diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index b1831a5ca173..d715736eb734 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ struct iov_iter;
 struct napi_struct;
 struct bpf_prog;
 union bpf_attr;
+struct skb_ext;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 struct nf_conntrack {
@@ -636,6 +637,7 @@ typedef unsigned char *sk_buff_data_t;
  *	@queue_mapping: Queue mapping for multiqueue devices
  *	@xmit_more: More SKBs are pending for this queue
  *	@pfmemalloc: skbuff was allocated from PFMEMALLOC reserves
+ *	@active_extensions: active extensions (skb_ext_id types)
  *	@ndisc_nodetype: router type (from link layer)
  *	@ooo_okay: allow the mapping of a socket to a queue to be changed
  *	@l4_hash: indicate hash is a canonical 4-tuple hash over transport
@@ -665,6 +667,7 @@ typedef unsigned char *sk_buff_data_t;
  *	@data: Data head pointer
  *	@truesize: Buffer size
  *	@users: User count - see {datagram,tcp}.c
+ *	@extensions: allocated extensions, valid if active_extensions is nonzero
  */
 
 struct sk_buff {
@@ -747,7 +750,9 @@ struct sk_buff {
 				head_frag:1,
 				xmit_more:1,
 				pfmemalloc:1;
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_SKB_EXTENSIONS
+	__u8			active_extensions;
+#endif
 	/* fields enclosed in headers_start/headers_end are copied
 	 * using a single memcpy() in __copy_skb_header()
 	 */
@@ -869,6 +874,11 @@ struct sk_buff {
 				*data;
 	unsigned int		truesize;
 	refcount_t		users;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SKB_EXTENSIONS
+	/* only useable after checking ->active_extensions != 0 */
+	struct skb_ext		*extensions;
+#endif
 };
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
@@ -3896,6 +3906,113 @@ static inline void nf_conntrack_get(struct nf_conntrack *nfct)
 		atomic_inc(&nfct->use);
 }
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SKB_EXTENSIONS
+enum skb_ext_id {
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER)
+	SKB_EXT_BRIDGE_NF,
+#endif
+	SKB_EXT_NUM, /* must be last */
+};
+
+/**
+ *	struct skb_ext - sk_buff extensions
+ *	@refcnt: 1 on allocation, deallocated on 0
+ *	@offset: offset to add to @data to obtain extension address
+ *	@chunks: size currently allocated, stored in SKB_EXT_ALIGN_SHIFT units
+ *	@data: start of extension data, variable sized
+ *
+ *	Note: offsets/lengths are stored in chunks of 8 bytes, this allows
+ *	to use 'u8' types while allowing up to 2kb worth of extension data.
+ */
+struct skb_ext {
+	refcount_t refcnt;
+	u8 offset[SKB_EXT_NUM]; /* in chunks of 8 bytes */
+	u8 chunks;		/* same */
+	char data[0] __aligned(8);
+};
+
+void *skb_ext_add(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id);
+void __skb_ext_del(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id);
+void __skb_ext_free(struct skb_ext *ext);
+
+static inline void __skb_ext_put(struct skb_ext *ext)
+{
+	if (ext && refcount_dec_and_test(&ext->refcnt))
+		__skb_ext_free(ext);
+}
+
+static inline void skb_ext_put(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	if (skb->active_extensions)
+		__skb_ext_put(skb->extensions);
+}
+
+static inline void skb_ext_get(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	if (skb->active_extensions) {
+		struct skb_ext *ext = skb->extensions;
+
+		if (ext)
+			refcount_inc(&ext->refcnt);
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void __skb_ext_copy(struct sk_buff *dst,
+				  const struct sk_buff *src)
+{
+	dst->active_extensions = src->active_extensions;
+
+	if (src->active_extensions) {
+		struct skb_ext *ext = src->extensions;
+
+		if (ext)
+			refcount_inc(&ext->refcnt);
+		dst->extensions = ext;
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void skb_ext_copy(struct sk_buff *dst, const struct sk_buff *src)
+{
+	skb_ext_put(dst);
+	__skb_ext_copy(dst, src);
+}
+
+static inline bool __skb_ext_exist(const struct skb_ext *ext, enum skb_ext_id i)
+{
+	return !!ext->offset[i];
+}
+
+static inline bool skb_ext_exist(const struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id)
+{
+	return skb->active_extensions & (1 << id);
+}
+
+static inline void skb_ext_del(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id)
+{
+	if (skb_ext_exist(skb, id))
+		__skb_ext_del(skb, id);
+}
+
+static inline void *skb_ext_find(const struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id)
+{
+	if (skb_ext_exist(skb, id)) {
+		struct skb_ext *ext = skb->extensions;
+
+		if (ext && __skb_ext_exist(ext, id))
+			return (void *)ext + (ext->offset[id] << 3);
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+#else
+static inline void skb_ext_put(struct sk_buff *skb) {}
+static inline void skb_ext_get(struct sk_buff *skb) {}
+static inline void skb_ext_del(struct sk_buff *skb, int unused) {}
+static inline void __skb_ext_copy(struct sk_buff *d, const struct sk_buff *s) {}
+static inline void skb_ext_copy(struct sk_buff *dst, const struct sk_buff *s) {}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SKB_EXTENSIONS */
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER)
 static inline void nf_bridge_put(struct nf_bridge_info *nf_bridge)
 {
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index f235edb593ba..93b291292860 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ config NET_INGRESS
 config NET_EGRESS
 	bool
 
