diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module
index 47064c2..b9a29cd 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ Description:	Module taint flags:
 			O - out-of-tree module
 			F - force-loaded module
 			C - staging driver module
+			X - unsigned module
diff --git a/Documentation/module-signing.txt b/Documentation/module-signing.txt
index 2b40e04..b6af42e 100644
--- a/Documentation/module-signing.txt
+++ b/Documentation/module-signing.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ This has a number of options available:
 
      If this is off (ie. "permissive"), then modules for which the key is not
      available and modules that are unsigned are permitted, but the kernel will
-     be marked as being tainted.
+     be marked as being tainted, and the concerned modules will be marked as
+     tainted, shown with the character 'X'.
 
      If this is on (ie. "restrictive"), only modules that have a valid
      signature that can be verified by a public key in the kernel's possession
diff --git a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt
index 13032c0..879abe2 100644
--- a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt
+++ b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ characters, each representing a particular tainted value.
 
  13: 'O' if an externally-built ("out-of-tree") module has been loaded.
 
+ 14: 'X' if an unsigned module has been loaded in a kernel supporting
+     module signature.
+
 The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel
 debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has
 occurred.  Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 3e18464..7b63d58 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@ can be ORed together:
 1024 - A module from drivers/staging was loaded.
 2048 - The system is working around a severe firmware bug.
 4096 - An out-of-tree module has been loaded.
+8192 - An unsigned module has been loaded in a kernel supporting module
+       signature.
 
 ==============================================================
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 739b958..590046c 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ extern enum system_states {
 #define TAINT_CRAP			10
 #define TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND	11
 #define TAINT_OOT_MODULE		12
+#define TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE		13
 
 extern const char hex_asc[];
 #define hex_asc_lo(x)	hex_asc[((x) & 0x0f)]
diff --git a/include/trace/events/module.h b/include/trace/events/module.h
index 1619327..11fd51b 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/module.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/module.h
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ struct module;
 
 #define show_module_flags(flags) __print_flags(flags, "",	\
 	{ (1UL << TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE),	"P" },		\
+	{ (1UL << TAINT_OOT_MODULE),		"O" },		\
 	{ (1UL << TAINT_FORCED_MODULE),		"F" },		\
-	{ (1UL << TAINT_CRAP),			"C" })
+	{ (1UL << TAINT_CRAP),			"C" },		\
+	{ (1UL << TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE),	"X" })
 
 TRACE_EVENT(module_load,
 
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index d811e70..b5759d2 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1010,6 +1010,8 @@ static size_t module_flags_taint(struct module *mod, char *buf)
 		buf[l++] = 'F';
 	if (mod->taints & (1 << TAINT_CRAP))
 		buf[l++] = 'C';
+	if (mod->taints & (1 << TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE))
+		buf[l++] = 'X';
 	/*
 	 * TAINT_FORCED_RMMOD: could be added.
 	 * TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, TAINT_MACHINE_CHECK, TAINT_BAD_PAGE don't
@@ -3211,7 +3213,7 @@ static int load_module(struct load_info *info, const char __user *uargs,
 		pr_notice_once("%s: module verification failed: signature "
 			       "and/or  required key missing - tainting "
 			       "kernel\n", mod->name);
-		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_FORCED_MODULE, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
+		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index a14e1e0..b53c424 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ static const struct tnt tnts[] = {
 	{ TAINT_CRAP,			'C', ' ' },
 	{ TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND,	'I', ' ' },
 	{ TAINT_OOT_MODULE,		'O', ' ' },
+	{ TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE,	'X', ' ' },
 };
 
 /**
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ static const struct tnt tnts[] = {
  *  'C' - modules from drivers/staging are loaded.
  *  'I' - Working around severe firmware bug.
  *  'O' - Out-of-tree module has been loaded.
+ *  'X' - Unsigned module has been loaded.
  *
  *	The string is overwritten by the next call to print_tainted().
  */
diff --git a/kernel/tracepoint.c b/kernel/tracepoint.c
index 031cc56..3cdbed1 100644
--- a/kernel/tracepoint.c
+++ b/kernel/tracepoint.c
@@ -633,7 +633,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tracepoint_iter_reset);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 bool trace_module_has_bad_taint(struct module *mod)
 {
-	return mod->taints & ~((1 << TAINT_OOT_MODULE) | (1 << TAINT_CRAP));
+	return mod->taints & ~((1 << TAINT_OOT_MODULE) | (1 << TAINT_CRAP) |
+			       (1 << TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE));
 }
 
 static int tracepoint_module_coming(struct module *mod)
@@ -644,7 +645,7 @@ static int tracepoint_module_coming(struct module *mod)
 	/*
 	 * We skip modules that taint the kernel, especially those with different
 	 * module headers (for forced load), to make sure we don't cause a crash.
-	 * Staging and out-of-tree GPL modules are fine.
+	 * Staging, out-of-tree, and unsigned GPL modules are fine.
 	 */
 	if (trace_module_has_bad_taint(mod))
 		return 0;
