diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/task.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/task.go
index de725d794..c15c23ca0 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/task.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/task.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func (fs *filesystem) newTaskInode(ctx context.Context, task *kernel.Task, pidns
 			"pid":  fs.newPIDNamespaceSymlink(ctx, task, fs.NextIno()),
 			"user": fs.newFakeNamespaceSymlink(ctx, task, fs.NextIno(), "user"),
 			"ipc":  fs.newNamespaceSymlink(ctx, task, fs.NextIno(), linux.CLONE_NEWIPC),
+			"uts":  fs.newNamespaceSymlink(ctx, task, fs.NextIno(), linux.CLONE_NEWUTS),
 		}),
 		"oom_score":     fs.newTaskOwnedInode(ctx, task, fs.NextIno(), 0444, newStaticFile("0\n")),
 		"oom_score_adj": fs.newTaskOwnedInode(ctx, task, fs.NextIno(), 0644, &oomScoreAdj{task: task}),
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/task_files.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/task_files.go
index dff44cf78..06a7cf013 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/task_files.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/task_files.go
@@ -1283,6 +1283,11 @@ func (s *namespaceSymlink) getInode(t *kernel.Task) *nsfs.Inode {
 			return ipcns.GetInode()
 		}
 		return nil
+	case linux.CLONE_NEWUTS:
+		if utsns := t.GetUTSNamespace(); utsns != nil {
+			return utsns.GetInode()
+		}
+		return nil
 	case linux.CLONE_NEWNS:
 		mntns := t.GetMountNamespace()
 		if mntns == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks_sys.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks_sys.go
index 69555ebb2..9b523ecc9 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks_sys.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks_sys.go
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ var _ dynamicInode = (*hostnameData)(nil)
 // Generate implements vfs.DynamicBytesSource.Generate.
 func (*hostnameData) Generate(ctx context.Context, buf *bytes.Buffer) error {
 	utsns := kernel.UTSNamespaceFromContext(ctx)
+	defer utsns.DecRef(ctx)
 	buf.WriteString(utsns.HostName())
 	buf.WriteString("\n")
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
index 8455914e1..6bf133fbb 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ func (k *Kernel) Init(args InitKernelArgs) error {
 	k.nsfsMount = k.vfs.NewDisconnectedMount(nsfsFilesystem, nil, &vfs.MountOptions{})
 	k.rootNetworkNamespace.SetInode(nsfs.NewInode(ctx, k.nsfsMount, k.rootNetworkNamespace))
 	k.rootIPCNamespace.SetInode(nsfs.NewInode(ctx, k.nsfsMount, k.rootIPCNamespace))
+	k.rootUTSNamespace.SetInode(nsfs.NewInode(ctx, k.nsfsMount, k.rootUTSNamespace))
 
 	tmpfsOpts := vfs.GetFilesystemOptions{
 		InternalData: tmpfs.FilesystemOpts{
@@ -769,7 +770,9 @@ func (ctx *createProcessContext) Value(key any) any {
 	case CtxPIDNamespace:
 		return ctx.args.PIDNamespace
 	case CtxUTSNamespace:
-		return ctx.args.UTSNamespace
+		utsns := ctx.args.UTSNamespace
+		utsns.IncRef()
+		return utsns
 	case ipc.CtxIPCNamespace:
 		ipcns := ctx.args.IPCNamespace
 		ipcns.IncRef()
@@ -1284,6 +1287,7 @@ func (k *Kernel) RootUserNamespace() *auth.UserNamespace {
 
 // RootUTSNamespace returns the root UTSNamespace.
 func (k *Kernel) RootUTSNamespace() *UTSNamespace {
+	k.rootUTSNamespace.IncRef()
 	return k.rootUTSNamespace
 }
 
@@ -1527,7 +1531,9 @@ func (ctx *supervisorContext) Value(key any) any {
 	case CtxPIDNamespace:
 		return ctx.Kernel.tasks.Root
 	case CtxUTSNamespace:
-		return ctx.Kernel.rootUTSNamespace
+		utsns := ctx.Kernel.rootUTSNamespace
+		utsns.IncRef()
+		return utsns
 	case ipc.CtxIPCNamespace:
 		ipcns := ctx.Kernel.rootIPCNamespace
 		ipcns.IncRef()
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_clone.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_clone.go
index a8324d004..5885cfeb9 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_clone.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_clone.go
@@ -107,12 +107,18 @@ func (t *Task) Clone(args *linux.CloneArgs) (ThreadID, *SyscallControl, error) {
 	cu := cleanup.Make(func() {})
 	defer cu.Clean()
 
