diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/tipc.h b/include/uapi/linux/tipc.h
index 76421b878767..add01db1daef 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/tipc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/tipc.h
@@ -233,6 +233,27 @@ struct tipc_sioc_nodeid_req {
 	char node_id[TIPC_NODEID_LEN];
 };
 
+/*
+ * TIPC Crypto, AEAD
+ */
+#define TIPC_AEAD_ALG_NAME		(32)
+
+struct tipc_aead_key {
+	char alg_name[TIPC_AEAD_ALG_NAME];
+	unsigned int keylen;	/* in bytes */
+	char key[];
+};
+
+#define TIPC_AEAD_KEYLEN_MIN		(16 + 4)
+#define TIPC_AEAD_KEYLEN_MAX		(32 + 4)
+#define TIPC_AEAD_KEY_SIZE_MAX		(sizeof(struct tipc_aead_key) + \
+							TIPC_AEAD_KEYLEN_MAX)
+
+static inline int tipc_aead_key_size(struct tipc_aead_key *key)
+{
+	return sizeof(*key) + key->keylen;
+}
+
 /* The macros and functions below are deprecated:
  */