diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
index 53c7bd568c5d..a14063f64d96 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ struct bpf_insn_aux_data {
 			u32 map_index;		/* index into used_maps[] */
 			u32 map_off;		/* offset from value base address */
 		};
+		struct {
+			u32 pseudo_btf_id_type; /* type of pseudo_btf_id */
+			u32 pseudo_btf_id_meta; /* memsize or btf_id */
+		};
 	};
 	u64 map_key_state; /* constant (32 bit) key tracking for maps */
 	int ctx_field_size; /* the ctx field size for load insn, maybe 0 */
diff --git a/include/linux/btf.h b/include/linux/btf.h
index a9af5e7a7ece..592373d359b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/btf.h
+++ b/include/linux/btf.h
@@ -106,6 +106,21 @@ static inline bool btf_type_is_func_proto(const struct btf_type *t)
 	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_FUNC_PROTO;
 }
 
+static inline bool btf_type_is_var(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_VAR;
+}
+
+/* union is only a special case of struct:
+ * all its offsetof(member) == 0
+ */
+static inline bool btf_type_is_struct(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+	u8 kind = BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info);
+
+	return kind == BTF_KIND_STRUCT || kind == BTF_KIND_UNION;
+}
+
 static inline u16 btf_type_vlen(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
 	return BTF_INFO_VLEN(t->info);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 8dda13880957..ab00ad9b32e5 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -355,18 +355,38 @@ enum bpf_link_type {
 #define BPF_F_SLEEPABLE		(1U << 4)
 
 /* When BPF ldimm64's insn[0].src_reg != 0 then this can have
- * two extensions:
- *
- * insn[0].src_reg:  BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_FD   BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_VALUE
- * insn[0].imm:      map fd              map fd
- * insn[1].imm:      0                   offset into value
- * insn[0].off:      0                   0
- * insn[1].off:      0                   0
- * ldimm64 rewrite:  address of map      address of map[0]+offset
- * verifier type:    CONST_PTR_TO_MAP    PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE
+ * the following extensions:
+ *
+ * insn[0].src_reg:  BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_FD
+ * insn[0].imm:      map fd
+ * insn[1].imm:      0
+ * insn[0].off:      0
+ * insn[1].off:      0
+ * ldimm64 rewrite:  address of map
+ * verifier type:    CONST_PTR_TO_MAP
  */
 #define BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_FD	1
+/*
+ * insn[0].src_reg:  BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_VALUE
+ * insn[0].imm:      map fd
+ * insn[1].imm:      offset into value
+ * insn[0].off:      0
+ * insn[1].off:      0
+ * ldimm64 rewrite:  address of map[0]+offset
+ * verifier type:    PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE
+ */
 #define BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_VALUE	2
+/*
+ * insn[0].src_reg:  BPF_PSEUDO_BTF_ID
+ * insn[0].imm:      kernel btd id of VAR
+ * insn[1].imm:      0
+ * insn[0].off:      0
+ * insn[1].off:      0
+ * ldimm64 rewrite:  address of the kernel variable
+ * verifier type:    PTR_TO_BTF_ID or PTR_TO_MEM, depending on whether the var
+ *                   is struct/union.
+ */
+#define BPF_PSEUDO_BTF_ID	3
 
 /* when bpf_call->src_reg == BPF_PSEUDO_CALL, bpf_call->imm == pc-relative
  * offset to another bpf function
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index f9ac6935ab3c..5831d9f3f3c5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -355,16 +355,6 @@ static bool btf_type_nosize_or_null(const struct btf_type *t)
 	return !t || btf_type_nosize(t);
 }
 
-/* union is only a special case of struct:
- * all its offsetof(member) == 0
- */
-static bool btf_type_is_struct(const struct btf_type *t)
-{
-	u8 kind = BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info);
-
-	return kind == BTF_KIND_STRUCT || kind == BTF_KIND_UNION;
-}
-
 static bool __btf_type_is_struct(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
 	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_STRUCT;
@@ -375,11 +365,6 @@ static bool btf_type_is_array(const struct btf_type *t)
 	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_ARRAY;
 }
 