-	utsns := t.UTSNamespace()
+	utsns := t.utsns
 	if args.Flags&linux.CLONE_NEWUTS != 0 {
 		// Note that this must happen after NewUserNamespace so we get
 		// the new userns if there is one.
-		utsns = t.UTSNamespace().Clone(userns)
+		utsns = utsns.Clone(userns)
+		utsns.SetInode(nsfs.NewInode(t, t.k.nsfsMount, utsns))
+	} else {
+		utsns.IncRef()
 	}
+	cu.Add(func() {
+		utsns.DecRef(t)
+	})
 
 	ipcns := t.ipcns
 	if args.Flags&linux.CLONE_NEWIPC != 0 {
@@ -495,6 +501,21 @@ func (t *Task) Setns(fd *vfs.FileDescription, flags int32) error {
 		oldNS.DecRef(t)
 		oldFSContext.DecRef(t)
 		return nil
+	case *UTSNamespace:
+		if flags != 0 && flags != linux.CLONE_NEWUTS {
+			return linuxerr.EINVAL
+		}
+		if !t.HasCapabilityIn(linux.CAP_SYS_ADMIN, ns.UserNamespace()) ||
+			!t.Credentials().HasCapability(linux.CAP_SYS_ADMIN) {
+			return linuxerr.EPERM
+		}
+		oldNS := t.UTSNamespace()
+		ns.IncRef()
+		t.mu.Lock()
+		t.utsns = ns
+		t.mu.Unlock()
+		oldNS.DecRef(t)
+		return nil
 	default:
 		return linuxerr.EINVAL
 	}
@@ -588,7 +609,10 @@ func (t *Task) Unshare(flags int32) error {
 		}
 		// Note that this must happen after NewUserNamespace, so the
 		// new user namespace is used if there is one.
+		oldUTSNS := t.utsns
 		t.utsns = t.utsns.Clone(creds.UserNamespace)
+		t.utsns.SetInode(nsfs.NewInode(t, t.k.nsfsMount, t.utsns))
+		cu.Add(func() { oldUTSNS.DecRef(t) })
 	}
 	if flags&linux.CLONE_NEWIPC != 0 {
 		if !haveCapSysAdmin {
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go
index f57d79434..99bad23f8 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_context.go
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ func (t *Task) contextValue(key any, isTaskGoroutine bool) any {
 			t.mu.Lock()
 			defer t.mu.Unlock()
 		}
-		return t.utsns
+		utsns := t.utsns
+		utsns.IncRef()
+		return utsns
 	case ipc.CtxIPCNamespace:
 		if !isTaskGoroutine {
 			t.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_exit.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_exit.go
index 43561a164..0bca6a294 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_exit.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_exit.go
@@ -287,12 +287,15 @@ func (*runExitMain) execute(t *Task) taskRunState {
 	t.mu.Lock()
 	mntns := t.mountNamespace
 	t.mountNamespace = nil
+	utsns := t.utsns
+	t.utsns = nil
 	ipcns := t.ipcns
 	t.ipcns = nil
 	netns := t.netns
 	t.netns = nil
 	t.mu.Unlock()
 	mntns.DecRef(t)
+	utsns.DecRef(t)
 	ipcns.DecRef(t)
 	netns.DecRef(t)
 
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_start.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_start.go
index 40ca0e316..cd76149ba 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_start.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/task_start.go
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func (ts *TaskSet) NewTask(ctx context.Context, cfg *TaskConfig) (*Task, error)
 		cfg.TaskImage.release(ctx)
 		cfg.FSContext.DecRef(ctx)
 		cfg.FDTable.DecRef(ctx)
+		cfg.UTSNamespace.DecRef(ctx)
 		cfg.IPCNamespace.DecRef(ctx)
 		cfg.NetworkNamespace.DecRef(ctx)
 		if cfg.MountNamespace != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/uts_namespace.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/uts_namespace.go
index 8ccf04bd1..87f7f8703 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/uts_namespace.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/uts_namespace.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 package kernel
 
 import (
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/context"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/nsfs"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel/auth"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sync"
 )
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ type UTSNamespace struct {
 	//
 	// userns is immutable.
 	userns *auth.UserNamespace
+
+	inode *nsfs.Inode
 }
 
