diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index d2588263a989..274a449c805a 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -472,11 +472,15 @@ struct sched_dl_entity {
 	 * has not been executed yet. This flag is useful to avoid race
 	 * conditions between the inactive timer handler and the wakeup
 	 * code.
+	 *
+	 * @dl_overrun tells if the task asked to be informed about runtime
+	 * overruns.
 	 */
 	unsigned int			dl_throttled      : 1;
 	unsigned int			dl_boosted        : 1;
 	unsigned int			dl_yielded        : 1;
 	unsigned int			dl_non_contending : 1;
+	unsigned int			dl_overrun	  : 1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Bandwidth enforcement timer. Each -deadline task has its
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sched.h b/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
index 30a9e51bbb1e..22627f80063e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
@@ -49,5 +49,10 @@
  */
 #define SCHED_FLAG_RESET_ON_FORK	0x01
 #define SCHED_FLAG_RECLAIM		0x02
+#define SCHED_FLAG_DL_OVERRUN		0x04
+
+#define SCHED_FLAG_ALL	(SCHED_FLAG_RESET_ON_FORK	| \
+			 SCHED_FLAG_RECLAIM		| \
+			 SCHED_FLAG_DL_OVERRUN)
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_SCHED_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index a794f8155cd5..e28391bf8b04 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -4085,8 +4085,7 @@ recheck:
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (attr->sched_flags &
-		~(SCHED_FLAG_RESET_ON_FORK | SCHED_FLAG_RECLAIM))
+	if (attr->sched_flags & ~SCHED_FLAG_ALL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index 2473736c7616..4c666dbe5038 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -1155,6 +1155,12 @@ static void update_curr_dl(struct rq *rq)
 throttle:
 	if (dl_runtime_exceeded(dl_se) || dl_se->dl_yielded) {
 		dl_se->dl_throttled = 1;
+
+		/* If requested, inform the user about runtime overruns. */
+		if (dl_runtime_exceeded(dl_se) &&
+		    (dl_se->flags & SCHED_FLAG_DL_OVERRUN))
+			dl_se->dl_overrun = 1;
+
 		__dequeue_task_dl(rq, curr, 0);
 		if (unlikely(dl_se->dl_boosted || !start_dl_timer(curr)))
 			enqueue_task_dl(rq, curr, ENQUEUE_REPLENISH);
@@ -2566,6 +2572,7 @@ void __dl_clear_params(struct task_struct *p)
 	dl_se->dl_throttled = 0;
 	dl_se->dl_yielded = 0;
 	dl_se->dl_non_contending = 0;
+	dl_se->dl_overrun = 0;
 }
 
 bool dl_param_changed(struct task_struct *p, const struct sched_attr *attr)
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 1f27887aa194..cf50ea34dbd1 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/tick.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
+#include <linux/sched/deadline.h>
 
 #include "posix-timers.h"
 
@@ -791,6 +792,14 @@ check_timers_list(struct list_head *timers,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void check_dl_overrun(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	if (tsk->dl.dl_overrun) {
+		tsk->dl.dl_overrun = 0;
+		__group_send_sig_info(SIGXCPU, SEND_SIG_PRIV, tsk);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Check for any per-thread CPU timers that have fired and move them off
  * the tsk->cpu_timers[N] list onto the firing list.  Here we update the
@@ -804,6 +813,9 @@ static void check_thread_timers(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	u64 expires;
 	unsigned long soft;
 
+	if (dl_task(tsk))
+		check_dl_overrun(tsk);
+
 	/*
 	 * If cputime_expires is zero, then there are no active
 	 * per thread CPU timers.
@@ -906,6 +918,9 @@ static void check_process_timers(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	struct task_cputime cputime;
 	unsigned long soft;
 
+	if (dl_task(tsk))
+		check_dl_overrun(tsk);
+
 	/*
 	 * If cputimer is not running, then there are no active
 	 * process wide timers (POSIX 1.b, itimers, RLIMIT_CPU).
@@ -1111,6 +1126,9 @@ static inline int fastpath_timer_check(struct task_struct *tsk)
 			return 1;
 	}
 
+	if (dl_task(tsk) && tsk->dl.dl_overrun)
+		return 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }