diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 9c2e13ce0d19..a6d51d9a94f6 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1127,11 +1127,81 @@ static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t devt, int *partno, void *data)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOPFS
+static void *user_grab_current_ns(void)
+{
+	struct user_namespace *ns = current_user_ns();
+	return get_user_ns(ns);
+}
+
+static const void *user_initial_ns(void)
+{
+	return &init_user_ns;
+}
+
+static void user_put_ns(void *p)
+{
+	struct user_namespace *ns = p;
+	put_user_ns(ns);
+}
+
+static bool user_current_may_mount(void)
+{
+	return ns_capable(current_user_ns(), CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
+}
+
+const struct kobj_ns_type_operations user_ns_type_operations = {
+	.type			= KOBJ_NS_TYPE_USER,
+	.current_may_mount	= user_current_may_mount,
+	.grab_current_ns	= user_grab_current_ns,
+	.initial_ns		= user_initial_ns,
+	.drop_ns		= user_put_ns,
+};
+
+static const void *block_class_user_namespace(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk;
+
+	if (dev->type == &part_type)
+		disk = part_to_disk(dev_to_part(dev));
+	else
+		disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
+
+	return disk->user_ns;
+}
+
+static void block_class_get_ownership(struct device *dev, kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk;
+	struct user_namespace *ns;
+
+	if (dev->type == &part_type)
+		disk = part_to_disk(dev_to_part(dev));
+	else
+		disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
+
+	ns = disk->user_ns;
+	if (ns && ns != &init_user_ns) {
+		kuid_t ns_root_uid = make_kuid(ns, 0);
+		kgid_t ns_root_gid = make_kgid(ns, 0);
+
+		if (uid_valid(ns_root_uid))
+			*uid = ns_root_uid;
+
+		if (gid_valid(ns_root_gid))
+			*gid = ns_root_gid;
+	}
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOPFS */
+
 static int __init genhd_device_init(void)
 {
 	int error;
 
 	block_class.dev_kobj = sysfs_dev_block_kobj;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOPFS
+	kobj_ns_type_register(&user_ns_type_operations);
+#endif
 	error = class_register(&block_class);
 	if (unlikely(error))
 		return error;
@@ -1369,8 +1439,14 @@ static void disk_release(struct device *dev)
 		blk_put_queue(disk->queue);
 	kfree(disk);
 }
+
 struct class block_class = {
 	.name		= "block",
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOPFS
+	.ns_type	= &user_ns_type_operations,
+	.namespace	= block_class_user_namespace,
+	.get_ownership	= block_class_get_ownership,
+#endif
 };
 
 static char *block_devnode(struct device *dev, umode_t *mode,
@@ -1550,6 +1626,9 @@ struct gendisk *__alloc_disk_node(int minors, int node_id)
 		disk_to_dev(disk)->class = &block_class;
 		disk_to_dev(disk)->type = &disk_type;
 		device_initialize(disk_to_dev(disk));
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOPFS
+		disk->user_ns = &init_user_ns;
+#endif
 	}
 	return disk;
 }
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
index 4ba7b36103de..699b7b67f9e0 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
+++ b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
@@ -79,12 +79,15 @@ static inline struct kernfs_node *kernfs_dentry_node(struct dentry *dentry)
 }
 
 extern struct net init_net;
+extern struct user_namespace init_user_ns;
 
 static inline const void *kernfs_init_ns(enum kobj_ns_type ns_type)
 {
 	switch (ns_type) {
 	case KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET:
 		return &init_net;
+	case KOBJ_NS_TYPE_USER:
+		return &init_user_ns;
 	default:
 		pr_debug("Unsupported namespace type %d for kernfs\n", ns_type);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/mount.c b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
index 5e2ec88a709e..99b82a0ae7ea 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ static void sysfs_fs_context_free(struct fs_context *fc)
 
 	if (kfc->ns_tag[KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET])
 		kobj_ns_drop(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET, kfc->ns_tag[KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET]);
+	if (kfc->ns_tag[KOBJ_NS_TYPE_USER])
+		kobj_ns_drop(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_USER, kfc->ns_tag[KOBJ_NS_TYPE_USER]);
 	kernfs_free_fs_context(fc);
 	kfree(kfc);
 }
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ static int sysfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	kfc->ns_tag[KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET] = netns = kobj_ns_grab_current(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET);
+	kfc->ns_tag[KOBJ_NS_TYPE_USER] = kobj_ns_grab_current(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_USER);
 	kfc->root = sysfs_root;
 	kfc->magic = SYSFS_MAGIC;
 	fc->fs_private = kfc;
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ static void sysfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	kernfs_kill_sb(sb);
 	kobj_ns_drop(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET, ns[KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET]);
+	kobj_ns_drop(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_USER, ns[KOBJ_NS_TYPE_USER]);
 }
 
 static struct file_system_type sysfs_fs_type = {
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 07dc91835b98..e5cf5caea345 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ struct gendisk {
 	int node_id;
 	struct badblocks *bb;
 	struct lockdep_map lockdep_map;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOPFS
+	struct user_namespace *user_ns;
+#endif
 };
 
 static inline struct gendisk *part_to_disk(struct hd_struct *part)
diff --git a/include/linux/kobject_ns.h b/include/linux/kobject_ns.h
index 216f9112ee1d..a9c45bcce235 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject_ns.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject_ns.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct kobject;
 enum kobj_ns_type {
 	KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NONE = 0,
 	KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET,
+	KOBJ_NS_TYPE_USER,
 	KOBJ_NS_TYPES
 };
 
