diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 1623047af463..3dd314a45d0d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ enum bpf_prog_type {
 	BPF_PROG_TYPE_UNSPEC,
 	BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER,
 	BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+	BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_ACT,
 };
 
 #define BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_FD	1
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index c22ebd36fa4b..0e714f799ec0 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -1180,6 +1180,7 @@ static bool may_access_skb(enum bpf_prog_type type)
 	switch (type) {
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER:
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS:
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_ACT:
 		return true;
 	default:
 		return false;
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index bdaac5895def..084eacc4d1d4 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -1263,10 +1263,16 @@ static struct bpf_prog_type_list sched_cls_type __read_mostly = {
 	.type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 };
 
+static struct bpf_prog_type_list sched_act_type __read_mostly = {
+	.ops = &sk_filter_ops,
+	.type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_ACT,
+};
+
 static int __init register_sk_filter_ops(void)
 {
 	bpf_register_prog_type(&sk_filter_type);
 	bpf_register_prog_type(&sched_cls_type);
+	bpf_register_prog_type(&sched_act_type);
 
 	return 0;
 }