diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 0af3bed3521d..7e5712a0e61b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -925,6 +925,71 @@ static inline unsigned long group_faults_cpu(struct numa_group *group, int nid)
 		group->faults_cpu[task_faults_idx(nid, 1)];
 }
 
+/* Handle placement on systems where not all nodes are directly connected. */
+static unsigned long score_nearby_nodes(struct task_struct *p, int nid,
+					int maxdist, bool task)
+{
+	unsigned long score = 0;
+	int node;
+
+	/*
+	 * All nodes are directly connected, and the same distance
+	 * from each other. No need for fancy placement algorithms.
+	 */
+	if (sched_numa_topology_type == NUMA_DIRECT)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * This code is called for each node, introducing N^2 complexity,
+	 * which should be ok given the number of nodes rarely exceeds 8.
+	 */
+	for_each_online_node(node) {
+		unsigned long faults;
+		int dist = node_distance(nid, node);
+
+		/*
+		 * The furthest away nodes in the system are not interesting
+		 * for placement; nid was already counted.
+		 */
+		if (dist == sched_max_numa_distance || node == nid)
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * On systems with a backplane NUMA topology, compare groups
+		 * of nodes, and move tasks towards the group with the most
+		 * memory accesses. When comparing two nodes at distance
+		 * "hoplimit", only nodes closer by than "hoplimit" are part
+		 * of each group. Skip other nodes.
+		 */
+		if (sched_numa_topology_type == NUMA_BACKPLANE &&
+					dist > maxdist)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Add up the faults from nearby nodes. */
+		if (task)
+			faults = task_faults(p, node);
+		else
+			faults = group_faults(p, node);
+
+		/*
+		 * On systems with a glueless mesh NUMA topology, there are
+		 * no fixed "groups of nodes". Instead, nodes that are not
+		 * directly connected bounce traffic through intermediate
+		 * nodes; a numa_group can occupy any set of nodes.
+		 * The further away a node is, the less the faults count.
+		 * This seems to result in good task placement.
+		 */
+		if (sched_numa_topology_type == NUMA_GLUELESS_MESH) {
+			faults *= (sched_max_numa_distance - dist);
+			faults /= (sched_max_numa_distance - LOCAL_DISTANCE);
+		}
+
+		score += faults;
+	}
+
+	return score;
+}
+
 /*
  * These return the fraction of accesses done by a particular task, or
  * task group, on a particular numa node.  The group weight is given a
@@ -945,6 +1010,8 @@ static inline unsigned long task_weight(struct task_struct *p, int nid,
 		return 0;
 
 	faults = task_faults(p, nid);
+	faults += score_nearby_nodes(p, nid, dist, true);
+
 	return 1000 * faults / total_faults;
 }
 
@@ -962,6 +1029,8 @@ static inline unsigned long group_weight(struct task_struct *p, int nid,
 		return 0;
 
 	faults = group_faults(p, nid);
+	faults += score_nearby_nodes(p, nid, dist, false);
+
 	return 1000 * faults / total_faults;
 }
 
@@ -1374,6 +1443,11 @@ static int task_numa_migrate(struct task_struct *p)
 				continue;
 
 			dist = node_distance(env.src_nid, env.dst_nid);
+			if (sched_numa_topology_type == NUMA_BACKPLANE &&
+						dist != env.dist) {
+				taskweight = task_weight(p, env.src_nid, dist);
+				groupweight = group_weight(p, env.src_nid, dist);
+			}
 
 			/* Only consider nodes where both task and groups benefit */
 			taskimp = task_weight(p, nid, dist) - taskweight;