diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index 0620f5e18c96..a42fab24c8af 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ int kernel_sendpage(struct socket *sock, struct page *page, int offset,
 int kernel_sock_ioctl(struct socket *sock, int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 int kernel_sock_shutdown(struct socket *sock, enum sock_shutdown_cmd how);
 
+/* Following routine returns the IP overhead imposed by a socket.  */
+u32 kernel_sock_ip_overhead(struct sock *sk);
+
 #define MODULE_ALIAS_NETPROTO(proto) \
 	MODULE_ALIAS("net-pf-" __stringify(proto))
 
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 985ef06792d6..eea997036ada 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -3356,3 +3356,49 @@ int kernel_sock_shutdown(struct socket *sock, enum sock_shutdown_cmd how)
 	return sock->ops->shutdown(sock, how);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_sock_shutdown);
+
+/* This routine returns the IP overhead imposed by a socket i.e.
+ * the length of the underlying IP header, depending on whether
+ * this is an IPv4 or IPv6 socket and the length from IP options turned
+ * on at the socket.
+ */
+u32 kernel_sock_ip_overhead(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct inet_sock *inet;
+	struct ip_options_rcu *opt;
+	u32 overhead = 0;
+	bool owned_by_user;
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+	struct ipv6_pinfo *np;
+	struct ipv6_txoptions *optv6 = NULL;
+#endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6) */
+
+	if (!sk)
+		return overhead;
+
+	owned_by_user = sock_owned_by_user(sk);
+	switch (sk->sk_family) {
+	case AF_INET:
+		inet = inet_sk(sk);
+		overhead += sizeof(struct iphdr);
+		opt = rcu_dereference_protected(inet->inet_opt,
+						owned_by_user);
+		if (opt)
+			overhead += opt->opt.optlen;
+		return overhead;
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+	case AF_INET6:
+		np = inet6_sk(sk);
+		overhead += sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
+		if (np)
+			optv6 = rcu_dereference_protected(np->opt,
+							  owned_by_user);
+		if (optv6)
+			overhead += (optv6->opt_flen + optv6->opt_nflen);
+		return overhead;
+#endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6) */
+	default: /* Returns 0 overhead if the socket is not ipv4 or ipv6 */
+		return overhead;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_sock_ip_overhead);