diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
index 5f0d0725ca32..8b0d38dc4147 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
@@ -351,12 +351,26 @@ static __always_inline void rt_mutex_adjust_prio(struct task_struct *p)
 static __always_inline void rt_mutex_wake_q_add(struct rt_wake_q_head *wqh,
 						struct rt_mutex_waiter *w)
 {
-	wake_q_add(&wqh->head, w->task);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) && w->wake_state != TASK_NORMAL) {
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING))
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(wqh->rtlock_task);
+		get_task_struct(w->task);
+		wqh->rtlock_task = w->task;
+	} else {
+		wake_q_add(&wqh->head, w->task);
+	}
 }
 
 static __always_inline void rt_mutex_wake_up_q(struct rt_wake_q_head *wqh)
 {
-	wake_up_q(&wqh->head);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) && wqh->rtlock_task) {
+		wake_up_state(wqh->rtlock_task, TASK_RTLOCK_WAIT);
+		put_task_struct(wqh->rtlock_task);
+		wqh->rtlock_task = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!wake_q_empty(&wqh->head))
+		wake_up_q(&wqh->head);
 
 	/* Pairs with preempt_disable() in mark_wakeup_next_waiter() */
 	preempt_enable();
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex_common.h b/kernel/locking/rtmutex_common.h
index ff36316003d8..424ee0f5e5a4 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex_common.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex_common.h
@@ -42,15 +42,18 @@ struct rt_mutex_waiter {
 /**
  * rt_wake_q_head - Wrapper around regular wake_q_head to support
  *		    "sleeping" spinlocks on RT
- * @head:	The regular wake_q_head for sleeping lock variants
+ * @head:		The regular wake_q_head for sleeping lock variants
+ * @rtlock_task:	Task pointer for RT lock (spin/rwlock) wakeups
  */
 struct rt_wake_q_head {
 	struct wake_q_head	head;
+	struct task_struct	*rtlock_task;
 };
 
 #define DEFINE_RT_WAKE_Q(name)						\
 	struct rt_wake_q_head name = {					\
 		.head		= WAKE_Q_HEAD_INITIALIZER(name.head),	\
+		.rtlock_task	= NULL,					\
 	}
 
 /*