diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index 0496cb5b6eab..42bd1cb7c9cd 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -148,6 +148,38 @@ struct file *anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfile);
 
+/**
+ * anon_inode_getfile_fmode - creates a new file instance by hooking it up to an
+ *                      anonymous inode, and a dentry that describe the "class"
+ *                      of the file
+ *
+ * @name:    [in]    name of the "class" of the new file
+ * @fops:    [in]    file operations for the new file
+ * @priv:    [in]    private data for the new file (will be file's private_data)
+ * @flags:   [in]    flags
+ * @f_mode:  [in]    fmode
+ *
+ * Creates a new file by hooking it on a single inode. This is useful for files
+ * that do not need to have a full-fledged inode in order to operate correctly.
+ * All the files created with anon_inode_getfile() will share a single inode,
+ * hence saving memory and avoiding code duplication for the file/inode/dentry
+ * setup. Allows setting the fmode. Returns the newly created file* or an error
+ * pointer.
+ */
+struct file *anon_inode_getfile_fmode(const char *name,
+				const struct file_operations *fops,
+				void *priv, int flags, fmode_t f_mode)
+{
+	struct file *file;
+
+	file = __anon_inode_getfile(name, fops, priv, flags, NULL, false);
+	if (!IS_ERR(file))
+		file->f_mode |= f_mode;
+
+	return file;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfile_fmode);
+
 /**
  * anon_inode_create_getfile - Like anon_inode_getfile(), but creates a new
  *                             !S_PRIVATE anon inode rather than reuse the
@@ -271,6 +303,7 @@ int anon_inode_create_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops
 	return __anon_inode_getfd(name, fops, priv, flags, context_inode, true);
 }
 
+
 static int __init anon_inode_init(void)
 {
 	anon_inode_mnt = kern_mount(&anon_inode_fs_type);
diff --git a/include/linux/anon_inodes.h b/include/linux/anon_inodes.h
index 93a5f16d03f3..edef565c2a1a 100644
--- a/include/linux/anon_inodes.h
+++ b/include/linux/anon_inodes.h
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_ANON_INODES_H
 #define _LINUX_ANON_INODES_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
 struct file_operations;
 struct inode;
 
 struct file *anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
 				const struct file_operations *fops,
 				void *priv, int flags);
+struct file *anon_inode_getfile_fmode(const char *name,
+				const struct file_operations *fops,
+				void *priv, int flags, fmode_t f_mode);
 struct file *anon_inode_create_getfile(const char *name,
 				       const struct file_operations *fops,
 				       void *priv, int flags,