diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index ae18c2b222a3..220b1d1b00d1 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ enum tcp_synack_type {
 struct sk_buff *tcp_make_synack(const struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 				struct request_sock *req,
 				struct tcp_fastopen_cookie *foc,
-				enum tcp_synack_type synack_type);
+				enum tcp_synack_type synack_type,
+				struct sk_buff *syn_skb);
 int tcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags);
 
 void tcp_finish_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
@@ -2031,7 +2032,8 @@ struct tcp_request_sock_ops {
 	int (*send_synack)(const struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 			   struct flowi *fl, struct request_sock *req,
 			   struct tcp_fastopen_cookie *foc,
-			   enum tcp_synack_type synack_type);
+			   enum tcp_synack_type synack_type,
+			   struct sk_buff *syn_skb);
 };
 
 extern const struct tcp_request_sock_ops tcp_request_sock_ipv4_ops;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 355cb97ec891..7f462d852138 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -4162,8 +4162,9 @@ enum {
 	BPF_SOCK_OPS_RTT_CB_FLAG	= (1<<3),
 	BPF_SOCK_OPS_PARSE_ALL_HDR_OPT_CB_FLAG  = (1<<4),
 	BPF_SOCK_OPS_PARSE_UNKNOWN_HDR_OPT_CB_FLAG = (1<<5),
+	BPF_SOCK_OPS_WRITE_HDR_OPT_CB_FLAG = (1<<6),
 /* Mask of all currently supported cb flags */
-	BPF_SOCK_OPS_ALL_CB_FLAGS       = 0x3F,
+	BPF_SOCK_OPS_ALL_CB_FLAGS       = 0x7F,
 };
 
 /* List of known BPF sock_ops operators.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index ec49f6a9b68b..4f5c22c4842b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -6826,7 +6826,7 @@ int tcp_conn_request(struct request_sock_ops *rsk_ops,
 	}
 	if (fastopen_sk) {
 		af_ops->send_synack(fastopen_sk, dst, &fl, req,
-				    &foc, TCP_SYNACK_FASTOPEN);
+				    &foc, TCP_SYNACK_FASTOPEN, skb);
 		/* Add the child socket directly into the accept queue */
 		if (!inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add(sk, req, fastopen_sk)) {
 			reqsk_fastopen_remove(fastopen_sk, req, false);
@@ -6844,7 +6844,8 @@ int tcp_conn_request(struct request_sock_ops *rsk_ops,
 				tcp_timeout_init((struct sock *)req));
 		af_ops->send_synack(sk, dst, &fl, req, &foc,
 				    !want_cookie ? TCP_SYNACK_NORMAL :
-						   TCP_SYNACK_COOKIE);
+						   TCP_SYNACK_COOKIE,
+				    skb);
 		if (want_cookie) {
 			reqsk_free(req);
 			return 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 5084333b5ab6..631a5ee0dd4e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -965,7 +965,8 @@ static int tcp_v4_send_synack(const struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 			      struct flowi *fl,
 			      struct request_sock *req,
 			      struct tcp_fastopen_cookie *foc,
-			      enum tcp_synack_type synack_type)
+			      enum tcp_synack_type synack_type,
+			      struct sk_buff *syn_skb)
 {
 	const struct inet_request_sock *ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	struct flowi4 fl4;
@@ -976,7 +977,7 @@ static int tcp_v4_send_synack(const struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 	if (!dst && (dst = inet_csk_route_req(sk, &fl4, req)) == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	skb = tcp_make_synack(sk, dst, req, foc, synack_type);
+	skb = tcp_make_synack(sk, dst, req, foc, synack_type, syn_skb);
 
