diff --git a/fs/bpf_fs_kfuncs.c b/fs/bpf_fs_kfuncs.c
index 768aca2dc0f0..9a4ea5c9b0c9 100644
--- a/fs/bpf_fs_kfuncs.c
+++ b/fs/bpf_fs_kfuncs.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/kernfs.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/net.h>
 #include <linux/xattr.h>
 
 __bpf_kfunc_start_defs();
@@ -359,6 +360,39 @@ __bpf_kfunc int bpf_cgroup_read_xattr(struct cgroup *cgroup, const char *name__s
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_CGROUPS */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET
+/**
+ * bpf_sock_read_xattr - read xattr of a socket's inode in sockfs
+ * @sock: socket to get xattr from
+ * @name__str: name of the xattr
+ * @value_p: output buffer of the xattr value
+ *
+ * Get xattr *name__str* of *sock* and store the output in *value_p*.
+ *
+ * For security reasons, only *name__str* with prefix "user." is allowed.
+ *
+ * Return: length of the xattr value on success, a negative value on error.
+ */
+__bpf_kfunc int bpf_sock_read_xattr(struct socket *sock, const char *name__str,
+				    struct bpf_dynptr *value_p)
+{
+	struct bpf_dynptr_kern *value_ptr = (struct bpf_dynptr_kern *)value_p;
+	u32 value_len;
+	void *value;
+
+	/* Only allow reading "user.*" xattrs */
+	if (strncmp(name__str, XATTR_USER_PREFIX, XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	value_len = __bpf_dynptr_size(value_ptr);
+	value = __bpf_dynptr_data_rw(value_ptr, value_len);
+	if (!value)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return sock_read_xattr(sock, name__str, value, value_len);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_NET */
+
 /**
  * bpf_real_inode - get the real inode backing a dentry
  * @dentry: dentry to resolve
@@ -385,6 +419,9 @@ BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_get_file_xattr, KF_SLEEPABLE)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_set_dentry_xattr, KF_SLEEPABLE)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_remove_dentry_xattr, KF_SLEEPABLE)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_real_inode, KF_SLEEPABLE | KF_RET_NULL)
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET
+BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_sock_read_xattr, KF_RCU)
+#endif
 BTF_KFUNCS_END(bpf_fs_kfunc_set_ids)
 
 static int bpf_fs_kfuncs_filter(const struct bpf_prog *prog, u32 kfunc_id)
diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index f268f395ce47..fdcf9956805c 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ int sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, int flags);
 struct file *sock_alloc_file(struct socket *sock, int flags, const char *dname);
 struct socket *sockfd_lookup(int fd, int *err);
 struct socket *sock_from_file(struct file *file);
+int sock_read_xattr(struct socket *sock, const char *name, void *value, size_t size);
 #define		     sockfd_put(sock) fput(sock->file)
 int net_ratelimit(void);
 
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 63c69a0fa74e..b0256cd222f8 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -465,6 +465,31 @@ static const struct xattr_handler sockfs_user_xattr_handler = {
 	.set = sockfs_user_xattr_set,
 };
 
+/**
+ * sock_read_xattr - read a user.* xattr from a socket's sockfs inode
+ * @sock: socket whose inode holds the xattr
+ * @name: full xattr name, e.g. "user.bpf_test"
+ * @value: output buffer
+ * @size: size of @value in bytes
+ *
+ * SOCK_INODE() is valid only for sockfs sockets; sock_from_file() rejects
+ * anything else (e.g. tun, tap).
+ * Lockless: simple_xattr_get() looks up the value under RCU, no inode lock.
+ *
+ * Return: length of the value on success, a negative errno on error.
+ */
+int sock_read_xattr(struct socket *sock, const char *name, void *value, size_t size)
+{
+	struct file *file = sock->file;
+	struct sockfs_inode *si;
+
+	if (!file || sock_from_file(file) != sock)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	si = SOCKFS_I(SOCK_INODE(sock));
+	return simple_xattr_get(&sockfs_xa_cache, &si->xattrs, name, value, size);
+}
+
 static const struct xattr_handler * const sockfs_xattr_handlers[] = {
 	&sockfs_xattr_handler,
 	&sockfs_security_xattr_handler,