diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/Makefile b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/Makefile
index 191b7fe8359..ffc6c7d6e65 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/Makefile
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/Makefile
@@ -82,4 +82,5 @@ $(obj)/mscode.asn1.o: $(obj)/mscode.asn1.c $(obj)/mscode.asn1.h
 #
 obj-$(CONFIG_UASYM_KEYS_SIGS) += uasym_keys_sigs.o
 uasym_keys_sigs-y := uasym_key_parser.o \
-		     uasym_sig_parser.o
+		     uasym_sig_parser.o \
+		     uasym_key_preload.o
diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/uasym_key_preload.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/uasym_key_preload.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..039dbf64378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/uasym_key_preload.c
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *   David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
+ *   Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
+ *
+ * Load user asymmetric keys from a keyring blob.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "UASYM PRELOAD: "fmt
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/key.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/tlv_parser.h>
+
+#include "uasym_parser.h"
+
+/**
+ * create_uasym_key - Create a user asymmetric key
+ * @data_start: Where the user asymmetric key starts in the blob
+ * @data_end: Where the user asymmetric key ends in the blob
+ * @keyring: The keyring to add the new key to
+ *
+ * Create a user asymmetric key from the supplied buffer.
+ */
+static void __init create_uasym_key(const u8 *data_start, const u8 *data_end,
+				    struct key *keyring)
+{
+	key_ref_t key;
+
+	key = key_create_or_update(make_key_ref(keyring, 1), "asymmetric", NULL,
+				   data_start, data_end - data_start,
+				   ((KEY_POS_ALL & ~KEY_POS_SETATTR) |
+				    KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_READ),
+				   KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA |
+				   KEY_ALLOC_BUILT_IN |
+				   KEY_ALLOC_BYPASS_RESTRICTION);
+	if (IS_ERR(key)) {
+		pr_notice("Ignoring user asymmetric key, error: %ld\n",
+			  PTR_ERR(key));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pr_notice("Loaded user asymmetric key '%s'\n",
+		  key_ref_to_ptr(key)->description);
+
+	key_ref_put(key);
+}
+
+/**
+ * preload_uasym_keys - Load user asymmetric keys from a keyring blob
+ * @data: The keyring blob containing the user asymmetric keys
+ * @data_len: The size of the @data blob
+ * @keyring: The keyring to add the new keys to
+ *
+ * Preload a pack of user asymmetric keys from a keyring blob.
+ *
+ * The callers should override the current creds if they want the keys to be
+ * owned by someone other than the current process's owner. Keys will not be
+ * accounted towards the owner's quota.
+ *
+ * This function may only be called whilst the kernel is booting.
+ *
+ * Return: Zero on success, a negative value otherwise.
+ */
+int __init preload_uasym_keys(const u8 *data, size_t data_len,
+			      struct key *keyring)
+{
+	const u8 *data_ptr = data, *data_end = data + data_len;
+	u64 data_type;
+	u64 num_fields;
+	u64 total_len;
+	int ret;
+
+	kenter("");
+
+	while (data_ptr < data_end) {
+		ret = tlv_parse_hdr(&data_ptr, &data_len, &data_type,
+				    &num_fields, &total_len, data_types_str,
+				    TYPE__LAST);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			pr_notice("Unable to parse keyring blob, ret: %d\n",
+				  ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		if (data_type != TYPE_KEY) {
+			data_ptr += total_len;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		create_uasym_key(data_ptr - sizeof(struct tlv_hdr),
+				 data_ptr + total_len, keyring);
+
+		data_ptr += total_len;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/crypto/uasym_keys_sigs.h b/include/crypto/uasym_keys_sigs.h
index ac5bce6d081..a227d6d082e 100644
--- a/include/crypto/uasym_keys_sigs.h
+++ b/include/crypto/uasym_keys_sigs.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ int uasym_sig_get_digest(struct uasym_sig_message *uasym_sig, const u8 **buf,
 int uasym_sig_verify_message(struct uasym_sig_message *uasym_sig,
 			     struct key *keyring);
 void uasym_sig_free_message(struct uasym_sig_message *uasym_sig);
+
+int __init preload_uasym_keys(const u8 *data, size_t data_len,
+			      struct key *keyring);
 #else
 static inline struct uasym_sig_message *
 uasym_sig_parse_message(const u8 *sig_data, size_t sig_len)
@@ -68,5 +71,11 @@ static inline void uasym_sig_free_message(struct uasym_sig_message *uasym_sig)
 {
 }
 
+static inline int __init preload_uasym_keys(const u8 *data, size_t data_len,
+					    struct key *keyring)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_UASYM_KEYS_SIGS */
 #endif /* _CRYPTO_UASYM_KEYS_SIGS_H */
