diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index 9bb351b933fb..d9a627de3930 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -242,12 +242,16 @@ static int xattr_verify(enum ima_hooks func, struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 		hash_start = 1;
 		fallthrough;
 	case IMA_XATTR_DIGEST:
-		if (iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED) {
-			*cause = "IMA-signature-required";
-			*status = INTEGRITY_FAIL;
-			break;
+		if (*status != INTEGRITY_PASS_IMMUTABLE) {
+			if (iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED) {
+				*cause = "IMA-signature-required";
+				*status = INTEGRITY_FAIL;
+				break;
+			}
+			clear_bit(IMA_DIGSIG, &iint->atomic_flags);
+		} else {
+			set_bit(IMA_DIGSIG, &iint->atomic_flags);
 		}
-		clear_bit(IMA_DIGSIG, &iint->atomic_flags);
 		if (xattr_len - sizeof(xattr_value->type) - hash_start >=
 				iint->ima_hash->length)
 			/*
@@ -417,6 +421,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
 		cause = "missing-HMAC";
 		goto out;
 	case INTEGRITY_FAIL_IMMUTABLE:
+		set_bit(IMA_DIGSIG, &iint->atomic_flags);
 		fallthrough;
 	case INTEGRITY_FAIL:		/* Invalid HMAC/signature. */
 		cause = "invalid-HMAC";
@@ -461,9 +466,12 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
 				status = INTEGRITY_PASS;
 		}
 
-		/* Permit new files with file signatures, but without data. */
+		/*
+		 * Permit new files with file/EVM portable signatures, but
+		 * without data.
+		 */
 		if (inode->i_size == 0 && iint->flags & IMA_NEW_FILE &&
-		    xattr_value && xattr_value->type == EVM_IMA_XATTR_DIGSIG) {
+		    test_bit(IMA_DIGSIG, &iint->atomic_flags)) {
 			status = INTEGRITY_PASS;
 		}
 
@@ -581,6 +589,8 @@ int ima_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *xattr_name,
 		if (!xattr_value_len || (xvalue->type >= IMA_XATTR_LAST))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		digsig = (xvalue->type == EVM_IMA_XATTR_DIGSIG);
+	} else if (!strcmp(xattr_name, XATTR_NAME_EVM) && xattr_value_len > 0) {
+		digsig = (xvalue->type == EVM_XATTR_PORTABLE_DIGSIG);
 	}
 	if (result == 1 || evm_revalidate_status(xattr_name)) {
 		ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), digsig);