diff --git a/include/linux/ptrace.h b/include/linux/ptrace.h
index 67ad3f1..ad754d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptrace.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #define PTRACE_SETREGSET	0x4205
 
 #define PTRACE_SEIZE		0x4206
+#define PTRACE_INTERRUPT	0x4207
 
 /* flags in @data for PTRACE_SEIZE */
 #define PTRACE_SEIZE_DEVEL	0x80000000 /* temp flag for development */
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index dcf9f97..6852c0f 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -658,10 +658,12 @@
 int ptrace_request(struct task_struct *child, long request,
 		   unsigned long addr, unsigned long data)
 {
+	bool seized = child->ptrace & PT_SEIZED;
 	int ret = -EIO;
 	siginfo_t siginfo;
 	void __user *datavp = (void __user *) data;
 	unsigned long __user *datalp = datavp;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	switch (request) {
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT:
@@ -694,6 +696,27 @@
 			ret = ptrace_setsiginfo(child, &siginfo);
 		break;
 
+	case PTRACE_INTERRUPT:
+		/*
+		 * Stop tracee without any side-effect on signal or job
+		 * control.  At least one trap is guaranteed to happen
+		 * after this request.  If @child is already trapped, the
+		 * current trap is not disturbed and another trap will
+		 * happen after the current trap is ended with PTRACE_CONT.
+		 *
+		 * The actual trap might not be PTRACE_EVENT_STOP trap but
+		 * the pending condition is cleared regardless.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(!seized || !lock_task_sighand(child, &flags)))
+			break;
+
+		if (likely(task_set_jobctl_pending(child, JOBCTL_TRAP_STOP)))
+			signal_wake_up(child, 0);
+
+		unlock_task_sighand(child, &flags);
+		ret = 0;
+		break;
+
 	case PTRACE_DETACH:	 /* detach a process that was attached. */
 		ret = ptrace_detach(child, data);
 		break;
@@ -819,7 +842,8 @@
 		goto out_put_task_struct;
 	}
 
-	ret = ptrace_check_attach(child, request == PTRACE_KILL);
+	ret = ptrace_check_attach(child, request == PTRACE_KILL ||
+				  request == PTRACE_INTERRUPT);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_put_task_struct;
 
@@ -961,7 +985,8 @@
 		goto out_put_task_struct;
 	}
 
-	ret = ptrace_check_attach(child, request == PTRACE_KILL);
+	ret = ptrace_check_attach(child, request == PTRACE_KILL ||
+				  request == PTRACE_INTERRUPT);
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = compat_arch_ptrace(child, request, addr, data);