 	if (skb) {
 		__tcp_v4_send_check(skb, ireq->ir_loc_addr, ireq->ir_rmt_addr);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 984114087263..71d262ec314a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ struct tcp_out_options {
 	u8 ws;			/* window scale, 0 to disable */
 	u8 num_sack_blocks;	/* number of SACK blocks to include */
 	u8 hash_size;		/* bytes in hash_location */
+	u8 bpf_opt_len;		/* length of BPF hdr option */
 	__u8 *hash_location;	/* temporary pointer, overloaded */
 	__u32 tsval, tsecr;	/* need to include OPTION_TS */
 	struct tcp_fastopen_cookie *fastopen_cookie;	/* Fast open cookie */
@@ -452,6 +453,59 @@ static void mptcp_options_write(__be32 *ptr, struct tcp_out_options *opts)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_BPF
+/* req, syn_skb and synack_type are used when writing synack */
+static void bpf_skops_hdr_opt_len(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+				  struct request_sock *req,
+				  struct sk_buff *syn_skb,
+				  enum tcp_synack_type synack_type,
+				  struct tcp_out_options *opts,
+				  unsigned int *remaining)
+{
+	if (likely(!BPF_SOCK_OPS_TEST_FLAG(tcp_sk(sk),
+					   BPF_SOCK_OPS_WRITE_HDR_OPT_CB_FLAG)) ||
+	    !*remaining)
+		return;
+
+	/* The bpf running context preparation and the actual bpf prog
+	 * calling will be implemented in a later PATCH together with
+	 * other bpf pieces.
+	 */
+}
+
+static void bpf_skops_write_hdr_opt(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+				    struct request_sock *req,
+				    struct sk_buff *syn_skb,
+				    enum tcp_synack_type synack_type,
+				    struct tcp_out_options *opts)
+{
+	if (likely(!opts->bpf_opt_len))
+		return;
+
+	/* The bpf running context preparation and the actual bpf prog
+	 * calling will be implemented in a later PATCH together with
+	 * other bpf pieces.
+	 */
+}
+#else
+static void bpf_skops_hdr_opt_len(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+				  struct request_sock *req,
+				  struct sk_buff *syn_skb,
+				  enum tcp_synack_type synack_type,
+				  struct tcp_out_options *opts,
+				  unsigned int *remaining)
+{
+}
+
+static void bpf_skops_write_hdr_opt(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+				    struct request_sock *req,
+				    struct sk_buff *syn_skb,
+				    enum tcp_synack_type synack_type,
+				    struct tcp_out_options *opts)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 /* Write previously computed TCP options to the packet.
  *
  * Beware: Something in the Internet is very sensitive to the ordering of
@@ -691,6 +745,8 @@ static unsigned int tcp_syn_options(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		}
 	}
 
+	bpf_skops_hdr_opt_len(sk, skb, NULL, NULL, 0, opts, &remaining);
+
 	return MAX_TCP_OPTION_SPACE - remaining;
 }
 
@@ -701,7 +757,8 @@ static unsigned int tcp_synack_options(const struct sock *sk,
 				       struct tcp_out_options *opts,
 				       const struct tcp_md5sig_key *md5,
 				       struct tcp_fastopen_cookie *foc,
-				       enum tcp_synack_type synack_type)
+				       enum tcp_synack_type synack_type,
+				       struct sk_buff *syn_skb)
 {
 	struct inet_request_sock *ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	unsigned int remaining = MAX_TCP_OPTION_SPACE;
@@ -758,6 +815,9 @@ static unsigned int tcp_synack_options(const struct sock *sk,
 
 	smc_set_option_cond(tcp_sk(sk), ireq, opts, &remaining);
 
+	bpf_skops_hdr_opt_len((struct sock *)sk, skb, req, syn_skb,
+			      synack_type, opts, &remaining);
+
 	return MAX_TCP_OPTION_SPACE - remaining;
 }
 
@@ -826,6 +886,15 @@ static unsigned int tcp_established_options(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb
 			opts->num_sack_blocks * TCPOLEN_SACK_PERBLOCK;
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(BPF_SOCK_OPS_TEST_FLAG(tp,
+					    BPF_SOCK_OPS_WRITE_HDR_OPT_CB_FLAG))) {
+		unsigned int remaining = MAX_TCP_OPTION_SPACE - size;
+
+		bpf_skops_hdr_opt_len(sk, skb, NULL, NULL, 0, opts, &remaining);
+
+		size = MAX_TCP_OPTION_SPACE - remaining;
+	}
+
 	return size;
 }
 
@@ -1213,6 +1282,9 @@ static int __tcp_transmit_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 #endif
 
+	/* BPF prog is the last one writing header option */
+	bpf_skops_write_hdr_opt(sk, skb, NULL, NULL, 0, &opts);
+
 	INDIRECT_CALL_INET(icsk->icsk_af_ops->send_check,
 			   tcp_v6_send_check, tcp_v4_send_check,
 			   sk, skb);
@@ -3336,20 +3408,20 @@ int tcp_send_synack(struct sock *sk)
 }
 
