diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 6a8c8bee..ac6eb86 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -1379,6 +1379,59 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int bpf_object__pin(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *path)
+{
+	struct bpf_program *prog;
+	struct bpf_map *map;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!obj)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	if (!obj->loaded) {
+		pr_warning("object not yet loaded; load it first\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	err = make_dir(path);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	bpf_map__for_each(map, obj) {
+		char buf[PATH_MAX];
+		int len;
+
+		len = snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", path,
+			       bpf_map__name(map));
+		if (len < 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		else if (len >= PATH_MAX)
+			return -ENAMETOOLONG;
+
+		err = bpf_map__pin(map, buf);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	bpf_object__for_each_program(prog, obj) {
+		char buf[PATH_MAX];
+		int len;
+
+		len = snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", path,
+			       prog->section_name);
+		if (len < 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		else if (len >= PATH_MAX)
+			return -ENAMETOOLONG;
+
+		err = bpf_program__pin(prog, buf);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void bpf_object__close(struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
 	size_t i;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 2addf9d..b30394f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 struct bpf_object *bpf_object__open_buffer(void *obj_buf,
 					   size_t obj_buf_sz,
 					   const char *name);
+int bpf_object__pin(struct bpf_object *object, const char *path);
 void bpf_object__close(struct bpf_object *object);
 
 /* Load/unload object into/from kernel */