diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 08d496411f75..6b10f5b29218 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -58,10 +58,55 @@ struct evdev_client {
 	struct list_head node;
 	int clk_type;
 	bool revoked;
+	unsigned long *evmasks[EV_CNT];
 	unsigned int bufsize;
 	struct input_event buffer[];
 };
 
+static size_t evdev_get_mask_cnt(unsigned int type)
+{
+	static const size_t counts[EV_CNT] = {
+		/* EV_SYN==0 is EV_CNT, _not_ SYN_CNT, see EVIOCGBIT */
+		[EV_SYN]	= EV_CNT,
+		[EV_KEY]	= KEY_CNT,
+		[EV_REL]	= REL_CNT,
+		[EV_ABS]	= ABS_CNT,
+		[EV_MSC]	= MSC_CNT,
+		[EV_SW]		= SW_CNT,
+		[EV_LED]	= LED_CNT,
+		[EV_SND]	= SND_CNT,
+		[EV_FF]		= FF_CNT,
+	};
+
+	return (type < EV_CNT) ? counts[type] : 0;
+}
+
+/* requires the buffer lock to be held */
+static bool __evdev_is_filtered(struct evdev_client *client,
+				unsigned int type,
+				unsigned int code)
+{
+	unsigned long *mask;
+	size_t cnt;
+
+	/* EV_SYN and unknown codes are never filtered */
+	if (type == EV_SYN || type >= EV_CNT)
+		return false;
+
+	/* first test whether the type is filtered */
+	mask = client->evmasks[0];
+	if (mask && !test_bit(type, mask))
+		return true;
+
+	/* unknown values are never filtered */
+	cnt = evdev_get_mask_cnt(type);
+	if (!cnt || code >= cnt)
+		return false;
+
+	mask = client->evmasks[type];
+	return mask && !test_bit(code, mask);
+}
+
 /* flush queued events of type @type, caller must hold client->buffer_lock */
 static void __evdev_flush_queue(struct evdev_client *client, unsigned int type)
 {
@@ -226,12 +271,21 @@ static void evdev_pass_values(struct evdev_client *client,
 	spin_lock(&client->buffer_lock);
 
 	for (v = vals; v != vals + count; v++) {
+		if (__evdev_is_filtered(client, v->type, v->code))
+			continue;
+
+		if (v->type == EV_SYN && v->code == SYN_REPORT) {
+			/* drop empty SYN_REPORT */
+			if (client->packet_head == client->head)
+				continue;
+
+			wakeup = true;
+		}
+
 		event.type = v->type;
 		event.code = v->code;
 		event.value = v->value;
 		__pass_event(client, &event);
-		if (v->type == EV_SYN && v->code == SYN_REPORT)
-			wakeup = true;
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&client->buffer_lock);
@@ -410,6 +464,7 @@ static int evdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct evdev_client *client = file->private_data;
 	struct evdev *evdev = client->evdev;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	mutex_lock(&evdev->mutex);
 	evdev_ungrab(evdev, client);
@@ -417,6 +472,9 @@ static int evdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	evdev_detach_client(evdev, client);
 
+	for (i = 0; i < EV_CNT; ++i)
+		kfree(client->evmasks[i]);
+
 	kvfree(client);
 
 	evdev_close_device(evdev);
@@ -627,7 +685,46 @@ static int bits_to_user(unsigned long *bits, unsigned int maxbit,
 
 	return len;
 }
+
+static int bits_from_user(unsigned long *bits, unsigned int maxbit,
+			  unsigned int maxlen, const void __user *p, int compat)
+{
+	int len, i;
+
+	if (compat) {
+		if (maxlen % sizeof(compat_long_t))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		len = BITS_TO_LONGS_COMPAT(maxbit) * sizeof(compat_long_t);
+		if (len > maxlen)
+			len = maxlen;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < len / sizeof(compat_long_t); i++)
+			if (copy_from_user((compat_long_t *) bits +
+						i + 1 - ((i % 2) << 1),
+					   (compat_long_t __user *) p + i,
+					   sizeof(compat_long_t)))
+				return -EFAULT;
+		if (i % 2)
+			*((compat_long_t *) bits + i - 1) = 0;
+
+	} else {
+		if (maxlen % sizeof(long))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		len = BITS_TO_LONGS(maxbit) * sizeof(long);
+		if (len > maxlen)
+			len = maxlen;
+
+		if (copy_from_user(bits, p, len))
+			return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
+
 #else
+
 static int bits_to_user(unsigned long *bits, unsigned int maxbit,
 			unsigned int maxlen, void __user *p, int compat)
 {
@@ -640,6 +737,24 @@ static int bits_to_user(unsigned long *bits, unsigned int maxbit,
 
 	return copy_to_user(p, bits, len) ? -EFAULT : len;
 }
+
+static int bits_from_user(unsigned long *bits, unsigned int maxbit,
+			  unsigned int maxlen, const void __user *p, int compat)
+{
+	size_t chunk_size = compat ? sizeof(compat_long_t) : sizeof(long);
+	int len;
+
+	if (maxlen % chunk_size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	len = compat ? BITS_TO_LONGS_COMPAT(maxbit) : BITS_TO_LONGS(maxbit);
+	len *= chunk_size;
+	if (len > maxlen)
+		len = maxlen;
+
+	return copy_from_user(bits, p, len) ? -EFAULT : len;
+}
+
 #endif /* __BIG_ENDIAN */
 
 #else
@@ -655,6 +770,21 @@ static int bits_to_user(unsigned long *bits, unsigned int maxbit,
 	return copy_to_user(p, bits, len) ? -EFAULT : len;
 }
 
+static int bits_from_user(unsigned long *bits, unsigned int maxbit,
+			  unsigned int maxlen, const void __user *p, int compat)
+{
+	int len;
+
+	if (maxlen % sizeof(long))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	len = BITS_TO_LONGS(maxbit) * sizeof(long);
+	if (len > maxlen)
+		len = maxlen;
+
+	return copy_from_user(bits, p, len) ? -EFAULT : len;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_COMPAT */
 
 static int str_to_user(const char *str, unsigned int maxlen, void __user *p)
@@ -849,6 +979,81 @@ static int evdev_revoke(struct evdev *evdev, struct evdev_client *client,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* must be called with evdev-mutex held */
+static int evdev_set_mask(struct evdev_client *client,
+			  unsigned int type,
+			  const void __user *codes,
+			  u32 codes_size,
+			  int compat)
+{
+	unsigned long flags, *mask, *oldmask;
+	size_t cnt;
+	int error;
+
+	/* we allow unknown types and 'codes_size > size' for forward-compat */
+	cnt = evdev_get_mask_cnt(type);
+	if (!cnt)
+		return 0;
+
+	mask = kcalloc(sizeof(unsigned long), BITS_TO_LONGS(cnt), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mask)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	error = bits_from_user(mask, cnt - 1, codes_size, codes, compat);
+	if (error < 0) {
+		kfree(mask);
+		return error;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&client->buffer_lock, flags);
+	oldmask = client->evmasks[type];
+	client->evmasks[type] = mask;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->buffer_lock, flags);
+
+	kfree(oldmask);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* must be called with evdev-mutex held */
+static int evdev_get_mask(struct evdev_client *client,
+			  unsigned int type,
+			  void __user *codes,
+			  u32 codes_size,
+			  int compat)
+{
+	unsigned long *mask;
+	size_t cnt, size, xfer_size;
+	int i;
+	int error;
+
+	/* we allow unknown types and 'codes_size > size' for forward-compat */
+	cnt = evdev_get_mask_cnt(type);
+	size = sizeof(unsigned long) * BITS_TO_LONGS(cnt);
+	xfer_size = min_t(size_t, codes_size, size);
+
+	if (cnt > 0) {
+		mask = client->evmasks[type];
+		if (mask) {
+			error = bits_to_user(mask, cnt - 1,
+					     xfer_size, codes, compat);
+			if (error < 0)
+				return error;
+		} else {
+			/* fake mask with all bits set */
+			for (i = 0; i < xfer_size; i++)
+				if (put_user(0xffU, (u8 __user *)codes + i))
+					return -EFAULT;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (xfer_size < codes_size)
+		if (clear_user(codes + xfer_size, codes_size - xfer_size))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static long evdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			   void __user *p, int compat_mode)
 {
@@ -856,6 +1061,7 @@ static long evdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	struct evdev *evdev = client->evdev;
 	struct input_dev *dev = evdev->handle.dev;
 	struct input_absinfo abs;
+	struct input_mask mask;
 	struct ff_effect effect;
 	int __user *ip = (int __user *)p;
 	unsigned int i, t, u, v;
@@ -917,6 +1123,30 @@ static long evdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		else
 			return evdev_revoke(evdev, client, file);
 
+	case EVIOCGMASK: {
+		void __user *codes_ptr;
+
+		if (copy_from_user(&mask, p, sizeof(mask)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		codes_ptr = (void __user *)(unsigned long)mask.codes_ptr;
+		return evdev_get_mask(client,
+				      mask.type, codes_ptr, mask.codes_size,
+				      compat_mode);
+	}
+
+	case EVIOCSMASK: {
+		const void __user *codes_ptr;
+
+		if (copy_from_user(&mask, p, sizeof(mask)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		codes_ptr = (const void __user *)(unsigned long)mask.codes_ptr;
+		return evdev_set_mask(client,
+				      mask.type, codes_ptr, mask.codes_size,
+				      compat_mode);
+	}
+
 	case EVIOCSCLOCKID:
 		if (copy_from_user(&i, p, sizeof(unsigned int)))
 			return -EFAULT;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/input.h b/include/uapi/linux/input.h
index 4f9f2a0f5573..2758687300b4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/input.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/input.h
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ struct input_keymap_entry {
 	__u8  scancode[32];
 };
 
+struct input_mask {
+	__u32 type;
+	__u32 codes_size;
+	__u64 codes_ptr;
+};
+
 #define EVIOCGVERSION		_IOR('E', 0x01, int)			/* get driver version */
 #define EVIOCGID		_IOR('E', 0x02, struct input_id)	/* get device ID */
 #define EVIOCGREP		_IOR('E', 0x03, unsigned int[2])	/* get repeat settings */
@@ -155,6 +161,60 @@ struct input_keymap_entry {
 #define EVIOCGRAB		_IOW('E', 0x90, int)			/* Grab/Release device */
 #define EVIOCREVOKE		_IOW('E', 0x91, int)			/* Revoke device access */
 
+/**
+ * EVIOCGMASK - Retrieve current event mask
+ *
+ * This ioctl allows user to retrieve the current event mask for specific
+ * event type. The argument must be of type "struct input_mask" and
+ * specifies the event type to query, the address of the receive buffer and
+ * the size of the receive buffer.
+ *
+ * The event mask is a per-client mask that specifies which events are
+ * forwarded to the client. Each event code is represented by a single bit
+ * in the event mask. If the bit is set, the event is passed to the client
+ * normally. Otherwise, the event is filtered and will never be queued on
+ * the client's receive buffer.
+ *
+ * Event masks do not affect global state of the input device. They only
+ * affect the file descriptor they are applied to.
+ *
+ * The default event mask for a client has all bits set, i.e. all events
+ * are forwarded to the client. If the kernel is queried for an unknown
+ * event type or if the receive buffer is larger than the number of
+ * event codes known to the kernel, the kernel returns all zeroes for those
+ * codes.
+ *
+ * At maximum, codes_size bytes are copied.
+ *
+ * This ioctl may fail with ENODEV in case the file is revoked, EFAULT
+ * if the receive-buffer points to invalid memory, or EINVAL if the kernel
+ * does not implement the ioctl.
+ */
+#define EVIOCGMASK		_IOR('E', 0x92, struct input_mask)	/* Get event-masks */
+
+/**
+ * EVIOCSMASK - Set event mask
+ *
+ * This ioctl is the counterpart to EVIOCGMASK. Instead of receiving the
+ * current event mask, this changes the client's event mask for a specific
+ * type.  See EVIOCGMASK for a description of event-masks and the
+ * argument-type.
+ *
+ * This ioctl provides full forward compatibility. If the passed event type
+ * is unknown to the kernel, or if the number of event codes specified in
+ * the mask is bigger than what is known to the kernel, the ioctl is still
+ * accepted and applied. However, any unknown codes are left untouched and
+ * stay cleared. That means, the kernel always filters unknown codes
+ * regardless of what the client requests.  If the new mask doesn't cover
+ * all known event-codes, all remaining codes are automatically cleared and
+ * thus filtered.
+ *
+ * This ioctl may fail with ENODEV in case the file is revoked. EFAULT is
+ * returned if the receive-buffer points to invalid memory. EINVAL is returned
+ * if the kernel does not implement the ioctl.
+ */
+#define EVIOCSMASK		_IOW('E', 0x93, struct input_mask)	/* Set event-masks */
+
 #define EVIOCSCLOCKID		_IOW('E', 0xa0, int)			/* Set clockid to be used for timestamps */
 
 /*