diff --git a/include/linux/ima.h b/include/linux/ima.h
index 948135fb60f1..62c5241b0899 100644
--- a/include/linux/ima.h
+++ b/include/linux/ima.h
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ static inline bool arch_ima_get_secureboot(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+static inline const char * const *arch_get_ima_policy(void)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 #else
 static inline int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index 1e30d09a56db..b20770704b6c 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/genhd.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/ima.h>
 
 #include "ima.h"
 
@@ -195,6 +196,9 @@ static struct ima_rule_entry secure_boot_rules[] __ro_after_init = {
 	 .flags = IMA_FUNC | IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED},
 };
 
+/* An array of architecture specific rules */
+struct ima_rule_entry *arch_policy_entry __ro_after_init;
+
 static LIST_HEAD(ima_default_rules);
 static LIST_HEAD(ima_policy_rules);
 static LIST_HEAD(ima_temp_rules);
@@ -501,6 +505,49 @@ static void add_rules(struct ima_rule_entry *entries, int count,
 	}
 }
 
+static int ima_parse_rule(char *rule, struct ima_rule_entry *entry);
+
+static int __init ima_init_arch_policy(void)
+{
+	const char * const *arch_rules;
+	const char * const *rules;
+	int arch_entries = 0;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	arch_rules = arch_get_ima_policy();
+	if (!arch_rules)
+		return arch_entries;
+
+	/* Get number of rules */
+	for (rules = arch_rules; *rules != NULL; rules++)
+		arch_entries++;
+
+	arch_policy_entry = kcalloc(arch_entries + 1,
+				    sizeof(*arch_policy_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!arch_policy_entry)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Convert each policy string rules to struct ima_rule_entry format */
+	for (rules = arch_rules, i = 0; *rules != NULL; rules++) {
+		char rule[255];
+		int result;
+
+		result = strlcpy(rule, *rules, sizeof(rule));
+
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&arch_policy_entry[i].list);
+		result = ima_parse_rule(rule, &arch_policy_entry[i]);
+		if (result) {
+			pr_warn("Skipping unknown architecture policy rule: %s\n",
+				rule);
+			memset(&arch_policy_entry[i], 0,
+			       sizeof(*arch_policy_entry));
+			continue;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+	return i;
+}
+
 /**
  * ima_init_policy - initialize the default measure rules.
  *
@@ -509,7 +556,7 @@ static void add_rules(struct ima_rule_entry *entries, int count,
  */
 void __init ima_init_policy(void)
 {
-	int build_appraise_entries;
+	int build_appraise_entries, arch_entries;
 
 	/* if !ima_policy, we load NO default rules */
 	if (ima_policy)
@@ -530,9 +577,22 @@ void __init ima_init_policy(void)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Based on runtime secure boot flags, insert arch specific measurement
+	 * and appraise rules requiring file signatures for both the initial
+	 * and custom policies, prior to other appraise rules.
+	 * (Highest priority)
+	 */
+	arch_entries = ima_init_arch_policy();
+	if (!arch_entries)
+		pr_info("No architecture policies found\n");
+	else
+		add_rules(arch_policy_entry, arch_entries,
+			  IMA_DEFAULT_POLICY | IMA_CUSTOM_POLICY);
+
 	/*
 	 * Insert the builtin "secure_boot" policy rules requiring file
-	 * signatures, prior to any other appraise rules.
+	 * signatures, prior to other appraise rules.
 	 */
 	if (ima_use_secure_boot)
 		add_rules(secure_boot_rules, ARRAY_SIZE(secure_boot_rules),
@@ -591,6 +651,14 @@ void ima_update_policy(void)
 	if (ima_rules != policy) {
 		ima_policy_flag = 0;
 		ima_rules = policy;
+
+		/*
+		 * IMA architecture specific policy rules are specified
+		 * as strings and converted to an array of ima_entry_rules
+		 * on boot.  After loading a custom policy, free the
+		 * architecture specific rules stored as an array.
+		 */
+		kfree(arch_policy_entry);
 	}
 	ima_update_policy_flag();
 }