diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 3b3270ef11cc..afa4c68cdbf4 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ struct module;
 struct bpf_func_state;
 struct ftrace_ops;
 struct cgroup;
+struct bpf_token;
+struct user_namespace;
+struct super_block;
+struct inode;
 
 extern struct idr btf_idr;
 extern spinlock_t btf_idr_lock;
@@ -1572,6 +1576,13 @@ struct bpf_mount_opts {
 	u64 delegate_attachs;
 };
 
+struct bpf_token {
+	struct work_struct work;
+	atomic64_t refcnt;
+	struct user_namespace *userns;
+	u64 allowed_cmds;
+};
+
 struct bpf_struct_ops_value;
 struct btf_member;
 
@@ -2029,6 +2040,7 @@ static inline void bpf_enable_instrumentation(void)
 	migrate_enable();
 }
 
+extern const struct super_operations bpf_super_ops;
 extern const struct file_operations bpf_map_fops;
 extern const struct file_operations bpf_prog_fops;
 extern const struct file_operations bpf_iter_fops;
@@ -2162,6 +2174,8 @@ static inline void bpf_map_dec_elem_count(struct bpf_map *map)
 
 extern int sysctl_unprivileged_bpf_disabled;
 
+bool bpf_token_capable(const struct bpf_token *token, int cap);
+
 static inline bool bpf_allow_ptr_leaks(void)
 {
 	return perfmon_capable();
@@ -2196,8 +2210,17 @@ int bpf_link_new_fd(struct bpf_link *link);
 struct bpf_link *bpf_link_get_from_fd(u32 ufd);
 struct bpf_link *bpf_link_get_curr_or_next(u32 *id);
 
+void bpf_token_inc(struct bpf_token *token);
+void bpf_token_put(struct bpf_token *token);
+int bpf_token_create(union bpf_attr *attr);
+struct bpf_token *bpf_token_get_from_fd(u32 ufd);
+
+bool bpf_token_allow_cmd(const struct bpf_token *token, enum bpf_cmd cmd);
+
 int bpf_obj_pin_user(u32 ufd, int path_fd, const char __user *pathname);
 int bpf_obj_get_user(int path_fd, const char __user *pathname, int flags);
+struct inode *bpf_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, const struct inode *dir,
+			    umode_t mode);
 
 #define BPF_ITER_FUNC_PREFIX "bpf_iter_"
 #define DEFINE_BPF_ITER_FUNC(target, args...)			\
@@ -2557,6 +2580,24 @@ static inline int bpf_obj_get_user(const char __user *pathname, int flags)
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
+static inline bool bpf_token_capable(const struct bpf_token *token, int cap)
+{
+	return capable(cap) || (cap != CAP_SYS_ADMIN && capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+}
+
+static inline void bpf_token_inc(struct bpf_token *token)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void bpf_token_put(struct bpf_token *token)
+{
+}
+
+static inline struct bpf_token *bpf_token_get_from_fd(u32 ufd)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+}
+
 static inline void __dev_flush(void)
 {
 }
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 7ba61b75bc0e..12d6c3b755e6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -847,6 +847,37 @@ union bpf_iter_link_info {
  *		Returns zero on success. On error, -1 is returned and *errno*
  *		is set appropriately.
  *
+ * BPF_TOKEN_CREATE
+ *	Description
+ *		Create BPF token with embedded information about what
+ *		BPF-related functionality it allows:
+ *		- a set of allowed bpf() syscall commands;
+ *		- a set of allowed BPF map types to be created with
+ *		BPF_MAP_CREATE command, if BPF_MAP_CREATE itself is allowed;
+ *		- a set of allowed BPF program types and BPF program attach
+ *		types to be loaded with BPF_PROG_LOAD command, if
+ *		BPF_PROG_LOAD itself is allowed.
+ *
+ *		BPF token is created (derived) from an instance of BPF FS,
+ *		assuming it has necessary delegation mount options specified.
+ *		BPF FS mount is specified with openat()-style path FD + string.
+ *		This BPF token can be passed as an extra parameter to various
+ *		bpf() syscall commands to grant BPF subsystem functionality to
+ *		unprivileged processes.
+ *
+ *		When created, BPF token is "associated" with the owning
+ *		user namespace of BPF FS instance (super block) that it was
+ *		derived from, and subsequent BPF operations performed with
+ *		BPF token would be performing capabilities checks (i.e.,
+ *		CAP_BPF, CAP_PERFMON, CAP_NET_ADMIN, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) within
+ *		that user namespace. Without BPF token, such capabilities
+ *		have to be granted in init user namespace, making bpf()
+ *		syscall incompatible with user namespace, for the most part.
+ *
+ *	Return
+ *		A new file descriptor (a nonnegative integer), or -1 if an
+ *		error occurred (in which case, *errno* is set appropriately).
+ *
  * NOTES
  *	eBPF objects (maps and programs) can be shared between processes.
  *
@@ -901,6 +932,8 @@ enum bpf_cmd {
 	BPF_ITER_CREATE,
 	BPF_LINK_DETACH,
 	BPF_PROG_BIND_MAP,
+	BPF_TOKEN_CREATE,
+	__MAX_BPF_CMD,
 };
 
