diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
index c8dc97bc2c1b..3f24110ae63c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
@@ -326,15 +326,19 @@ enum {
 #define AUDIT_STATUS_RATE_LIMIT		0x0008
 #define AUDIT_STATUS_BACKLOG_LIMIT	0x0010
 #define AUDIT_STATUS_BACKLOG_WAIT_TIME	0x0020
+#define AUDIT_STATUS_LOST		0x0040
 
 #define AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_BACKLOG_LIMIT	0x00000001
 #define AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_BACKLOG_WAIT_TIME	0x00000002
 #define AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_EXECUTABLE_PATH	0x00000004
 #define AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_SESSIONID_FILTER	0x00000010
+#define AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_LOST_RESET		0x00000020
+
 #define AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_ALL (AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_BACKLOG_LIMIT | \
 				  AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_BACKLOG_WAIT_TIME | \
 				  AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_EXECUTABLE_PATH | \
-				  AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_SESSIONID_FILTER)
+				  AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_SESSIONID_FILTER | \
+				  AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_LOST_RESET)
 
 /* deprecated: AUDIT_VERSION_* */
 #define AUDIT_VERSION_LATEST 		AUDIT_FEATURE_BITMAP_ALL
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 57acf2541fdd..25dd70a588b2 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ u32		audit_sig_sid = 0;
    3) suppressed due to audit_rate_limit
    4) suppressed due to audit_backlog_limit
 */
-static atomic_t    audit_lost = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+static atomic_t	audit_lost = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
 /* The netlink socket. */
 static struct sock *audit_sock;
@@ -1052,6 +1052,12 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 			if (err < 0)
 				return err;
 		}
+		if (s.mask == AUDIT_STATUS_LOST) {
+			u32 lost = atomic_xchg(&audit_lost, 0);
+
+			audit_log_config_change("lost", 0, lost, 1);
+			return lost;
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 	case AUDIT_GET_FEATURE: