diff --git a/fs/notify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/Kconfig
index dffbb09..22c629e 100644
--- a/fs/notify/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/notify/Kconfig
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ config FSNOTIFY
 
 source "fs/notify/dnotify/Kconfig"
 source "fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig"
+source "fs/notify/fanotify/Kconfig"
diff --git a/fs/notify/Makefile b/fs/notify/Makefile
index 0922cc8..396a387 100644
--- a/fs/notify/Makefile
+++ b/fs/notify/Makefile
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FSNOTIFY)		+= fsnotify.o notification.o group.o inode_mark.o
 
 obj-y			+= dnotify/
 obj-y			+= inotify/
+obj-y			+= fanotify/
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/fanotify/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70631ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+config FANOTIFY
+	bool "Filesystem wide access notification"
+	select FSNOTIFY
+	default y
+	---help---
+	   Say Y here to enable fanotify suport.  fanotify is a system wide
+	   file access notification interface.  Events are read from from a
+	   socket and in doing so an fd is created in the reading process
+	   which points to the same data as the one on which the event occured.
+
+	   If unsure, say Y.
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/Makefile b/fs/notify/fanotify/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7d39c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_FANOTIFY)		+= fanotify.o
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5c2e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#include <linux/fdtable.h>
+#include <linux/fsnotify_backend.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h> /* UINT_MAX */
+#include <linux/net.h> /* struct socket */
+#include <linux/sched.h> /* task_struct */
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#include "fanotify.h"
+
+static int fanotify_handle_event(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct fsnotify_event *event)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_ACCESS != FS_ACCESS);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_MODIFY != FS_MODIFY);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_CLOSE_NOWRITE != FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_CLOSE_WRITE != FS_CLOSE_WRITE);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_OPEN != FS_OPEN);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_EVENT_ON_CHILD != FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(FAN_Q_OVERFLOW != FS_Q_OVERFLOW);
+
+	ret = fsnotify_add_notify_event(group, event, NULL, NULL);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static bool fanotify_should_send_event(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct inode *inode,
+				       __u32 mask, void *data, int data_type)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry;
+	bool send;
+
+	/* sorry, fanotify only gives a damn about files and dirs */
+	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) &&
+	    !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
+		return false;
+
+	/* if we don't have enough info to send an event to userspace say no */
+	if ((data_type != FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE) &&
+	    (data_type != FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH))
+		return false;
+
+	/* if this file was opened by fanotify don't send events about it */
+	if (data_type == FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE) {
+		struct file *file;
+
+		file = (struct file *)data;
+		if (file->f_mode & FMODE_NONOTIFY)
+			return false;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	entry = fsnotify_find_mark_entry(group, inode);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	if (!entry)
+		return false;
+
+	/* if the event is for a child and this inode doesn't care about
+	 * events on the child, don't send it! */
+	if ((mask & FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD) &&
+	    !(entry->mask & FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD))
+		send = false;
+	else {
+		if (!(entry->mask & FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD) &&
+		    (mask & FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD))
+			send = false;
+		else {
+			mask = (mask & ~FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD);
+			send = (entry->mask & mask);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* find took a reference */
+	fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
+
+	return send;
+}
+
+const struct fsnotify_ops fanotify_ops = {
+	.handle_event = fanotify_handle_event,
+	.should_send_event = fanotify_should_send_event,
+	.free_group_priv = NULL,
+	.free_event_priv = NULL,
+	.freeing_mark = NULL,
+};
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8785c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <linux/fanotify.h>
+#include <linux/fsnotify_backend.h>
+#include <linux/net.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+static inline bool fanotify_is_mask_valid(__u32 mask)
+{
+	if (mask & ~(FAN_ALL_INCOMING_EVENTS))
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/Kbuild b/include/linux/Kbuild
index e7d84ff..b298c0e 100644
--- a/include/linux/Kbuild
+++ b/include/linux/Kbuild
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ unifdef-y += ethtool.h
 unifdef-y += eventpoll.h
 unifdef-y += signalfd.h
 unifdef-y += ext2_fs.h
+unifdef-y += fanotify.h
 unifdef-y += fb.h
 unifdef-y += fcntl.h
 unifdef-y += filter.h
diff --git a/include/linux/fanotify.h b/include/linux/fanotify.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b560f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/fanotify.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_FANOTIFY_H
+#define _LINUX_FANOTIFY_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/* the following events that user-space can register for */
+#define FAN_ACCESS		0x00000001	/* File was accessed */
+#define FAN_MODIFY		0x00000002	/* File was modified */
+#define FAN_CLOSE_WRITE		0x00000008	/* Unwrittable file closed */
+#define FAN_CLOSE_NOWRITE	0x00000010	/* Writtable file closed */
+#define FAN_OPEN		0x00000020	/* File was opened */
+
+#define FAN_EVENT_ON_CHILD	0x08000000	/* interested in child events */
+
+/* FIXME currently Q's have no limit.... */
+#define FAN_Q_OVERFLOW		0x00004000	/* Event queued overflowed */
+
+/* helper events */
+#define FAN_CLOSE		(FAN_CLOSE_WRITE | FAN_CLOSE_NOWRITE) /* close */
+
+/*
+ * All of the events - we build the list by hand so that we can add flags in
+ * the future and not break backward compatibility.  Apps will get only the
+ * events that they originally wanted.  Be sure to add new events here!
+ */
+#define FAN_ALL_EVENTS (FAN_ACCESS |\
+			FAN_MODIFY |\
+			FAN_CLOSE |\
+			FAN_OPEN)
+
+/*
+ * All legal FAN bits userspace can request (although possibly not all
+ * at the same time.
+ */
+#define FAN_ALL_INCOMING_EVENTS	(FAN_ALL_EVENTS |\
+				 FAN_EVENT_ON_CHILD)
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+#endif /* _LINUX_FANOTIFY_H */
