diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index c9bab41685cf..4987cb0c59c4 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -372,10 +372,46 @@ static inline void tcp_dec_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 }
 
-#define	TCP_ECN_OK		1
-#define	TCP_ECN_QUEUE_CWR	2
-#define	TCP_ECN_DEMAND_CWR	4
-#define	TCP_ECN_SEEN		8
+#define	TCP_ECN_MODE_RFC3168	BIT(0)
+#define	TCP_ECN_QUEUE_CWR	BIT(1)
+#define	TCP_ECN_DEMAND_CWR	BIT(2)
+#define	TCP_ECN_SEEN		BIT(3)
+#define	TCP_ECN_MODE_ACCECN	BIT(4)
+
+#define	TCP_ECN_DISABLED	0
+#define	TCP_ECN_MODE_PENDING	(TCP_ECN_MODE_RFC3168 | TCP_ECN_MODE_ACCECN)
+#define	TCP_ECN_MODE_ANY	(TCP_ECN_MODE_RFC3168 | TCP_ECN_MODE_ACCECN)
+
+static inline bool tcp_ecn_mode_any(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
+{
+	return tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_MODE_ANY;
+}
+
+static inline bool tcp_ecn_mode_rfc3168(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
+{
+	return (tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_MODE_ANY) == TCP_ECN_MODE_RFC3168;
+}
+
+static inline bool tcp_ecn_mode_accecn(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
+{
+	return (tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_MODE_ANY) == TCP_ECN_MODE_ACCECN;
+}
+
+static inline bool tcp_ecn_disabled(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
+{
+	return !tcp_ecn_mode_any(tp);
+}
+
+static inline bool tcp_ecn_mode_pending(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
+{
+	return (tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_MODE_PENDING) == TCP_ECN_MODE_PENDING;
+}
+
+static inline void tcp_ecn_mode_set(struct tcp_sock *tp, u8 mode)
+{
+	tp->ecn_flags &= ~TCP_ECN_MODE_ANY;
+	tp->ecn_flags |= mode;
+}
 
 enum tcp_tw_status {
 	TCP_TW_SUCCESS = 0,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 0d704bda6c41..e30204394175 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -4107,7 +4107,7 @@ void tcp_get_info(struct sock *sk, struct tcp_info *info)
 		info->tcpi_rcv_wscale = tp->rx_opt.rcv_wscale;
 	}
 
-	if (tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_OK)
+	if (tcp_ecn_mode_any(tp))
 		info->tcpi_options |= TCPI_OPT_ECN;
 	if (tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_SEEN)
 		info->tcpi_options |= TCPI_OPT_ECN_SEEN;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
index 8a45a4aea933..03abe0848420 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ __bpf_kfunc static void dctcp_init(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
-	if ((tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_OK) ||
+	if (tcp_ecn_mode_any(tp) ||
 	    (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN ||
 	     sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE)) {
 		struct dctcp *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 4751f55a79ad..0804f146d6dc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static bool tcp_in_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk)
 
 static void tcp_ecn_queue_cwr(struct tcp_sock *tp)
 {
-	if (tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_OK)
+	if (tcp_ecn_mode_rfc3168(tp))
 		tp->ecn_flags |= TCP_ECN_QUEUE_CWR;
 }
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static void tcp_data_ecn_check(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
-	if (!(tcp_sk(sk)->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_OK))
+	if (tcp_ecn_disabled(tp))
 		return;
 
 	switch (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->ip_dsfield & INET_ECN_MASK) {
@@ -394,19 +394,19 @@ static void tcp_data_ecn_check(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static void tcp_ecn_rcv_synack(struct tcp_sock *tp, const struct tcphdr *th)
 {
-	if ((tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_OK) && (!th->ece || th->cwr))
-		tp->ecn_flags &= ~TCP_ECN_OK;
+	if (tcp_ecn_mode_rfc3168(tp) && (!th->ece || th->cwr))
+		tcp_ecn_mode_set(tp, TCP_ECN_DISABLED);
 }
 
 static void tcp_ecn_rcv_syn(struct tcp_sock *tp, const struct tcphdr *th)
 {
-	if ((tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_OK) && (!th->ece || !th->cwr))
-		tp->ecn_flags &= ~TCP_ECN_OK;
+	if (tcp_ecn_mode_rfc3168(tp) && (!th->ece || !th->cwr))
+		tcp_ecn_mode_set(tp, TCP_ECN_DISABLED);
 }
 
 static bool tcp_ecn_rcv_ecn_echo(const struct tcp_sock *tp, const struct tcphdr *th)
 {
-	if (th->ece && !th->syn && (tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_OK))
+	if (th->ece && !th->syn && tcp_ecn_mode_rfc3168(tp))
 		return true;
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index b089b08e9617..64d242571449 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -462,7 +462,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_openreq_init_rwin);
 static void tcp_ecn_openreq_child(struct tcp_sock *tp,
 				  const struct request_sock *req)
 {
-	tp->ecn_flags = inet_rsk(req)->ecn_ok ? TCP_ECN_OK : 0;
+	tcp_ecn_mode_set(tp, inet_rsk(req)->ecn_ok ?
+			     TCP_ECN_MODE_RFC3168 :
+			     TCP_ECN_DISABLED);
 }
 
 void tcp_ca_openreq_child(struct sock *sk, const struct dst_entry *dst)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index fde40ffc32ff..c2763c3361ad 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static void tcp_ecn_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags &= ~TCPHDR_CWR;
-	if (!(tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_OK))
+	if (tcp_ecn_disabled(tp))
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags &= ~TCPHDR_ECE;
 	else if (tcp_ca_needs_ecn(sk) ||
 		 tcp_bpf_ca_needs_ecn(sk))
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static void tcp_ecn_send_syn(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			INET_ECN_xmit(sk);
 
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags |= TCPHDR_ECE | TCPHDR_CWR;
-		tp->ecn_flags = TCP_ECN_OK;
+		tcp_ecn_mode_set(tp, TCP_ECN_MODE_RFC3168);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static void tcp_ecn_send(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
-	if (tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_OK) {
+	if (tcp_ecn_mode_rfc3168(tp)) {
 		/* Not-retransmitted data segment: set ECT and inject CWR. */
 		if (skb->len != tcp_header_len &&
 		    !before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, tp->snd_nxt)) {
