diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
index 2e4e74bea6ef..52763d6b2919 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
@@ -2642,6 +2642,15 @@ Miscellaneous controller provides 3 interface files. If two misc resources (res_
 	  res_a 3
 	  res_b 0
 
+  misc.peak
+        A read-only flat-keyed file shown in all cgroups.  It shows the
+        historical maximum usage of the resources in the cgroup and its
+        children.::
+
+	  $ cat misc.peak
+	  res_a 10
+	  res_b 8
+
   misc.max
         A read-write flat-keyed file shown in the non root cgroups. Allowed
         maximum usage of the resources in the cgroup and its children.::
diff --git a/include/linux/misc_cgroup.h b/include/linux/misc_cgroup.h
index d70eab2501ee..618392d41975 100644
--- a/include/linux/misc_cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/misc_cgroup.h
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ struct misc_cg;
 /**
  * struct misc_res: Per cgroup per misc type resource
  * @max: Maximum limit on the resource.
+ * @watermark: Historical maximum usage of the resource.
  * @usage: Current usage of the resource.
  * @events: Number of times, the resource limit exceeded.
  */
 struct misc_res {
 	u64 max;
+	atomic64_t watermark;
 	atomic64_t usage;
 	atomic64_t events;
 };
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/misc.c b/kernel/cgroup/misc.c
index 79a3717a5803..b92daf5d234d 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/misc.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/misc.c
@@ -121,6 +121,19 @@ static void misc_cg_cancel_charge(enum misc_res_type type, struct misc_cg *cg,
 		  misc_res_name[type]);
 }
 
+static void misc_cg_update_watermark(struct misc_res *res, u64 new_usage)
+{
+	u64 old;
+
+	while (true) {
+		old = atomic64_read(&res->watermark);
+		if (new_usage <= old)
+			break;
+		if (atomic64_cmpxchg(&res->watermark, old, new_usage) == old)
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * misc_cg_try_charge() - Try charging the misc cgroup.
  * @type: Misc res type to charge.
@@ -159,6 +172,7 @@ int misc_cg_try_charge(enum misc_res_type type, struct misc_cg *cg, u64 amount)
 			ret = -EBUSY;
 			goto err_charge;
 		}
+		misc_cg_update_watermark(res, new_usage);
 	}
 	return 0;
 
@@ -307,6 +321,29 @@ static int misc_cg_current_show(struct seq_file *sf, void *v)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * misc_cg_peak_show() - Show the peak usage of the misc cgroup.
+ * @sf: Interface file
+ * @v: Arguments passed
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: 0 to denote successful print.
+ */
+static int misc_cg_peak_show(struct seq_file *sf, void *v)
+{
+	int i;
+	u64 watermark;
+	struct misc_cg *cg = css_misc(seq_css(sf));
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MISC_CG_RES_TYPES; i++) {
+		watermark = atomic64_read(&cg->res[i].watermark);
+		if (READ_ONCE(misc_res_capacity[i]) || watermark)
+			seq_printf(sf, "%s %llu\n", misc_res_name[i], watermark);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * misc_cg_capacity_show() - Show the total capacity of misc res on the host.
  * @sf: Interface file
@@ -357,6 +394,10 @@ static struct cftype misc_cg_files[] = {
 		.name = "current",
 		.seq_show = misc_cg_current_show,
 	},
+	{
+		.name = "peak",
+		.seq_show = misc_cg_peak_show,
+	},
 	{
 		.name = "capacity",
 		.seq_show = misc_cg_capacity_show,