diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index db5ee15e36b1..57aee6ebba72 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ static inline void i_gid_write(struct inode *inode, gid_t gid)
 static inline kuid_t i_uid_into_mnt(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 				    const struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return kuid_into_mnt(mnt_userns, inode->i_uid);
+	return mapped_kuid_fs(mnt_userns, &init_user_ns, inode->i_uid);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ static inline kuid_t i_uid_into_mnt(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 static inline kgid_t i_gid_into_mnt(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 				    const struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return kgid_into_mnt(mnt_userns, inode->i_gid);
+	return mapped_kgid_fs(mnt_userns, &init_user_ns, inode->i_gid);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/mnt_idmapping.h b/include/linux/mnt_idmapping.h
index 47c7811fadfe..60341cd33ccc 100644
--- a/include/linux/mnt_idmapping.h
+++ b/include/linux/mnt_idmapping.h
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 #include <linux/uidgid.h>
 
 struct user_namespace;
+/*
+ * Carries the initial idmapping of 0:0:4294967295 which is an identity
+ * mapping. This means that {g,u}id 0 is mapped to {g,u}id 0, {g,u}id 1 is
+ * mapped to {g,u}id 1, [...], {g,u}id 1000 to {g,u}id 1000, [...].
+ */
 extern struct user_namespace init_user_ns;
 
 /**
@@ -64,9 +69,189 @@ static inline kgid_t kgid_from_mnt(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	return KGIDT_INIT(from_kgid(mnt_userns, kgid));
 }
 
