diff --git a/include/net/xdp_sock.h b/include/net/xdp_sock.h
index f83128007fb0..bcf765124f72 100644
--- a/include/net/xdp_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/xdp_sock.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct xdp_umem {
 	struct user_struct *user;
 	refcount_t users;
 	u8 flags;
+	u8 tx_metadata_len;
 	bool zc;
 	struct page **pgs;
 	int id;
diff --git a/include/net/xsk_buff_pool.h b/include/net/xsk_buff_pool.h
index b0bdff26fc88..1985ffaf9b0c 100644
--- a/include/net/xsk_buff_pool.h
+++ b/include/net/xsk_buff_pool.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct xsk_buff_pool {
 	u32 chunk_size;
 	u32 chunk_shift;
 	u32 frame_len;
+	u8 tx_metadata_len; /* inherited from umem */
 	u8 cached_need_wakeup;
 	bool uses_need_wakeup;
 	bool dma_need_sync;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h
index 8d48863472b9..2ecf79282c26 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct xdp_umem_reg {
 	__u32 chunk_size;
 	__u32 headroom;
 	__u32 flags;
+	__u32 tx_metadata_len;
 };
 
 struct xdp_statistics {
diff --git a/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c b/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
index 06cead2b8e34..946a687fb8e8 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ static int xdp_umem_reg(struct xdp_umem *umem, struct xdp_umem_reg *mr)
 	if (headroom >= chunk_size - XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (mr->tx_metadata_len >= 256 || mr->tx_metadata_len % 8)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	umem->size = size;
 	umem->headroom = headroom;
 	umem->chunk_size = chunk_size;
@@ -207,6 +210,7 @@ static int xdp_umem_reg(struct xdp_umem *umem, struct xdp_umem_reg *mr)
 	umem->pgs = NULL;
 	umem->user = NULL;
 	umem->flags = mr->flags;
+	umem->tx_metadata_len = mr->tx_metadata_len;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&umem->xsk_dma_list);
 	refcount_set(&umem->users, 1);
diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk.c b/net/xdp/xsk.c
index ae9f8cb611f6..c904356e2800 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -1283,6 +1283,14 @@ struct xdp_umem_reg_v1 {
 	__u32 headroom;
 };
 
+struct xdp_umem_reg_v2 {
+	__u64 addr; /* Start of packet data area */
+	__u64 len; /* Length of packet data area */
+	__u32 chunk_size;
+	__u32 headroom;
+	__u32 flags;
+};
+
 static int xsk_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 			  sockptr_t optval, unsigned int optlen)
 {
@@ -1326,8 +1334,10 @@ static int xsk_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 
 		if (optlen < sizeof(struct xdp_umem_reg_v1))
 			return -EINVAL;
-		else if (optlen < sizeof(mr))
+		else if (optlen < sizeof(struct xdp_umem_reg_v2))
 			mr_size = sizeof(struct xdp_umem_reg_v1);
+		else if (optlen < sizeof(mr))
+			mr_size = sizeof(struct xdp_umem_reg_v2);
 
 		if (copy_from_sockptr(&mr, optval, mr_size))
 			return -EFAULT;
diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c b/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
index 49cb9f9a09be..386eddcdf837 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk_buff_pool.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct xsk_buff_pool *xp_create_and_assign_umem(struct xdp_sock *xs,
 		XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM;
 	pool->umem = umem;
 	pool->addrs = umem->addrs;
+	pool->tx_metadata_len = umem->tx_metadata_len;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->free_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->xskb_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->xsk_tx_list);
diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk_queue.h b/net/xdp/xsk_queue.h
index 13354a1e4280..c74a1372bcb9 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk_queue.h
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk_queue.h
@@ -143,15 +143,17 @@ static inline bool xp_unused_options_set(u32 options)
 static inline bool xp_aligned_validate_desc(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool,
 					    struct xdp_desc *desc)
 {
-	u64 offset = desc->addr & (pool->chunk_size - 1);
+	u64 addr = desc->addr - pool->tx_metadata_len;
+	u64 len = desc->len + pool->tx_metadata_len;
+	u64 offset = addr & (pool->chunk_size - 1);
 
 	if (!desc->len)
 		return false;
 
-	if (offset + desc->len > pool->chunk_size)
+	if (offset + len > pool->chunk_size)
 		return false;
 
-	if (desc->addr >= pool->addrs_cnt)
+	if (addr >= pool->addrs_cnt)
 		return false;
 
 	if (xp_unused_options_set(desc->options))
@@ -162,16 +164,17 @@ static inline bool xp_aligned_validate_desc(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool,
 static inline bool xp_unaligned_validate_desc(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool,
 					      struct xdp_desc *desc)
 {
-	u64 addr = xp_unaligned_add_offset_to_addr(desc->addr);
+	u64 addr = xp_unaligned_add_offset_to_addr(desc->addr) - pool->tx_metadata_len;
+	u64 len = desc->len + pool->tx_metadata_len;
 
 	if (!desc->len)
 		return false;
 
-	if (desc->len > pool->chunk_size)
+	if (len > pool->chunk_size)
 		return false;
 
-	if (addr >= pool->addrs_cnt || addr + desc->len > pool->addrs_cnt ||
-	    xp_desc_crosses_non_contig_pg(pool, addr, desc->len))
+	if (addr >= pool->addrs_cnt || addr + len > pool->addrs_cnt ||
+	    xp_desc_crosses_non_contig_pg(pool, addr, len))
 		return false;
 
 	if (xp_unused_options_set(desc->options))
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h
index 73a47da885dc..34411a2e5b6c 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct xdp_umem_reg {
 	__u32 chunk_size;
 	__u32 headroom;
 	__u32 flags;
+	__u32 tx_metadata_len;
 };
 
 struct xdp_statistics {