diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 5f1730c24637..472bc6b6bc6a 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -1295,6 +1295,15 @@ config ARCH_HAS_PARANOID_L1D_FLUSH
 config ARCH_HAVE_TRACE_MMIO_ACCESS
 	bool
 
+config ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG
+	bool
+	depends on PGTABLE_LEVELS > 2
+	help
+	  Architectures that select this option are capable of setting the
+	  accessed bit in non-leaf PMD entries when using them as part of linear
+	  address translations. Page table walkers that clear the accessed bit
+	  may use this capability to reduce their search space.
+
 source "kernel/gcov/Kconfig"
 
 source "scripts/gcc-plugins/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 19e874902318..fc66a54a661f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ config X86
 	select ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API		if X86_64
 	select ARCH_HAS_PTE_DEVMAP		if X86_64
 	select ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL
+	select ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG
 	select ARCH_HAS_UACCESS_FLUSHCACHE	if X86_64
 	select ARCH_HAS_COPY_MC			if X86_64
 	select ARCH_HAS_SET_MEMORY
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 3908780fc408..01a1763123ff 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -817,7 +817,8 @@ static inline unsigned long pmd_page_vaddr(pmd_t pmd)
 
 static inline int pmd_bad(pmd_t pmd)
 {
-	return (pmd_flags(pmd) & ~_PAGE_USER) != _KERNPG_TABLE;
+	return (pmd_flags(pmd) & ~(_PAGE_USER | _PAGE_ACCESSED)) !=
+	       (_KERNPG_TABLE & ~_PAGE_ACCESSED);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long pages_to_mb(unsigned long npg)
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c b/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
index 3481b35cb4ec..a224193d84bf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ int ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
+#if defined(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG)
 int pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			      unsigned long addr, pmd_t *pmdp)
 {
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@ int pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 	return ret;
 }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
 int pudp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			      unsigned long addr, pud_t *pudp)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/pgtable.h b/include/linux/pgtable.h
index 2f1188980baf..e6889556e0bf 100644
--- a/include/linux/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/pgtable.h
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static inline int ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_PMDP_TEST_AND_CLEAR_YOUNG
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
+#if defined(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG)
 static inline int pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 					    unsigned long address,
 					    pmd_t *pmdp)
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static inline int pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	BUILD_BUG();
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE */
+#endif /* CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE || CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG */
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_CLEAR_YOUNG_FLUSH