 enum bpf_map_type {
@@ -1699,6 +1732,12 @@ union bpf_attr {
 		__u32		flags;		/* extra flags */
 	} prog_bind_map;
 
+	struct { /* struct used by BPF_TOKEN_CREATE command */
+		__u32		flags;
+		__u32		bpffs_path_fd;
+		__aligned_u64	bpffs_pathname;
+	} token_create;
+
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 /* The description below is an attempt at providing documentation to eBPF
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/Makefile b/kernel/bpf/Makefile
index f526b7573e97..4ce95acfcaa7 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/bpf/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cflags-nogcse-$(CONFIG_X86)$(CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC) := -fno-gcse
 endif
 CFLAGS_core.o += $(call cc-disable-warning, override-init) $(cflags-nogcse-yy)
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += syscall.o verifier.o inode.o helpers.o tnum.o log.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += syscall.o verifier.o inode.o helpers.o tnum.o log.o token.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += bpf_iter.o map_iter.o task_iter.o prog_iter.o link_iter.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += hashtab.o arraymap.o percpu_freelist.o bpf_lru_list.o lpm_trie.o map_in_map.o bloom_filter.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL) += local_storage.o queue_stack_maps.o ringbuf.o
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/inode.c b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
index 24b3faf901f4..1dcd00c7f782 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/inode.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ static const struct inode_operations bpf_prog_iops = { };
 static const struct inode_operations bpf_map_iops  = { };
 static const struct inode_operations bpf_link_iops  = { };
 
-static struct inode *bpf_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
-				   const struct inode *dir,
-				   umode_t mode)
+struct inode *bpf_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
+			    const struct inode *dir,
+			    umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 
@@ -603,11 +603,13 @@ static int bpf_show_options(struct seq_file *m, struct dentry *root)
 {
 	struct bpf_mount_opts *opts = root->d_sb->s_fs_info;
 	umode_t mode = d_inode(root)->i_mode & S_IALLUGO & ~S_ISVTX;
+	u64 mask;
 
 	if (mode != S_IRWXUGO)
 		seq_printf(m, ",mode=%o", mode);
 
-	if (opts->delegate_cmds == ~0ULL)
+	mask = (1ULL << __MAX_BPF_CMD) - 1;
+	if ((opts->delegate_cmds & mask) == mask)
 		seq_printf(m, ",delegate_cmds=any");
 	else if (opts->delegate_cmds)
 		seq_printf(m, ",delegate_cmds=0x%llx", opts->delegate_cmds);
@@ -640,7 +642,7 @@ static void bpf_free_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	free_inode_nonrcu(inode);
 }
 
-static const struct super_operations bpf_super_ops = {
+const struct super_operations bpf_super_ops = {
 	.statfs		= simple_statfs,
 	.drop_inode	= generic_delete_inode,
 	.show_options	= bpf_show_options,
@@ -815,10 +817,7 @@ static int bpf_get_tree(struct fs_context *fc)
 
 static void bpf_free_fc(struct fs_context *fc)
 {
-	struct bpf_mount_opts *opts = fc->s_fs_info;
-
-	if (opts)
-		kfree(opts);
+	kfree(fc->s_fs_info);
 }
 
