diff --git a/include/linux/kmod.h b/include/linux/kmod.h
index 0db22a1ab474..10f505c8431d 100644
--- a/include/linux/kmod.h
+++ b/include/linux/kmod.h
@@ -47,4 +47,8 @@ call_usermodehelper(char *path, char **argv, char **envp, int wait)
 
 extern void usermodehelper_init(void);
 
+struct file;
+extern int call_usermodehelper_pipe(char *path, char *argv[], char *envp[],
+				    struct file **filp);
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_KMOD_H__ */
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 842f8015d7fd..5c63c53014a9 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ struct subprocess_info {
 	struct key *ring;
 	int wait;
 	int retval;
+	struct file *stdin;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -145,12 +146,26 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
 
 	key_put(old_session);
 
+	/* Install input pipe when needed */
+	if (sub_info->stdin) {
+		struct files_struct *f = current->files;
+		struct fdtable *fdt;
+		/* no races because files should be private here */
+		sys_close(0);
+		fd_install(0, sub_info->stdin);
+		spin_lock(&f->file_lock);
+		fdt = files_fdtable(f);
+		FD_SET(0, fdt->open_fds);
+		FD_CLR(0, fdt->close_on_exec);
+		spin_unlock(&f->file_lock);
+	}
+
 	/* We can run anywhere, unlike our parent keventd(). */
 	set_cpus_allowed(current, CPU_MASK_ALL);
 
 	retval = -EPERM;
 	if (current->fs->root)
-		retval = execve(sub_info->path, sub_info->argv,sub_info->envp);
+		retval = execve(sub_info->path, sub_info->argv, sub_info->envp);
 
 	/* Exec failed? */
 	sub_info->retval = retval;
@@ -268,6 +283,44 @@ int call_usermodehelper_keys(char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_keys);
 
+int call_usermodehelper_pipe(char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
+			     struct file **filp)
+{
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION(done);
+	struct subprocess_info sub_info = {
+		.complete	= &done,
+		.path		= path,
+		.argv		= argv,
+		.envp		= envp,
+		.retval		= 0,
+	};
+	struct file *f;
+	DECLARE_WORK(work, __call_usermodehelper, &sub_info);
+
+	if (!khelper_wq)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (path[0] == '\0')
+		return 0;
+
+	f = create_write_pipe();
+	if (!f)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	*filp = f;
+
+	f = create_read_pipe(f);
+	if (!f) {
+		free_write_pipe(*filp);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	sub_info.stdin = f;
+
+	queue_work(khelper_wq, &work);
+	wait_for_completion(&done);
+	return sub_info.retval;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_pipe);
+
 void __init usermodehelper_init(void)
 {
 	khelper_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("khelper");