diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 5b9d22338606..819cb1c84be0 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@ extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_local_storage_proto;
 extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_strtol_proto;
 extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_strtoul_proto;
 extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_tcp_sock_proto;
+extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_current_pidns_info_proto;
 
 /* Shared helpers among cBPF and eBPF. */
 void bpf_user_rnd_init_once(void);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index b5889257cc33..3ec9aa1438b7 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -2747,6 +2747,32 @@ union bpf_attr {
  *		**-EOPNOTSUPP** kernel configuration does not enable SYN cookies
  *
  *		**-EPROTONOSUPPORT** IP packet version is not 4 or 6
+ *
+ * int bpf_get_current_pidns_info(struct bpf_pidns_info *pidns, u32 size_of_pidns)
+ *	Description
+ *		Get tgid, pid and namespace id as seen by the current namespace,
+ *		and device major/minor numbers from /proc/self/ns/pid. Such
+ *		information is stored in *pidns* of size *size*.
+ *
+ *		This helper is used when pid filtering is needed inside a
+ *		container as bpf_get_current_tgid() helper always returns the
+ *		pid id as seen by the root namespace.
+ *	Return
+ *		0 on success
+ *
+ *		On failure, the returned value is one of the following:
+ *
+ *		**-EINVAL** if *size_of_pidns* is not valid or unable to get ns, pid
+ *		or tgid of the current task.
+ *
+ *		**-ENOENT** if /proc/self/ns/pid does not exists.
+ *
+ *		**-ENOENT** if /proc/self/ns does not exists.
+ *
+ *		**-ENOMEM** if helper internal allocation fails.
+ *
+ *		**-EPERM** if not able to call helper.
+ *
  */
 #define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN)		\
 	FN(unspec),			\
@@ -2859,7 +2885,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
 	FN(sk_storage_get),		\
 	FN(sk_storage_delete),		\
 	FN(send_signal),		\
-	FN(tcp_gen_syncookie),
+	FN(tcp_gen_syncookie),		\
+	FN(get_current_pidns_info),
 
 /* integer value in 'imm' field of BPF_CALL instruction selects which helper
  * function eBPF program intends to call
@@ -3610,4 +3637,10 @@ struct bpf_sockopt {
 	__s32	retval;
 };
 
+struct bpf_pidns_info {
+	__u32 dev;	/* dev_t from /proc/self/ns/pid inode */
+	__u32 nsid;
+	__u32 tgid;
+	__u32 pid;
+};
 #endif /* _UAPI__LINUX_BPF_H__ */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/core.c b/kernel/bpf/core.c
index 8191a7db2777..3159f2a0188c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/core.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/core.c
@@ -2038,6 +2038,7 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_current_uid_gid_proto __weak;
 const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_current_comm_proto __weak;
 const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_current_cgroup_id_proto __weak;
 const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_local_storage_proto __weak;
+const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_current_pidns_info __weak;
 
 const struct bpf_func_proto * __weak bpf_get_trace_printk_proto(void)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index 5e28718928ca..8dbe6347893c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 #include <linux/uidgid.h>
 #include <linux/filter.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/pid_namespace.h>
+#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
+#include <linux/stat.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
+#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "../../lib/kstrtox.h"
 
@@ -312,6 +317,87 @@ void copy_map_value_locked(struct bpf_map *map, void *dst, void *src,
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
+BPF_CALL_2(bpf_get_current_pidns_info, struct bpf_pidns_info *, pidns_info, u32,
+	 size)
+{
+	const char *pidns_path = "/proc/self/ns/pid";
+	struct pid_namespace *pidns = NULL;
+	struct filename *fname = NULL;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct path kp;
+	pid_t tgid = 0;
+	pid_t pid = 0;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int len;
+
+	if (unlikely(in_interrupt() ||
+			current->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_EXITING)))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	if (unlikely(size != sizeof(struct bpf_pidns_info)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	pidns = task_active_pid_ns(current);
+	if (unlikely(!pidns))
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	pidns_info->nsid =  pidns->ns.inum;
+	pid = task_pid_nr_ns(current, pidns);
+	if (unlikely(!pid))
+		goto clear;
+
+	tgid = task_tgid_nr_ns(current, pidns);
+	if (unlikely(!tgid))
+		goto clear;
+
+	pidns_info->tgid = (u32) tgid;
+	pidns_info->pid = (u32) pid;
+
+	fname = kmem_cache_alloc(names_cachep, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (unlikely(!fname)) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto clear;
+	}
+	const size_t fnamesize = offsetof(struct filename, iname[1]);
+	struct filename *tmp;
+
+	tmp = kmalloc(fnamesize, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (unlikely(!tmp)) {
+		__putname(fname);
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto clear;
+	}
+
+	tmp->name = (char *)fname;
+	fname = tmp;
+	len = strlen(pidns_path) + 1;
+	memcpy((char *)fname->name, pidns_path, len);
+	fname->uptr = NULL;
+	fname->aname = NULL;
+	fname->refcnt = 1;
+
+	ret = filename_lookup(AT_FDCWD, fname, 0, &kp, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		goto clear;
+
+	inode = d_backing_inode(kp.dentry);
+	pidns_info->dev = (u32)inode->i_rdev;
+
+	return 0;
+
+clear:
+	memset((void *)pidns_info, 0, (size_t) size);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_current_pidns_info_proto = {
+	.func		= bpf_get_current_pidns_info,
+	.gpl_only	= false,
+	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
+	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM,
+	.arg2_type	= ARG_CONST_SIZE,
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUPS
 BPF_CALL_0(bpf_get_current_cgroup_id)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index ca1255d14576..5e1dc22765a5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -709,6 +709,8 @@ tracing_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 #endif
 	case BPF_FUNC_send_signal:
 		return &bpf_send_signal_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_get_current_pidns_info:
+		return &bpf_get_current_pidns_info_proto;
 	default:
 		return NULL;
 	}
