diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 332cd69b378c..26bbf960e2a2 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -646,3 +646,63 @@ int sysfs_file_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name, kuid_t kuid,
 	return error;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_file_change_owner);
+
+/**
+ *	sysfs_change_owner - change owner of the given object.
+ *	@kobj:	object.
+ *	@kuid:	new owner's kuid
+ *	@kgid:	new owner's kgid
+ *
+ * Change the owner of the default directory, files, groups, and attributes of
+ * @kobj to @kuid/@kgid. Note that sysfs_change_owner mirrors how the sysfs
+ * entries for a kobject are added by driver core. In summary,
+ * sysfs_change_owner() takes care of the default directory entry for @kobj,
+ * the default attributes associated with the ktype of @kobj and the default
+ * attributes associated with the ktype of @kobj.
+ * Additional properties not added by driver core have to be changed by the
+ * driver or subsystem which created them. This is similar to how
+ * driver/subsystem specific entries are removed.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or error code on failure.
+ */
+int sysfs_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid)
+{
+	int error;
+	const struct kobj_type *ktype;
+
+	if (!kobj->state_in_sysfs)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Change the owner of the kobject itself. */
+	error = internal_change_owner(kobj->sd, kuid, kgid);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	ktype = get_ktype(kobj);
+	if (ktype) {
+		struct attribute **kattr;
+
+		/*
+		 * Change owner of the default attributes associated with the
+		 * ktype of @kobj.
+		 */
+		for (kattr = ktype->default_attrs; kattr && *kattr; kattr++) {
+			error = sysfs_file_change_owner(kobj, (*kattr)->name,
+							kuid, kgid);
+			if (error)
+				return error;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Change owner of the default groups associated with the
+		 * ktype of @kobj.
+		 */
+		error = sysfs_groups_change_owner(kobj, ktype->default_groups,
+						  kuid, kgid);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_change_owner);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 3fcaabdb05ef..9e531ec76274 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ static inline void sysfs_enable_ns(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 
 int sysfs_file_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name, kuid_t kuid,
 			    kgid_t kgid);
+int sysfs_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid);
 int sysfs_link_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *targ,
 			    const char *name, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid);
 int sysfs_groups_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj,
@@ -548,6 +549,11 @@ static inline int sysfs_link_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int sysfs_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int sysfs_groups_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj,
 			  const struct attribute_group **groups,
 			  kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid)