diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
index 13021b08b2ed..4c715be48717 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static inline int rwsem_is_contended(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
  * lock for reading
  */
 extern void down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
+extern int __must_check down_read_interruptible(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern int __must_check down_read_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index 54d11cb97551..a163542d178e 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -1345,6 +1345,18 @@ static inline void __down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	}
 }
 
+static inline int __down_read_interruptible(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+	if (!rwsem_read_trylock(sem)) {
+		if (IS_ERR(rwsem_down_read_slowpath(sem, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE)))
+			return -EINTR;
+		DEBUG_RWSEMS_WARN_ON(!is_rwsem_reader_owned(sem), sem);
+	} else {
+		rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int __down_read_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	if (!rwsem_read_trylock(sem)) {
@@ -1495,6 +1507,20 @@ void __sched down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read);
 
+int __sched down_read_interruptible(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+	rwsem_acquire_read(&sem->dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
+
+	if (LOCK_CONTENDED_RETURN(sem, __down_read_trylock, __down_read_interruptible)) {
+		rwsem_release(&sem->dep_map, _RET_IP_);
+		return -EINTR;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read_interruptible);
+
 int __sched down_read_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	might_sleep();