diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0d69c360c0..1bae5ec0a1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ libpmem=""
 default_devices="yes"
 plugins="no"
 fuzzing="no"
+secret_keyring="yes"
 
 supported_cpu="no"
 supported_os="no"
@@ -1601,6 +1602,10 @@ for opt do
   ;;
   --gdb=*) gdb_bin="$optarg"
   ;;
+  --enable-keyring) secret_keyring="yes"
+  ;;
+  --disable-keyring) secret_keyring="no"
+  ;;
   *)
       echo "ERROR: unknown option $opt"
       echo "Try '$0 --help' for more information"
@@ -6250,6 +6255,34 @@ case "$slirp" in
     ;;
 esac
 
+##########################################
+# check for usable __NR_keyctl syscall
+
+if test "$linux" = "yes" ; then
+
+    have_keyring=no
+    cat > $TMPC << EOF
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <asm/unistd.h>
+#include <linux/keyctl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+int main(void) {
+    return syscall(__NR_keyctl, KEYCTL_READ, 0, NULL, NULL, 0);
+}
+EOF
+    if compile_prog "" "" ; then
+        have_keyring=yes
+    fi
+fi
+if test "$secret_keyring" = "yes"
+then
+    if test "$have_keyring" != "yes"
+    then
+    error_exit "syscall __NR_keyctl requested, \
+but not implemented on your system"
+    fi
+fi
+
 
 ##########################################
 # End of CC checks
@@ -6733,6 +6766,7 @@ echo "default devices   $default_devices"
 echo "plugin support    $plugins"
 echo "fuzzing support   $fuzzing"
 echo "gdb               $gdb_bin"
+echo "Linux keyring support $secret_keyring"
 
 if test "$supported_cpu" = "no"; then
     echo
@@ -7614,6 +7648,10 @@ if test -n "$gdb_bin" ; then
     echo "HAVE_GDB_BIN=$gdb_bin" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
 
+if test "$secret_keyring" = "yes" ; then
+  echo "CONFIG_SECRET_KEYRING=y" >> $config_host_mak
+fi
+
 if test "$tcg_interpreter" = "yes"; then
   QEMU_INCLUDES="-iquote \$(SRC_PATH)/tcg/tci $QEMU_INCLUDES"
 elif test "$ARCH" = "sparc64" ; then
diff --git a/crypto/Makefile.objs b/crypto/Makefile.objs
index 695da72dd1..872c928ac0 100644
--- a/crypto/Makefile.objs
+++ b/crypto/Makefile.objs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ crypto-obj-y += tlscredsx509.o
 crypto-obj-y += tlssession.o
 crypto-obj-y += secret_common.o
 crypto-obj-y += secret.o
+crypto-obj-$(CONFIG_SECRET_KEYRING) += secret_keyring.o
 crypto-obj-y += pbkdf.o
 crypto-obj-$(CONFIG_NETTLE) += pbkdf-nettle.o
 crypto-obj-$(if $(CONFIG_NETTLE),n,$(CONFIG_GCRYPT)) += pbkdf-gcrypt.o
diff --git a/crypto/secret_keyring.c b/crypto/secret_keyring.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f256ee3b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secret_keyring.c
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU crypto secret support
+ *
+ * Copyright 2020 Yandex N.V.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#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/secret_keyring.h"
+
+
+static inline
+long keyctl_read(int32_t key, uint8_t *buffer, size_t buflen)
+{
+    return syscall(__NR_keyctl, KEYCTL_READ, key, buffer, buflen, 0);
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_keyring_load_data(QCryptoSecretCommon *sec_common,
+                                 uint8_t             **output,
+                                 size_t              *outputlen,
+                                 Error               **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretKeyring *secret = QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING(sec_common);
+    uint8_t  *buffer = NULL;
+    long     retcode;
+
+    *output    = NULL;
+    *outputlen = 0;
+
+    if (!secret->serial) {
+        error_setg(errp, "'serial' parameter must be provided");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    retcode = keyctl_read(secret->serial, NULL, 0);
+    if (retcode <= 0) {
+        goto keyctl_error;
+    }
+
+    buffer = g_new0(uint8_t, retcode);
+
+    retcode = keyctl_read(secret->serial, buffer, retcode);
+    if (retcode < 0) {
+        g_free(buffer);
+        goto keyctl_error;
+    }
+
+    *outputlen = retcode;
+    *output    = buffer;
+    return;
+
+keyctl_error:
+    error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
+                     "Unable to read serial key %08x",
+                     secret->serial);
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_prop_set_key(Object     *obj,   Visitor *v,
+                            const char *name,  void    *opaque,
+                            Error      **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretKeyring *secret = QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING(obj);
+    int32_t value;
+    visit_type_int32(v, name, &value, errp);
+    if (!value) {
+        error_setg(errp, "'serial' should not be equal to 0");
+    }
+    secret->serial = value;
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_prop_get_key(Object     *obj,   Visitor *v,
+                            const char *name,  void    *opaque,
+                            Error      **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretKeyring *secret = QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING(obj);
+    int32_t value = secret->serial;
+    visit_type_int32(v, name, &value, errp);
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_keyring_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
+{
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), true, "loaded", errp);
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_keyring_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretCommonClass *sic = QCRYPTO_SECRET_COMMON_CLASS(oc);
+    sic->load_data = qcrypto_secret_keyring_load_data;
+
+    UserCreatableClass *ucc = USER_CREATABLE_CLASS(oc);
+    ucc->complete = qcrypto_secret_keyring_complete;
+
+    object_class_property_add(oc, "serial", "int32_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_KEYRING,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(QCryptoSecretKeyring),
+    .class_size    = sizeof(QCryptoSecretKeyringClass),
+    .class_init    = qcrypto_secret_keyring_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);
diff --git a/include/crypto/secret_keyring.h b/include/crypto/secret_keyring.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9406d1fedc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/crypto/secret_keyring.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU crypto secret support
+ *
+ * Copyright 2020 Yandex N.V.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING_H
+#define QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING_H
+
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-crypto.h"
+#include "qom/object.h"
+#include "crypto/secret_common.h"
+
+#define TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING "secret_keyring"
+#define QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(QCryptoSecretKeyring, (obj), \
+                 TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING)
+#define QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING_CLASS(class) \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(QCryptoSecretKeyringClass, \
+                       (class), TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING)
+#define QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING_GET_CLASS(class) \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(QCryptoSecretKeyringClass, \
+                     (class), TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING)
+
+typedef struct QCryptoSecretKeyring QCryptoSecretKeyring;
+typedef struct QCryptoSecretKeyringClass QCryptoSecretKeyringClass;
+
+typedef struct QCryptoSecretKeyring {
+    QCryptoSecretCommon  parent;
+    int32_t              serial;
+} QCryptoSecretKeyring;
+
+
+typedef struct QCryptoSecretKeyringClass {
+    QCryptoSecretCommonClass  parent;
+} QCryptoSecretKeyringClass;
+
+#endif /* QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING_H */