-static bool btf_type_is_var(const struct btf_type *t)
-{
-	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_VAR;
-}
-
 static bool btf_type_is_datasec(const struct btf_type *t)
 {
 	return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_DATASEC;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index b4e9c56b8b32..3b382c080cfd 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -7398,6 +7398,24 @@ static int check_ld_imm(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (insn->src_reg == BPF_PSEUDO_BTF_ID) {
+		u32 type = aux->pseudo_btf_id_type;
+		u32 meta = aux->pseudo_btf_id_meta;
+
+		mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, insn->dst_reg);
+
+		regs[insn->dst_reg].type = type;
+		if (type == PTR_TO_MEM) {
+			regs[insn->dst_reg].mem_size = meta;
+		} else if (type == PTR_TO_BTF_ID) {
+			regs[insn->dst_reg].btf_id = meta;
+		} else {
+			verbose(env, "bpf verifier is misconfigured\n");
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	map = env->used_maps[aux->map_index];
 	mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, insn->dst_reg);
 	regs[insn->dst_reg].map_ptr = map;
@@ -9284,6 +9302,74 @@ static int do_check(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* replace pseudo btf_id with kernel symbol address */
+static int check_pseudo_btf_id(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+			       struct bpf_insn *insn,
+			       struct bpf_insn_aux_data *aux)
+{
+	u32 type, id = insn->imm;
+	const struct btf_type *t;
+	const char *sym_name;
+	u64 addr;
+
+	if (!btf_vmlinux) {
+		verbose(env, "%s: btf not available. verifier misconfigured.\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	t = btf_type_by_id(btf_vmlinux, id);
+	if (!t) {
+		verbose(env, "%s: invalid btf_id %d\n", __func__, id);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	if (insn[1].imm != 0) {
+		verbose(env, "%s: BPF_PSEUDO_BTF_ID uses reserved fields\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!btf_type_is_var(t)) {
+		verbose(env, "%s: btf_id %d isn't KIND_VAR\n", __func__, id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	sym_name = btf_name_by_offset(btf_vmlinux, t->name_off);
+	addr = kallsyms_lookup_name(sym_name);
+	if (!addr) {
+		verbose(env, "%s: failed to find the address of symbol '%s'.\n",
+			__func__, sym_name);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	insn[0].imm = (u32)addr;
+	insn[1].imm = addr >> 32;
+
+	type = t->type;
+	t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf_vmlinux, type, NULL);
+	if (!btf_type_is_struct(t)) {
+		const struct btf_type *ret;
+		const char *tname;
+		u32 tsize;
+
+		/* resolve the type size of ksym. */
+		ret = btf_resolve_size(btf_vmlinux, t, &tsize);
+		if (IS_ERR(ret)) {
+			tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf_vmlinux, t->name_off);
+			verbose(env, "unable to resolve the size of type '%s': %ld\n",
+				tname, PTR_ERR(ret));
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		aux->pseudo_btf_id_type = PTR_TO_MEM;
+		aux->pseudo_btf_id_meta = tsize;
+	} else {
+		aux->pseudo_btf_id_type = PTR_TO_BTF_ID;
+		aux->pseudo_btf_id_meta = type;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int check_map_prealloc(struct bpf_map *map)
 {
 	return (map->map_type != BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH &&
@@ -9394,10 +9480,14 @@ static bool bpf_map_is_cgroup_storage(struct bpf_map *map)
 		map->map_type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE);
 }
 
