diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 9ab5b37e9d53..67ab4dbf7805 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ int tcp_fragment(struct sock *sk, enum tcp_queue tcp_queue,
 void tcp_send_probe0(struct sock *);
 int tcp_write_wakeup(struct sock *, int mib);
 void tcp_send_fin(struct sock *sk);
-void tcp_send_active_reset(struct sock *sk, gfp_t priority);
+void tcp_send_active_reset(struct sock *sk, gfp_t priority, int reason);
 int tcp_send_synack(struct sock *);
 void tcp_push_one(struct sock *, unsigned int mss_now);
 void __tcp_send_ack(struct sock *sk, u32 rcv_nxt);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index e767721b3a58..eacfe0012977 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
+#include <net/rstreason.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/ioctls.h>
@@ -2805,7 +2806,8 @@ void __tcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 		/* Unread data was tossed, zap the connection. */
 		NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPABORTONCLOSE);
 		tcp_set_state(sk, TCP_CLOSE);
-		tcp_send_active_reset(sk, sk->sk_allocation);
+		tcp_send_active_reset(sk, sk->sk_allocation,
+				      SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
 	} else if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LINGER) && !sk->sk_lingertime) {
 		/* Check zero linger _after_ checking for unread data. */
 		sk->sk_prot->disconnect(sk, 0);
@@ -2879,7 +2881,8 @@ void __tcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 		struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 		if (READ_ONCE(tp->linger2) < 0) {
 			tcp_set_state(sk, TCP_CLOSE);
-			tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC,
+					      SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
 			__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk),
 					LINUX_MIB_TCPABORTONLINGER);
 		} else {
@@ -2897,7 +2900,8 @@ void __tcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_CLOSE) {
 		if (tcp_check_oom(sk, 0)) {
 			tcp_set_state(sk, TCP_CLOSE);
-			tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC,
+					      SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
 			__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk),
 					LINUX_MIB_TCPABORTONMEMORY);
 		} else if (!check_net(sock_net(sk))) {
@@ -3001,7 +3005,7 @@ int tcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 		/* The last check adjusts for discrepancy of Linux wrt. RFC
 		 * states
 		 */
-		tcp_send_active_reset(sk, gfp_any());
+		tcp_send_active_reset(sk, gfp_any(), SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
 		WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_err, ECONNRESET);
 	} else if (old_state == TCP_SYN_SENT)
 		WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_err, ECONNRESET);
@@ -4557,7 +4561,8 @@ int tcp_abort(struct sock *sk, int err)
 		smp_wmb();
 		sk_error_report(sk);
 		if (tcp_need_reset(sk->sk_state))
-			tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC,
+					      SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
 		tcp_done(sk);
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index e3167ad96567..18fbbad2028a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -3583,7 +3583,7 @@ void tcp_send_fin(struct sock *sk)
  * was unread data in the receive queue.  This behavior is recommended
  * by RFC 2525, section 2.17.  -DaveM
  */
-void tcp_send_active_reset(struct sock *sk, gfp_t priority)
+void tcp_send_active_reset(struct sock *sk, gfp_t priority, int reason)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index 976db57b95d4..83fe7f62f7f1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <net/tcp.h>
+#include <net/rstreason.h>
 
 static u32 tcp_clamp_rto_to_user_timeout(const struct sock *sk)
 {
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ static int tcp_out_of_resources(struct sock *sk, bool do_reset)
 		    (!tp->snd_wnd && !tp->packets_out))
 			do_reset = true;
 		if (do_reset)
-			tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC,
+					      SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
 		tcp_done(sk);
 		__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPABORTONMEMORY);
 		return 1;
@@ -768,7 +770,7 @@ static void tcp_keepalive_timer (struct timer_list *t)
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
-		tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC, SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
 		goto death;
 	}
 
@@ -795,7 +797,8 @@ static void tcp_keepalive_timer (struct timer_list *t)
 		    icsk->icsk_probes_out > 0) ||
 		    (user_timeout == 0 &&
 		    icsk->icsk_probes_out >= keepalive_probes(tp))) {
-			tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			tcp_send_active_reset(sk, GFP_ATOMIC,
+					      SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
 			tcp_write_err(sk);
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 3a1967bc7bad..836fd054eca4 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <net/mptcp.h>
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
+#include <net/rstreason.h>
 #include <asm/ioctls.h>
 #include "protocol.h"
 #include "mib.h"
@@ -2565,7 +2566,8 @@ static void mptcp_check_fastclose(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 
 		slow = lock_sock_fast(tcp_sk);
 		if (tcp_sk->sk_state != TCP_CLOSE) {
-			tcp_send_active_reset(tcp_sk, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			tcp_send_active_reset(tcp_sk, GFP_ATOMIC,
+					      SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
 			tcp_set_state(tcp_sk, TCP_CLOSE);
 		}
 		unlock_sock_fast(tcp_sk, slow);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 3b1c13136908..a68d5d0f3e2a 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ void mptcp_subflow_reset(struct sock *ssk)
 	/* must hold: tcp_done() could drop last reference on parent */
 	sock_hold(sk);
 
-	tcp_send_active_reset(ssk, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	tcp_send_active_reset(ssk, GFP_ATOMIC, SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
 	tcp_done(ssk);
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(MPTCP_WORK_CLOSE_SUBFLOW, &mptcp_sk(sk)->flags))
 		mptcp_schedule_work(sk);
@@ -1336,7 +1336,8 @@ static bool subflow_check_data_avail(struct sock *ssk)
 			tcp_set_state(ssk, TCP_CLOSE);
 			while ((skb = skb_peek(&ssk->sk_receive_queue)))
 				sk_eat_skb(ssk, skb);
-			tcp_send_active_reset(ssk, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			tcp_send_active_reset(ssk, GFP_ATOMIC,
+					      SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
 			WRITE_ONCE(subflow->data_avail, false);
 			return false;
 		}
