diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index f127625543b4..65da6e1b6de5 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -411,17 +411,45 @@ int fuse_do_getattr(struct inode *inode)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Calling into a user-controlled filesystem gives the filesystem
+ * daemon ptrace-like capabilities over the requester process.  This
+ * means, that the filesystem daemon is able to record the exact
+ * filesystem operations performed, and can also control the behavior
+ * of the requester process in otherwise impossible ways.  For example
+ * it can delay the operation for arbitrary length of time allowing
+ * DoS against the requester.
+ *
+ * For this reason only those processes can call into the filesystem,
+ * for which the owner of the mount has ptrace privilege.  This
+ * excludes processes started by other users, suid or sgid processes.
+ */
+static int fuse_allow_task(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	if (fc->flags & FUSE_ALLOW_OTHER)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (task->euid == fc->user_id &&
+	    task->suid == fc->user_id &&
+	    task->uid == fc->user_id &&
+	    task->egid == fc->group_id &&
+	    task->sgid == fc->group_id &&
+	    task->gid == fc->group_id)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int fuse_revalidate(struct dentry *entry)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = entry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 
-	if (get_node_id(inode) == FUSE_ROOT_ID) {
-		if (!(fc->flags & FUSE_ALLOW_OTHER) &&
-		    current->fsuid != fc->user_id)
-			return -EACCES;
-	} else if (time_before_eq(jiffies, fi->i_time))
+	if (!fuse_allow_task(fc, current))
+		return -EACCES;
+	if (get_node_id(inode) != FUSE_ROOT_ID &&
+	    time_before_eq(jiffies, fi->i_time))
 		return 0;
 
 	return fuse_do_getattr(inode);
@@ -431,7 +459,7 @@ static int fuse_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 
-	if (!(fc->flags & FUSE_ALLOW_OTHER) && current->fsuid != fc->user_id)
+	if (!fuse_allow_task(fc, current))
 		return -EACCES;
 	else if (fc->flags & FUSE_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS) {
 		int err = generic_permission(inode, mask, NULL);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index aff3a01ea02b..3ec2aff3fdb5 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ struct fuse_conn {
 	/** The user id for this mount */
 	uid_t user_id;
 
+	/** The group id for this mount */
+	gid_t group_id;
+
 	/** The fuse mount flags for this mount */
 	unsigned flags;
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 0b75c73386e9..c8e54c0658f1 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct fuse_mount_data {
 	int fd;
 	unsigned rootmode;
 	unsigned user_id;
+	unsigned group_id;
 	unsigned flags;
 	unsigned max_read;
 };
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ static void fuse_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
 	fc->mounted = 0;
 	fc->user_id = 0;
+	fc->group_id = 0;
 	fc->flags = 0;
 	/* Flush all readers on this fs */
 	wake_up_all(&fc->waitq);
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ enum {
 	OPT_FD,
 	OPT_ROOTMODE,
 	OPT_USER_ID,
+	OPT_GROUP_ID,
 	OPT_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS,
 	OPT_ALLOW_OTHER,
 	OPT_KERNEL_CACHE,
@@ -259,6 +262,7 @@ static match_table_t tokens = {
 	{OPT_FD,			"fd=%u"},
 	{OPT_ROOTMODE,			"rootmode=%o"},
 	{OPT_USER_ID,			"user_id=%u"},
+	{OPT_GROUP_ID,			"group_id=%u"},
 	{OPT_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS,	"default_permissions"},
 	{OPT_ALLOW_OTHER,		"allow_other"},
 	{OPT_KERNEL_CACHE,		"kernel_cache"},
@@ -300,6 +304,12 @@ static int parse_fuse_opt(char *opt, struct fuse_mount_data *d)
 			d->user_id = value;
 			break;
 
+		case OPT_GROUP_ID:
+			if (match_int(&args[0], &value))
+				return 0;
+			d->group_id = value;
+			break;
+
 		case OPT_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS:
 			d->flags |= FUSE_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS;
 			break;
@@ -333,6 +343,7 @@ static int fuse_show_options(struct seq_file *m, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn_super(mnt->mnt_sb);
 
 	seq_printf(m, ",user_id=%u", fc->user_id);
+	seq_printf(m, ",group_id=%u", fc->group_id);
 	if (fc->flags & FUSE_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS)
 		seq_puts(m, ",default_permissions");
 	if (fc->flags & FUSE_ALLOW_OTHER)
@@ -465,6 +476,7 @@ static int fuse_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 	fc->flags = d.flags;
 	fc->user_id = d.user_id;
+	fc->group_id = d.group_id;
 	fc->max_read = d.max_read;
 	if (fc->max_read / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE < fc->bdi.ra_pages)
 		fc->bdi.ra_pages = fc->max_read / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;