diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/in6.h b/include/uapi/linux/in6.h
index 46444f8fbee4..4f8f3eb0699f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/in6.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/in6.h
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ struct in6_flowlabel_req {
 #define IPV6_TRANSPARENT        75
 #define IPV6_UNICAST_IF         76
 #define IPV6_RECVFRAGSIZE	77
+#define IPV6_FREEBIND		78
 
 /*
  * Multicast Routing:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index a5e466d4e093..b9404feabd78 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -377,6 +377,14 @@ static int do_ipv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		retv = 0;
 		break;
 
+	case IPV6_FREEBIND:
+		if (optlen < sizeof(int))
+			goto e_inval;
+		/* we also don't have a separate freebind bit for IPV6 */
+		inet_sk(sk)->freebind = valbool;
+		retv = 0;
+		break;
+
 	case IPV6_RECVORIGDSTADDR:
 		if (optlen < sizeof(int))
 			goto e_inval;
@@ -1214,6 +1222,10 @@ static int do_ipv6_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		val = inet_sk(sk)->transparent;
 		break;
 
+	case IPV6_FREEBIND:
+		val = inet_sk(sk)->freebind;
+		break;
+
 	case IPV6_RECVORIGDSTADDR:
 		val = np->rxopt.bits.rxorigdstaddr;
 		break;