diff --git a/drivers/misc/ntsync.c b/drivers/misc/ntsync.c
index 5439c1c9e90f..1e619e1ce6a6 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ntsync.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ntsync.c
@@ -784,22 +784,29 @@ static int setup_wait(struct ntsync_device *dev,
 		      const struct ntsync_wait_args *args, bool all,
 		      struct ntsync_q **ret_q)
 {
+	int fds[NTSYNC_MAX_WAIT_COUNT + 1];
 	const __u32 count = args->count;
-	int fds[NTSYNC_MAX_WAIT_COUNT];
 	struct ntsync_q *q;
+	__u32 total_count;
 	__u32 i, j;
 
-	if (!args->owner || args->pad)
+	if (!args->owner)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (args->count > NTSYNC_MAX_WAIT_COUNT)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	total_count = count;
+	if (args->alert)
+		total_count++;
+
 	if (copy_from_user(fds, u64_to_user_ptr(args->objs),
 			   array_size(count, sizeof(*fds))))
 		return -EFAULT;
+	if (args->alert)
+		fds[count] = args->alert;
 
-	q = kmalloc(struct_size(q, entries, count), GFP_KERNEL);
+	q = kmalloc(struct_size(q, entries, total_count), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!q)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	q->task = current;
@@ -809,7 +816,7 @@ static int setup_wait(struct ntsync_device *dev,
 	q->ownerdead = false;
 	q->count = count;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < total_count; i++) {
 		struct ntsync_q_entry *entry = &q->entries[i];
 		struct ntsync_obj *obj = get_obj(dev, fds[i]);
 
@@ -860,9 +867,9 @@ static int ntsync_wait_any(struct ntsync_device *dev, void __user *argp)
 {
 	struct ntsync_wait_args args;
 	struct ntsync_q *q;
+	__u32 i, total_count;
 	ktime_t timeout;
 	int signaled;
-	__u32 i;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&args, argp, sizeof(args)))
@@ -872,9 +879,13 @@ static int ntsync_wait_any(struct ntsync_device *dev, void __user *argp)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	total_count = args.count;
+	if (args.alert)
+		total_count++;
+
 	/* queue ourselves */
 
-	for (i = 0; i < args.count; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < total_count; i++) {
 		struct ntsync_q_entry *entry = &q->entries[i];
 		struct ntsync_obj *obj = entry->obj;
 
@@ -883,9 +894,15 @@ static int ntsync_wait_any(struct ntsync_device *dev, void __user *argp)
 		spin_unlock(&obj->lock);
 	}
 
-	/* check if we are already signaled */
+	/*
+	 * Check if we are already signaled.
+	 *
+	 * Note that the API requires that normal objects are checked before
+	 * the alert event. Hence we queue the alert event last, and check
+	 * objects in order.
+	 */
 
-	for (i = 0; i < args.count; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < total_count; i++) {
 		struct ntsync_obj *obj = q->entries[i].obj;
 
 		if (atomic_read(&q->signaled) != -1)
@@ -903,7 +920,7 @@ static int ntsync_wait_any(struct ntsync_device *dev, void __user *argp)
 
 	/* and finally, unqueue */
 
-	for (i = 0; i < args.count; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < total_count; i++) {
 		struct ntsync_q_entry *entry = &q->entries[i];
 		struct ntsync_obj *obj = entry->obj;
 
@@ -964,6 +981,14 @@ static int ntsync_wait_all(struct ntsync_device *dev, void __user *argp)
 		 */
 		list_add_tail(&entry->node, &obj->all_waiters);
 	}
+	if (args.alert) {
+		struct ntsync_q_entry *entry = &q->entries[args.count];
+		struct ntsync_obj *obj = entry->obj;
+
+		spin_lock_nest_lock(&obj->lock, &dev->wait_all_lock);
+		list_add_tail(&entry->node, &obj->any_waiters);
+		spin_unlock(&obj->lock);
+	}
 
 	/* check if we are already signaled */
 
@@ -971,6 +996,21 @@ static int ntsync_wait_all(struct ntsync_device *dev, void __user *argp)
 
 	spin_unlock(&dev->wait_all_lock);
 
+	/*
+	 * Check if the alert event is signaled, making sure to do so only
+	 * after checking if the other objects are signaled.
+	 */
+
+	if (args.alert) {
+		struct ntsync_obj *obj = q->entries[args.count].obj;
+
+		if (atomic_read(&q->signaled) == -1) {
+			spin_lock(&obj->lock);
+			try_wake_any_obj(obj);
+			spin_unlock(&obj->lock);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* sleep */
 
 	timeout = ns_to_ktime(args.timeout);
@@ -994,6 +1034,16 @@ static int ntsync_wait_all(struct ntsync_device *dev, void __user *argp)
 
 		put_obj(obj);
 	}
+	if (args.alert) {
+		struct ntsync_q_entry *entry = &q->entries[args.count];
+		struct ntsync_obj *obj = entry->obj;
+
+		spin_lock_nest_lock(&obj->lock, &dev->wait_all_lock);
+		list_del(&entry->node);
+		spin_unlock(&obj->lock);
+
+		put_obj(obj);
+	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&dev->wait_all_lock);
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ntsync.h b/include/uapi/linux/ntsync.h
index 582d33b0dcac..7c91af7011e4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ntsync.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ntsync.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct ntsync_wait_args {
 	__u32 count;
 	__u32 owner;
 	__u32 index;
-	__u32 pad;
+	__u32 alert;
 };
 
 #define NTSYNC_MAX_WAIT_COUNT 64
