diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index f99b0c072ee52d2d0da5b39d9892a8ad37d5d7fc..a12f145cfbc3d1b79de330269b3dbe53aeba8b2e 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -733,23 +733,6 @@ struct tcp_skb_cb {
 
 #define TCP_SKB_CB(__skb)	((struct tcp_skb_cb *)&((__skb)->cb[0]))
 
-/* RFC3168 : 6.1.1 SYN packets must not have ECT/ECN bits set
- *
- * If we receive a SYN packet with these bits set, it means a network is
- * playing bad games with TOS bits. In order to avoid possible false congestion
- * notifications, we disable TCP ECN negociation.
- */
-static inline void
-TCP_ECN_create_request(struct request_sock *req, const struct sk_buff *skb,
-		struct net *net)
-{
-	const struct tcphdr *th = tcp_hdr(skb);
-
-	if (net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_ecn && th->ece && th->cwr &&
-	    INET_ECN_is_not_ect(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->ip_dsfield))
-		inet_rsk(req)->ecn_ok = 1;
-}
-
 /* Due to TSO, an SKB can be composed of multiple actual
  * packets.  To keep these tracked properly, we use this.
  */
@@ -791,7 +774,10 @@ enum tcp_ca_event {
 #define TCP_CA_MAX	128
 #define TCP_CA_BUF_MAX	(TCP_CA_NAME_MAX*TCP_CA_MAX)
 
+/* Algorithm can be set on socket without CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges */
 #define TCP_CONG_NON_RESTRICTED 0x1
+/* Requires ECN/ECT set on all packets */
+#define TCP_CONG_NEEDS_ECN	0x2
 
 struct tcp_congestion_ops {
 	struct list_head	list;
@@ -840,6 +826,13 @@ u32 tcp_reno_ssthresh(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_reno_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked);
 extern struct tcp_congestion_ops tcp_reno;
 
+static inline bool tcp_ca_needs_ecn(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	const struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
+
+	return icsk->icsk_ca_ops->flags & TCP_CONG_NEEDS_ECN;
+}
+
 static inline void tcp_set_ca_state(struct sock *sk, const u8 ca_state)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
@@ -857,6 +850,40 @@ static inline void tcp_ca_event(struct sock *sk, const enum tcp_ca_event event)
 		icsk->icsk_ca_ops->cwnd_event(sk, event);
 }
 
+/* RFC3168 : 6.1.1 SYN packets must not have ECT/ECN bits set
+ *
+ * If we receive a SYN packet with these bits set, it means a
+ * network is playing bad games with TOS bits. In order to
+ * avoid possible false congestion notifications, we disable
+ * TCP ECN negociation.
+ *
+ * Exception: tcp_ca wants ECN. This is required for DCTCP
+ * congestion control; it requires setting ECT on all packets,
+ * including SYN. We inverse the test in this case: If our
+ * local socket wants ECN, but peer only set ece/cwr (but not
+ * ECT in IP header) its probably a non-DCTCP aware sender.
+ */
+static inline void
+TCP_ECN_create_request(struct request_sock *req, const struct sk_buff *skb,
+		       const struct sock *listen_sk)
+{
+	const struct tcphdr *th = tcp_hdr(skb);
+	const struct net *net = sock_net(listen_sk);
+	bool th_ecn = th->ece && th->cwr;
+	bool ect, need_ecn;
+
+	if (!th_ecn)
+		return;
+
+	ect = !INET_ECN_is_not_ect(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->ip_dsfield);
+	need_ecn = tcp_ca_needs_ecn(listen_sk);
+
+	if (!ect && !need_ecn && net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_ecn)
+		inet_rsk(req)->ecn_ok = 1;
+	else if (ect && need_ecn)
+		inet_rsk(req)->ecn_ok = 1;
+}
+
 /* These functions determine how the current flow behaves in respect of SACK
  * handling. SACK is negotiated with the peer, and therefore it can vary
  * between different flows.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 5073eefa6fae0caf4fd2bcd89c873279f77a2f36..fb0fe97e1c54444bf9fa351332a8a27e52a9193f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5944,7 +5944,7 @@ int tcp_conn_request(struct request_sock_ops *rsk_ops,
 		goto drop_and_free;
 
 	if (!want_cookie || tmp_opt.tstamp_ok)
-		TCP_ECN_create_request(req, skb, sock_net(sk));
+		TCP_ECN_create_request(req, skb, sk);
 
 	if (want_cookie) {
 		isn = cookie_init_sequence(af_ops, sk, skb, &req->mss);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 4d92703df4c62457a914dc2603c7a6018fb75876..20e73271d75c5db52a6418c1a4bb25454e1b4005 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -318,11 +318,15 @@ static u16 tcp_select_window(struct sock *sk)
 }
 
 /* Packet ECN state for a SYN-ACK */
-static inline void TCP_ECN_send_synack(const struct tcp_sock *tp, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static inline void TCP_ECN_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
+
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags &= ~TCPHDR_CWR;
 	if (!(tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_OK))
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags &= ~TCPHDR_ECE;
+	else if (tcp_ca_needs_ecn(sk))
+		INET_ECN_xmit(sk);
 }
 
 /* Packet ECN state for a SYN.  */
@@ -331,17 +335,24 @@ static inline void TCP_ECN_send_syn(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
 	tp->ecn_flags = 0;
-	if (sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_ecn == 1) {
+	if (sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_ecn == 1 ||
+	    tcp_ca_needs_ecn(sk)) {
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags |= TCPHDR_ECE | TCPHDR_CWR;
 		tp->ecn_flags = TCP_ECN_OK;
+		if (tcp_ca_needs_ecn(sk))
+			INET_ECN_xmit(sk);
 	}
 }
 
 static __inline__ void
-TCP_ECN_make_synack(const struct request_sock *req, struct tcphdr *th)
+TCP_ECN_make_synack(const struct request_sock *req, struct tcphdr *th,
+		    struct sock *sk)
 {
-	if (inet_rsk(req)->ecn_ok)
+	if (inet_rsk(req)->ecn_ok) {
 		th->ece = 1;
+		if (tcp_ca_needs_ecn(sk))
+			INET_ECN_xmit(sk);
+	}
 }
 
 /* Set up ECN state for a packet on a ESTABLISHED socket that is about to
@@ -362,7 +373,7 @@ static inline void TCP_ECN_send(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				tcp_hdr(skb)->cwr = 1;
 				skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type |= SKB_GSO_TCP_ECN;
 			}
-		} else {
+		} else if (!tcp_ca_needs_ecn(sk)) {
 			/* ACK or retransmitted segment: clear ECT|CE */
 			INET_ECN_dontxmit(sk);
 		}
@@ -2789,7 +2800,7 @@ int tcp_send_synack(struct sock *sk)
 		}
 
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags |= TCPHDR_ACK;
-		TCP_ECN_send_synack(tcp_sk(sk), skb);
+		TCP_ECN_send_synack(sk, skb);
 	}
 	return tcp_transmit_skb(sk, skb, 1, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
@@ -2848,7 +2859,7 @@ struct sk_buff *tcp_make_synack(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 	memset(th, 0, sizeof(struct tcphdr));
 	th->syn = 1;
 	th->ack = 1;
-	TCP_ECN_make_synack(req, th);
+	TCP_ECN_make_synack(req, th, sk);
 	th->source = htons(ireq->ir_num);
 	th->dest = ireq->ir_rmt_port;
 	/* Setting of flags are superfluous here for callers (and ECE is