 /**
- * tcp_make_synack - Prepare a SYN-ACK.
- * sk: listener socket
- * dst: dst entry attached to the SYNACK
- * req: request_sock pointer
- * foc: cookie for tcp fast open
- * synack_type: Type of synback to prepare
- *
- * Allocate one skb and build a SYNACK packet.
- * @dst is consumed : Caller should not use it again.
+ * tcp_make_synack - Allocate one skb and build a SYNACK packet.
+ * @sk: listener socket
+ * @dst: dst entry attached to the SYNACK. It is consumed and caller
+ *       should not use it again.
+ * @req: request_sock pointer
+ * @foc: cookie for tcp fast open
+ * @synack_type: Type of synack to prepare
+ * @syn_skb: SYN packet just received.  It could be NULL for rtx case.
  */
 struct sk_buff *tcp_make_synack(const struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 				struct request_sock *req,
 				struct tcp_fastopen_cookie *foc,
-				enum tcp_synack_type synack_type)
+				enum tcp_synack_type synack_type,
+				struct sk_buff *syn_skb)
 {
 	struct inet_request_sock *ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
@@ -3408,8 +3480,11 @@ struct sk_buff *tcp_make_synack(const struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 	md5 = tcp_rsk(req)->af_specific->req_md5_lookup(sk, req_to_sk(req));
 #endif
 	skb_set_hash(skb, tcp_rsk(req)->txhash, PKT_HASH_TYPE_L4);
+	/* bpf program will be interested in the tcp_flags */
+	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags = TCPHDR_SYN | TCPHDR_ACK;
 	tcp_header_size = tcp_synack_options(sk, req, mss, skb, &opts, md5,
-					     foc, synack_type) + sizeof(*th);
+					     foc, synack_type,
+					     syn_skb) + sizeof(*th);
 
 	skb_push(skb, tcp_header_size);
 	skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
@@ -3441,6 +3516,9 @@ struct sk_buff *tcp_make_synack(const struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 #endif
 
+	bpf_skops_write_hdr_opt((struct sock *)sk, skb, req, syn_skb,
+				synack_type, &opts);
+
 	skb->skb_mstamp_ns = now;
 	tcp_add_tx_delay(skb, tp);
 
@@ -3936,7 +4014,8 @@ int tcp_rtx_synack(const struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
 	int res;
 
 	tcp_rsk(req)->txhash = net_tx_rndhash();
-	res = af_ops->send_synack(sk, NULL, &fl, req, NULL, TCP_SYNACK_NORMAL);
+	res = af_ops->send_synack(sk, NULL, &fl, req, NULL, TCP_SYNACK_NORMAL,
+				  NULL);
 	if (!res) {
 		__TCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_RETRANSSEGS);
 		__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPSYNRETRANS);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 305870a72352..87a633e1fbef 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -501,7 +501,8 @@ static int tcp_v6_send_synack(const struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 			      struct flowi *fl,
 			      struct request_sock *req,
 			      struct tcp_fastopen_cookie *foc,
-			      enum tcp_synack_type synack_type)
+			      enum tcp_synack_type synack_type,
+			      struct sk_buff *syn_skb)
 {
 	struct inet_request_sock *ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = tcp_inet6_sk(sk);
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_send_synack(const struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 					       IPPROTO_TCP)) == NULL)
 		goto done;
 
-	skb = tcp_make_synack(sk, dst, req, foc, synack_type);
+	skb = tcp_make_synack(sk, dst, req, foc, synack_type, syn_skb);
 
 	if (skb) {
 		__tcp_v6_send_check(skb, &ireq->ir_v6_loc_addr,
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 355cb97ec891..7f462d852138 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -4162,8 +4162,9 @@ enum {
 	BPF_SOCK_OPS_RTT_CB_FLAG	= (1<<3),
 	BPF_SOCK_OPS_PARSE_ALL_HDR_OPT_CB_FLAG  = (1<<4),
 	BPF_SOCK_OPS_PARSE_UNKNOWN_HDR_OPT_CB_FLAG = (1<<5),
+	BPF_SOCK_OPS_WRITE_HDR_OPT_CB_FLAG = (1<<6),
 /* Mask of all currently supported cb flags */
-	BPF_SOCK_OPS_ALL_CB_FLAGS       = 0x3F,
+	BPF_SOCK_OPS_ALL_CB_FLAGS       = 0x7F,
 };
 
 /* List of known BPF sock_ops operators.
