diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index aa5ccd2385ed..620adbb09a94 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -2143,6 +2143,41 @@ union bpf_attr {
  *		request in the skb.
  *	Return
  *		0 on success, or a negative error in case of failure.
+ *
+ * struct bpf_sock_ops *bpf_sk_lookup_tcp(ctx, tuple, tuple_size, netns, flags)
+ * 	Decription
+ * 		Look for TCP socket matching 'tuple'. The return value must
+ * 		be checked, and if non-NULL, released via bpf_sk_release().
+ * 		@ctx: pointer to ctx
+ * 		@tuple: pointer to struct bpf_sock_tuple
+ * 		@tuple_size: size of the tuple
+ * 		@netns: network namespace id
+ * 		@flags: flags value
+ * 	Return
+ * 		pointer to socket ops on success, or
+ * 		NULL in case of failure
+ *
+ * struct bpf_sock_ops *bpf_sk_lookup_udp(ctx, tuple, tuple_size, netns, flags)
+ * 	Decription
+ * 		Look for UDP socket matching 'tuple'. The return value must
+ * 		be checked, and if non-NULL, released via bpf_sk_release().
+ * 		@ctx: pointer to ctx
+ * 		@tuple: pointer to struct bpf_sock_tuple
+ * 		@tuple_size: size of the tuple
+ * 		@netns: network namespace id
+ * 		@flags: flags value
+ * 	Return
+ * 		pointer to socket ops on success, or
+ * 		NULL in case of failure
+ *
+ *  int bpf_sk_release(sock, flags)
+ * 	Description
+ * 		Release the reference held by 'sock'.
+ * 		@sock: Pointer reference to release. Must be found via
+ * 		       bpf_sk_lookup_xxx().
+ * 		@flags: flags value
+ * 	Return
+ * 		0 on success, or a negative error in case of failure.
  */
 #define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN)		\
 	FN(unspec),			\
@@ -2228,7 +2263,10 @@ union bpf_attr {
 	FN(get_current_cgroup_id),	\
 	FN(get_local_storage),		\
 	FN(sk_select_reuseport),	\
-	FN(skb_ancestor_cgroup_id),
+	FN(skb_ancestor_cgroup_id),	\
+	FN(sk_lookup_tcp),		\
+	FN(sk_lookup_udp),		\
+	FN(sk_release),
 
 /* integer value in 'imm' field of BPF_CALL instruction selects which helper
  * function eBPF program intends to call
@@ -2398,6 +2436,23 @@ struct bpf_sock {
 				 */
 };
 
+struct bpf_sock_tuple {
+	union {
+		struct {
+			__be32 saddr;
+			__be32 daddr;
+			__be16 sport;
+			__be16 dport;
+		} ipv4;
+		struct {
+			__be32 saddr[4];
+			__be32 daddr[4];
+			__be16 sport;
+			__be16 dport;
+		} ipv6;
+	};
+};
+
 #define XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM 256
 
 /* User return codes for XDP prog type.
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 16818508b225..7b7fa94aba58 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ static const struct bpf_verifier_ops * const bpf_verifier_ops[] = {
  * PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE, PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL becomes PTR_TO_SOCKET when the type
  * passes through a NULL-check conditional. For the branch wherein the state is
  * changed to CONST_IMM, the verifier releases the reference.
+ *
+ * For each helper function that allocates a reference, such as
+ * bpf_sk_lookup_tcp(), there is a corresponding release function, such as
+ * bpf_sk_release(). When a reference type passes into the release function,
+ * the verifier also releases the reference. If any unchecked or unreleased
+ * reference remains at the end of the program, the verifier rejects it.
  */
 
 /* verifier_state + insn_idx are pushed to stack when branch is encountered */
@@ -300,7 +306,7 @@ static bool arg_type_is_refcounted(enum bpf_arg_type type)
  */
 static bool is_release_function(enum bpf_func_id func_id)
 {
-	return false;
+	return func_id == BPF_FUNC_sk_release;
 }
 
 /* string representation of 'enum bpf_reg_type' */
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 43f81883f31d..f0715e2e7b07 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -58,13 +58,17 @@
 #include <net/busy_poll.h>
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
+#include <net/udp.h>
 #include <linux/bpf_trace.h>
 #include <net/xdp_sock.h>
 #include <linux/inetdevice.h>
+#include <net/inet_hashtables.h>
+#include <net/inet6_hashtables.h>
 #include <net/ip_fib.h>
 #include <net/flow.h>
 #include <net/arp.h>
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
+#include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <linux/seg6_local.h>
 #include <net/seg6.h>
 #include <net/seg6_local.h>
@@ -4812,6 +4816,139 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_lwt_seg6_adjust_srh_proto = {
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_IPV6_SEG6_BPF */
 
