diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index c118c1df881a..14eaf2d5ec13 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -495,6 +495,15 @@ enum bpf_func_id {
 	 */
 	BPF_FUNC_get_socket_cookie,
 
+	/**
+	 * u32 bpf_get_socket_uid(skb)
+	 *     Get the owner uid of the socket stored inside sk_buff.
+	 *     @skb: pointer to skb
+	 *     Return: uid of the socket owner on success or 0 if the socket pointer
+	 *     inside sk_buff is NULL
+	 */
+	BPF_FUNC_get_socket_uid,
+
 	__BPF_FUNC_MAX_ID,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 1aa3d6f433f4..14ad25bb3eb3 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -2547,6 +2547,24 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_socket_cookie_proto = {
 	.arg1_type      = ARG_PTR_TO_CTX,
 };
 
+BPF_CALL_1(bpf_get_socket_uid, struct sk_buff *, skb)
+{
+	struct sock *sk = sk_to_full_sk(skb->sk);
+	kuid_t kuid;
+
+	if (!sk || !sk_fullsock(sk))
+		return overflowuid;
+	kuid = sock_net_uid(sock_net(sk), sk);
+	return from_kuid_munged(sock_net(sk)->user_ns, kuid);
+}
+
+static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_socket_uid_proto = {
+	.func           = bpf_get_socket_uid,
+	.gpl_only       = false,
+	.ret_type       = RET_INTEGER,
+	.arg1_type      = ARG_PTR_TO_CTX,
+};
+
 static const struct bpf_func_proto *
 sk_filter_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id)
 {
@@ -2570,6 +2588,8 @@ sk_filter_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id)
 			return bpf_get_trace_printk_proto();
 	case BPF_FUNC_get_socket_cookie:
 		return &bpf_get_socket_cookie_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_get_socket_uid:
+		return &bpf_get_socket_uid_proto;
 	default:
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 535792b750ae..42dfbeb416b7 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -466,6 +466,14 @@ enum bpf_func_id {
 	 */
 	BPF_FUNC_get_socket_cookie,
 
+	/**
+	 * u32 bpf_get_socket_uid(skb)
+	 *     Get the owner uid of the socket stored inside sk_buff.
+	 *     @skb: pointer to skb
+	 *     Return: uid of the socket owner on success or overflowuid if failed.
+	 */
+	BPF_FUNC_get_socket_uid,
+
 	__BPF_FUNC_MAX_ID,
 };