-/* look for pseudo eBPF instructions that access map FDs and
- * replace them with actual map pointers
+/* find and rewrite pseudo imm in ld_imm64 instructions:
+ *
+ * 1. if it accesses map FD, replace it with actual map pointer.
+ * 2. if it accesses btf_id of a VAR, replace it with pointer to the var.
+ *
+ * NOTE: btf_vmlinux is required for converting pseudo btf_id.
  */
-static int replace_map_fd_with_map_ptr(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
+static int replace_pseudo_imm_with_ptr(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 {
 	struct bpf_insn *insn = env->prog->insnsi;
 	int insn_cnt = env->prog->len;
@@ -9438,6 +9528,14 @@ static int replace_map_fd_with_map_ptr(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 				/* valid generic load 64-bit imm */
 				goto next_insn;
 
+			if (insn[0].src_reg == BPF_PSEUDO_BTF_ID) {
+				aux = &env->insn_aux_data[i];
+				err = check_pseudo_btf_id(env, insn, aux);
+				if (err)
+					return err;
+				goto next_insn;
+			}
+
 			/* In final convert_pseudo_ld_imm64() step, this is
 			 * converted into regular 64-bit imm load insn.
 			 */
@@ -11388,10 +11486,6 @@ int bpf_check(struct bpf_prog **prog, union bpf_attr *attr,
 	if (is_priv)
 		env->test_state_freq = attr->prog_flags & BPF_F_TEST_STATE_FREQ;
 
-	ret = replace_map_fd_with_map_ptr(env);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto skip_full_check;
-
 	if (bpf_prog_is_dev_bound(env->prog->aux)) {
 		ret = bpf_prog_offload_verifier_prep(env->prog);
 		if (ret)
@@ -11417,6 +11511,10 @@ int bpf_check(struct bpf_prog **prog, union bpf_attr *attr,
 	if (ret)
 		goto skip_full_check;
 
+	ret = replace_pseudo_imm_with_ptr(env);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto skip_full_check;
+
 	ret = check_cfg(env);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto skip_full_check;
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 8dda13880957..ab00ad9b32e5 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -355,18 +355,38 @@ enum bpf_link_type {
 #define BPF_F_SLEEPABLE		(1U << 4)
 
 /* When BPF ldimm64's insn[0].src_reg != 0 then this can have
- * two extensions:
- *
- * insn[0].src_reg:  BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_FD   BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_VALUE
- * insn[0].imm:      map fd              map fd
- * insn[1].imm:      0                   offset into value
- * insn[0].off:      0                   0
- * insn[1].off:      0                   0
- * ldimm64 rewrite:  address of map      address of map[0]+offset
- * verifier type:    CONST_PTR_TO_MAP    PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE
+ * the following extensions:
+ *
+ * insn[0].src_reg:  BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_FD
+ * insn[0].imm:      map fd
+ * insn[1].imm:      0
+ * insn[0].off:      0
+ * insn[1].off:      0
+ * ldimm64 rewrite:  address of map
+ * verifier type:    CONST_PTR_TO_MAP
  */
 #define BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_FD	1
+/*
+ * insn[0].src_reg:  BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_VALUE
+ * insn[0].imm:      map fd
+ * insn[1].imm:      offset into value
+ * insn[0].off:      0
+ * insn[1].off:      0
+ * ldimm64 rewrite:  address of map[0]+offset
+ * verifier type:    PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE
+ */
 #define BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_VALUE	2
+/*
+ * insn[0].src_reg:  BPF_PSEUDO_BTF_ID
+ * insn[0].imm:      kernel btd id of VAR
+ * insn[1].imm:      0
+ * insn[0].off:      0
+ * insn[1].off:      0
+ * ldimm64 rewrite:  address of the kernel variable
+ * verifier type:    PTR_TO_BTF_ID or PTR_TO_MEM, depending on whether the var
+ *                   is struct/union.
+ */
+#define BPF_PSEUDO_BTF_ID	3
 
 /* when bpf_call->src_reg == BPF_PSEUDO_CALL, bpf_call->imm == pc-relative
  * offset to another bpf function
