diff --git a/security/dummy.c b/security/dummy.c
index 26ee06e..48cf302 100644
--- a/security/dummy.c
+++ b/security/dummy.c
@@ -994,6 +994,13 @@
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int dummy_key_getsecurity(struct key *key, char **_buffer)
+{
+	*_buffer = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_KEYS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT
@@ -1210,6 +1217,7 @@
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, key_alloc);
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, key_free);
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, key_permission);
+	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, key_getsecurity);
 #endif	/* CONFIG_KEYS */
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, audit_rule_init);
diff --git a/security/keys/compat.c b/security/keys/compat.c
index e10ec99..c766c68 100644
--- a/security/keys/compat.c
+++ b/security/keys/compat.c
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
 	case KEYCTL_ASSUME_AUTHORITY:
 		return keyctl_assume_authority(arg2);
 
+	case KEYCTL_GET_SECURITY:
+		return keyctl_get_security(arg2, compat_ptr(arg3), arg4);
+
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
diff --git a/security/keys/internal.h b/security/keys/internal.h
index 3cc04c2..6361d37 100644
--- a/security/keys/internal.h
+++ b/security/keys/internal.h
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@
 extern long keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring(int);
 extern long keyctl_set_timeout(key_serial_t, unsigned);
 extern long keyctl_assume_authority(key_serial_t);
-
+extern long keyctl_get_security(key_serial_t keyid, char __user *buffer,
+				size_t buflen);
 
 /*
  * debugging key validation
diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 1698bf9..56e963b 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
@@ -1080,6 +1081,66 @@
 
 } /* end keyctl_assume_authority() */
 
+/*
+ * get the security label of a key
+ * - the key must grant us view permission
+ * - if there's a buffer, we place up to buflen bytes of data into it
+ * - unless there's an error, we return the amount of information available,
+ *   irrespective of how much we may have copied (including the terminal NUL)
+ * - implements keyctl(KEYCTL_GET_SECURITY)
+ */
+long keyctl_get_security(key_serial_t keyid,
+			 char __user *buffer,
+			 size_t buflen)
+{
+	struct key *key, *instkey;
+	key_ref_t key_ref;
+	char *context;
+	long ret;
+
+	key_ref = lookup_user_key(NULL, keyid, 0, 1, KEY_VIEW);
+	if (IS_ERR(key_ref)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(key_ref) != -EACCES)
+			return PTR_ERR(key_ref);
+
+		/* viewing a key under construction is also permitted if we
+		 * have the authorisation token handy */
+		instkey = key_get_instantiation_authkey(keyid);
+		if (IS_ERR(instkey))
+			return PTR_ERR(key_ref);
+		key_put(instkey);
+
+		key_ref = lookup_user_key(NULL, keyid, 0, 1, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(key_ref))
+			return PTR_ERR(key_ref);
+	}
+
+	key = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref);
+	ret = security_key_getsecurity(key, &context);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		/* if no information was returned, give userspace an empty
+		 * string */
+		ret = 1;
+		if (buffer && buflen > 0 &&
+		    copy_to_user(buffer, "", 1) != 0)
+			ret = -EFAULT;
+	} else if (ret > 0) {
+		/* return as much data as there's room for */
+		if (buffer && buflen > 0) {
+			if (buflen > ret)
+				buflen = ret;
+
+			if (copy_to_user(buffer, context, buflen) != 0)
+				ret = -EFAULT;
+		}
+
+		kfree(context);
+	}
+
+	key_ref_put(key_ref);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*
  * the key control system call
@@ -1160,6 +1221,11 @@
 	case KEYCTL_ASSUME_AUTHORITY:
 		return keyctl_assume_authority((key_serial_t) arg2);
 
+	case KEYCTL_GET_SECURITY:
+		return keyctl_get_security((key_serial_t) arg2,
+					   (char *) arg3,
+					   (size_t) arg4);
+
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index a809035..8e64a29 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -1156,6 +1156,11 @@
 	return security_ops->key_permission(key_ref, context, perm);
 }
 
+int security_key_getsecurity(struct key *key, char **_buffer)
+{
+	return security_ops->key_getsecurity(key, _buffer);
+}
+
 #endif	/* CONFIG_KEYS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 047365a..838d1e5 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -5300,6 +5300,20 @@
 			    SECCLASS_KEY, perm, NULL);
 }
 
+static int selinux_key_getsecurity(struct key *key, char **_buffer)
+{
+	struct key_security_struct *ksec = key->security;
+	char *context = NULL;
+	unsigned len;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = security_sid_to_context(ksec->sid, &context, &len);
+	if (!rc)
+		rc = len;
+	*_buffer = context;
+	return rc;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 static struct security_operations selinux_ops = {
@@ -5488,6 +5502,7 @@
 	.key_alloc =			selinux_key_alloc,
 	.key_free =			selinux_key_free,
 	.key_permission =		selinux_key_permission,
+	.key_getsecurity =		selinux_key_getsecurity,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT