diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
index 3612ccededd6..ab96410d1dcd 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
@@ -48,8 +48,24 @@ struct dma_buf_list {
 
 static struct dma_buf_list db_list;
 
+static char *dmabuffs_dname(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
+{
+	struct dma_buf *dmabuf;
+	char name[DMA_BUF_NAME_LEN];
+	size_t ret = 0;
+
+	dmabuf = dentry->d_fsdata;
+	mutex_lock(&dmabuf->lock);
+	if (dmabuf->name)
+		ret = strlcpy(name, dmabuf->name, DMA_BUF_NAME_LEN);
+	mutex_unlock(&dmabuf->lock);
+
+	return dynamic_dname(dentry, buffer, buflen, "/%s:%s",
+			     dentry->d_name.name, ret > 0 ? name : "");
+}
+
 static const struct dentry_operations dma_buf_dentry_ops = {
-	.d_dname = simple_dname,
+	.d_dname = dmabuffs_dname,
 };
 
 static struct vfsmount *dma_buf_mnt;
@@ -301,6 +317,43 @@ out:
 	return events;
 }
 
+/**
+ * dma_buf_set_name - Set a name to a specific dma_buf to track the usage.
+ * The name of the dma-buf buffer can only be set when the dma-buf is not
+ * attached to any devices. It could theoritically support changing the
+ * name of the dma-buf if the same piece of memory is used for multiple
+ * purpose between different devices.
+ *
+ * @dmabuf [in]     dmabuf buffer that will be renamed.
+ * @buf:   [in]     A piece of userspace memory that contains the name of
+ *                  the dma-buf.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success. If the dma-buf buffer is already attached to
+ * devices, return -EBUSY.
+ *
+ */
+static long dma_buf_set_name(struct dma_buf *dmabuf, const char __user *buf)
+{
+	char *name = strndup_user(buf, DMA_BUF_NAME_LEN);
+	long ret = 0;
+
+	if (IS_ERR(name))
+		return PTR_ERR(name);
+
+	mutex_lock(&dmabuf->lock);
+	if (!list_empty(&dmabuf->attachments)) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		kfree(name);
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+	kfree(dmabuf->name);
+	dmabuf->name = name;
+
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&dmabuf->lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static long dma_buf_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			  unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
@@ -339,6 +392,10 @@ static long dma_buf_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			ret = dma_buf_begin_cpu_access(dmabuf, direction);
 
 		return ret;
+
+	case DMA_BUF_SET_NAME:
+		return dma_buf_set_name(dmabuf, (const char __user *)arg);
+
 	default:
 		return -ENOTTY;
 	}
@@ -380,6 +437,7 @@ static struct file *dma_buf_getfile(struct dma_buf *dmabuf, int flags)
 		goto err_alloc_file;
 	file->f_flags = flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK);
 	file->private_data = dmabuf;
+	file->f_path.dentry->d_fsdata = dmabuf;
 
 	return file;
 
@@ -1112,12 +1170,13 @@ static int dma_buf_debug_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		seq_printf(s, "%08zu\t%08x\t%08x\t%08ld\t%s\t%08lu\n",
+		seq_printf(s, "%08zu\t%08x\t%08x\t%08ld\t%s\t%08lu\t%s\n",
 				buf_obj->size,
 				buf_obj->file->f_flags, buf_obj->file->f_mode,
 				file_count(buf_obj->file),
 				buf_obj->exp_name,
-				file_inode(buf_obj->file)->i_ino);
+				file_inode(buf_obj->file)->i_ino,
+				buf_obj->name ?: "");
 
 		robj = buf_obj->resv;
 		while (true) {
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-buf.h b/include/linux/dma-buf.h
index 8a327566d7f4..01ad5b942a6f 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-buf.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-buf.h
@@ -280,10 +280,12 @@ struct dma_buf_ops {
  * @file: file pointer used for sharing buffers across, and for refcounting.
  * @attachments: list of dma_buf_attachment that denotes all devices attached.
  * @ops: dma_buf_ops associated with this buffer object.
- * @lock: used internally to serialize list manipulation, attach/detach and vmap/unmap
+ * @lock: used internally to serialize list manipulation, attach/detach and
+ *        vmap/unmap, and accesses to name
  * @vmapping_counter: used internally to refcnt the vmaps
  * @vmap_ptr: the current vmap ptr if vmapping_counter > 0
  * @exp_name: name of the exporter; useful for debugging.
+ * @name: userspace-provided name; useful for accounting and debugging.
  * @owner: pointer to exporter module; used for refcounting when exporter is a
  *         kernel module.
  * @list_node: node for dma_buf accounting and debugging.
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@ struct dma_buf {
 	unsigned vmapping_counter;
 	void *vmap_ptr;
 	const char *exp_name;
+	const char *name;
 	struct module *owner;
 	struct list_head list_node;
 	void *priv;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/dma-buf.h b/include/uapi/linux/dma-buf.h
index d75df5210a4a..dbc7092e04b5 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/dma-buf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/dma-buf.h
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ struct dma_buf_sync {
 #define DMA_BUF_SYNC_VALID_FLAGS_MASK \
 	(DMA_BUF_SYNC_RW | DMA_BUF_SYNC_END)
 
+#define DMA_BUF_NAME_LEN	32
+
 #define DMA_BUF_BASE		'b'
 #define DMA_BUF_IOCTL_SYNC	_IOW(DMA_BUF_BASE, 0, struct dma_buf_sync)
+#define DMA_BUF_SET_NAME	_IOW(DMA_BUF_BASE, 1, const char *)
 
 #endif