diff --git a/security/selinux/include/security.h b/security/selinux/include/security.h
index d871e8a..ba53400 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/security.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/security.h
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@
 #define POLICYDB_VERSION_BOUNDARY	24
 #define POLICYDB_VERSION_FILENAME_TRANS	25
 #define POLICYDB_VERSION_ROLETRANS	26
+#define POLICYDB_VERSION_NEW_OBJECT_DEFAULTS	27
 
 /* Range of policy versions we understand*/
 #define POLICYDB_VERSION_MIN   POLICYDB_VERSION_BASE
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_POLICYDB_VERSION_MAX
 #define POLICYDB_VERSION_MAX	CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_POLICYDB_VERSION_MAX_VALUE
 #else
-#define POLICYDB_VERSION_MAX	POLICYDB_VERSION_ROLETRANS
+#define POLICYDB_VERSION_MAX	POLICYDB_VERSION_NEW_OBJECT_DEFAULTS
 #endif
 
 /* Mask for just the mount related flags */
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/context.h b/security/selinux/ss/context.h
index 45e8fb0..212e347 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/context.h
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/context.h
@@ -74,6 +74,26 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Sets both levels in the MLS range of 'dst' to the high level of 'src'.
+ */
+static inline int mls_context_cpy_high(struct context *dst, struct context *src)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	dst->range.level[0].sens = src->range.level[1].sens;
+	rc = ebitmap_cpy(&dst->range.level[0].cat, &src->range.level[1].cat);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+
+	dst->range.level[1].sens = src->range.level[1].sens;
+	rc = ebitmap_cpy(&dst->range.level[1].cat, &src->range.level[1].cat);
+	if (rc)
+		ebitmap_destroy(&dst->range.level[0].cat);
+out:
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static inline int mls_context_cmp(struct context *c1, struct context *c2)
 {
 	return ((c1->range.level[0].sens == c2->range.level[0].sens) &&
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/mls.c b/security/selinux/ss/mls.c
index fbf9c58..40de8d3 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/mls.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/mls.c
@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@
 {
 	struct range_trans rtr;
 	struct mls_range *r;
+	struct class_datum *cladatum;
+	int default_range = 0;
 
 	if (!policydb.mls_enabled)
 		return 0;
@@ -530,6 +532,28 @@
 		r = hashtab_search(policydb.range_tr, &rtr);
 		if (r)
 			return mls_range_set(newcontext, r);
+
+		if (tclass && tclass <= policydb.p_classes.nprim) {
+			cladatum = policydb.class_val_to_struct[tclass - 1];
+			if (cladatum)
+				default_range = cladatum->default_range;
+		}
+
+		switch (default_range) {
+		case DEFAULT_SOURCE_LOW:
+			return mls_context_cpy_low(newcontext, scontext);
+		case DEFAULT_SOURCE_HIGH:
+			return mls_context_cpy_high(newcontext, scontext);
+		case DEFAULT_SOURCE_LOW_HIGH:
+			return mls_context_cpy(newcontext, scontext);
+		case DEFAULT_TARGET_LOW:
+			return mls_context_cpy_low(newcontext, tcontext);
+		case DEFAULT_TARGET_HIGH:
+			return mls_context_cpy_high(newcontext, tcontext);
+		case DEFAULT_TARGET_LOW_HIGH:
+			return mls_context_cpy(newcontext, tcontext);
+		}
+
 		/* Fallthrough */
 	case AVTAB_CHANGE:
 		if ((tclass == policydb.process_class) || (sock == true))
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
index a7f61d5..2bb9c2f 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@
 		.sym_num	= SYM_NUM,
 		.ocon_num	= OCON_NUM,
 	},
+	{
+		.version	= POLICYDB_VERSION_NEW_OBJECT_DEFAULTS,
+		.sym_num	= SYM_NUM,
+		.ocon_num	= OCON_NUM,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct policydb_compat_info *policydb_lookup_compat(int version)
@@ -1306,6 +1311,16 @@
 			goto bad;
 	}
 
