diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
index 302b5ed616a6..35e17f748ca7 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
@@ -265,6 +265,13 @@ aio-nr can grow to.
 
 ==============================================================
 
+mount-max:
+
+This denotes the maximum number of mounts that may exist
+in a mount namespace.
+
+==============================================================
+
 
 2. /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
 ----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/fs/mount.h b/fs/mount.h
index e037981d8351..d2e25d7b64b3 100644
--- a/fs/mount.h
+++ b/fs/mount.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ struct mnt_namespace {
 	u64			seq;	/* Sequence number to prevent loops */
 	wait_queue_head_t poll;
 	u64 event;
+	unsigned int		mounts; /* # of mounts in the namespace */
+	unsigned int		pending_mounts;
 };
 
 struct mnt_pcp {
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 8a0e90eb81d3..db1b5a38864e 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #include "pnode.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 
+/* Maximum number of mounts in a mount namespace */
+unsigned int sysctl_mount_max __read_mostly = 100000;
+
 static unsigned int m_hash_mask __read_mostly;
 static unsigned int m_hash_shift __read_mostly;
 static unsigned int mp_hash_mask __read_mostly;
@@ -899,6 +902,9 @@ static void commit_tree(struct mount *mnt, struct mount *shadows)
 
 	list_splice(&head, n->list.prev);
 
+	n->mounts += n->pending_mounts;
+	n->pending_mounts = 0;
+
 	attach_shadowed(mnt, parent, shadows);
 	touch_mnt_namespace(n);
 }
@@ -1419,11 +1425,16 @@ static void umount_tree(struct mount *mnt, enum umount_tree_flags how)
 		propagate_umount(&tmp_list);
 
 	while (!list_empty(&tmp_list)) {
+		struct mnt_namespace *ns;
 		bool disconnect;
 		p = list_first_entry(&tmp_list, struct mount, mnt_list);
 		list_del_init(&p->mnt_expire);
 		list_del_init(&p->mnt_list);
-		__touch_mnt_namespace(p->mnt_ns);
+		ns = p->mnt_ns;
+		if (ns) {
+			ns->mounts--;
+			__touch_mnt_namespace(ns);
+		}
 		p->mnt_ns = NULL;
 		if (how & UMOUNT_SYNC)
 			p->mnt.mnt_flags |= MNT_SYNC_UMOUNT;
@@ -1840,6 +1851,28 @@ static int invent_group_ids(struct mount *mnt, bool recurse)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int count_mounts(struct mnt_namespace *ns, struct mount *mnt)
+{
+	unsigned int max = READ_ONCE(sysctl_mount_max);
+	unsigned int mounts = 0, old, pending, sum;
+	struct mount *p;
+
+	for (p = mnt; p; p = next_mnt(p, mnt))
+		mounts++;
+
+	old = ns->mounts;
+	pending = ns->pending_mounts;
+	sum = old + pending;
+	if ((old > sum) ||
+	    (pending > sum) ||
+	    (max < sum) ||
+	    (mounts > (max - sum)))
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	ns->pending_mounts = pending + mounts;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  *  @source_mnt : mount tree to be attached
  *  @nd         : place the mount tree @source_mnt is attached
@@ -1909,10 +1942,18 @@ static int attach_recursive_mnt(struct mount *source_mnt,
 			struct path *parent_path)
 {
 	HLIST_HEAD(tree_list);
+	struct mnt_namespace *ns = dest_mnt->mnt_ns;
 	struct mount *child, *p;
 	struct hlist_node *n;
 	int err;
 
+	/* Is there space to add these mounts to the mount namespace? */
+	if (!parent_path) {
+		err = count_mounts(ns, source_mnt);
+		if (err)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (IS_MNT_SHARED(dest_mnt)) {
 		err = invent_group_ids(source_mnt, true);
 		if (err)
@@ -1949,11 +1990,13 @@ static int attach_recursive_mnt(struct mount *source_mnt,
  out_cleanup_ids:
 	while (!hlist_empty(&tree_list)) {
 		child = hlist_entry(tree_list.first, struct mount, mnt_hash);
+		child->mnt_parent->mnt_ns->pending_mounts = 0;
 		umount_tree(child, UMOUNT_SYNC);
 	}
 	unlock_mount_hash();
 	cleanup_group_ids(source_mnt, NULL);
  out:
+	ns->pending_mounts = 0;
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2776,6 +2819,8 @@ static struct mnt_namespace *alloc_mnt_ns(struct user_namespace *user_ns)
 	new_ns->event = 0;
 	new_ns->user_ns = get_user_ns(user_ns);
 	new_ns->ucounts = ucounts;
+	new_ns->mounts = 0;
+	new_ns->pending_mounts = 0;
 	return new_ns;
 }
 
@@ -2825,6 +2870,7 @@ struct mnt_namespace *copy_mnt_ns(unsigned long flags, struct mnt_namespace *ns,
 	q = new;
 	while (p) {
 		q->mnt_ns = new_ns;
+		new_ns->mounts++;
 		if (new_fs) {
 			if (&p->mnt == new_fs->root.mnt) {
 				new_fs->root.mnt = mntget(&q->mnt);
@@ -2863,6 +2909,7 @@ static struct mnt_namespace *create_mnt_ns(struct vfsmount *m)
 		struct mount *mnt = real_mount(m);
 		mnt->mnt_ns = new_ns;
 		new_ns->root = mnt;
+		new_ns->mounts++;
 		list_add(&mnt->mnt_list, &new_ns->list);
 	} else {
 		mntput(m);
diff --git a/fs/pnode.c b/fs/pnode.c
index 99899705b105..234a9ac49958 100644
--- a/fs/pnode.c
+++ b/fs/pnode.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int propagate_one(struct mount *m)
 		read_sequnlock_excl(&mount_lock);
 	}
 	hlist_add_head(&child->mnt_hash, list);
-	return 0;
+	return count_mounts(m->mnt_ns, child);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/pnode.h b/fs/pnode.h
index 0fcdbe7ca648..550f5a8b4fcf 100644
--- a/fs/pnode.h
+++ b/fs/pnode.h
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@ void mnt_set_mountpoint(struct mount *, struct mountpoint *,
 struct mount *copy_tree(struct mount *, struct dentry *, int);
 bool is_path_reachable(struct mount *, struct dentry *,
 			 const struct path *root);
+int count_mounts(struct mnt_namespace *ns, struct mount *mnt);
 #endif /* _LINUX_PNODE_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/mount.h b/include/linux/mount.h
index 54a594d49733..1172cce949a4 100644
--- a/include/linux/mount.h
+++ b/include/linux/mount.h
@@ -96,4 +96,6 @@ extern void mark_mounts_for_expiry(struct list_head *mounts);
 
 extern dev_t name_to_dev_t(const char *name);
 
+extern unsigned int sysctl_mount_max;
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_MOUNT_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index b43d0b27c1fe..03f18cc15697 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched/sysctl.h>
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <linux/mount.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
@@ -1838,6 +1839,14 @@ static struct ctl_table fs_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_doulongvec_minmax,
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "mount-max",
+		.data		= &sysctl_mount_max,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= &one,
+	},
 	{ }
 };