diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 2c908b31d6c9..8f17719842ec 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -307,6 +307,20 @@ static long inotify_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		spin_unlock(&group->notification_lock);
 		ret = put_user(send_len, (int __user *) p);
 		break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE
+	case INOTIFY_IOC_SETNEXTWD:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		if (arg >= 1 && arg <= INT_MAX) {
+			struct inotify_group_private_data *data;
+
+			data = &group->inotify_data;
+			spin_lock(&data->idr_lock);
+			idr_set_cursor(&data->idr, (unsigned int)arg);
+			spin_unlock(&data->idr_lock);
+			ret = 0;
+		}
+		break;
+#endif /* CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE */
 	}
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/inotify.h b/include/uapi/linux/inotify.h
index 5474461683db..4800bf2a531d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/inotify.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/inotify.h
@@ -71,5 +71,13 @@ struct inotify_event {
 #define IN_CLOEXEC O_CLOEXEC
 #define IN_NONBLOCK O_NONBLOCK
 
+/*
+ * ioctl numbers: inotify uses 'I' prefix for all ioctls,
+ * except historical FIONREAD, which is based on 'T'.
+ *
+ * INOTIFY_IOC_SETNEXTWD: set desired number of next created
+ * watch descriptor.
+ */
+#define INOTIFY_IOC_SETNEXTWD	_IOW('I', 0, __s32)
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_INOTIFY_H */