diff --git a/fs/ioprio.c b/fs/ioprio.c
index ca77008146c0..7fa76ed53c10 100644
--- a/fs/ioprio.c
+++ b/fs/ioprio.c
@@ -24,15 +24,21 @@
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 
 static int set_task_ioprio(struct task_struct *task, int ioprio)
 {
+	int err;
 	struct io_context *ioc;
 
 	if (task->uid != current->euid &&
 	    task->uid != current->uid && !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	err = security_task_setioprio(task, ioprio);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	task_lock(task);
 
 	task->ioprio = ioprio;
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 383c320fc834..65b32a0c6207 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -577,6 +577,11 @@ struct swap_info_struct;
  *	@p contains the task_struct of process.
  *	@nice contains the new nice value.
  *	Return 0 if permission is granted.
+ * @task_setioprio
+ *	Check permission before setting the ioprio value of @p to @ioprio.
+ *	@p contains the task_struct of process.
+ *	@ioprio contains the new ioprio value
+ *	Return 0 if permission is granted.
  * @task_setrlimit:
  *	Check permission before setting the resource limits of the current
  *	process for @resource to @new_rlim.  The old resource limit values can
@@ -1210,6 +1215,7 @@ struct security_operations {
 	int (*task_getsid) (struct task_struct * p);
 	int (*task_setgroups) (struct group_info *group_info);
 	int (*task_setnice) (struct task_struct * p, int nice);
+	int (*task_setioprio) (struct task_struct * p, int ioprio);
 	int (*task_setrlimit) (unsigned int resource, struct rlimit * new_rlim);
 	int (*task_setscheduler) (struct task_struct * p, int policy,
 				  struct sched_param * lp);
@@ -1836,6 +1842,11 @@ static inline int security_task_setnice (struct task_struct *p, int nice)
 	return security_ops->task_setnice (p, nice);
 }
 
+static inline int security_task_setioprio (struct task_struct *p, int ioprio)
+{
+	return security_ops->task_setioprio (p, ioprio);
+}
+
 static inline int security_task_setrlimit (unsigned int resource,
 					   struct rlimit *new_rlim)
 {
@@ -2478,6 +2489,11 @@ static inline int security_task_setnice (struct task_struct *p, int nice)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int security_task_setioprio (struct task_struct *p, int ioprio)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int security_task_setrlimit (unsigned int resource,
 					   struct rlimit *new_rlim)
 {
diff --git a/security/dummy.c b/security/dummy.c
index c98d553984ec..879a98523b1b 100644
--- a/security/dummy.c
+++ b/security/dummy.c
@@ -516,6 +516,11 @@ static int dummy_task_setnice (struct task_struct *p, int nice)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int dummy_task_setioprio (struct task_struct *p, int ioprio)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int dummy_task_setrlimit (unsigned int resource, struct rlimit *new_rlim)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -972,6 +977,7 @@ void security_fixup_ops (struct security_operations *ops)
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, task_getsid);
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, task_setgroups);
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, task_setnice);
+	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, task_setioprio);
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, task_setrlimit);
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, task_setscheduler);
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, task_getscheduler);
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 093efba4d9b6..9dcf298921d4 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2645,6 +2645,11 @@ static int selinux_task_setnice(struct task_struct *p, int nice)
 	return task_has_perm(current,p, PROCESS__SETSCHED);
 }
 
+static int selinux_task_setioprio(struct task_struct *p, int ioprio)
+{
+	return task_has_perm(current, p, PROCESS__SETSCHED);
+}
+
 static int selinux_task_setrlimit(unsigned int resource, struct rlimit *new_rlim)
 {
 	struct rlimit *old_rlim = current->signal->rlim + resource;
@@ -4383,6 +4388,7 @@ static struct security_operations selinux_ops = {
 	.task_getsid =		        selinux_task_getsid,
 	.task_setgroups =		selinux_task_setgroups,
 	.task_setnice =			selinux_task_setnice,
+	.task_setioprio =		selinux_task_setioprio,
 	.task_setrlimit =		selinux_task_setrlimit,
 	.task_setscheduler =		selinux_task_setscheduler,
 	.task_getscheduler =		selinux_task_getscheduler,