+	if (p->policyvers >= POLICYDB_VERSION_NEW_OBJECT_DEFAULTS) {
+		rc = next_entry(buf, fp, sizeof(u32) * 3);
+		if (rc)
+			goto bad;
+
+		cladatum->default_user = le32_to_cpu(buf[0]);
+		cladatum->default_role = le32_to_cpu(buf[1]);
+		cladatum->default_range = le32_to_cpu(buf[2]);
+	}
+
 	rc = hashtab_insert(h, key, cladatum);
 	if (rc)
 		goto bad;
@@ -2832,6 +2847,16 @@
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	if (p->policyvers >= POLICYDB_VERSION_NEW_OBJECT_DEFAULTS) {
+		buf[0] = cpu_to_le32(cladatum->default_user);
+		buf[1] = cpu_to_le32(cladatum->default_role);
+		buf[2] = cpu_to_le32(cladatum->default_range);
+
+		rc = put_entry(buf, sizeof(uint32_t), 3, fp);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
index b846c03..a949f1a 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@
 	struct symtab permissions;	/* class-specific permission symbol table */
 	struct constraint_node *constraints;	/* constraints on class permissions */
 	struct constraint_node *validatetrans;	/* special transition rules */
+	/* Options how a new object user and role should be decided */
+#define DEFAULT_SOURCE         1
+#define DEFAULT_TARGET         2
+	char default_user;
+	char default_role;
+/* Options how a new object range should be decided */
+#define DEFAULT_SOURCE_LOW     1
+#define DEFAULT_SOURCE_HIGH    2
+#define DEFAULT_SOURCE_LOW_HIGH        3
+#define DEFAULT_TARGET_LOW     4
+#define DEFAULT_TARGET_HIGH    5
+#define DEFAULT_TARGET_LOW_HIGH        6
+	char default_range;
 };
 
 /* Role attributes */
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/services.c b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
index 185f849..2ea108c 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/services.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
@@ -1389,6 +1389,7 @@
 				u32 *out_sid,
 				bool kern)
 {
+	struct class_datum *cladatum = NULL;
 	struct context *scontext = NULL, *tcontext = NULL, newcontext;
 	struct role_trans *roletr = NULL;
 	struct avtab_key avkey;
@@ -1437,12 +1438,20 @@
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (tclass && tclass <= policydb.p_classes.nprim)
+		cladatum = policydb.class_val_to_struct[tclass - 1];
+
 	/* Set the user identity. */
 	switch (specified) {
 	case AVTAB_TRANSITION:
 	case AVTAB_CHANGE:
-		/* Use the process user identity. */
-		newcontext.user = scontext->user;
+		if (cladatum && cladatum->default_user == DEFAULT_TARGET) {
+			newcontext.user = tcontext->user;
+		} else {
+			/* notice this gets both DEFAULT_SOURCE and unset */
+			/* Use the process user identity. */
+			newcontext.user = scontext->user;
+		}
 		break;
 	case AVTAB_MEMBER:
 		/* Use the related object owner. */
@@ -1450,14 +1459,23 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/* Set the role and type to default values. */
-	if ((tclass == policydb.process_class) || (sock == true)) {
-		/* Use the current role and type of process. */
+	/* Set the role to default values. */
+	if (cladatum && cladatum->default_role == DEFAULT_SOURCE) {
 		newcontext.role = scontext->role;
+	} else if (cladatum && cladatum->default_role == DEFAULT_TARGET) {
+		newcontext.role = tcontext->role;
+	} else {
+		if ((tclass == policydb.process_class) || (sock == true))
+			newcontext.role = scontext->role;
+		else
+			newcontext.role = OBJECT_R_VAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Set the type to default values. */
+	if ((tclass == policydb.process_class) || (sock == true)) {
+		/* Use the type of process. */
 		newcontext.type = scontext->type;
 	} else {
-		/* Use the well-defined object role. */
-		newcontext.role = OBJECT_R_VAL;
 		/* Use the type of the related object. */
 		newcontext.type = tcontext->type;
 	}