diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
index 2bb8c81fc0b4..f6e056ba4a13 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@
 #ifndef __KSELFTEST_HARNESS_H
 #define __KSELFTEST_HARNESS_H
 
+#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
+#endif
+
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/Makefile
index 4b93b1417b86..cb98bdb4d5b1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
 CFLAGS += -Wall -O2 -g -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=undefined
-TEST_GEN_PROGS := openat2_test resolve_test rename_attack_test
+LDLIBS += -lcap
+TEST_GEN_PROGS := openat2_test resolve_test rename_attack_test omayexec_test
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/config b/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd53c266bf52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_SYSCTL=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/helpers.h
index a6ea27344db2..2a46d5446110 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/helpers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/helpers.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include "../kselftest.h"
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ bool needs_openat2(const struct open_how *how);
 #define RESOLVE_IN_ROOT		0x10 /* Make all jumps to "/" and ".."
 					be scoped inside the dirfd
 					(similar to chroot(2)). */
+#define RESOLVE_MAYEXEC		0x20 /* Command execution from file is
+					intended, checks exec permissions. */
 #endif /* RESOLVE_IN_ROOT */
 
 #define E_func(func, ...)						\
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/omayexec_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/omayexec_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5298cbd5b7e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/openat2/omayexec_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Test openat2(2) with RESOLVE_MAYEXEC
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2018-2020 ANSSI
+ *
+ * Author: Mickaël Salaün <mic@digikod.net>
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+#include <sys/mount.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "helpers.h"
+#include "../kselftest_harness.h"
+
+#define SYSCTL_MAYEXEC	"/proc/sys/fs/open_mayexec_enforce"
+
+#define BIN_DIR		"./test-mount"
+#define BIN_PATH	BIN_DIR "/file"
+#define DIR_PATH	BIN_DIR "/directory"
+
+#define ALLOWED		1
+#define DENIED		0
+
+static void ignore_dac(struct __test_metadata *_metadata, int override)
+{
+	cap_t caps;
+	const cap_value_t cap_val[2] = {
+		CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,
+		CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH,
+	};
+
+	caps = cap_get_proc();
+	ASSERT_NE(NULL, caps);
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, cap_set_flag(caps, CAP_EFFECTIVE, 2, cap_val,
+				override ? CAP_SET : CAP_CLEAR));
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, cap_set_proc(caps));
+	EXPECT_EQ(0, cap_free(caps));
+}
+
+static void ignore_mac(struct __test_metadata *_metadata, int override)
+{
+	cap_t caps;
+	const cap_value_t cap_val[1] = {
+		CAP_MAC_ADMIN,
+	};
+
+	caps = cap_get_proc();
+	ASSERT_NE(NULL, caps);
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, cap_set_flag(caps, CAP_EFFECTIVE, 1, cap_val,
+				override ? CAP_SET : CAP_CLEAR));
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, cap_set_proc(caps));
+	EXPECT_EQ(0, cap_free(caps));
+}
+
+static void test_omx(struct __test_metadata *_metadata,
+		const char *const path, const int exec_allowed)
+{
+	struct open_how how = {
+		.flags = O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC,
+	};
+	int fd;
+
+	/* Opens without MAYEXEC. */
+	fd = sys_openat2(AT_FDCWD, path, &how);
+	ASSERT_LE(0, fd);
+	EXPECT_EQ(0, close(fd));
+
+	/* Opens with MAYEXEC. */
+	how.resolve = RESOLVE_MAYEXEC;
+	fd = sys_openat2(AT_FDCWD, path, &how);
+	if (exec_allowed) {
+		ASSERT_LE(0, fd);
+		EXPECT_EQ(0, close(fd));
+	} else {
+		ASSERT_EQ(-EACCES, fd);
+	}
+}
+
+static void test_omx_dir_file(struct __test_metadata *_metadata,
+		const char *const dir_path, const char *const file_path,
+		const int exec_allowed)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Directory execution is always denied since commit 73601ea5b7b1
+	 * ("fs/open.c: allow opening only regular files during execve()").
+	 */
+	test_omx(_metadata, dir_path, DENIED);
+	test_omx(_metadata, file_path, exec_allowed);
+}
+
+static void test_dir_file(struct __test_metadata *_metadata,
+		const char *const dir_path, const char *const file_path,
+		const int exec_allowed)
+{
+	/* Tests as root. */
+	ignore_dac(_metadata, 1);
+	test_omx_dir_file(_metadata, dir_path, file_path, exec_allowed);
+
+	/* Tests without bypass. */
+	ignore_dac(_metadata, 0);
+	test_omx_dir_file(_metadata, dir_path, file_path, exec_allowed);
+}
+
+static void sysctl_write(struct __test_metadata *_metadata,
+		const char *path, const char *value)
+{
+	int fd;
+	size_t len_value;
+	ssize_t len_wrote;
+
+	fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_LE(0, fd);
+	len_value = strlen(value);
+	len_wrote = write(fd, value, len_value);
+	ASSERT_EQ(len_wrote, len_value);
+	EXPECT_EQ(0, close(fd));
+}
+
+static void create_workspace(struct __test_metadata *_metadata,
+		int mount_exec, int file_exec)
+{
+	int fd;
+
+	/*
+	 * Cleans previous workspace if any error previously happened (don't
+	 * check errors).
