diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
index 75e21a135483..826337905466 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
 #define AUDIT_INTEGRITY_RULE	    1805 /* policy rule */
 #define AUDIT_INTEGRITY_EVM_XATTR   1806 /* New EVM-covered xattr */
 #define AUDIT_INTEGRITY_POLICY_RULE 1807 /* IMA policy rules */
+#define AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA_CHECK  1808 /* Userspace enforced data integrity */
 
 #define AUDIT_KERNEL		2000	/* Asynchronous audit record. NOT A REQUEST. */
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index 656c709b974f..fc0d1f3cceca 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/binfmts.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/xattr.h>
 #include <linux/magic.h>
@@ -469,6 +470,17 @@ int ima_check_blacklist(struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static bool is_bprm_creds_for_exec(enum ima_hooks func, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
+
+	if (func == BPRM_CHECK) {
+		bprm = container_of(&file, struct linux_binprm, file);
+		return bprm->is_check;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * ima_appraise_measurement - appraise file measurement
  *
@@ -483,6 +495,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func, struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
 			     int xattr_len, const struct modsig *modsig)
 {
 	static const char op[] = "appraise_data";
+	int audit_msgno = AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA;
 	const char *cause = "unknown";
 	struct dentry *dentry = file_dentry(file);
 	struct inode *inode = d_backing_inode(dentry);
@@ -494,6 +507,16 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func, struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
 	if (!(inode->i_opflags & IOP_XATTR) && !try_modsig)
 		return INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
 
+	/*
+	 * Unlike any of the other LSM hooks where the kernel enforces file
+	 * integrity, enforcing file integrity for the bprm_creds_for_exec()
+	 * LSM hook with the AT_EXECVE_CHECK flag is left up to the discretion
+	 * of the script interpreter(userspace). Differentiate kernel and
+	 * userspace enforced integrity audit messages.
+	 */
+	if (is_bprm_creds_for_exec(func, file))
+		audit_msgno = AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA_CHECK;
+
 	/* If reading the xattr failed and there's no modsig, error out. */
 	if (rc <= 0 && !try_modsig) {
 		if (rc && rc != -ENODATA)
@@ -569,7 +592,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func, struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
 	     (iint->flags & IMA_FAIL_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGS))) {
 		status = INTEGRITY_FAIL;
 		cause = "unverifiable-signature";
-		integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA, inode, filename,
+		integrity_audit_msg(audit_msgno, inode, filename,
 				    op, cause, rc, 0);
 	} else if (status != INTEGRITY_PASS) {
 		/* Fix mode, but don't replace file signatures. */
@@ -589,7 +612,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func, struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
 			status = INTEGRITY_PASS;
 		}
 
-		integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA, inode, filename,
+		integrity_audit_msg(audit_msgno, inode, filename,
 				    op, cause, rc, 0);
 	} else {
 		ima_cache_flags(iint, func);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 06132cf47016..5d4ac8aa2f1f 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -554,6 +554,34 @@ static int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 				   MAY_EXEC, CREDS_CHECK);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ima_bprm_creds_for_exec - collect/store/appraise measurement.
+ * @bprm: contains the linux_binprm structure
+ *
+ * Based on the IMA policy and the execvat(2) AT_EXECVE_CHECK flag, measure
+ * and appraise the integrity of a file to be executed by script interpreters.
+ * Unlike any of the other LSM hooks where the kernel enforces file integrity,
+ * enforcing file integrity is left up to the discretion of the script
+ * interpreter (userspace).
+ *
+ * On success return 0.  On integrity appraisal error, assuming the file
+ * is in policy and IMA-appraisal is in enforcing mode, return -EACCES.
+ */
+static int ima_bprm_creds_for_exec(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+{
+	/*
+	 * As security_bprm_check() is called multiple times, both
+	 * the script and the shebang interpreter are measured, appraised,
+	 * and audited. Limit usage of this LSM hook to just measuring,
+	 * appraising, and auditing the indirect script execution
+	 * (e.g. ./sh example.sh).
+	 */
+	if (!bprm->is_check)
+		return 0;
+
+	return ima_bprm_check(bprm);
+}
+
 /**
  * ima_file_check - based on policy, collect/store measurement.
  * @file: pointer to the file to be measured
@@ -1177,6 +1205,7 @@ static int __init init_ima(void)
 
 static struct security_hook_list ima_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(bprm_check_security, ima_bprm_check),
+	LSM_HOOK_INIT(bprm_creds_for_exec, ima_bprm_creds_for_exec),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(file_post_open, ima_file_check),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_post_create_tmpfile, ima_post_create_tmpfile),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(file_release, ima_file_free),
