diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 8ec1e7ac2894..5db05f6fb470 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ struct cfs_rq {
 	u64 runtime_expires;
 	s64 runtime_remaining;
 
-	int throttled;
+	int throttled, throttle_count;
 	struct list_head throttled_list;
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 76411950ff3b..5a2089492a98 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -706,6 +706,8 @@ account_entity_dequeue(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
+/* we need this in update_cfs_load and load-balance functions below */
+static inline int throttled_hierarchy(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq);
 # ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 static void update_cfs_rq_load_contribution(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq,
 					    int global_update)
@@ -728,7 +730,7 @@ static void update_cfs_load(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, int global_update)
 	u64 now, delta;
 	unsigned long load = cfs_rq->load.weight;
 
-	if (cfs_rq->tg == &root_task_group)
+	if (cfs_rq->tg == &root_task_group || throttled_hierarchy(cfs_rq))
 		return;
 
 	now = rq_of(cfs_rq)->clock_task;
@@ -837,7 +839,7 @@ static void update_cfs_shares(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 
 	tg = cfs_rq->tg;
 	se = tg->se[cpu_of(rq_of(cfs_rq))];
-	if (!se)
+	if (!se || throttled_hierarchy(cfs_rq))
 		return;
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 	if (likely(se->load.weight == tg->shares))
@@ -1403,6 +1405,65 @@ static inline int cfs_rq_throttled(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	return cfs_rq->throttled;
 }
 
+/* check whether cfs_rq, or any parent, is throttled */
+static inline int throttled_hierarchy(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
+{
+	return cfs_rq->throttle_count;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Ensure that neither of the group entities corresponding to src_cpu or
+ * dest_cpu are members of a throttled hierarchy when performing group
+ * load-balance operations.
+ */
+static inline int throttled_lb_pair(struct task_group *tg,
+				    int src_cpu, int dest_cpu)
+{
+	struct cfs_rq *src_cfs_rq, *dest_cfs_rq;
+
+	src_cfs_rq = tg->cfs_rq[src_cpu];
+	dest_cfs_rq = tg->cfs_rq[dest_cpu];
+
+	return throttled_hierarchy(src_cfs_rq) ||
+	       throttled_hierarchy(dest_cfs_rq);
+}
+
+/* updated child weight may affect parent so we have to do this bottom up */
+static int tg_unthrottle_up(struct task_group *tg, void *data)
+{
+	struct rq *rq = data;
+	struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq = tg->cfs_rq[cpu_of(rq)];
+
+	cfs_rq->throttle_count--;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	if (!cfs_rq->throttle_count) {
+		u64 delta = rq->clock_task - cfs_rq->load_stamp;
+
+		/* leaving throttled state, advance shares averaging windows */
+		cfs_rq->load_stamp += delta;
+		cfs_rq->load_last += delta;
+
+		/* update entity weight now that we are on_rq again */
+		update_cfs_shares(cfs_rq);
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int tg_throttle_down(struct task_group *tg, void *data)
+{
+	struct rq *rq = data;
+	struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq = tg->cfs_rq[cpu_of(rq)];
+
+	/* group is entering throttled state, record last load */
+	if (!cfs_rq->throttle_count)
+		update_cfs_load(cfs_rq, 0);
+	cfs_rq->throttle_count++;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static __used void throttle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 {
 	struct rq *rq = rq_of(cfs_rq);
@@ -1413,7 +1474,9 @@ static __used void throttle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	se = cfs_rq->tg->se[cpu_of(rq_of(cfs_rq))];
 
 	/* account load preceding throttle */
-	update_cfs_load(cfs_rq, 0);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	walk_tg_tree_from(cfs_rq->tg, tg_throttle_down, tg_nop, (void *)rq);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	task_delta = cfs_rq->h_nr_running;
 	for_each_sched_entity(se) {
@@ -1454,6 +1517,10 @@ static void unthrottle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	list_del_rcu(&cfs_rq->throttled_list);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
 
+	update_rq_clock(rq);
+	/* update hierarchical throttle state */
+	walk_tg_tree_from(cfs_rq->tg, tg_nop, tg_unthrottle_up, (void *)rq);
+
 	if (!cfs_rq->load.weight)
 		return;
 
@@ -1598,6 +1665,17 @@ static inline int cfs_rq_throttled(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static inline int throttled_hierarchy(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int throttled_lb_pair(struct task_group *tg,
+				    int src_cpu, int dest_cpu)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 /**************************************************
@@ -2493,6 +2571,9 @@ move_one_task(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 
 	for_each_leaf_cfs_rq(busiest, cfs_rq) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, &cfs_rq->tasks, se.group_node) {
+			if (throttled_lb_pair(task_group(p),
+					      busiest->cpu, this_cpu))
+				break;
 
 			if (!can_migrate_task(p, busiest, this_cpu,
 						sd, idle, &pinned))
@@ -2608,8 +2689,13 @@ static void update_shares(int cpu)
 	 * Iterates the task_group tree in a bottom up fashion, see
 	 * list_add_leaf_cfs_rq() for details.
 	 */
-	for_each_leaf_cfs_rq(rq, cfs_rq)
+	for_each_leaf_cfs_rq(rq, cfs_rq) {
+		/* throttled entities do not contribute to load */
+		if (throttled_hierarchy(cfs_rq))
+			continue;
+
 		update_shares_cpu(cfs_rq->tg, cpu);
+	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -2659,9 +2745,10 @@ load_balance_fair(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 		u64 rem_load, moved_load;
 
 		/*
-		 * empty group
+		 * empty group or part of a throttled hierarchy
 		 */
-		if (!busiest_cfs_rq->task_weight)
+		if (!busiest_cfs_rq->task_weight ||
+		    throttled_lb_pair(busiest_cfs_rq->tg, cpu_of(busiest), this_cpu))
 			continue;
 
 		rem_load = (u64)rem_load_move * busiest_weight;