 // NewUTSNamespace creates a new UTS namespace.
@@ -53,6 +57,17 @@ func (t *Task) UTSNamespace() *UTSNamespace {
 	return t.utsns
 }
 
+// GetUTSNamespace takes a reference on the task UTS namespace and
+// returns it. It will return nil if the task isn't alive.
+func (t *Task) GetUTSNamespace() *UTSNamespace {
+	t.mu.Lock()
+	defer t.mu.Unlock()
+	if t.utsns != nil {
+		t.utsns.IncRef()
+	}
+	return t.utsns
+}
+
 // HostName returns the host name of this UTS namespace.
 func (u *UTSNamespace) HostName() string {
 	u.mu.Lock()
@@ -88,6 +103,42 @@ func (u *UTSNamespace) UserNamespace() *auth.UserNamespace {
 	return u.userns
 }
 
+// Type implements nsfs.Namespace.Type.
+func (u *UTSNamespace) Type() string {
+	return "uts"
+}
+
+// Destroy implements nsfs.Namespace.Destroy.
+func (u *UTSNamespace) Destroy(ctx context.Context) {}
+
+// SetInode sets the nsfs `inode` to the UTS namespace.
+func (u *UTSNamespace) SetInode(inode *nsfs.Inode) {
+	u.mu.Lock()
+	defer u.mu.Unlock()
+	u.inode = inode
+}
+
+// GetInode returns the nsfs inode associated with the UTS  namespace.
+func (u *UTSNamespace) GetInode() *nsfs.Inode {
+	u.mu.Lock()
+	defer u.mu.Unlock()
+	return u.inode
+}
+
+// IncRef increments the Namespace's refcount.
+func (u *UTSNamespace) IncRef() {
+	u.mu.Lock()
+	defer u.mu.Unlock()
+	u.inode.IncRef()
+}
+
+// DecRef decrements the namespace's refcount.
+func (u *UTSNamespace) DecRef(ctx context.Context) {
+	u.mu.Lock()
+	defer u.mu.Unlock()
+	u.inode.DecRef(ctx)
+}
+
 // Clone makes a copy of this UTS namespace, associating the given user
 // namespace.
 func (u *UTSNamespace) Clone(userns *auth.UserNamespace) *UTSNamespace {
diff --git a/test/syscalls/linux/setns.cc b/test/syscalls/linux/setns.cc
index 91322eb5b..f8cf24a0d 100644
--- a/test/syscalls/linux/setns.cc
+++ b/test/syscalls/linux/setns.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 #include <sched.h>
 
+#include <cstdint>
+
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 #include "test/util/file_descriptor.h"
 #include "test/util/linux_capability_util.h"
@@ -46,6 +49,28 @@ TEST(SetnsTest, ChangeIPCNamespace) {
   EXPECT_EQ(ipcns1, ipcns3);
 }
 
+TEST(SetnsTest, ChangeUTSNamespace) {
+  SKIP_IF(!ASSERT_NO_ERRNO_AND_VALUE(HaveCapability(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)));
+
+  struct stat st;
+  uint64_t utsns1, utsns2, utsns3;
+  const FileDescriptor nsfd =
+      ASSERT_NO_ERRNO_AND_VALUE(Open("/proc/thread-self/ns/uts", O_RDONLY));
+  ASSERT_THAT(stat("/proc/thread-self/ns/uts", &st), SyscallSucceeds());
+  utsns1 = st.st_ino;
+
+  // Use unshare(CLONE_NEWUTS) to change into a new UTS namespace.
+  ASSERT_THAT(unshare(CLONE_NEWUTS), SyscallSucceedsWithValue(0));
+  ASSERT_THAT(stat("/proc/thread-self/ns/uts", &st), SyscallSucceeds());
+  utsns2 = st.st_ino;
+  ASSERT_NE(utsns1, utsns2);
+
+  ASSERT_THAT(setns(nsfd.get(), CLONE_NEWUTS), SyscallSucceedsWithValue(0));
+  ASSERT_THAT(stat("/proc/thread-self/ns/uts", &st), SyscallSucceeds());
+  utsns3 = st.st_ino;
+  EXPECT_EQ(utsns1, utsns3);
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 }  // namespace testing
 }  // namespace gvisor