diff --git a/crypto/Makefile.objs b/crypto/Makefile.objs
index 3ae0dfd1a4..7fc354a8d5 100644
--- a/crypto/Makefile.objs
+++ b/crypto/Makefile.objs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ crypto-obj-y += tlscredspsk.o
 crypto-obj-y += tlscredsx509.o
 crypto-obj-y += tlssession.o
 crypto-obj-y += secret_interface.o
+crypto-obj-y += linux_keyring.o
 crypto-obj-y += secret.o
 crypto-obj-y += pbkdf.o
 crypto-obj-$(CONFIG_NETTLE) += pbkdf-nettle.o
diff --git a/crypto/linux_keyring.c b/crypto/linux_keyring.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7950d4c12d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/linux_keyring.c
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#ifdef __NR_keyctl
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include <asm/unistd.h>
+#include <linux/keyctl.h>
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
+#include "trace.h"
+#include "crypto/linux_keyring.h"
+
+
+static inline
+long keyctl_read(key_serial_t key, uint8_t *buffer, size_t buflen)
+{
+    return syscall(__NR_keyctl, KEYCTL_READ, key, buffer, buflen, 0);
+}
+
+
+static
+long keyctl_read_alloc(key_serial_t key, uint8_t **buffer)
+{
+    uint8_t *loc_buf;
+    long retcode = keyctl_read(key, NULL, 0);
+    if (retcode <= 0) {
+        return retcode;
+    }
+    loc_buf = g_malloc(retcode);
+    retcode = keyctl_read(key, loc_buf, retcode);
+
+    if (retcode >= 0) {
+        *buffer = loc_buf;
+    } else {
+        g_free(loc_buf);
+    }
+    return retcode;
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_linux_load_data(Object   *obj,
+                               uint8_t  **output,
+                               size_t   *outputlen,
+                               Error    **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyring *secret = QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING(obj);
+    uint8_t  *buffer = NULL;
+    long     retcode;
+
+    *output    = NULL;
+    *outputlen = 0;
+
+    if (secret->serial) {
+        retcode = keyctl_read_alloc(secret->serial, &buffer);
+        if (retcode < 0) {
+          error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
+                     "Unable to read serial key %08x",
+                     secret->serial);
+          return;
+        } else {
+          *outputlen = retcode;
+          *output    = buffer;
+        }
+    } else {
+      error_setg(errp, "Either 'serial' must be provided");
+    }
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_prop_set_key(Object     *obj,   Visitor *v,
+                            const char *name,  void    *opaque,
+                            Error      **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyring *secret = QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING(obj);
+    int32_t value;
+    visit_type_int32(v, name, &value, errp);
+    if (!value) {
+        error_setg(errp, "The 'serial' should be not equal 0");
+    }
+    secret->serial = value;
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_prop_get_key(Object     *obj,   Visitor *v,
+                            const char *name,  void    *opaque,
+                            Error      **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyring *secret = QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING(obj);
+    int32_t value = secret->serial;
+    visit_type_int32(v, name, &value, errp);
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_linux_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
+{
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), true, "loaded", errp);
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_linux_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretCommonClass *sic = QCRYPTO_SECRET_COMMON_CLASS(oc);
+    sic->load_data = qcrypto_secret_linux_load_data;
+
+    UserCreatableClass *ucc = USER_CREATABLE_CLASS(oc);
+    ucc->complete = qcrypto_secret_linux_complete;
+
+    object_class_property_add(oc, "serial", "key_serial_t",
+                                  qcrypto_secret_prop_get_key,
+                                  qcrypto_secret_prop_set_key,
+                                  NULL, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+
+static const TypeInfo qcrypto_secret_info = {
+    .parent        = TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_COMMON,
+    .name          = TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyring),
+    .class_size    = sizeof(QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyringClass),
+    .class_init    = qcrypto_secret_linux_class_init,
+    .interfaces    = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
+        { TYPE_USER_CREATABLE },
+        { }
+    }
+};
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&qcrypto_secret_info);
+}
+
+
+type_init(qcrypto_secret_register_types);
+
+#endif /* __NR_keyctl */
diff --git a/include/crypto/linux_keyring.h b/include/crypto/linux_keyring.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2618b34444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/crypto/linux_keyring.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#ifndef QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING_H
+#define QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING_H
+
+#ifdef __NR_keyctl
+
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-crypto.h"
+#include "qom/object.h"
+#include "crypto/secret_interface.h"
+
+#define TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING "syskey"
+#define QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyring, (obj), \
+                 TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING)
+#define QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING_CLASS(class) \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyringClass, \
+                       (class), TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING)
+#define QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING_GET_CLASS(class) \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyringClass, \
+                     (class), TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING)
+
+typedef struct QCryptoSecretLinux QCryptoSecretLinux;
+typedef struct QCryptoSecretLinuxClass QCryptoSecretLinuxClass;
+
+typedef int32_t key_serial_t;
+
+typedef struct QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyring {
+    QCryptoSecretCommon  parent;
+    key_serial_t         serial;
+} QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyring;
+
+
+typedef struct QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyringClass {
+    QCryptoSecretCommonClass  parent;
+} QCryptoSecretLinuxKeyringClass;
+
+#endif /* __NR_keyctl */
+
+#endif /* QCRYPTO_SECRET_LINUX_KEYRING_H */