+/**
+ * initial_idmapping - check whether this is the initial mapping
+ * @ns: idmapping to check
+ *
+ * Check whether this is the initial mapping, mapping 0 to 0, 1 to 1,
+ * [...], 1000 to 1000 [...].
+ *
+ * Return: true if this is the initial mapping, false if not.
+ */
+static inline bool initial_idmapping(const struct user_namespace *ns)
+{
+	return ns == &init_user_ns;
+}
+
+/**
+ * no_idmapping - check whether we can skip remapping a kuid/gid
+ * @mnt_userns: the mount's idmapping
+ * @fs_userns: the filesystem's idmapping
+ *
+ * This function can be used to check whether a remapping between two
+ * idmappings is required.
+ * An idmapped mount is a mount that has an idmapping attached to it that
+ * is different from the filsystem's idmapping and the initial idmapping.
+ * If the initial mapping is used or the idmapping of the mount and the
+ * filesystem are identical no remapping is required.
+ *
+ * Return: true if remapping can be skipped, false if not.
+ */
+static inline bool no_idmapping(const struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
+				const struct user_namespace *fs_userns)
+{
+	return initial_idmapping(mnt_userns) || mnt_userns == fs_userns;
+}
+
+/**
+ * mapped_kuid_fs - map a filesystem kuid into a mnt_userns
+ * @mnt_userns: the mount's idmapping
+ * @fs_userns: the filesystem's idmapping
+ * @kuid : kuid to be mapped
+ *
+ * Take a @kuid and remap it from @fs_userns into @mnt_userns. Use this
+ * function when preparing a @kuid to be reported to userspace.
+ *
+ * If no_idmapping() determines that this is not an idmapped mount we can
+ * simply return @kuid unchanged.
+ * If initial_idmapping() tells us that the filesystem is not mounted with an
+ * idmapping we know the value of @kuid won't change when calling
+ * from_kuid() so we can simply retrieve the value via __kuid_val()
+ * directly.
+ *
+ * Return: @kuid mapped according to @mnt_userns.
+ * If @kuid has no mapping in either @mnt_userns or @fs_userns INVALID_UID is
+ * returned.
+ */
+static inline kuid_t mapped_kuid_fs(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
+				    struct user_namespace *fs_userns,
+				    kuid_t kuid)
+{
+	uid_t uid;
+
+	if (no_idmapping(mnt_userns, fs_userns))
+		return kuid;
+	if (initial_idmapping(fs_userns))
+		uid = __kuid_val(kuid);
+	else
+		uid = from_kuid(fs_userns, kuid);
+	if (uid == (uid_t)-1)
+		return INVALID_UID;
+	return make_kuid(mnt_userns, uid);
+}
+
+/**
+ * mapped_kgid_fs - map a filesystem kgid into a mnt_userns
+ * @mnt_userns: the mount's idmapping
+ * @fs_userns: the filesystem's idmapping
+ * @kgid : kgid to be mapped
+ *
+ * Take a @kgid and remap it from @fs_userns into @mnt_userns. Use this
+ * function when preparing a @kgid to be reported to userspace.
+ *
+ * If no_idmapping() determines that this is not an idmapped mount we can
+ * simply return @kgid unchanged.
+ * If initial_idmapping() tells us that the filesystem is not mounted with an
+ * idmapping we know the value of @kgid won't change when calling
+ * from_kgid() so we can simply retrieve the value via __kgid_val()
+ * directly.
+ *
+ * Return: @kgid mapped according to @mnt_userns.
+ * If @kgid has no mapping in either @mnt_userns or @fs_userns INVALID_GID is
+ * returned.
+ */
+static inline kgid_t mapped_kgid_fs(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
+				    struct user_namespace *fs_userns,
+				    kgid_t kgid)
+{
+	gid_t gid;
+
+	if (no_idmapping(mnt_userns, fs_userns))
+		return kgid;
+	if (initial_idmapping(fs_userns))
+		gid = __kgid_val(kgid);
+	else
+		gid = from_kgid(fs_userns, kgid);
+	if (gid == (gid_t)-1)
+		return INVALID_GID;
+	return make_kgid(mnt_userns, gid);
+}
+
+/**
+ * mapped_kuid_user - map a user kuid into a mnt_userns
+ * @mnt_userns: the mount's idmapping
+ * @fs_userns: the filesystem's idmapping
+ * @kuid : kuid to be mapped
+ *
+ * Use the idmapping of @mnt_userns to remap a @kuid into @fs_userns. Use this
+ * function when preparing a @kuid to be written to disk or inode.
+ *
+ * If no_idmapping() determines that this is not an idmapped mount we can
+ * simply return @kuid unchanged.
+ * If initial_idmapping() tells us that the filesystem is not mounted with an
+ * idmapping we know the value of @kuid won't change when calling
+ * make_kuid() so we can simply retrieve the value via KUIDT_INIT()
+ * directly.
+ *
+ * Return: @kuid mapped according to @mnt_userns.
+ * If @kuid has no mapping in either @mnt_userns or @fs_userns INVALID_UID is
+ * returned.
+ */
+static inline kuid_t mapped_kuid_user(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
+				      struct user_namespace *fs_userns,
+				      kuid_t kuid)
+{
+	uid_t uid;
+
+	if (no_idmapping(mnt_userns, fs_userns))
+		return kuid;
+	uid = from_kuid(mnt_userns, kuid);
+	if (uid == (uid_t)-1)
+		return INVALID_UID;
+	if (initial_idmapping(fs_userns))
+		return KUIDT_INIT(uid);
+	return make_kuid(fs_userns, uid);
+}
+
+/**
+ * mapped_kgid_user - map a user kgid into a mnt_userns
+ * @mnt_userns: the mount's idmapping
+ * @fs_userns: the filesystem's idmapping
+ * @kgid : kgid to be mapped
+ *
+ * Use the idmapping of @mnt_userns to remap a @kgid into @fs_userns. Use this
+ * function when preparing a @kgid to be written to disk or inode.
+ *
+ * If no_idmapping() determines that this is not an idmapped mount we can
+ * simply return @kgid unchanged.
+ * If initial_idmapping() tells us that the filesystem is not mounted with an
+ * idmapping we know the value of @kgid won't change when calling
+ * make_kgid() so we can simply retrieve the value via KGIDT_INIT()
+ * directly.
+ *
+ * Return: @kgid mapped according to @mnt_userns.
+ * If @kgid has no mapping in either @mnt_userns or @fs_userns INVALID_GID is
+ * returned.
+ */
+static inline kgid_t mapped_kgid_user(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
+				      struct user_namespace *fs_userns,
+				      kgid_t kgid)
+{
+	gid_t gid;
+
+	if (no_idmapping(mnt_userns, fs_userns))
+		return kgid;
+	gid = from_kgid(mnt_userns, kgid);
+	if (gid == (gid_t)-1)
+		return INVALID_GID;
+	if (initial_idmapping(fs_userns))
+		return KGIDT_INIT(gid);
+	return make_kgid(fs_userns, gid);
+}
+
 /**
  * mapped_fsuid - return caller's fsuid mapped up into a mnt_userns
- * @mnt_userns: user namespace of the relevant mount
+ * @mnt_userns: the mount's idmapping
  *
  * Use this helper to initialize a new vfs or filesystem object based on
  * the caller's fsuid. A common example is initializing the i_uid field of
@@ -78,12 +263,12 @@ static inline kgid_t kgid_from_mnt(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
  */
 static inline kuid_t mapped_fsuid(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns)
 {
-	return kuid_from_mnt(mnt_userns, current_fsuid());
+	return mapped_kuid_user(mnt_userns, &init_user_ns, current_fsuid());
 }
 
 /**
  * mapped_fsgid - return caller's fsgid mapped up into a mnt_userns
- * @mnt_userns: user namespace of the relevant mount
+ * @mnt_userns: the mount's idmapping
  *
  * Use this helper to initialize a new vfs or filesystem object based on
  * the caller's fsgid. A common example is initializing the i_gid field of
@@ -95,7 +280,7 @@ static inline kuid_t mapped_fsuid(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns)
  */
 static inline kgid_t mapped_fsgid(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns)
 {
-	return kgid_from_mnt(mnt_userns, current_fsgid());
+	return mapped_kgid_user(mnt_userns, &init_user_ns, current_fsgid());
 }
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_MNT_IDMAPPING_H */