diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index ef867f1d6704..9280aa5d60a7 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -4063,6 +4063,11 @@ retry:
 					  dentry, mode, 0);
 			break;
 	}
+
+	if (error)
+		goto out2;
+
+	security_path_post_mknod(idmap, dentry);
 out2:
 	done_path_create(&path, dentry);
 	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
index 7f9e9240606e..dba5d8204dc5 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ LSM_HOOK(int, 0, path_mkdir, const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, path_rmdir, const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, path_mknod, const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	 umode_t mode, unsigned int dev)
+LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, path_post_mknod, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
+	 struct dentry *dentry)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, path_truncate, const struct path *path)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, path_symlink, const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	 const char *old_name)
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 2997348afcb7..977dd9f7f51a 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1893,6 +1893,7 @@ int security_path_mkdir(const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t m
 int security_path_rmdir(const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry);
 int security_path_mknod(const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 			unsigned int dev);
+void security_path_post_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry);
 int security_path_truncate(const struct path *path);
 int security_path_symlink(const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			  const char *old_name);
@@ -1927,6 +1928,10 @@ static inline int security_path_mknod(const struct path *dir, struct dentry *den
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void security_path_post_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
+					    struct dentry *dentry)
+{ }
+
 static inline int security_path_truncate(const struct path *path)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 99004c44ce55..ee4582e1d4d0 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -1800,6 +1800,20 @@ int security_path_mknod(const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_path_mknod);
 
+/**
+ * security_path_post_mknod() - Update inode security field after file creation
+ * @idmap: idmap of the mount
+ * @dentry: new file
+ *
+ * Update inode security field after a file has been created.
+ */
+void security_path_post_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(dentry))))
+		return;
+	call_void_hook(path_post_mknod, idmap, dentry);
+}
+
 /**
  * security_path_mkdir() - Check if creating a new directory is allowed
  * @dir: parent directory