diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
index a8d0759a9e40..eea2fc75a98f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
@@ -197,4 +197,10 @@ struct prctl_mm_map {
 # define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER		3
 # define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL	4
 
+/* Sets the timerslack for arbitrary threads
+ * arg2 slack value, 0 means "use default"
+ * arg3 pid of the thread whose timer slack needs to be set
+ */
+#define PR_SET_TIMERSLACK_PID 47
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_PRCTL_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 6af9212ab5aa..fd0680992912 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -2076,6 +2076,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(prctl, int, option, unsigned long, arg2, unsigned long, arg3,
 		unsigned long, arg4, unsigned long, arg5)
 {
 	struct task_struct *me = current;
+	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	unsigned char comm[sizeof(me->comm)];
 	long error;
 
@@ -2199,6 +2200,23 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(prctl, int, option, unsigned long, arg2, unsigned long, arg3,
 			else
 				return -EINVAL;
 			break;
+		case PR_SET_TIMERSLACK_PID:
+			rcu_read_lock();
+			tsk = find_task_by_pid_ns((pid_t)arg3, &init_pid_ns);
+			if (tsk == NULL) {
+				rcu_read_unlock();
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			get_task_struct(tsk);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			if (arg2 <= 0)
+				tsk->timer_slack_ns =
+					tsk->default_timer_slack_ns;
+			else
+				tsk->timer_slack_ns = arg2;
+			put_task_struct(tsk);
+			error = 0;
+			break;
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}