diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index ef3b65514976..60d0a4e60ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -3102,6 +3102,7 @@ static long __tun_chr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 
 	tun_debug(KERN_INFO, tun, "tun_chr_ioctl cmd %u\n", cmd);
 
+	net = dev_net(tun->dev);
 	ret = 0;
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case TUNGETIFF:
@@ -3327,6 +3328,13 @@ static long __tun_chr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		ret = tun_net_change_carrier(tun->dev, (bool)carrier);
 		break;
 
+	case TUNGETDEVNETNS:
+		ret = -EPERM;
+		if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+			goto unlock;
+		ret = open_related_ns(&net->ns, get_net_ns);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		break;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_tun.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_tun.h
index 23a6753b37df..454ae31b93c7 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_tun.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_tun.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #define TUNSETSTEERINGEBPF _IOR('T', 224, int)
 #define TUNSETFILTEREBPF _IOR('T', 225, int)
 #define TUNSETCARRIER _IOW('T', 226, int)
+#define TUNGETDEVNETNS _IO('T', 227)
 
 /* TUNSETIFF ifr flags */
 #define IFF_TUN		0x0001