diff --git a/fs/kernfs/dir.c b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
index 1f2d894ae454..02796ba6521a 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
@@ -575,10 +575,15 @@ static int kernfs_dop_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 		goto out_bad;
 
 	/* The kernfs node has been moved to a different namespace */
-	if (kn->parent && kernfs_ns_enabled(kn->parent) &&
-	    kernfs_info(dentry->d_sb)->ns[kn->ns_type] != kn->ns)
-		goto out_bad;
+	if (kn->parent && kernfs_ns_enabled(kn->parent)) {
+		if (kernfs_init_ns_propagates(kn->parent) &&
+		    kn->ns == kernfs_init_ns(kn->parent->ns_type))
+			goto out_good;
+		if (kernfs_info(dentry->d_sb)->ns[kn->parent->ns_type] != kn->ns)
+			goto out_bad;
+	}
 
+out_good:
 	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	return 1;
 out_bad:
@@ -1090,6 +1095,10 @@ static struct dentry *kernfs_iop_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 		ns = kernfs_info(dir->i_sb)->ns[parent->ns_type];
 
 	kn = kernfs_find_ns(parent, dentry->d_name.name, ns);
+	if (!kn && kernfs_init_ns_propagates(parent)) {
+		ns = kernfs_init_ns(parent->ns_type);
+		kn = kernfs_find_ns(parent, dentry->d_name.name, ns);
+	}
 
 	/* no such entry */
 	if (!kn || !kernfs_active(kn)) {
@@ -1614,6 +1623,8 @@ static int kernfs_dir_fop_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 static struct kernfs_node *kernfs_dir_pos(const void *ns,
 	struct kernfs_node *parent, loff_t hash, struct kernfs_node *pos)
 {
+	const void *init_ns;
+
 	if (pos) {
 		int valid = kernfs_active(pos) &&
 			pos->parent == parent && hash == pos->hash;
@@ -1621,6 +1632,12 @@ static struct kernfs_node *kernfs_dir_pos(const void *ns,
 		if (!valid)
 			pos = NULL;
 	}
+
+	if (kernfs_init_ns_propagates(parent))
+		init_ns = kernfs_init_ns(parent->ns_type);
+	else
+		init_ns = NULL;
+
 	if (!pos && (hash > 1) && (hash < INT_MAX)) {
 		struct rb_node *node = parent->dir.children.rb_node;
 		while (node) {
@@ -1635,7 +1652,7 @@ static struct kernfs_node *kernfs_dir_pos(const void *ns,
 		}
 	}
 	/* Skip over entries which are dying/dead or in the wrong namespace */
-	while (pos && (!kernfs_active(pos) || pos->ns != ns)) {
+	while (pos && (!kernfs_active(pos) || (pos->ns != ns && pos->ns != init_ns))) {
 		struct rb_node *node = rb_next(&pos->rb);
 		if (!node)
 			pos = NULL;
@@ -1650,13 +1667,20 @@ static struct kernfs_node *kernfs_dir_next_pos(const void *ns,
 {
 	pos = kernfs_dir_pos(ns, parent, ino, pos);
 	if (pos) {
+		const void *init_ns;
+		if (kernfs_init_ns_propagates(parent))
+			init_ns = kernfs_init_ns(parent->ns_type);
+		else
+			init_ns = NULL;
+
 		do {
 			struct rb_node *node = rb_next(&pos->rb);
 			if (!node)
 				pos = NULL;
 			else
 				pos = rb_to_kn(node);
-		} while (pos && (!kernfs_active(pos) || pos->ns != ns));
+		} while (pos && (!kernfs_active(pos) ||
+				 (pos->ns != ns && pos->ns != init_ns)));
 	}
 	return pos;
 }
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
index 6c375eb59460..4ba7b36103de 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
+++ b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ static inline struct kernfs_node *kernfs_dentry_node(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return d_inode(dentry)->i_private;
 }
 
+extern struct net init_net;
+
+static inline const void *kernfs_init_ns(enum kobj_ns_type ns_type)
+{
+	switch (ns_type) {
+	case KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET:
+		return &init_net;
+	default:
+		pr_debug("Unsupported namespace type %d for kernfs\n", ns_type);
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 extern const struct super_operations kernfs_sops;
 extern struct kmem_cache *kernfs_node_cache, *kernfs_iattrs_cache;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index 0e4414bd7007..5e2143e69c1c 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ enum kernfs_node_flag {
 	KERNFS_SUICIDED		= 0x0800,
 	KERNFS_EMPTY_DIR	= 0x1000,
 	KERNFS_HAS_RELEASE	= 0x2000,
+	KERNFS_NS_PROPAGATE	= 0x4000,
 };
 
 /* @flags for kernfs_create_root() */
@@ -330,6 +331,27 @@ static inline void kernfs_enable_ns(struct kernfs_node *kn,
 	kn->ns_type = ns_type;
 }
 
+static inline void kernfs_enable_init_ns_propagates(struct kernfs_node *kn)
+{
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(kernfs_type(kn) != KERNFS_DIR);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&kn->dir.children));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(kn->flags & KERNFS_NS));
+	kn->flags |= KERNFS_NS_PROPAGATE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * kernfs_init_ns_propagates - test whether init ns propagates
+ * @kn: the node to test
+ *
+ * Test whether kernfs entries created in the init namespace propagate into
+ * other namespaces.
+ */
+static inline bool kernfs_init_ns_propagates(const struct kernfs_node *kn)
+{
+	return ((kn->flags & (KERNFS_NS | KERNFS_NS_PROPAGATE)) ==
+		(KERNFS_NS | KERNFS_NS_PROPAGATE));
+}
+
 /**
  * kernfs_ns_enabled - test whether namespace is enabled
  * @kn: the node to test
diff --git a/include/linux/kobject_ns.h b/include/linux/kobject_ns.h
index 991a9286bcea..216f9112ee1d 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject_ns.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject_ns.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ enum kobj_ns_type {
  *   @grab_current_ns: return a new reference to calling task's namespace
  *   @initial_ns: return the initial namespace (i.e. init_net_ns)
  *   @drop_ns: drops a reference to namespace
+ *   @initial_ns_propagates: whether devices in the initial namespace propagate
+ *			to all other namespaces
  */
 struct kobj_ns_type_operations {
 	enum kobj_ns_type type;
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ struct kobj_ns_type_operations {
 	void *(*grab_current_ns)(void);
 	const void *(*initial_ns)(void);
 	void (*drop_ns)(void *);
+	bool (*initial_ns_propagates)(void);
 };
 
 int kobj_ns_type_register(const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *ops);
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index c58c62d49a10..96bb8c732d1c 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ static int create_dir(struct kobject *kobj)
 		BUG_ON(!kobj_ns_type_registered(ops->type));
 
 		sysfs_enable_ns(kobj->sd, ops->type);
+		if (ops->initial_ns_propagates && ops->initial_ns_propagates())
+			kernfs_enable_init_ns_propagates(kobj->sd);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