+struct sock *sk_lookup(struct net *net, struct bpf_sock_tuple *tuple,
+		       struct sk_buff *skb, u8 family, u8 proto)
+{
+	int dif = skb->dev->ifindex;
+	bool refcounted = false;
+	struct sock *sk = NULL;
+
+	if (family == AF_INET) {
+		__be32 src4 = tuple->ipv4.saddr;
+		__be32 dst4 = tuple->ipv4.daddr;
+		int sdif = inet_sdif(skb);
+
+		if (proto == IPPROTO_TCP)
+			sk = __inet_lookup(net, &tcp_hashinfo, skb, 0,
+					   src4, tuple->ipv4.sport,
+					   dst4, tuple->ipv4.dport,
+					   dif, sdif, &refcounted);
+		else
+			sk = __udp4_lib_lookup(net, src4, tuple->ipv4.sport,
+					       dst4, tuple->ipv4.dport,
+					       dif, sdif, &udp_table, skb);
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+	} else {
+		struct in6_addr *src6 = (struct in6_addr *)&tuple->ipv6.saddr;
+		struct in6_addr *dst6 = (struct in6_addr *)&tuple->ipv6.daddr;
+		int sdif = inet6_sdif(skb);
+
+		if (proto == IPPROTO_TCP)
+			sk = __inet6_lookup(net, &tcp_hashinfo, skb, 0,
+					    src6, tuple->ipv6.sport,
+					    dst6, tuple->ipv6.dport,
+					    dif, sdif, &refcounted);
+		else
+			sk = __udp6_lib_lookup(net, src6, tuple->ipv6.sport,
+					       dst6, tuple->ipv6.dport,
+					       dif, sdif, &udp_table, skb);
+#endif
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(sk && !refcounted && !sock_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE))) {
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "Found non-RCU, unreferenced socket!");
+		sk = NULL;
+	}
+	return sk;
+}
+
+/* bpf_sk_lookup performs the core lookup for different types of sockets,
+ * taking a reference on the socket if it doesn't have the flag SOCK_RCU_FREE.
+ * Returns the socket as an 'unsigned long' to simplify the casting in the
+ * callers to satisfy BPF_CALL declarations.
+ */
+static unsigned long
+bpf_sk_lookup(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bpf_sock_tuple *tuple, u32 len,
+	      u8 proto, u64 netns_id, u64 flags)
+{
+	struct net *caller_net = dev_net(skb->dev);
+	struct sock *sk = NULL;
+	u8 family = AF_UNSPEC;
+	struct net *net;
+
+	family = len == sizeof(tuple->ipv4) ? AF_INET : AF_INET6;
+	if (unlikely(family == AF_UNSPEC || netns_id > U32_MAX || flags))
+		goto out;
+
+	if (netns_id)
+		net = get_net_ns_by_id(caller_net, netns_id);
+	else
+		net = caller_net;
+	if (unlikely(!net))
+		goto out;
+	sk = sk_lookup(net, tuple, skb, family, proto);
+	put_net(net);
+
+	if (sk)
+		sk = sk_to_full_sk(sk);
+out:
+	return (unsigned long) sk;
+}
+
+BPF_CALL_5(bpf_sk_lookup_tcp, struct sk_buff *, skb,
+	   struct bpf_sock_tuple *, tuple, u32, len, u64, netns_id, u64, flags)
+{
+	return bpf_sk_lookup(skb, tuple, len, IPPROTO_TCP, netns_id, flags);
+}
+
+static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_sk_lookup_tcp_proto = {
+	.func		= bpf_sk_lookup_tcp,
+	.gpl_only	= false,
+	.pkt_access	= true,
+	.ret_type	= RET_PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL,
+	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_CTX,
+	.arg2_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+	.arg3_type	= ARG_CONST_SIZE,
+	.arg4_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
+	.arg5_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
+};
+
+BPF_CALL_5(bpf_sk_lookup_udp, struct sk_buff *, skb,
+	   struct bpf_sock_tuple *, tuple, u32, len, u64, netns_id, u64, flags)
+{
+	return bpf_sk_lookup(skb, tuple, len, IPPROTO_UDP, netns_id, flags);
+}
+
+static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_sk_lookup_udp_proto = {
+	.func		= bpf_sk_lookup_udp,
+	.gpl_only	= false,
+	.pkt_access	= true,
+	.ret_type	= RET_PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL,
+	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_CTX,
+	.arg2_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+	.arg3_type	= ARG_CONST_SIZE,
+	.arg4_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
+	.arg5_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
+};
+
+BPF_CALL_2(bpf_sk_release, struct sock *, sk, u64, flags)
+{
+	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE))
+		sock_gen_put(sk);
+
+	if (unlikely(flags))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_sk_release_proto = {
+	.func		= bpf_sk_release,
+	.gpl_only	= false,
+	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
+	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_SOCKET,
+	.arg2_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
+};
+
 bool bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data(void *func)
 {
 	if (func == bpf_skb_vlan_push ||
@@ -5018,6 +5155,12 @@ tc_cls_act_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 	case BPF_FUNC_skb_ancestor_cgroup_id:
 		return &bpf_skb_ancestor_cgroup_id_proto;
 #endif
+	case BPF_FUNC_sk_lookup_tcp:
+		return &bpf_sk_lookup_tcp_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_sk_lookup_udp:
+		return &bpf_sk_lookup_udp_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_sk_release:
+		return &bpf_sk_release_proto;
 	default:
 		return bpf_base_func_proto(func_id);
 	}
@@ -5118,6 +5261,12 @@ sk_skb_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 		return &bpf_sk_redirect_hash_proto;
 	case BPF_FUNC_get_local_storage:
 		return &bpf_get_local_storage_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_sk_lookup_tcp:
+		return &bpf_sk_lookup_tcp_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_sk_lookup_udp:
+		return &bpf_sk_lookup_udp_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_sk_release:
+		return &bpf_sk_release_proto;
 	default:
 		return bpf_base_func_proto(func_id);
 	}
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index aa5ccd2385ed..620adbb09a94 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -2143,6 +2143,41 @@ union bpf_attr {
  *		request in the skb.
  *	Return
  *		0 on success, or a negative error in case of failure.
+ *
+ * struct bpf_sock_ops *bpf_sk_lookup_tcp(ctx, tuple, tuple_size, netns, flags)
+ * 	Decription
+ * 		Look for TCP socket matching 'tuple'. The return value must
+ * 		be checked, and if non-NULL, released via bpf_sk_release().
+ * 		@ctx: pointer to ctx
+ * 		@tuple: pointer to struct bpf_sock_tuple
+ * 		@tuple_size: size of the tuple
+ * 		@netns: network namespace id
+ * 		@flags: flags value
+ * 	Return
+ * 		pointer to socket ops on success, or
+ * 		NULL in case of failure
+ *
+ * struct bpf_sock_ops *bpf_sk_lookup_udp(ctx, tuple, tuple_size, netns, flags)
+ * 	Decription
+ * 		Look for UDP socket matching 'tuple'. The return value must
+ * 		be checked, and if non-NULL, released via bpf_sk_release().
+ * 		@ctx: pointer to ctx
+ * 		@tuple: pointer to struct bpf_sock_tuple
+ * 		@tuple_size: size of the tuple
+ * 		@netns: network namespace id
+ * 		@flags: flags value
+ * 	Return
+ * 		pointer to socket ops on success, or
+ * 		NULL in case of failure
+ *
+ *  int bpf_sk_release(sock, flags)
+ * 	Description
+ * 		Release the reference held by 'sock'.
+ * 		@sock: Pointer reference to release. Must be found via
+ * 		       bpf_sk_lookup_xxx().
+ * 		@flags: flags value
+ * 	Return
+ * 		0 on success, or a negative error in case of failure.
  */
 #define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN)		\
 	FN(unspec),			\
@@ -2228,7 +2263,10 @@ union bpf_attr {
 	FN(get_current_cgroup_id),	\
 	FN(get_local_storage),		\
 	FN(sk_select_reuseport),	\
-	FN(skb_ancestor_cgroup_id),
+	FN(skb_ancestor_cgroup_id),	\
+	FN(sk_lookup_tcp),		\
+	FN(sk_lookup_udp),		\
+	FN(sk_release),
 
