diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
index a8d0759..1a13c2b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
@@ -187,6 +187,13 @@
 
 #define PR_SET_FP_MODE		45
 #define PR_GET_FP_MODE		46
+
+/* Sets the timerslack for arbitrary threads
+ * arg2 slack value, 0 means "use default"
+ * arg3 pid of the thread whose timer slack needs to be set
+ */
+#define PR_SET_TIMERSLACK_PID	47
+
 # define PR_FP_MODE_FR		(1 << 0)	/* 64b FP registers */
 # define PR_FP_MODE_FRE		(1 << 1)	/* 32b compatibility */
 
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 78947de..5189378 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 #include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/mempolicy.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
@@ -2076,6 +2079,7 @@
 		unsigned long, arg4, unsigned long, arg5)
 {
 	struct task_struct *me = current;
+	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	unsigned char comm[sizeof(me->comm)];
 	long error;
 
@@ -2218,6 +2222,27 @@
 	case PR_GET_TID_ADDRESS:
 		error = prctl_get_tid_address(me, (int __user **)arg2);
 		break;
+	case PR_SET_TIMERSLACK_PID:
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		tsk = find_task_by_vpid((pid_t)arg3);
+		if (tsk == NULL) {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		get_task_struct(tsk);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		if (ptrace_may_access(tsk, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH)) {
+			put_task_struct(tsk);
+			return -EPERM;
+		}
+		if (arg2 <= 0)
+			tsk->timer_slack_ns =
+				tsk->default_timer_slack_ns;
+		else
+			tsk->timer_slack_ns = arg2;
+		put_task_struct(tsk);
+		error = 0;
+		break;
 	case PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER:
 		me->signal->is_child_subreaper = !!arg2;
 		break;