diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
index 19bcd73cad03..07ef3bf1448e 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
@@ -1229,6 +1229,13 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
 	the target cgroup. If less bytes are reclaimed than the
 	specified amount, -EAGAIN is returned.
 
+  memory.peak
+	A read-only single value file which exists on non-root
+	cgroups.
+
+	The max memory usage recorded for the cgroup and its
+	descendants since the creation of the cgroup.
+
   memory.oom.group
 	A read-write single value file which exists on non-root
 	cgroups.  The default value is "0".
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index e1b5823ac060..ef76df7c6d12 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -6103,6 +6103,14 @@ static u64 memory_current_read(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css,
 	return (u64)page_counter_read(&memcg->memory) * PAGE_SIZE;
 }
 
+static u64 memory_peak_read(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css,
+			    struct cftype *cft)
+{
+	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_css(css);
+
+	return (u64)memcg->memory.watermark * PAGE_SIZE;
+}
+
 static int memory_min_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	return seq_puts_memcg_tunable(m,
@@ -6406,6 +6414,11 @@ static struct cftype memory_files[] = {
 		.flags = CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
 		.read_u64 = memory_current_read,
 	},
+	{
+		.name = "peak",
+		.flags = CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
+		.read_u64 = memory_peak_read,
+	},
 	{
 		.name = "min",
 		.flags = CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,