diff --git a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
index ef313ecfb53a12e4f63be71d5b3f6a05afcb79de..29c1d3ae2a5c83c9a0fdb91996094b8bee44aeb9 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
+++ b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/ipc_namespace.h>
 #include <linux/msg.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/cred.h>
 #include "util.h"
 
 static int proc_ipc_dointvec_minmax_orphans(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
@@ -190,25 +191,57 @@ static int set_is_seen(struct ctl_table_set *set)
 	return &current->nsproxy->ipc_ns->ipc_set == set;
 }
 
+static void ipc_set_ownership(struct ctl_table_header *head,
+			      struct ctl_table *table,
+			      kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid)
+{
+	struct ipc_namespace *ns =
+		container_of(head->set, struct ipc_namespace, ipc_set);
+
+	kuid_t ns_root_uid = make_kuid(ns->user_ns, 0);
+	kgid_t ns_root_gid = make_kgid(ns->user_ns, 0);
+
+	*uid = uid_valid(ns_root_uid) ? ns_root_uid : GLOBAL_ROOT_UID;
+	*gid = gid_valid(ns_root_gid) ? ns_root_gid : GLOBAL_ROOT_GID;
+}
+
 static int ipc_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *table)
 {
 	int mode = table->mode;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE
-	struct ipc_namespace *ns = current->nsproxy->ipc_ns;
+	struct ipc_namespace *ns =
+		container_of(head->set, struct ipc_namespace, ipc_set);
 
 	if (((table->data == &ns->ids[IPC_SEM_IDS].next_id) ||
 	     (table->data == &ns->ids[IPC_MSG_IDS].next_id) ||
 	     (table->data == &ns->ids[IPC_SHM_IDS].next_id)) &&
 	    checkpoint_restore_ns_capable(ns->user_ns))
 		mode = 0666;
+	else
 #endif
-	return mode;
+	{
+		kuid_t ns_root_uid;
+		kgid_t ns_root_gid;
+
+		ipc_set_ownership(head, table, &ns_root_uid, &ns_root_gid);
+
+		if (uid_eq(current_euid(), ns_root_uid))
+			mode >>= 6;
+
+		else if (in_egroup_p(ns_root_gid))
+			mode >>= 3;
+	}
+
+	mode &= 7;
+
+	return (mode << 6) | (mode << 3) | mode;
 }
 
 static struct ctl_table_root set_root = {
 	.lookup = set_lookup,
 	.permissions = ipc_permissions,
+	.set_ownership = ipc_set_ownership,
 };
 
 bool setup_ipc_sysctls(struct ipc_namespace *ns)