+config SKB_EXTENSIONS
+	bool
+
 menu "Networking options"
 
 source "net/packet/Kconfig"
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 40552547c69a..e36461d03d4c 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ void skb_release_head_state(struct sk_buff *skb)
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER)
 	nf_bridge_put(skb->nf_bridge);
 #endif
+	skb_ext_put(skb);
 }
 
 /* Free everything but the sk_buff shell. */
@@ -796,6 +797,7 @@ static void __copy_skb_header(struct sk_buff *new, const struct sk_buff *old)
 	new->dev		= old->dev;
 	memcpy(new->cb, old->cb, sizeof(old->cb));
 	skb_dst_copy(new, old);
+	__skb_ext_copy(new, old);
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM
 	new->sp			= secpath_get(old->sp);
 #endif
@@ -5554,3 +5556,134 @@ void skb_condense(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 */
 	skb->truesize = SKB_TRUESIZE(skb_end_offset(skb));
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SKB_EXTENSIONS
+#define SKB_EXT_ALIGN_VALUE	8
+#define SKB_EXT_CHUNKSIZEOF(x)	(ALIGN((sizeof(x)), SKB_EXT_ALIGN_VALUE) / SKB_EXT_ALIGN_VALUE)
+
+static const u8 skb_ext_type_len[] = {
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER)
+	[SKB_EXT_BRIDGE_NF] = SKB_EXT_CHUNKSIZEOF(struct nf_bridge_info),
+#endif
+};
+
+static void *skb_ext_get_ptr(struct skb_ext *ext, enum skb_ext_id id)
+{
+	return (void *)ext + (ext->offset[id] * SKB_EXT_ALIGN_VALUE);
+}
+
+static struct skb_ext *skb_ext_cow(unsigned int len,
+				   struct skb_ext *old)
+{
+	struct skb_ext *new = kmalloc(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+	if (!new)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!old) {
+		memset(new->offset, 0, sizeof(new->offset));
+		refcount_set(&new->refcnt, 1);
+		return new;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(new, old, old->chunks * SKB_EXT_ALIGN_VALUE);
+	refcount_set(&new->refcnt, 1);
+	__skb_ext_put(old);
+	return new;
+}
+
+static __always_inline unsigned int skb_ext_total_length(void)
+{
+	return 0 +
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER)
+		skb_ext_type_len[SKB_EXT_BRIDGE_NF] +
+#endif
+		0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * skb_ext_add - allocate space for given extension, COW if needed
+ * @skb: buffer
+ * @id: extension to allocate space for
+ *
+ * Allocates enough space for the given extension.
+ * If the extension is already present, a pointer to that extension
+ * is returned.
+ *
+ * If the skb was cloned, COW applies and the returned memory can be
+ * modified without changing the extension space of clones buffers.
+ *
+ * Returns pointer to the extenion or NULL on allocation failure.
+ */
+void *skb_ext_add(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id)
+{
+	struct skb_ext *new, *old = NULL;
+	unsigned int newlen, newoff;
+	bool cow_needed = true;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(SKB_EXT_NUM >= 8);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(skb_ext_total_length() > 255);
+
+	if (skb->active_extensions) {
+		old = skb->extensions;
+
+		cow_needed = refcount_read(&old->refcnt) > 1;
+
+		if (__skb_ext_exist(old, id)) {
+			if (!cow_needed) {
+				new = old;
+				goto set_active;
+			}
+
+			/* extension was allocated previously and it
+			 * might be used by a cloned skb. COW needed.
+			 */
+			new = skb_ext_cow(old->chunks * SKB_EXT_ALIGN_VALUE, old);
+			if (!new)
+				return NULL;
+
+			skb->extensions = new;
+			goto set_active;
+		}
+		newoff = old->chunks;
+	} else {
+		newoff = SKB_EXT_CHUNKSIZEOF(*new);
+	}
+
+	newlen = newoff + skb_ext_type_len[id];
+
+	if (cow_needed)
+		new = skb_ext_cow(newlen * SKB_EXT_ALIGN_VALUE, old);
+	else
+		new = krealloc(old, newlen * SKB_EXT_ALIGN_VALUE, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!new)
+		return NULL;
+
+	new->offset[id] = newoff;
+	new->chunks = newlen;
+	skb->extensions = new;
+set_active:
+	skb->active_extensions |= 1 << id;
+	return skb_ext_get_ptr(new, id);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(skb_ext_add);
+
+void __skb_ext_del(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id)
+{
+	struct skb_ext *ext;
+
+	skb->active_extensions &= ~(1 << id);
+	if (skb->active_extensions == 0) {
+		ext = skb->extensions;
+		skb->extensions = NULL;
+		__skb_ext_put(ext);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__skb_ext_del);
+
+void __skb_ext_free(struct skb_ext *ext)
+{
+	kfree(ext);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__skb_ext_free);
+#endif /* CONFIG_SKB_EXTENSIONS */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index ab6618036afe..c80188875f39 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ static void ip_copy_metadata(struct sk_buff *to, struct sk_buff *from)
 	to->tc_index = from->tc_index;
 #endif
 	nf_copy(to, from);
+	skb_ext_copy(to, from);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IP_VS)
 	to->ipvs_property = from->ipvs_property;
 #endif
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 9d55ee33b7f9..703a8e801c5c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ static void ip6_copy_metadata(struct sk_buff *to, struct sk_buff *from)
 	to->tc_index = from->tc_index;
 #endif
 	nf_copy(to, from);
+	skb_ext_copy(to, from);
 	skb_copy_secmark(to, from);
 }
 
