diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 52966e758fe5..a88837d4dd18 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -2714,7 +2714,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
  *
  * int bpf_send_signal(u32 sig)
  *	Description
- *		Send signal *sig* to the current task.
+ *		Send signal *sig* to the process of the current task.
+ *		The signal may be delivered to any of this process's threads.
  *	Return
  *		0 on success or successfully queued.
  *
@@ -2850,6 +2851,19 @@ union bpf_attr {
  *	Return
  *		0 on success, or a negative error in case of failure.
  *
+ * int bpf_send_signal_thread(u32 sig)
+ *	Description
+ *		Send signal *sig* to the thread corresponding to the current task.
+ *	Return
+ *		0 on success or successfully queued.
+ *
+ *		**-EBUSY** if work queue under nmi is full.
+ *
+ *		**-EINVAL** if *sig* is invalid.
+ *
+ *		**-EPERM** if no permission to send the *sig*.
+ *
+ *		**-EAGAIN** if bpf program can try again.
  */
 #define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN)		\
 	FN(unspec),			\
@@ -2968,7 +2982,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
 	FN(probe_read_kernel),		\
 	FN(probe_read_user_str),	\
 	FN(probe_read_kernel_str),	\
-	FN(tcp_send_ack),
+	FN(tcp_send_ack),		\
+	FN(send_signal_thread),
 
 /* integer value in 'imm' field of BPF_CALL instruction selects which helper
  * function eBPF program intends to call
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index e5ef4ae9edb5..19e793aa441a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ struct send_signal_irq_work {
 	struct irq_work irq_work;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	u32 sig;
+	enum pid_type type;
 };
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct send_signal_irq_work, send_signal_work);
@@ -712,10 +713,10 @@ static void do_bpf_send_signal(struct irq_work *entry)
 	struct send_signal_irq_work *work;
 
 	work = container_of(entry, struct send_signal_irq_work, irq_work);
-	group_send_sig_info(work->sig, SEND_SIG_PRIV, work->task, PIDTYPE_TGID);
+	group_send_sig_info(work->sig, SEND_SIG_PRIV, work->task, work->type);
 }
 
-BPF_CALL_1(bpf_send_signal, u32, sig)
+static int bpf_send_signal_common(u32 sig, enum pid_type type)
 {
 	struct send_signal_irq_work *work = NULL;
 
@@ -748,11 +749,17 @@ BPF_CALL_1(bpf_send_signal, u32, sig)
 		 */
 		work->task = current;
 		work->sig = sig;
+		work->type = type;
 		irq_work_queue(&work->irq_work);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return group_send_sig_info(sig, SEND_SIG_PRIV, current, PIDTYPE_TGID);
+	return group_send_sig_info(sig, SEND_SIG_PRIV, current, type);
+}
+
+BPF_CALL_1(bpf_send_signal, u32, sig)
+{
+	return bpf_send_signal_common(sig, PIDTYPE_TGID);
 }
 
 static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_send_signal_proto = {
@@ -762,6 +769,18 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_send_signal_proto = {
 	.arg1_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
 };
 
+BPF_CALL_1(bpf_send_signal_thread, u32, sig)
+{
+	return bpf_send_signal_common(sig, PIDTYPE_PID);
+}
+
+static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_send_signal_thread_proto = {
+	.func		= bpf_send_signal_thread,
+	.gpl_only	= false,
+	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
+	.arg1_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
+};
+
 static const struct bpf_func_proto *
 tracing_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 {
@@ -822,6 +841,8 @@ tracing_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 #endif
 	case BPF_FUNC_send_signal:
 		return &bpf_send_signal_proto;
+	case BPF_FUNC_send_signal_thread:
+		return &bpf_send_signal_thread_proto;
 	default:
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 52966e758fe5..a88837d4dd18 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -2714,7 +2714,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
  *
  * int bpf_send_signal(u32 sig)
  *	Description
- *		Send signal *sig* to the current task.
+ *		Send signal *sig* to the process of the current task.
+ *		The signal may be delivered to any of this process's threads.
  *	Return
  *		0 on success or successfully queued.
  *
@@ -2850,6 +2851,19 @@ union bpf_attr {
  *	Return
  *		0 on success, or a negative error in case of failure.
  *
+ * int bpf_send_signal_thread(u32 sig)
+ *	Description
+ *		Send signal *sig* to the thread corresponding to the current task.
+ *	Return
+ *		0 on success or successfully queued.
+ *
+ *		**-EBUSY** if work queue under nmi is full.
+ *
+ *		**-EINVAL** if *sig* is invalid.
+ *
+ *		**-EPERM** if no permission to send the *sig*.
+ *
+ *		**-EAGAIN** if bpf program can try again.
  */
 #define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN)		\
 	FN(unspec),			\
@@ -2968,7 +2982,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
 	FN(probe_read_kernel),		\
 	FN(probe_read_user_str),	\
 	FN(probe_read_kernel_str),	\
-	FN(tcp_send_ack),
+	FN(tcp_send_ack),		\
+	FN(send_signal_thread),
 
 /* integer value in 'imm' field of BPF_CALL instruction selects which helper
  * function eBPF program intends to call