diff --git a/include/linux/pid.h b/include/linux/pid.h
index 2a83e434db9d..9645b1194c98 100644
--- a/include/linux/pid.h
+++ b/include/linux/pid.h
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ extern struct pid init_struct_pid;
 
 extern const struct file_operations pidfd_fops;
 
+struct file;
+
+extern struct pid *pidfd_pid(const struct file *file);
+
 static inline struct pid *get_pid(struct pid *pid)
 {
 	if (pid)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/wait.h b/include/uapi/linux/wait.h
index ac49a220cf2a..85b809fc9f11 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/wait.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/wait.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define P_ALL		0
 #define P_PID		1
 #define P_PGID		2
+#define P_PIDFD		3
 
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_WAIT_H */
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index a75b6a7f458a..64bb6893a37d 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1552,6 +1552,23 @@ end:
 	return retval;
 }
 
+static struct pid *pidfd_get_pid(unsigned int fd)
+{
+	struct fd f;
+	struct pid *pid;
+
+	f = fdget(fd);
+	if (!f.file)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
+
+	pid = pidfd_pid(f.file);
+	if (!IS_ERR(pid))
+		get_pid(pid);
+
+	fdput(f);
+	return pid;
+}
+
 static long kernel_waitid(int which, pid_t upid, struct waitid_info *infop,
 			  int options, struct rusage *ru)
 {
@@ -1574,19 +1591,29 @@ static long kernel_waitid(int which, pid_t upid, struct waitid_info *infop,
 		type = PIDTYPE_PID;
 		if (upid <= 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
+
+		pid = find_get_pid(upid);
 		break;
 	case P_PGID:
 		type = PIDTYPE_PGID;
 		if (upid <= 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
+
+		pid = find_get_pid(upid);
+		break;
+	case P_PIDFD:
+		type = PIDTYPE_PID;
+		if (upid < 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		pid = pidfd_get_pid(upid);
+		if (IS_ERR(pid))
+			return PTR_ERR(pid);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (type < PIDTYPE_MAX)
-		pid = find_get_pid(upid);
-
 	wo.wo_type	= type;
 	wo.wo_pid	= pid;
 	wo.wo_flags	= options;
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index d8ae0f1b4148..b169e2ca2d84 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1690,6 +1690,14 @@ static inline void rcu_copy_process(struct task_struct *p)
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU */
 }
 
+struct pid *pidfd_pid(const struct file *file)
+{
+	if (file->f_op == &pidfd_fops)
+		return file->private_data;
+
+	return ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
+}
+
 static int pidfd_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct pid *pid = file->private_data;
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 91b789dd6e72..2e567f64812f 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -3672,8 +3672,11 @@ static int copy_siginfo_from_user_any(kernel_siginfo_t *kinfo, siginfo_t *info)
 
 static struct pid *pidfd_to_pid(const struct file *file)
 {
-	if (file->f_op == &pidfd_fops)
-		return file->private_data;
+	struct pid *pid;
+
+	pid = pidfd_pid(file);
+	if (!IS_ERR(pid))
+		return pid;
 
 	return tgid_pidfd_to_pid(file);
 }