diff --git a/include/linux/container.h b/include/linux/container.h
index cd82074c26a3..fd49ce23467d 100644
--- a/include/linux/container.h
+++ b/include/linux/container.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ extern struct container init_container;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONTAINERS
 extern const struct file_operations container_fops;
 
+extern struct container *find_container(const char *name);
 extern int copy_container(unsigned long flags, struct task_struct *tsk,
 			  struct container *container);
 extern void exit_container(struct task_struct *tsk);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/keyctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/keyctl.h
index 89ab609f774c..31520da17f37 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/keyctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/keyctl.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 enum key_ace_subject_type {
 	KEY_ACE_SUBJ_STANDARD	= 0,	/* subject is one of key_ace_standard_subject */
 	KEY_ACE_SUBJ_CONTAINER	= 1,	/* subject is a container fd */
+	KEY_ACE_SUBJ_CONTAINER_NAME = 2, /* subject is a container name pointer */
 	nr__key_ace_subject_type
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/container.c b/kernel/container.c
index 81be4ed915c2..c164c16328d6 100644
--- a/kernel/container.c
+++ b/kernel/container.c
@@ -235,6 +235,30 @@ struct container *fd_to_container(int fd)
 	return c;
 }
 
+/**
+ * find_container - Find a child container by name.
+ * @name: The name of the container to find.
+ *
+ * Find a child of the current container by name.
+ */
+struct container *find_container(const char *name)
+{
+	struct container *c = current->container, *p;
+
+	spin_lock(&c->lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &c->children, child_link) {
+		if (strcmp(p->name, name) == 0) {
+			get_container(p);
+			goto found;
+		}
+	}
+
+	p = NULL;
+found:
+	spin_unlock(&c->lock);
+	return p;
+}
+
 /*
  * Handle fork/clone.
  *
diff --git a/security/keys/compat.c b/security/keys/compat.c
index 953156f94320..78c6c0e0eb59 100644
--- a/security/keys/compat.c
+++ b/security/keys/compat.c
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE5(keyctl, u32, option,
 	case KEYCTL_MOVE:
 		return keyctl_keyring_move(arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5);
 	case KEYCTL_GRANT_PERMISSION:
+		if (arg3 == KEY_ACE_SUBJ_CONTAINER_NAME)
+			return keyctl_grant_permission(arg2, arg3,
+						       (unsigned long)compat_ptr(arg4),
+						       arg5);
 		return keyctl_grant_permission(arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5);
 
 	default:
diff --git a/security/keys/internal.h b/security/keys/internal.h
index 6cd7b5c17298..aa4ad9c8002e 100644
--- a/security/keys/internal.h
+++ b/security/keys/internal.h
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ extern long keyctl_set_container_keyring(int, key_serial_t);
 
 extern long keyctl_grant_permission(key_serial_t keyid,
 				    enum key_ace_subject_type type,
-				    unsigned int subject,
+				    unsigned long subject,
 				    unsigned int perm);
 
 /*
diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 02bd73d5a05a..978c9008c3b2 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(keyctl, int, option, unsigned long, arg2, unsigned long, arg3,
 	case KEYCTL_GRANT_PERMISSION:
 		return keyctl_grant_permission((key_serial_t)arg2,
 					       (enum key_ace_subject_type)arg3,
-					       (unsigned int)arg4,
+					       (unsigned long)arg4,
 					       (unsigned int)arg5);
 
 	default:
diff --git a/security/keys/permission.c b/security/keys/permission.c
index f16d1665885f..b0e94ccc4635 100644
--- a/security/keys/permission.c
+++ b/security/keys/permission.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static long key_change_acl(struct key *key, struct key_ace *new_ace)
  */
 long keyctl_grant_permission(key_serial_t keyid,
 			     enum key_ace_subject_type type,
-			     unsigned int subject,
+			     unsigned long subject,
 			     unsigned int perm)
 {
 	struct key_ace new_ace;
@@ -436,6 +436,23 @@ long keyctl_grant_permission(key_serial_t keyid,
 		put_container(c);
 		break;
 	}
+	case KEY_ACE_SUBJ_CONTAINER_NAME: {
+		struct container *c;
+		char *name;
+
+		name = strndup_user((const char __user *)subject, 23);
+		if (IS_ERR(name))
+			return PTR_ERR(name);
+		c = find_container(name);
+		kfree(name);
+		if (!c)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		new_ace.type = KEY_ACE_SUBJ_CONTAINER;
+		refcount_inc(&c->tag->usage);
+		new_ace.container_tag = c->tag;
+		put_container(c);
+		break;
+	}
 #endif
 
 	default:
