrace.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define PT_TRACE_SECCOMP	PT_EVENT_FLAG(PTRACE_EVENT_SECCOMP)
 
 #define PT_EXITKILL		(PTRACE_O_EXITKILL << PT_OPT_FLAG_SHIFT)
+#define PT_SUSPEND_SECCOMP	(PTRACE_O_SUSPEND_SECCOMP << PT_OPT_FLAG_SHIFT)
 
 /* single stepping state bits (used on ARM and PA-RISC) */
 #define PT_SINGLESTEP_BIT	31
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ptrace.h b/include/uapi/linux/ptrace.h
index cf1019e15f5bc57c0fbf6120a96deb2340465294..a7a69798661440b33f13c74e6560aabdb335ed1a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ptrace.h
@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@ struct ptrace_peeksiginfo_args {
 #define PTRACE_O_TRACESECCOMP	(1 << PTRACE_EVENT_SECCOMP)
 
 /* eventless options */
-#define PTRACE_O_EXITKILL	(1 << 20)
+#define PTRACE_O_EXITKILL		(1 << 20)
+#define PTRACE_O_SUSPEND_SECCOMP	(1 << 21)
 
-#define PTRACE_O_MASK		(0x000000ff | PTRACE_O_EXITKILL)
+#define PTRACE_O_MASK		(\
+	0x000000ff | PTRACE_O_EXITKILL | PTRACE_O_SUSPEND_SECCOMP)
 
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index c8e0e050a36afb0ccb875e13d9f2b526b0af4d29..787320de68e02425e8506363681b8875b6ee6d57 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -556,6 +556,19 @@ static int ptrace_setoptions(struct task_struct *child, unsigned long data)
 	if (data & ~(unsigned long)PTRACE_O_MASK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (unlikely(data & PTRACE_O_SUSPEND_SECCOMP)) {
+		if (!config_enabled(CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE) ||
+		    !config_enabled(CONFIG_SECCOMP))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+			return -EPERM;
+
+		if (seccomp_mode(&current->seccomp) != SECCOMP_MODE_DISABLED ||
+		    current->ptrace & PT_SUSPEND_SECCOMP)
+			return -EPERM;
+	}
+
 	/* Avoid intermediate state when all opts are cleared */
 	flags = child->ptrace;
 	flags &= ~(PTRACE_O_MASK << PT_OPT_FLAG_SHIFT);
diff --git a/kernel/seccomp.c b/kernel/seccomp.c
index 980fd26da22e05a1a0ab741f1c72ac3c23aeba87..645e42d6fa4d2e7ecfaf555255283b760d9a15d7 100644
--- a/kernel/seccomp.c
+++ b/kernel/seccomp.c
@@ -590,6 +590,10 @@ void secure_computing_strict(int this_syscall)
 {
 	int mode = current->seccomp.mode;
 
+	if (config_enabled(CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE) &&
+	    unlikely(current->ptrace & PT_SUSPEND_SECCOMP))
+		return;
+
 	if (mode == 0)
 		return;
 	else if (mode == SECCOMP_MODE_STRICT)
@@ -691,6 +695,10 @@ u32 seccomp_phase1(struct seccomp_data *sd)
 	int this_syscall = sd ? sd->nr :
 		syscall_get_nr(current, task_pt_regs(current));
 
+	if (config_enabled(CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE) &&
+	    unlikely(current->ptrace & PT_SUSPEND_SECCOMP))
+		return SECCOMP_PHASE1_OK;
+
 	switch (mode) {
 	case SECCOMP_MODE_STRICT:
 		__secure_computing_strict(this_syscall);  /* may call do_exit */