diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 1d1d53f85ddd..2cc17dc7ab84 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1525,7 +1525,8 @@
 
 	ima_policy=	[IMA]
 			The builtin policies to load during IMA setup.
-			Format: "tcb | appraise_tcb | secure_boot"
+			Format: "tcb | appraise_tcb | secure_boot |
+				 fail_securely"
 
 			The "tcb" policy measures all programs exec'd, files
 			mmap'd for exec, and all files opened with the read
@@ -1540,6 +1541,11 @@
 			of files (eg. kexec kernel image, kernel modules,
 			firmware, policy, etc) based on file signatures.
 
+			The "fail_securely" policy forces file signature
+			verification failure also on privileged mounted
+			filesystems with the SB_I_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGNATURE
+			flag.
+
 	ima_tcb		[IMA] Deprecated.  Use ima_policy= instead.
 			Load a policy which meets the needs of the Trusted
 			Computing Base.  This means IMA will measure all
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index 4bafb397ee91..0c5f94b7b9c3 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -304,12 +304,13 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
 out:
 	/*
 	 * File signatures on some filesystems can not be properly verified.
-	 * On these filesytems, that are mounted by an untrusted mounter,
-	 * fail the file signature verification.
+	 * When such filesystems are mounted by an untrusted mounter or on a
+	 * system not willing to accept such a risk, fail the file signature
+	 * verification.
 	 */
-	if ((inode->i_sb->s_iflags &
-	    (SB_I_IMA_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGNATURE | SB_I_UNTRUSTED_MOUNTER)) ==
-	    (SB_I_IMA_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGNATURE | SB_I_UNTRUSTED_MOUNTER)) {
+	if ((inode->i_sb->s_iflags & SB_I_IMA_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGNATURE) &&
+	    ((inode->i_sb->s_iflags & SB_I_UNTRUSTED_MOUNTER) ||
+	     (iint->flags & IMA_FAIL_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGS))) {
 		status = INTEGRITY_FAIL;
 		cause = "unverifiable-signature";
 		integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA, inode, filename,
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index f550f25294a3..5d122daf5c8a 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred,
 	 */
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(IMA_CHANGE_XATTR, &iint->atomic_flags) ||
 	    ((inode->i_sb->s_iflags & SB_I_IMA_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGNATURE) &&
-	     !(inode->i_sb->s_iflags & SB_I_UNTRUSTED_MOUNTER))) {
+	     !(inode->i_sb->s_iflags & SB_I_UNTRUSTED_MOUNTER) &&
+	     !(action & IMA_FAIL_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGS))) {
 		iint->flags &= ~IMA_DONE_MASK;
 		iint->measured_pcrs = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index 40557c06300f..51a4cd999a49 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ __setup("ima_tcb", default_measure_policy_setup);
 
 static bool ima_use_appraise_tcb __initdata;
 static bool ima_use_secure_boot __initdata;
+static bool ima_fail_unverifiable_sigs __ro_after_init;
 static int __init policy_setup(char *str)
 {
 	char *p;
@@ -201,6 +202,8 @@ static int __init policy_setup(char *str)
 			ima_use_appraise_tcb = true;
 		else if (strcmp(p, "secure_boot") == 0)
 			ima_use_secure_boot = true;
+		else if (strcmp(p, "fail_securely") == 0)
+			ima_fail_unverifiable_sigs = true;
 	}
 
 	return 1;
@@ -390,6 +393,8 @@ int ima_match_policy(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred, u32 secid,
 		if (entry->action & IMA_APPRAISE) {
 			action |= get_subaction(entry, func);
 			action &= ~IMA_HASH;
+			if (ima_fail_unverifiable_sigs)
+				action |= IMA_FAIL_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGS;
 		}
 
 		if (entry->action & IMA_DO_MASK)
diff --git a/security/integrity/integrity.h b/security/integrity/integrity.h
index 843ae23ba0ac..8224880935e0 100644
--- a/security/integrity/integrity.h
+++ b/security/integrity/integrity.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define IMA_PERMIT_DIRECTIO	0x02000000
 #define IMA_NEW_FILE		0x04000000
 #define EVM_IMMUTABLE_DIGSIG	0x08000000
+#define IMA_FAIL_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGS	0x10000000
 
 #define IMA_DO_MASK		(IMA_MEASURE | IMA_APPRAISE | IMA_AUDIT | \
 				 IMA_HASH | IMA_APPRAISE_SUBMASK)