diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 0f9fd897ceb5..620a113f92eb 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -314,6 +314,30 @@ pipe_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 		unsigned int tail = pipe->tail;
 		unsigned int mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_WATCH_QUEUE
+		if (pipe->note_loss) {
+			struct watch_notification n;
+
+			if (total_len < 8) {
+				if (ret == 0)
+					ret = -ENOBUFS;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			n.type = WATCH_TYPE_META;
+			n.subtype = WATCH_META_LOSS_NOTIFICATION;
+			n.info = watch_sizeof(n);
+			if (copy_to_iter(&n, sizeof(n), to) != sizeof(n)) {
+				if (ret == 0)
+					ret = -EFAULT;
+				break;
+			}
+			ret += sizeof(n);
+			total_len -= sizeof(n);
+			pipe->note_loss = false;
+		}
+#endif
+
 		if (!pipe_empty(head, tail)) {
 			struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[tail & mask];
 			size_t chars = buf->len;
@@ -355,6 +379,10 @@ pipe_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 			if (!buf->len) {
 				pipe_buf_release(pipe, buf);
 				spin_lock_irq(&pipe->rd_wait.lock);
+#ifdef CONFIG_WATCH_QUEUE
+				if (buf->flags & PIPE_BUF_FLAG_LOSS)
+					pipe->note_loss = true;
+#endif
 				tail++;
 				pipe->tail = tail;
 				spin_unlock_irq(&pipe->rd_wait.lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
index eaff59a2f074..6626f511de6f 100644
--- a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #define PIPE_BUF_FLAG_GIFT	0x04	/* page is a gift */
 #define PIPE_BUF_FLAG_PACKET	0x08	/* read() as a packet */
 #define PIPE_BUF_FLAG_WHOLE	0x10	/* read() must return entire buffer or error */
+#ifdef CONFIG_WATCH_QUEUE
+#define PIPE_BUF_FLAG_LOSS	0x20	/* Message loss happened after this buffer */
+#endif
 
 /**
  *	struct pipe_buffer - a linux kernel pipe buffer
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ struct pipe_buffer {
  *	@wr_wait: writer wait point in case of full pipe
  *	@head: The point of buffer production
  *	@tail: The point of buffer consumption
+ *	@note_loss: The next read() should insert a data-lost message
  *	@max_usage: The maximum number of slots that may be used in the ring
  *	@ring_size: total number of buffers (should be a power of 2)
  *	@nr_accounted: The amount this pipe accounts for in user->pipe_bufs
@@ -56,6 +60,9 @@ struct pipe_inode_info {
 	unsigned int tail;
 	unsigned int max_usage;
 	unsigned int ring_size;
+#ifdef CONFIG_WATCH_QUEUE
+	bool note_loss;
+#endif
 	unsigned int nr_accounted;
 	unsigned int readers;
 	unsigned int writers;
diff --git a/kernel/watch_queue.c b/kernel/watch_queue.c
index ad64ea300f6d..9a9699c06709 100644
--- a/kernel/watch_queue.c
+++ b/kernel/watch_queue.c
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ static bool post_one_notification(struct watch_queue *wqueue,
 	return done;
 
 lost:
+	buf = &pipe->bufs[(head - 1) & mask];
+	buf->flags |= PIPE_BUF_FLAG_LOSS;
 	goto out;
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/watch_queue/watch_test.c b/samples/watch_queue/watch_test.c
index 8628b4c5d567..46e618a897fe 100644
--- a/samples/watch_queue/watch_test.c
+++ b/samples/watch_queue/watch_test.c
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ static void consumer(int fd)
 					       (n.n.info & WATCH_INFO_ID) >>
 					       WATCH_INFO_ID__SHIFT);
 					break;
+				case WATCH_META_LOSS_NOTIFICATION:
+					printf("-- LOSS --\n");
+					break;
 				default:
 					printf("other meta record\n");
 					break;