 static const struct fs_context_operations bpf_context_ops = {
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index d5cf8f4a548b..6d51d83b1406 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -5319,6 +5319,20 @@ static int bpf_prog_bind_map(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#define BPF_TOKEN_CREATE_LAST_FIELD token_create.bpffs_pathname
+
+static int token_create(union bpf_attr *attr)
+{
+	if (CHECK_ATTR(BPF_TOKEN_CREATE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* no flags are supported yet */
+	if (attr->token_create.flags)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return bpf_token_create(attr);
+}
+
 static int __sys_bpf(int cmd, bpfptr_t uattr, unsigned int size)
 {
 	union bpf_attr attr;
@@ -5452,6 +5466,9 @@ static int __sys_bpf(int cmd, bpfptr_t uattr, unsigned int size)
 	case BPF_PROG_BIND_MAP:
 		err = bpf_prog_bind_map(&attr);
 		break;
+	case BPF_TOKEN_CREATE:
+		err = token_create(&attr);
+		break;
 	default:
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		break;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/token.c b/kernel/bpf/token.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..638b9379a507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/bpf/token.c
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+#include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/fdtable.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/idr.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
+#include <linux/user_namespace.h>
+
+bool bpf_token_capable(const struct bpf_token *token, int cap)
+{
+	/* BPF token allows ns_capable() level of capabilities */
+	if (token) {
+		if (ns_capable(token->userns, cap))
+			return true;
+		if (cap != CAP_SYS_ADMIN && ns_capable(token->userns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+			return true;
+	}
+	/* otherwise fallback to capable() checks */
+	return capable(cap) || (cap != CAP_SYS_ADMIN && capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+}
+
+void bpf_token_inc(struct bpf_token *token)
+{
+	atomic64_inc(&token->refcnt);
+}
+
+static void bpf_token_free(struct bpf_token *token)
+{
+	put_user_ns(token->userns);
+	kvfree(token);
+}
+
+static void bpf_token_put_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct bpf_token *token = container_of(work, struct bpf_token, work);
+
+	bpf_token_free(token);
+}
+
+void bpf_token_put(struct bpf_token *token)
+{
+	if (!token)
+		return;
+
+	if (!atomic64_dec_and_test(&token->refcnt))
+		return;
+
+	INIT_WORK(&token->work, bpf_token_put_deferred);
+	schedule_work(&token->work);
+}
+
+static int bpf_token_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	struct bpf_token *token = filp->private_data;
+
+	bpf_token_put(token);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void bpf_token_show_fdinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct file *filp)
+{
+	struct bpf_token *token = filp->private_data;
+	u64 mask;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(__MAX_BPF_CMD >= 64);
+	mask = (1ULL << __MAX_BPF_CMD) - 1;
+	if ((token->allowed_cmds & mask) == mask)
+		seq_printf(m, "allowed_cmds:\tany\n");
+	else
+		seq_printf(m, "allowed_cmds:\t0x%llx\n", token->allowed_cmds);
+}
+
+static struct bpf_token *bpf_token_alloc(void)
+{
+	struct bpf_token *token;
+
+	token = kvzalloc(sizeof(*token), GFP_USER);
+	if (!token)
+		return NULL;
+
+	atomic64_set(&token->refcnt, 1);
+
+	return token;
+}
+
+#define BPF_TOKEN_INODE_NAME "bpf-token"
+
+static const struct inode_operations bpf_token_iops = { };
+
+static const struct file_operations bpf_token_fops = {
+	.release	= bpf_token_release,
+	.show_fdinfo	= bpf_token_show_fdinfo,
+};
+
+int bpf_token_create(union bpf_attr *attr)
+{
+	struct bpf_mount_opts *mnt_opts;
+	struct bpf_token *token = NULL;
+	struct user_namespace *userns;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct file *file;
+	struct path path;
+	umode_t mode;
+	int err, fd;
+
+	err = user_path_at(attr->token_create.bpffs_path_fd,
+			   u64_to_user_ptr(attr->token_create.bpffs_pathname),
+			   LOOKUP_FOLLOW | LOOKUP_EMPTY, &path);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (path.mnt->mnt_root != path.dentry) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_path;
+	}
+	if (path.mnt->mnt_sb->s_op != &bpf_super_ops) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_path;
+	}
