diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_authopt.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_authopt.c
index 7a2e15dd80ba..d924a73a17c1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_authopt.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_authopt.c
@@ -955,10 +955,11 @@ static int tcp_v4_authopt_get_traffic_key_noskb(struct tcp_authopt_key_info *key
 						u8 *traffic_key)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct tcp_authopt_alg_pool *pool;
 	struct tcp_v4_authopt_context_data data;
+	char traffic_key_context_header[7] = "\x01TCP-AO";
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(data) != 22);
 
 	pool = tcp_authopt_get_kdf_pool(key);
 	if (IS_ERR(pool))
@@ -971,11 +972,11 @@ static int tcp_v4_authopt_get_traffic_key_noskb(struct tcp_authopt_key_info *key
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
 	// RFC5926 section 3.1.1.1
 	// Separate to keep alignment semi-sane
-	err = crypto_ahash_buf(pool->req, "\x01TCP-AO", 7);
+	err = crypto_ahash_buf(pool->req, traffic_key_context_header, 7);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	data.saddr = saddr;
 	data.daddr = daddr;
 	data.sport = sport;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 5a7fe973bc4e..e35463a378e7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -644,10 +644,50 @@ void tcp_v4_send_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	__tcp_v4_send_check(skb, inet->inet_saddr, inet->inet_daddr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_v4_send_check);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCP_AUTHOPT
+/** tcp_v4_authopt_handle_reply - Insert TCPOPT_AUTHOPT if required
+ *
+ * returns number of bytes (always aligned to 4) or zero
+ */
+static int tcp_v4_authopt_handle_reply(const struct sock *sk,
+				       struct sk_buff *skb,
+				       __be32 *optptr,
+				       struct tcphdr *th)
+{
+	struct tcp_authopt_info *info;
+	struct tcp_authopt_key_info *key_info;
+	u8 rnextkeyid;
+
+	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_TIME_WAIT)
+		info = tcp_twsk(sk)->tw_authopt_info;
+	else
+		info = rcu_dereference_check(tcp_sk(sk)->authopt_info, lockdep_sock_is_held(sk));
+	if (!info)
+		return 0;
+	key_info = __tcp_authopt_select_key(sk, info, sk, &rnextkeyid);
+	if (!key_info)
+		return 0;
+	*optptr = htonl((TCPOPT_AUTHOPT << 24) |
+			(TCPOLEN_AUTHOPT_OUTPUT << 16) |
+			(key_info->send_id << 8) |
+			(rnextkeyid));
+	/* must update doff before signature computation */
+	th->doff += TCPOLEN_AUTHOPT_OUTPUT / 4;
+	tcp_v4_authopt_hash_reply((char *)(optptr + 1),
+				  info,
+				  key_info,
+				  ip_hdr(skb)->daddr,
+				  ip_hdr(skb)->saddr,
+				  th);
+
+	return TCPOLEN_AUTHOPT_OUTPUT;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  *	This routine will send an RST to the other tcp.
  *
  *	Someone asks: why I NEVER use socket parameters (TOS, TTL etc.)
  *		      for reset.
@@ -659,10 +699,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_v4_send_check);
  *	Exception: precedence violation. We do not implement it in any case.
  */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
 #define OPTION_BYTES TCPOLEN_MD5SIG_ALIGNED
+#elif defined(OPTION_BYTES_TCP_AUTHOPT)
+#define OPTION_BYTES TCPOLEN_AUTHOPT_OUTPUT
 #else
 #define OPTION_BYTES sizeof(__be32)
 #endif
 
 static void tcp_v4_send_reset(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -712,12 +754,29 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_reset(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	memset(&arg, 0, sizeof(arg));
 	arg.iov[0].iov_base = (unsigned char *)&rep;
 	arg.iov[0].iov_len  = sizeof(rep.th);
 
 	net = sk ? sock_net(sk) : dev_net(skb_dst(skb)->dev);
-#ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
+#if defined(CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG) || defined(CONFIG_TCP_AUTHOPT)
 	rcu_read_lock();
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCP_AUTHOPT
+	/* Unlike TCP-MD5 the signatures for TCP-AO depend on initial sequence
+	 * numbers so we can only handle established and time-wait sockets.
+	 */
+	if (tcp_authopt_needed && sk &&
+	    sk->sk_state != TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV &&
+	    sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN) {
+		int tcp_authopt_ret = tcp_v4_authopt_handle_reply(sk, skb, rep.opt, &rep.th);
+
+		if (tcp_authopt_ret) {
+			arg.iov[0].iov_len += tcp_authopt_ret;
+			goto skip_md5sig;
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
 	hash_location = tcp_parse_md5sig_option(th);
 	if (sk && sk_fullsock(sk)) {
 		const union tcp_md5_addr *addr;
 		int l3index;
 
@@ -755,11 +814,10 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_reset(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		addr = (union tcp_md5_addr *)&ip_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 		key = tcp_md5_do_lookup(sk1, l3index, addr, AF_INET);
 		if (!key)
 			goto out;
 
-
 		genhash = tcp_v4_md5_hash_skb(newhash, key, NULL, skb);
 		if (genhash || memcmp(hash_location, newhash, 16) != 0)
 			goto out;
 
 	}
@@ -775,10 +833,13 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_reset(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 		tcp_v4_md5_hash_hdr((__u8 *) &rep.opt[1],
 				     key, ip_hdr(skb)->saddr,
 				     ip_hdr(skb)->daddr, &rep.th);
 	}
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCP_AUTHOPT
+skip_md5sig:
 #endif
 	/* Can't co-exist with TCPMD5, hence check rep.opt[0] */
 	if (rep.opt[0] == 0) {
 		__be32 mrst = mptcp_reset_option(skb);
 
@@ -828,12 +889,14 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_reset(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	ctl_sk->sk_mark = 0;
 	__TCP_INC_STATS(net, TCP_MIB_OUTSEGS);
 	__TCP_INC_STATS(net, TCP_MIB_OUTRSTS);
 	local_bh_enable();
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
+#if defined(CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG)
 out:
+#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG) || defined(CONFIG_TCP_AUTHOPT)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 #endif
 }
 
 /* The code following below sending ACKs in SYN-RECV and TIME-WAIT states
@@ -850,10 +913,12 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_ack(const struct sock *sk,
 	struct {
 		struct tcphdr th;
 		__be32 opt[(TCPOLEN_TSTAMP_ALIGNED >> 2)
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
 			   + (TCPOLEN_MD5SIG_ALIGNED >> 2)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_TCP_AUTHOPT)
+			   + (TCPOLEN_AUTHOPT_OUTPUT >> 2)
 #endif
 			];
 	} rep;
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	struct ip_reply_arg arg;
@@ -881,10 +946,23 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_ack(const struct sock *sk,
 	rep.th.seq     = htonl(seq);
 	rep.th.ack_seq = htonl(ack);
 	rep.th.ack     = 1;
 	rep.th.window  = htons(win);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCP_AUTHOPT
+	if (tcp_authopt_needed) {
+		int aoret, offset = (tsecr) ? 3 : 0;
+
+		aoret = tcp_v4_authopt_handle_reply(sk, skb, &rep.opt[offset], &rep.th);
+		if (aoret) {
+			arg.iov[0].iov_len += aoret;
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
+			key = NULL;
+#endif
+		}
+	}
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
 	if (key) {
 		int offset = (tsecr) ? 3 : 0;
 
 		rep.opt[offset++] = htonl((TCPOPT_NOP << 24) |
