diff --git a/include/linux/skmsg.h b/include/linux/skmsg.h
index 054d7911bfc9..b2da9c432f52 100644
--- a/include/linux/skmsg.h
+++ b/include/linux/skmsg.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct sk_psock {
 	u32				cork_bytes;
 	u32				eval;
 	bool				redir_ingress; /* undefined if sk_redir is null */
+	bool				eval_permanently;
 	struct sk_msg			*cork;
 	struct sk_psock_progs		progs;
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BPF_STREAM_PARSER)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 70da85200695..cf622ea4f018 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -3004,7 +3004,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		egress interfaces can be used for redirection. The
  * 		**BPF_F_INGRESS** value in *flags* is used to make the
  * 		distinction (ingress path is selected if the flag is present,
- * 		egress path otherwise). This is the only flag supported for now.
+ * 		egress path otherwise). The **BPF_F_PERMANENTLY** value in
+ *		*flags* is used to indicates whether the eBPF result is permanent.
  * 	Return
  * 		**SK_PASS** on success, or **SK_DROP** on error.
  *
@@ -3276,7 +3277,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
  *		egress interfaces can be used for redirection. The
  *		**BPF_F_INGRESS** value in *flags* is used to make the
  *		distinction (ingress path is selected if the flag is present,
- *		egress path otherwise). This is the only flag supported for now.
+ *		egress path otherwise). The **BPF_F_PERMANENTLY** value in
+ *		*flags* is used to indicates whether the eBPF result is permanent.
  *	Return
  *		**SK_PASS** on success, or **SK_DROP** on error.
  *
@@ -5872,6 +5874,7 @@ enum {
 /* BPF_FUNC_clone_redirect and BPF_FUNC_redirect flags. */
 enum {
 	BPF_F_INGRESS			= (1ULL << 0),
+	BPF_F_PERMANENTLY		= (1ULL << 1),
 };
 
 /* BPF_FUNC_skb_set_tunnel_key and BPF_FUNC_skb_get_tunnel_key flags. */
diff --git a/net/core/skmsg.c b/net/core/skmsg.c
index a29508e1ff35..b2bf9b5c4252 100644
--- a/net/core/skmsg.c
+++ b/net/core/skmsg.c
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ int sk_psock_msg_verdict(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock,
 	ret = bpf_prog_run_pin_on_cpu(prog, msg);
 	ret = sk_psock_map_verd(ret, msg->sk_redir);
 	psock->apply_bytes = msg->apply_bytes;
+	psock->eval_permanently = msg->flags & BPF_F_PERMANENTLY;
 	if (ret == __SK_REDIRECT) {
 		if (psock->sk_redir) {
 			sock_put(psock->sk_redir);
diff --git a/net/core/sock_map.c b/net/core/sock_map.c
index 08ab108206bf..6a0c90be7f4f 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_map.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_map.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ BPF_CALL_4(bpf_msg_redirect_map, struct sk_msg *, msg,
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	if (unlikely(flags & ~(BPF_F_INGRESS)))
+	if (unlikely(flags & ~(BPF_F_INGRESS | BPF_F_PERMANENTLY)))
 		return SK_DROP;
 
 	sk = __sock_map_lookup_elem(map, key);
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ BPF_CALL_4(bpf_msg_redirect_hash, struct sk_msg *, msg,
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	if (unlikely(flags & ~(BPF_F_INGRESS)))
+	if (unlikely(flags & ~(BPF_F_INGRESS | BPF_F_PERMANENTLY)))
 		return SK_DROP;
 
 	sk = __sock_hash_lookup_elem(map, key);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
index 81f0dff69e0b..81c3d3ad44f7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
@@ -419,8 +419,10 @@ static int tcp_bpf_send_verdict(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock,
 		if (!psock->apply_bytes) {
 			/* Clean up before releasing the sock lock. */
 			eval = psock->eval;
-			psock->eval = __SK_NONE;
-			psock->sk_redir = NULL;
+			if (!psock->eval_permanently) {
+				psock->eval = __SK_NONE;
+				psock->sk_redir = NULL;
+			}
 		}
 		if (psock->cork) {
 			cork = true;
@@ -434,7 +436,7 @@ static int tcp_bpf_send_verdict(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock,
 					    msg, tosend, flags);
 		sent = origsize - msg->sg.size;
 
-		if (eval == __SK_REDIRECT)
+		if (!psock->eval_permanently && eval == __SK_REDIRECT)
 			sock_put(sk_redir);
 
 		lock_sock(sk);
@@ -460,8 +462,8 @@ static int tcp_bpf_send_verdict(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock,
 	}
 
 	if (likely(!ret)) {
-		if (!psock->apply_bytes) {
-			psock->eval =  __SK_NONE;
+		if (!psock->apply_bytes && !psock->eval_permanently) {
+			psock->eval = __SK_NONE;
 			if (psock->sk_redir) {
 				sock_put(psock->sk_redir);
 				psock->sk_redir = NULL;
@@ -540,7 +542,8 @@ static int tcp_bpf_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 			if (psock->cork_bytes && !enospc)
 				goto out_err;
 			/* All cork bytes are accounted, rerun the prog. */
-			psock->eval = __SK_NONE;
+			if (!psock->eval_permanently)
+				psock->eval = __SK_NONE;
 			psock->cork_bytes = 0;
 		}
 
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 70da85200695..cf622ea4f018 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -3004,7 +3004,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		egress interfaces can be used for redirection. The
  * 		**BPF_F_INGRESS** value in *flags* is used to make the
  * 		distinction (ingress path is selected if the flag is present,
- * 		egress path otherwise). This is the only flag supported for now.
+ * 		egress path otherwise). The **BPF_F_PERMANENTLY** value in
+ *		*flags* is used to indicates whether the eBPF result is permanent.
  * 	Return
  * 		**SK_PASS** on success, or **SK_DROP** on error.
  *
@@ -3276,7 +3277,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
  *		egress interfaces can be used for redirection. The
  *		**BPF_F_INGRESS** value in *flags* is used to make the
  *		distinction (ingress path is selected if the flag is present,
- *		egress path otherwise). This is the only flag supported for now.
+ *		egress path otherwise). The **BPF_F_PERMANENTLY** value in
+ *		*flags* is used to indicates whether the eBPF result is permanent.
  *	Return
  *		**SK_PASS** on success, or **SK_DROP** on error.
  *
@@ -5872,6 +5874,7 @@ enum {
 /* BPF_FUNC_clone_redirect and BPF_FUNC_redirect flags. */
 enum {
 	BPF_F_INGRESS			= (1ULL << 0),
+	BPF_F_PERMANENTLY		= (1ULL << 1),
 };
 
 /* BPF_FUNC_skb_set_tunnel_key and BPF_FUNC_skb_get_tunnel_key flags. */
