diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/alpha/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index 1bb8cac61a28..148d7a32754e 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -103,4 +103,6 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	56
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		57
+
 #endif /* _UAPI_ASM_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/avr32/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index f824eeb0f2e4..2434d08ad8d6 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -96,4 +96,6 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	56
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		57
+
 #endif /* _UAPI__ASM_AVR32_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/frv/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/frv/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index a8ad9bebfc47..1ccf45657472 100644
--- a/arch/frv/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/frv/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -96,5 +96,7 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	56
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		57
+
 #endif /* _ASM_SOCKET_H */
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index 6af3253e4209..2c3f4b48042a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -105,4 +105,6 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	56
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		57
+
 #endif /* _ASM_IA64_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/m32r/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/m32r/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index e98b6bb897c0..ae6548d29a18 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/m32r/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -96,4 +96,6 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	56
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		57
+
 #endif /* _ASM_M32R_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index ae2b62e39d4d..3418ec9c1c50 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -114,4 +114,6 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	56
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		57
+
 #endif /* _UAPI_ASM_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/mn10300/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index e4ac1843ee01..4526e92301a6 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/mn10300/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -96,4 +96,6 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	56
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		57
+
 #endif /* _ASM_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index f754c793e82a..514701840bd9 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -95,4 +95,6 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	0x4031
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		0x4032
+
 #endif /* _UAPI_ASM_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index 5f84af7dcb2e..58e2ec0310fc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -103,4 +103,6 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	56
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		57
+
 #endif	/* _ASM_POWERPC_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index 25ac4960e707..e8e5ecf673fd 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -102,4 +102,6 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	56
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		57
+
 #endif /* _ASM_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index b05513acd589..3f4ad19d9ec7 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	0x003a
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		0x003b
+
 /* Security levels - as per NRL IPv6 - don't actually do anything */
 #define SO_SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION		0x5001
 #define SO_SECURITY_ENCRYPTION_TRANSPORT	0x5002
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/xtensa/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index 786606c81edd..1eb6d2fe70d3 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -107,4 +107,6 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	56
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		57
+
 #endif	/* _XTENSA_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h
index c98a52fb572a..2b488565599d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h
+++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/socket.h
@@ -98,4 +98,6 @@
 
 #define SO_INCOMING_NAPI_ID	56
 
+#define SO_COOKIE		57
+
 #endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 392f9b6f96e2..a06bb7a2a689 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1083,6 +1083,7 @@ int sock_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 
 	union {
 		int val;
+		u64 val64;
 		struct linger ling;
 		struct timeval tm;
 	} v;
@@ -1340,6 +1341,13 @@ int sock_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 		break;
 #endif
 
+	case SO_COOKIE:
+		lv = sizeof(u64);
+		if (len < lv)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		v.val64 = sock_gen_cookie(sk);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		/* We implement the SO_SNDLOWAT etc to not be settable
 		 * (1003.1g 7).