 /* integer value in 'imm' field of BPF_CALL instruction selects which helper
  * function eBPF program intends to call
@@ -2398,6 +2436,23 @@ struct bpf_sock {
 				 */
 };
 
+struct bpf_sock_tuple {
+	union {
+		struct {
+			__be32 saddr;
+			__be32 daddr;
+			__be16 sport;
+			__be16 dport;
+		} ipv4;
+		struct {
+			__be32 saddr[4];
+			__be32 daddr[4];
+			__be16 sport;
+			__be16 dport;
+		} ipv6;
+	};
+};
+
 #define XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM 256
 
 /* User return codes for XDP prog type.
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
index e4be7730222d..88ce00c3aa0f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -143,6 +143,18 @@ static unsigned long long (*bpf_skb_cgroup_id)(void *ctx) =
 	(void *) BPF_FUNC_skb_cgroup_id;
 static unsigned long long (*bpf_skb_ancestor_cgroup_id)(void *ctx, int level) =
 	(void *) BPF_FUNC_skb_ancestor_cgroup_id;
+static struct bpf_sock *(*bpf_sk_lookup_tcp)(void *ctx,
+					     struct bpf_sock_tuple *tuple,
+					     int size, unsigned int netns_id,
+					     unsigned long long flags) =
+	(void *) BPF_FUNC_sk_lookup_tcp;
+static struct bpf_sock *(*bpf_sk_lookup_udp)(void *ctx,
+					     struct bpf_sock_tuple *tuple,
+					     int size, unsigned int netns_id,
+					     unsigned long long flags) =
+	(void *) BPF_FUNC_sk_lookup_udp;
+static int (*bpf_sk_release)(struct bpf_sock *sk, unsigned long long flags) =
+	(void *) BPF_FUNC_sk_release;
 
 /* llvm builtin functions that eBPF C program may use to
  * emit BPF_LD_ABS and BPF_LD_IND instructions
