diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
index 8a49a0adab73..a427daf8d117 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
@@ -211,8 +211,9 @@ static int fanotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_ACCESS_PERM != FS_ACCESS_PERM);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_ONDIR != FS_ISDIR);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_OPEN_EXEC != FS_OPEN_EXEC);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_OPEN_EXEC_PERM != FS_OPEN_EXEC_PERM);
 
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(HWEIGHT32(ALL_FANOTIFY_EVENT_BITS) != 11);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(HWEIGHT32(ALL_FANOTIFY_EVENT_BITS) != 12);
 
 	mask = fanotify_group_event_mask(iter_info, mask, data, data_type);
 	if (!mask)
diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
index 051e5fc0dba1..40ed97aede29 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static __init int fsnotify_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(HWEIGHT32(ALL_FSNOTIFY_BITS) != 24);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(HWEIGHT32(ALL_FSNOTIFY_BITS) != 25);
 
 	ret = init_srcu_struct(&fsnotify_mark_srcu);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/include/linux/fanotify.h b/include/linux/fanotify.h
index 0e07d23b6c17..614943153596 100644
--- a/include/linux/fanotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fanotify.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 				 FAN_CLOSE | FAN_OPEN | FAN_OPEN_EXEC)
 
 /* Events that require a permission response from user */
-#define FANOTIFY_PERM_EVENTS	(FAN_OPEN_PERM | FAN_ACCESS_PERM)
+#define FANOTIFY_PERM_EVENTS	(FAN_OPEN_PERM | FAN_ACCESS_PERM | \
+				 FAN_OPEN_EXEC_PERM)
 
 /* Extra flags that may be reported with event or control handling of events */
 #define FANOTIFY_EVENT_FLAGS	(FAN_EVENT_ON_CHILD | FAN_ONDIR)
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index 1fe5ac93b252..6fb8d1fcfeaf 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ static inline int fsnotify_perm(struct file *file, int mask)
 		return 0;
 	if (!(mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_OPEN)))
 		return 0;
-	if (mask & MAY_OPEN)
+	if (mask & MAY_OPEN) {
 		fsnotify_mask = FS_OPEN_PERM;
-	else if (mask & MAY_READ)
+
+		if (file->f_flags & __FMODE_EXEC)
+			fsnotify_mask |= FS_OPEN_EXEC_PERM;
+	} else if (mask & MAY_READ) {
 		fsnotify_mask = FS_ACCESS_PERM;
-	else
-		BUG();
+	}
 
 	ret = fsnotify_parent(path, NULL, fsnotify_mask);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 329ac6684326..96616651220c 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@
 #define FS_Q_OVERFLOW		0x00004000	/* Event queued overflowed */
 #define FS_IN_IGNORED		0x00008000	/* last inotify event here */
 
-#define FS_OPEN_PERM		0x00010000	/* open event in an permission hook */
+#define FS_OPEN_PERM		0x00010000	/* open event in a permission hook */
 #define FS_ACCESS_PERM		0x00020000	/* access event in a permissions hook */
+#define FS_OPEN_EXEC_PERM	0x00040000	/* open/exec in a permission hook */
 
 #define FS_EXCL_UNLINK		0x04000000	/* do not send events if object is unlinked */
 #define FS_ISDIR		0x40000000	/* event occurred against dir */
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
 				   FS_CLOSE_WRITE | FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE | FS_OPEN |\
 				   FS_MOVED_FROM | FS_MOVED_TO | FS_CREATE |\
 				   FS_DELETE | FS_OPEN_PERM | FS_ACCESS_PERM |\
-				   FS_OPEN_EXEC)
+				   FS_OPEN_EXEC | FS_OPEN_EXEC_PERM)
 
 #define FS_MOVE			(FS_MOVED_FROM | FS_MOVED_TO)
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@
 			     FS_DELETE | FS_DELETE_SELF | FS_MOVE_SELF | \
 			     FS_UNMOUNT | FS_Q_OVERFLOW | FS_IN_IGNORED | \
 			     FS_OPEN_PERM | FS_ACCESS_PERM | FS_DN_RENAME |\
-			     FS_OPEN_EXEC)
+			     FS_OPEN_EXEC | FS_OPEN_EXEC_PERM)
 
 /* Extra flags that may be reported with event or control handling of events */
 #define ALL_FSNOTIFY_FLAGS  (FS_EXCL_UNLINK | FS_ISDIR | FS_IN_ONESHOT | \
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/fanotify.h b/include/uapi/linux/fanotify.h
index da278f11ab29..e2df10c61cb1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/fanotify.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/fanotify.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #define FAN_OPEN_PERM		0x00010000	/* File open in perm check */
 #define FAN_ACCESS_PERM		0x00020000	/* File accessed in perm check */
+#define FAN_OPEN_EXEC_PERM	0x00040000	/* File open/exec in perm check */
 
 #define FAN_ONDIR		0x40000000	/* event occurred against dir */
 
