diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index a3a49505251117bab031d218c6bf99e8da8ca63b..93d5a4eeec2a6493e5e68ecadbd7ec5a13c96685 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1802,6 +1802,30 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 	Return
  * 		a non-negative value equal to or less than size on success, or
  * 		a negative error in case of failure.
+ *
+ * int skb_load_bytes_relative(const struct sk_buff *skb, u32 offset, void *to, u32 len, u32 start_header)
+ * 	Description
+ * 		This helper is similar to **bpf_skb_load_bytes**\ () in that
+ * 		it provides an easy way to load *len* bytes from *offset*
+ * 		from the packet associated to *skb*, into the buffer pointed
+ * 		by *to*. The difference to **bpf_skb_load_bytes**\ () is that
+ * 		a fifth argument *start_header* exists in order to select a
+ * 		base offset to start from. *start_header* can be one of:
+ *
+ * 		**BPF_HDR_START_MAC**
+ * 			Base offset to load data from is *skb*'s mac header.
+ * 		**BPF_HDR_START_NET**
+ * 			Base offset to load data from is *skb*'s network header.
+ *
+ * 		In general, "direct packet access" is the preferred method to
+ * 		access packet data, however, this helper is in particular useful
+ * 		in socket filters where *skb*\ **->data** does not always point
+ * 		to the start of the mac header and where "direct packet access"
+ * 		is not available.
+ *
+ * 	Return
+ * 		0 on success, or a negative error in case of failure.
+ *
  */
 #define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN)		\
 	FN(unspec),			\
@@ -1871,7 +1895,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
 	FN(bind),			\
 	FN(xdp_adjust_tail),		\
 	FN(skb_get_xfrm_state),		\
-	FN(get_stack),
+	FN(get_stack),			\
+	FN(skb_load_bytes_relative),
 
 /* integer value in 'imm' field of BPF_CALL instruction selects which helper
  * function eBPF program intends to call
@@ -1932,6 +1957,12 @@ enum bpf_adj_room_mode {
 	BPF_ADJ_ROOM_NET,
 };
 
+/* Mode for BPF_FUNC_skb_load_bytes_relative helper. */
+enum bpf_hdr_start_off {
+	BPF_HDR_START_MAC,
+	BPF_HDR_START_NET,
+};
+
 /* user accessible mirror of in-kernel sk_buff.
  * new fields can only be added to the end of this structure
  */
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index a49729842b3d9aec6bda08e6fb98623e52c97745..6877426c23a682809bb8349ed461b18d7fe3012d 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -1684,6 +1684,47 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_skb_load_bytes_proto = {
 	.arg4_type	= ARG_CONST_SIZE,
 };
 
+BPF_CALL_5(bpf_skb_load_bytes_relative, const struct sk_buff *, skb,
+	   u32, offset, void *, to, u32, len, u32, start_header)
+{
+	u8 *ptr;
+
+	if (unlikely(offset > 0xffff || len > skb_headlen(skb)))
+		goto err_clear;
+
+	switch (start_header) {
+	case BPF_HDR_START_MAC:
+		ptr = skb_mac_header(skb) + offset;
+		break;
+	case BPF_HDR_START_NET:
+		ptr = skb_network_header(skb) + offset;
+		break;
+	default:
+		goto err_clear;
+	}
+
+	if (likely(ptr >= skb_mac_header(skb) &&
+		   ptr + len <= skb_tail_pointer(skb))) {
+		memcpy(to, ptr, len);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+err_clear:
+	memset(to, 0, len);
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
+
+static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_skb_load_bytes_relative_proto = {
+	.func		= bpf_skb_load_bytes_relative,
+	.gpl_only	= false,
+	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
+	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_CTX,
+	.arg2_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
+	.arg3_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM,
+	.arg4_type	= ARG_CONST_SIZE,
+	.arg5_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
+};
+
 BPF_CALL_2(bpf_skb_pull_data, struct sk_buff *, skb, u32, len)
 {
 	/* Idea is the following: should the needed direct read/write
@@ -4061,6 +4102,8 @@ sk_filter_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 	switch (func_id) {
 	case BPF_FUNC_skb_load_bytes:
 		return &bpf_skb_load_bytes_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_skb_load_bytes_relative:
+		return &bpf_skb_load_bytes_relative_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_get_socket_cookie:
 		return &bpf_get_socket_cookie_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_get_socket_uid:
@@ -4078,6 +4121,8 @@ tc_cls_act_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 		return &bpf_skb_store_bytes_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_skb_load_bytes:
 		return &bpf_skb_load_bytes_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_skb_load_bytes_relative:
+		return &bpf_skb_load_bytes_relative_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_skb_pull_data:
 		return &bpf_skb_pull_data_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_csum_diff: