diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 1a261c3ee074c..af9b6cf79a65b 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -4115,6 +4115,9 @@ struct skb_ext {
 	char data[0] __aligned(8);
 };
 
+struct skb_ext *__skb_ext_alloc(void);
+void *__skb_ext_set(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id,
+		    struct skb_ext *ext);
 void *skb_ext_add(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id);
 void __skb_ext_del(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id);
 void __skb_ext_put(struct skb_ext *ext);
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index fa67036dd9285..504e9bd5ebcee 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -5983,7 +5983,14 @@ static void *skb_ext_get_ptr(struct skb_ext *ext, enum skb_ext_id id)
 	return (void *)ext + (ext->offset[id] * SKB_EXT_ALIGN_VALUE);
 }
 
-static struct skb_ext *skb_ext_alloc(void)
+/**
+ * __skb_ext_alloc - allocate a new skb extensions storage
+ *
+ * Returns the newly allocated pointer. The pointer can later attached to a
+ * skb via __skb_ext_set().
+ * Note: caller must handle the skb_ext as an opaque data.
+ */
+struct skb_ext *__skb_ext_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct skb_ext *new = kmem_cache_alloc(skbuff_ext_cache, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
@@ -6023,6 +6030,30 @@ static struct skb_ext *skb_ext_maybe_cow(struct skb_ext *old,
 	return new;
 }
 
+/**
+ * __skb_ext_set - attach the specified extension storage to this skb
+ * @skb: buffer
+ * @id: extension id
+ * @ext: extension storage previously allocated via __skb_ext_alloc()
+ *
+ * Existing extensions, if any, are cleared.
+ *
+ * Returns the pointer to the extension.
+ */
+void *__skb_ext_set(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id,
+		    struct skb_ext *ext)
+{
+	unsigned int newlen, newoff = SKB_EXT_CHUNKSIZEOF(*ext);
+
+	skb_ext_put(skb);
+	newlen = newoff + skb_ext_type_len[id];
+	ext->chunks = newlen;
+	ext->offset[id] = newoff;
+	skb->extensions = ext;
+	skb->active_extensions = 1 << id;
+	return skb_ext_get_ptr(ext, id);
+}
+
 /**
  * skb_ext_add - allocate space for given extension, COW if needed
  * @skb: buffer
@@ -6056,7 +6087,7 @@ void *skb_ext_add(struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_ext_id id)
 	} else {
 		newoff = SKB_EXT_CHUNKSIZEOF(*new);
 
-		new = skb_ext_alloc();
+		new = __skb_ext_alloc();
 		if (!new)
 			return NULL;
 	}