diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/socket.h
index 082355f159e67..16449d330dae9 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 /* O_NONBLOCK clashes with the bits used for socket types.  Therefore we
  * have to define SOCK_NONBLOCK to a different value here.
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/socket.h
index dec6f9afb3cf9..d958c74e52608 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif /* _ASM_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/socket.h
index 247b88c760bef..30078f98b3ab8 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif /* __ASM_AVR32_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/cris/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/cris/include/asm/socket.h
index e269264df7c4f..048aba64600c9 100644
--- a/arch/cris/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/cris/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif /* _ASM_SOCKET_H */
 
diff --git a/arch/frv/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/frv/include/asm/socket.h
index ce80fdadcce57..7a361810f3cce 100644
--- a/arch/frv/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/frv/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif /* _ASM_SOCKET_H */
 
diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/h8300/include/asm/socket.h
index cf1daab6f27ef..e7bbfcee5b991 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif /* _ASM_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/socket.h
index 4b03664e3fb50..ced62de9d5a92 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -73,5 +73,6 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif /* _ASM_IA64_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/m32r/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/m32r/include/asm/socket.h
index e8b8c5bb053c1..696cb4c7ca4e4 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/m32r/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif /* _ASM_M32R_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/socket.h
index d4708ce466e06..e8b41a6775f9c 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif /* _ASM_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/socket.h
index ad5c0a7a02a7e..52104872e9e36 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ To add: #define SO_REUSEPORT 0x0200	/* Allow local address and port reuse.  */
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/socket.h
index 876356d785224..013fcc51698f8 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif /* _ASM_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/socket.h
index d28c51b61067e..f717c9bec16fe 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		0x4022
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		0x4023
 
 /* O_NONBLOCK clashes with the bits used for socket types.  Therefore we
  * have to define SOCK_NONBLOCK to a different value here.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/socket.h
index 2fc2af8fbf59b..fe1c0b478fd7b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -71,5 +71,6 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif	/* _ASM_POWERPC_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/socket.h
index 67b5c1b14b511..581702fa1b0c5 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif /* _ASM_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/socket.h
index 8af1b64168b3a..68e2e2746f6f8 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		0x0025
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		0x0026
 
 /* Security levels - as per NRL IPv6 - don't actually do anything */
 #define SO_SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION		0x5001
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/socket.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/socket.h
index bb06968be227b..74818b161362b 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/socket.h
@@ -75,5 +75,6 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS		SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 
 #endif	/* _XTENSA_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/socket.h b/include/asm-generic/socket.h
index 49c1704173e75..d9aaac0c36d46 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/socket.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/socket.h
@@ -67,4 +67,5 @@
 
 #define SO_WIFI_STATUS		41
 #define SCM_WIFI_STATUS	SO_WIFI_STATUS
+#define SO_PEEK_OFF		42
 #endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index b29923006b11e..be60c7f5e145d 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ struct proto_ops {
 				      int offset, size_t size, int flags);
 	ssize_t 	(*splice_read)(struct socket *sock,  loff_t *ppos,
 				       struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, size_t len, unsigned int flags);
+	void		(*set_peek_off)(struct sock *sk, int val);
 };
 
 #define DECLARE_SOCKADDR(type, dst, src)	\
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 91c1c8baf020d..9c0553b9e451a 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ struct sock {
 	struct page		*sk_sndmsg_page;
 	struct sk_buff		*sk_send_head;
 	__u32			sk_sndmsg_off;
+	__s32			sk_peek_off;
 	int			sk_write_pending;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
 	void			*sk_security;
@@ -373,6 +374,30 @@ struct sock {
 	void                    (*sk_destruct)(struct sock *sk);
 };
 
+static inline int sk_peek_offset(struct sock *sk, int flags)
+{
+	if ((flags & MSG_PEEK) && (sk->sk_peek_off >= 0))
+		return sk->sk_peek_off;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void sk_peek_offset_bwd(struct sock *sk, int val)
+{
+	if (sk->sk_peek_off >= 0) {
+		if (sk->sk_peek_off >= val)
+			sk->sk_peek_off -= val;
+		else
+			sk->sk_peek_off = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void sk_peek_offset_fwd(struct sock *sk, int val)
+{
+	if (sk->sk_peek_off >= 0)
+		sk->sk_peek_off += val;
+}
+
 /*
  * Hashed lists helper routines
  */
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 02f8dfe320b77..19942d4bb6e6e 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -793,6 +793,12 @@ int sock_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 		sock_valbool_flag(sk, SOCK_WIFI_STATUS, valbool);
 		break;
 
+	case SO_PEEK_OFF:
+		if (sock->ops->set_peek_off)
+			sock->ops->set_peek_off(sk, val);
+		else
+			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -ENOPROTOOPT;
 		break;
@@ -1018,6 +1024,12 @@ int sock_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 		v.val = !!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_WIFI_STATUS);
 		break;
 
+	case SO_PEEK_OFF:
+		if (!sock->ops->set_peek_off)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+		v.val = sk->sk_peek_off;
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -ENOPROTOOPT;
 	}
@@ -2092,6 +2104,7 @@ void sock_init_data(struct socket *sock, struct sock *sk)
 
 	sk->sk_sndmsg_page	=	NULL;
 	sk->sk_sndmsg_off	=	0;
+	sk->sk_peek_off		=	-1;
 
 	sk->sk_peer_pid 	=	NULL;
 	sk->sk_peer_cred	=	NULL;