diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 491b8f3..dd27ce4 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -3368,10 +3368,16 @@ static int mntns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, struct ns_common *ns)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct user_namespace *mntns_owner(struct ns_common *ns)
+{
+	return to_mnt_ns(ns)->user_ns;
+}
+
 const struct proc_ns_operations mntns_operations = {
 	.name		= "mnt",
 	.type		= CLONE_NEWNS,
 	.get		= mntns_get,
 	.put		= mntns_put,
 	.install	= mntns_install,
+	.owner		= mntns_owner,
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_ns.h b/include/linux/proc_ns.h
index de0e771..ca85a43 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_ns.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_ns.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct proc_ns_operations {
 	struct ns_common *(*get)(struct task_struct *task);
 	void (*put)(struct ns_common *ns);
 	int (*install)(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, struct ns_common *ns);
+	struct user_namespace *(*owner)(struct ns_common *ns);
 };
 
 extern const struct proc_ns_operations netns_operations;
diff --git a/include/linux/user_namespace.h b/include/linux/user_namespace.h
index 30ffe10..eb209d4 100644
--- a/include/linux/user_namespace.h
+++ b/include/linux/user_namespace.h
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ extern ssize_t proc_setgroups_write(struct file *, const char __user *, size_t,
 extern int proc_setgroups_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v);
 extern bool userns_may_setgroups(const struct user_namespace *ns);
 extern bool current_in_userns(const struct user_namespace *target_ns);
+
+struct ns_common *ns_get_owner(struct ns_common *ns);
 #else
 
 static inline struct user_namespace *get_user_ns(struct user_namespace *ns)
@@ -139,6 +141,11 @@ static inline bool current_in_userns(const struct user_namespace *target_ns)
 {
 	return true;
 }
+
+static inline struct ns_common *ns_get_owner(struct ns_common *ns)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_USER_H */
diff --git a/ipc/namespace.c b/ipc/namespace.c
index 7309142..465c981 100644
--- a/ipc/namespace.c
+++ b/ipc/namespace.c
@@ -188,10 +188,16 @@ static int ipcns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, struct ns_common *new)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct user_namespace *ipcns_owner(struct ns_common *ns)
+{
+	return to_ipc_ns(ns)->user_ns;
+}
+
 const struct proc_ns_operations ipcns_operations = {
 	.name		= "ipc",
 	.type		= CLONE_NEWIPC,
 	.get		= ipcns_get,
 	.put		= ipcns_put,
 	.install	= ipcns_install,
+	.owner		= ipcns_owner,
 };
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index e9e4427..2665b58 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -6421,12 +6421,18 @@ static void cgroupns_put(struct ns_common *ns)
 	put_cgroup_ns(to_cg_ns(ns));
 }
 
+static struct user_namespace *cgroupns_owner(struct ns_common *ns)
+{
+	return to_cg_ns(ns)->user_ns;
+}
+
 const struct proc_ns_operations cgroupns_operations = {
 	.name		= "cgroup",
 	.type		= CLONE_NEWCGROUP,
 	.get		= cgroupns_get,
 	.put		= cgroupns_put,
 	.install	= cgroupns_install,
+	.owner		= cgroupns_owner,
 };
 
 static __init int cgroup_namespaces_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index 30a7f33..c18f0f4f 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -405,12 +405,18 @@ static int pidns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, struct ns_common *ns)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct user_namespace *pidns_owner(struct ns_common *ns)
+{
+	return to_pid_ns(ns)->user_ns;
+}
+
 const struct proc_ns_operations pidns_operations = {
 	.name		= "pid",
 	.type		= CLONE_NEWPID,
 	.get		= pidns_get,
 	.put		= pidns_put,
 	.install	= pidns_install,
+	.owner		= pidns_owner,
 };
 
 static __init int pid_namespaces_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index 0edafe3..42a64d5 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -1050,12 +1050,36 @@ static int userns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, struct ns_common *ns)
 	return commit_creds(cred);
 }
 
+struct ns_common *ns_get_owner(struct ns_common *ns)
+{
+	struct user_namespace *my_user_ns = current_user_ns();
+	struct user_namespace *owner, *p;
+
+	/* See if the owner is in the current user namespace */
+	owner = p = ns->ops->owner(ns);
+	for (;;) {
+		if (!p)
+			return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
+		if (p == my_user_ns)
+			break;
+		p = p->parent;
+	}
+
+	return &get_user_ns(owner)->ns;
+}
+
+static struct user_namespace *userns_owner(struct ns_common *ns)
+{
+	return to_user_ns(ns)->parent;
+}
+
 const struct proc_ns_operations userns_operations = {
 	.name		= "user",
 	.type		= CLONE_NEWUSER,
 	.get		= userns_get,
 	.put		= userns_put,
 	.install	= userns_install,
+	.owner		= userns_owner,
 };
 
 static __init int user_namespaces_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/utsname.c b/kernel/utsname.c
index f3b0bb4..0795e97 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname.c
@@ -154,10 +154,16 @@ static int utsns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, struct ns_common *new)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct user_namespace *utsns_owner(struct ns_common *ns)
+{
+	return to_uts_ns(ns)->user_ns;
+}
+
 const struct proc_ns_operations utsns_operations = {
 	.name		= "uts",
 	.type		= CLONE_NEWUTS,
 	.get		= utsns_get,
 	.put		= utsns_put,
 	.install	= utsns_install,
+	.owner		= utsns_owner,
 };
diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index 3e2812a..8619e89 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -1016,11 +1016,17 @@ static int netns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, struct ns_common *ns)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct user_namespace *netns_owner(struct ns_common *ns)
+{
+	return to_net_ns(ns)->user_ns;
+}
+
 const struct proc_ns_operations netns_operations = {
 	.name		= "net",
 	.type		= CLONE_NEWNET,
 	.get		= netns_get,
 	.put		= netns_put,
 	.install	= netns_install,
+	.owner		= netns_owner,
 };
 #endif