+	err = path_permission(&path, MAY_ACCESS);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_path;
+
+	userns = path.dentry->d_sb->s_user_ns;
+	if (!ns_capable(userns, CAP_BPF)) {
+		err = -EPERM;
+		goto out_path;
+	}
+
+	mode = S_IFREG | ((S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR) & ~current_umask());
+	inode = bpf_get_inode(path.mnt->mnt_sb, NULL, mode);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+		goto out_path;
+	}
+
+	inode->i_op = &bpf_token_iops;
+	inode->i_fop = &bpf_token_fops;
+	clear_nlink(inode); /* make sure it is unlinked */
+
+	file = alloc_file_pseudo(inode, path.mnt, BPF_TOKEN_INODE_NAME, O_RDWR, &bpf_token_fops);
+	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
+		iput(inode);
+		err = PTR_ERR(file);
+		goto out_path;
+	}
+
+	token = bpf_token_alloc();
+	if (!token) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_file;
+	}
+
+	/* remember bpffs owning userns for future ns_capable() checks */
+	token->userns = get_user_ns(userns);
+
+	mnt_opts = path.dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info;
+	token->allowed_cmds = mnt_opts->delegate_cmds;
+
+	fd = get_unused_fd_flags(O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		err = fd;
+		goto out_token;
+	}
+
+	file->private_data = token;
+	fd_install(fd, file);
+
+	path_put(&path);
+	return fd;
+
+out_token:
+	bpf_token_free(token);
+out_file:
+	fput(file);
+out_path:
+	path_put(&path);
+	return err;
+}
+
+struct bpf_token *bpf_token_get_from_fd(u32 ufd)
+{
+	struct fd f = fdget(ufd);
+	struct bpf_token *token;
+
+	if (!f.file)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
+	if (f.file->f_op != &bpf_token_fops) {
+		fdput(f);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	token = f.file->private_data;
+	bpf_token_inc(token);
+	fdput(f);
+
+	return token;
+}
+
+bool bpf_token_allow_cmd(const struct bpf_token *token, enum bpf_cmd cmd)
+{
+	if (!token)
+		return false;
+
+	return token->allowed_cmds & (1ULL << cmd);
+}
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 7ba61b75bc0e..12d6c3b755e6 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -847,6 +847,37 @@ union bpf_iter_link_info {
  *		Returns zero on success. On error, -1 is returned and *errno*
  *		is set appropriately.
  *
+ * BPF_TOKEN_CREATE
+ *	Description
+ *		Create BPF token with embedded information about what
+ *		BPF-related functionality it allows:
+ *		- a set of allowed bpf() syscall commands;
+ *		- a set of allowed BPF map types to be created with
+ *		BPF_MAP_CREATE command, if BPF_MAP_CREATE itself is allowed;
+ *		- a set of allowed BPF program types and BPF program attach
+ *		types to be loaded with BPF_PROG_LOAD command, if
+ *		BPF_PROG_LOAD itself is allowed.
+ *
+ *		BPF token is created (derived) from an instance of BPF FS,
+ *		assuming it has necessary delegation mount options specified.
+ *		BPF FS mount is specified with openat()-style path FD + string.
+ *		This BPF token can be passed as an extra parameter to various
+ *		bpf() syscall commands to grant BPF subsystem functionality to
+ *		unprivileged processes.
+ *
+ *		When created, BPF token is "associated" with the owning
+ *		user namespace of BPF FS instance (super block) that it was
+ *		derived from, and subsequent BPF operations performed with
+ *		BPF token would be performing capabilities checks (i.e.,
+ *		CAP_BPF, CAP_PERFMON, CAP_NET_ADMIN, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) within
+ *		that user namespace. Without BPF token, such capabilities
+ *		have to be granted in init user namespace, making bpf()
+ *		syscall incompatible with user namespace, for the most part.
+ *
+ *	Return
+ *		A new file descriptor (a nonnegative integer), or -1 if an
+ *		error occurred (in which case, *errno* is set appropriately).
+ *
  * NOTES
  *	eBPF objects (maps and programs) can be shared between processes.
  *
@@ -901,6 +932,8 @@ enum bpf_cmd {
 	BPF_ITER_CREATE,
 	BPF_LINK_DETACH,
 	BPF_PROG_BIND_MAP,
+	BPF_TOKEN_CREATE,
+	__MAX_BPF_CMD,
 };
 
 enum bpf_map_type {
@@ -1699,6 +1732,12 @@ union bpf_attr {
 		__u32		flags;		/* extra flags */
 	} prog_bind_map;
 
+	struct { /* struct used by BPF_TOKEN_CREATE command */
+		__u32		flags;
+		__u32		bpffs_path_fd;
+		__aligned_u64	bpffs_pathname;
+	} token_create;
+
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
 /* The description below is an attempt at providing documentation to eBPF
