diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 0248180bf2e227..3fa1af8a58d70b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ enum bpf_map_type {
 enum bpf_prog_type {
 	BPF_PROG_TYPE_UNSPEC,
 	BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER,
+	BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 };
 
 #define BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_FD	1
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index a28e09c7825d76..594d341f04dbb6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -1172,6 +1172,17 @@ static int check_ld_imm(struct verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool may_access_skb(enum bpf_prog_type type)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER:
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS:
+		return true;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 /* verify safety of LD_ABS|LD_IND instructions:
  * - they can only appear in the programs where ctx == skb
  * - since they are wrappers of function calls, they scratch R1-R5 registers,
@@ -1194,8 +1205,8 @@ static int check_ld_abs(struct verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn)
 	struct reg_state *reg;
 	int i, err;
 
-	if (env->prog->aux->prog_type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER) {
-		verbose("BPF_LD_ABS|IND instructions are only allowed in socket filters\n");
+	if (!may_access_skb(env->prog->aux->prog_type)) {
+		verbose("BPF_LD_ABS|IND instructions not allowed for this program type\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 7417212331665d..514d4082f3261b 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -1166,9 +1166,16 @@ static struct bpf_prog_type_list sk_filter_type __read_mostly = {
 	.type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER,
 };
 
+static struct bpf_prog_type_list sched_cls_type __read_mostly = {
+	.ops = &sk_filter_ops,
+	.type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
+};
+
 static int __init register_sk_filter_ops(void)
 {
 	bpf_register_prog_type(&sk_filter_type);
+	bpf_register_prog_type(&sched_cls_type);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 late_initcall(register_sk_filter_ops);