diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index 88c8a2d83eb3..72580f1a72a2 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ struct netlink_callback {
 	struct netlink_ext_ack	*extack;
 	u16			family;
 	u16			min_dump_alloc;
+	bool			strict_check;
 	unsigned int		prev_seq, seq;
 	long			args[6];
 };
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
index 776bc92e9118..486ed1f0c0bc 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ enum nlmsgerr_attrs {
 #define NETLINK_LIST_MEMBERSHIPS	9
 #define NETLINK_CAP_ACK			10
 #define NETLINK_EXT_ACK			11
+#define NETLINK_DUMP_STRICT_CHK		12
 
 struct nl_pktinfo {
 	__u32	group;
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 7ac585f33a9e..e613a9f89600 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1706,6 +1706,13 @@ static int netlink_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 			nlk->flags &= ~NETLINK_F_EXT_ACK;
 		err = 0;
 		break;
+	case NETLINK_DUMP_STRICT_CHK:
+		if (val)
+			nlk->flags |= NETLINK_F_STRICT_CHK;
+		else
+			nlk->flags &= ~NETLINK_F_STRICT_CHK;
+		err = 0;
+		break;
 	default:
 		err = -ENOPROTOOPT;
 	}
@@ -1799,6 +1806,15 @@ static int netlink_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 			return -EFAULT;
 		err = 0;
 		break;
+	case NETLINK_DUMP_STRICT_CHK:
+		if (len < sizeof(int))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		len = sizeof(int);
+		val = nlk->flags & NETLINK_F_STRICT_CHK ? 1 : 0;
+		if (put_user(len, optlen) || put_user(val, optval))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		err = 0;
+		break;
 	default:
 		err = -ENOPROTOOPT;
 	}
@@ -2282,9 +2298,9 @@ int __netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			 const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			 struct netlink_dump_control *control)
 {
+	struct netlink_sock *nlk, *nlk2;
 	struct netlink_callback *cb;
 	struct sock *sk;
-	struct netlink_sock *nlk;
 	int ret;
 
 	refcount_inc(&skb->users);
@@ -2318,6 +2334,9 @@ int __netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	cb->min_dump_alloc = control->min_dump_alloc;
 	cb->skb = skb;
 
+	nlk2 = nlk_sk(NETLINK_CB(skb).sk);
+	cb->strict_check = !!(nlk2->flags & NETLINK_F_STRICT_CHK);
+
 	if (control->start) {
 		ret = control->start(cb);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.h b/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
index 962de7b3c023..5f454c8de6a4 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define NETLINK_F_LISTEN_ALL_NSID	0x10
 #define NETLINK_F_CAP_ACK		0x20
 #define NETLINK_F_EXT_ACK		0x40
+#define NETLINK_F_STRICT_CHK		0x80
 
 #define NLGRPSZ(x)	(ALIGN(x, sizeof(unsigned long) * 8) / 8)
 #define NLGRPLONGS(x)	(NLGRPSZ(x)/sizeof(unsigned long))