diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.c
index c237bc3330ee..fe2fd6034023 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static inline u64 sgx_cgroup_max_pages_to_root(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg)
  *
  * Return: %true if all cgroups under the specified root have empty LRU lists.
  */
-static bool sgx_cgroup_lru_empty(struct misc_cg *root)
+bool sgx_cgroup_lru_empty(struct misc_cg *root)
 {
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css_root;
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *pos;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static bool sgx_cgroup_lru_empty(struct misc_cg *root)
  * the LRUs are recently accessed, i.e., considered "too young" to reclaim, no
  * page will actually be reclaimed after walking the whole tree.
  */
-static void sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(struct misc_cg *root, struct mm_struct *charge_mm)
+void sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(struct misc_cg *root, struct mm_struct *charge_mm)
 {
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css_root;
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *pos;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(struct misc_cg *root, struct mm_struct *cha
  * threshold (%SGX_CG_MIN_FREE_PAGE) and there are reclaimable pages within the
  * cgroup.
  */
-static bool sgx_cgroup_should_reclaim(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg)
+bool sgx_cgroup_should_reclaim(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg)
 {
 	u64 cur, max;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.h
index 2044e0d64076..9d69608eadf6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/epc_cgroup.h
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 #define MISC_CG_RES_SGX_EPC MISC_CG_RES_TYPES
 struct sgx_cgroup;
 
+static inline struct misc_cg *misc_from_sgx(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static inline struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_get_current_cg(void)
 {
 	return NULL;
@@ -27,8 +32,22 @@ static inline int sgx_cgroup_try_charge(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg, enum sgx_recl
 
 static inline void sgx_cgroup_uncharge(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg) { }
 
+static inline bool sgx_cgroup_lru_empty(struct misc_cg *root)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
+static inline bool sgx_cgroup_should_reclaim(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline void sgx_cgroup_init(void) { }
 
+static inline void sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(struct misc_cg *root, struct mm_struct *charge_mm)
+{
+}
+
 #else /* CONFIG_CGROUP_MISC */
 
 struct sgx_cgroup {
@@ -37,6 +56,11 @@ struct sgx_cgroup {
 	struct work_struct reclaim_work;
 };
 
+static inline struct misc_cg *misc_from_sgx(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg)
+{
+	return sgx_cg->cg;
+}
+
 static inline struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cgroup_from_misc_cg(struct misc_cg *cg)
 {
 	return (struct sgx_cgroup *)(cg->res[MISC_CG_RES_SGX_EPC].priv);
@@ -67,6 +91,9 @@ static inline void sgx_put_cg(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg)
 
 int sgx_cgroup_try_charge(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg, enum sgx_reclaim reclaim);
 void sgx_cgroup_uncharge(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg);
+bool sgx_cgroup_lru_empty(struct misc_cg *root);
+bool sgx_cgroup_should_reclaim(struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg);
+void sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(struct misc_cg *root,  struct mm_struct *charge_mm);
 void sgx_cgroup_init(void);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_CGROUP_MISC */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index 92bd3151a589..8748358fd00f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -31,9 +31,30 @@ static DEFINE_XARRAY(sgx_epc_address_space);
  */
 static struct sgx_epc_lru_list sgx_global_lru;
 
+/*
+ * Get the per-cgroup or global LRU list that tracks the given reclaimable page.
+ */
 static inline struct sgx_epc_lru_list *sgx_epc_page_lru(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_MISC
+	/*
+	 * epc_page->sgx_cg here is never NULL during a reclaimable epc_page's
+	 * life between sgx_alloc_epc_page() and sgx_free_epc_page():
+	 *
+	 * In sgx_alloc_epc_page(), epc_page->sgx_cg is set to the return from
+	 * sgx_get_current_cg() which is the misc cgroup of the current task, or
+	 * the root by default even if the misc cgroup is disabled by kernel
+	 * command line.
+	 *
+	 * epc_page->sgx_cg is only unset by sgx_free_epc_page().
+	 *
+	 * This function is never used before sgx_alloc_epc_page() or after
+	 * sgx_free_epc_page().
+	 */
+	return &epc_page->sgx_cg->lru;
+#else
 	return &sgx_global_lru;
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
@@ -41,7 +62,10 @@ static inline struct sgx_epc_lru_list *sgx_epc_page_lru(struct sgx_epc_page *epc
  */
 static inline bool sgx_can_reclaim_global(void)
 {
-	return !list_empty(&sgx_global_lru.reclaimable);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CGROUP_MISC))
+		return !sgx_cgroup_lru_empty(misc_cg_root());
+	else
+		return !list_empty(&sgx_global_lru.reclaimable);
 }
 
 static atomic_long_t sgx_nr_free_pages = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0);
@@ -403,7 +427,10 @@ static bool sgx_should_reclaim_global(unsigned long watermark)
 
 static void sgx_reclaim_pages_global(struct mm_struct *charge_mm)
 {
-	sgx_reclaim_pages(&sgx_global_lru, charge_mm);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CGROUP_MISC))
+		sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(misc_cg_root(), charge_mm);
+	else
+		sgx_reclaim_pages(&sgx_global_lru, charge_mm);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -413,6 +440,15 @@ static void sgx_reclaim_pages_global(struct mm_struct *charge_mm)
  */
 void sgx_reclaim_direct(void)
 {
+	struct sgx_cgroup *sgx_cg = sgx_get_current_cg();
+
+	/* Make sure there are some free pages at cgroup level */
+	if (sgx_cg && sgx_cgroup_should_reclaim(sgx_cg)) {
+		sgx_cgroup_reclaim_pages(misc_from_sgx(sgx_cg), current->mm);
+		sgx_put_cg(sgx_cg);
+	}
+
+	/* Make sure there are some free pages at global level */
 	if (sgx_should_reclaim_global(SGX_NR_LOW_PAGES))
 		sgx_reclaim_pages_global(current->mm);
 }
@@ -615,6 +651,12 @@ struct sgx_epc_page *sgx_alloc_epc_page(void *owner, enum sgx_reclaim reclaim)
 			break;
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * At this point, the usage within this cgroup is under its
+		 * limit but there is no physical page left for allocation.
+		 * Perform a global reclaim to get some pages released from any
+		 * cgroup with reclaimable pages.
+		 */
 		sgx_reclaim_pages_global(current->mm);
 		cond_resched();
 	}