+	 */
+	umount(BIN_DIR);
+	rmdir(BIN_DIR);
+
+	/* Creates a clean mount point. */
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, mkdir(BIN_DIR, 00700));
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, mount("test", BIN_DIR, "tmpfs",
+				MS_MGC_VAL | (mount_exec ? 0 : MS_NOEXEC),
+				"mode=0700,size=4k"));
+
+	/* Creates a test file. */
+	fd = open(BIN_PATH, O_CREAT | O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC,
+			file_exec ? 00500 : 00400);
+	ASSERT_LE(0, fd);
+	EXPECT_EQ(0, close(fd));
+
+	/* Creates a test directory. */
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, mkdir(DIR_PATH, file_exec ? 00500 : 00400));
+}
+
+static void delete_workspace(struct __test_metadata *_metadata)
+{
+	ignore_mac(_metadata, 1);
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "0");
+
+	/* There is no need to unlink BIN_PATH nor DIR_PATH. */
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, umount(BIN_DIR));
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, rmdir(BIN_DIR));
+}
+
+FIXTURE_DATA(mount_exec_file_exec) { };
+
+FIXTURE_SETUP(mount_exec_file_exec)
+{
+	create_workspace(_metadata, 1, 1);
+}
+
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(mount_exec_file_exec)
+{
+	delete_workspace(_metadata);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_exec_file_exec, mount)
+{
+	/* Enforces mount exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "1");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, ALLOWED);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_exec_file_exec, file)
+{
+	/* Enforces file exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "2");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, ALLOWED);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_exec_file_exec, mount_file)
+{
+	/* Enforces mount and file exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "3");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, ALLOWED);
+}
+
+FIXTURE_DATA(mount_exec_file_noexec) { };
+
+FIXTURE_SETUP(mount_exec_file_noexec)
+{
+	create_workspace(_metadata, 1, 0);
+}
+
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(mount_exec_file_noexec)
+{
+	delete_workspace(_metadata);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_exec_file_noexec, mount)
+{
+	/* Enforces mount exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "1");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, ALLOWED);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_exec_file_noexec, file)
+{
+	/* Enforces file exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "2");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, DENIED);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_exec_file_noexec, mount_file)
+{
+	/* Enforces mount and file exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "3");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, DENIED);
+}
+
+FIXTURE_DATA(mount_noexec_file_exec) { };
+
+FIXTURE_SETUP(mount_noexec_file_exec)
+{
+	create_workspace(_metadata, 0, 1);
+}
+
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(mount_noexec_file_exec)
+{
+	delete_workspace(_metadata);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_noexec_file_exec, mount)
+{
+	/* Enforces mount exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "1");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, DENIED);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_noexec_file_exec, file)
+{
+	/* Enforces file exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "2");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, ALLOWED);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_noexec_file_exec, mount_file)
+{
+	/* Enforces mount and file exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "3");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, DENIED);
+}
+
+FIXTURE_DATA(mount_noexec_file_noexec) { };
+
+FIXTURE_SETUP(mount_noexec_file_noexec)
+{
+	create_workspace(_metadata, 0, 0);
+}
+
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(mount_noexec_file_noexec)
+{
+	delete_workspace(_metadata);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_noexec_file_noexec, mount)
+{
+	/* Enforces mount exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "1");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, DENIED);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_noexec_file_noexec, file)
+{
+	/* Enforces file exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "2");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, DENIED);
+}
+
+TEST_F(mount_noexec_file_noexec, mount_file)
+{
+	/* Enforces mount and file exec check. */
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "3");
+	test_dir_file(_metadata, DIR_PATH, BIN_PATH, DENIED);
+}
+
+TEST(sysctl_access_write)
+{
+	int fd;
+	ssize_t len_wrote;
+
+	ignore_mac(_metadata, 1);
+	sysctl_write(_metadata, SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, "0");
+
+	ignore_mac(_metadata, 0);
+	fd = open(SYSCTL_MAYEXEC, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_LE(0, fd);
+	len_wrote = write(fd, "0", 1);
+	ASSERT_EQ(len_wrote, -1);
+	EXPECT_EQ(0, close(fd));
+
+	ignore_mac(_metadata, 1);
+}
+
+TEST_HARNESS_MAIN
