diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 10ac9efc662d..596471189176 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -5709,6 +5709,149 @@ again:
 	return ctx_type;
 }
 
+/* forward declarations for arch-specific underlying types of
+ * bpf_user_pt_regs_t; this avoids the need for arch-specific #ifdef
+ * compilation guards below for BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT checks, but still
+ * works correctly with __builtin_types_compatible_p() on respective
+ * architectures
+ */
+struct user_regs_struct;
+struct user_pt_regs;
+
+static int btf_validate_prog_ctx_type(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct btf *btf,
+				      const struct btf_type *t, int arg,
+				      enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
+				      enum bpf_attach_type attach_type)
+{
+	const struct btf_type *ctx_type;
+	const char *tname, *ctx_tname;
+
+	if (!btf_is_ptr(t)) {
+		bpf_log(log, "arg#%d type isn't a pointer\n", arg);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
+
+	/* KPROBE and PERF_EVENT programs allow bpf_user_pt_regs_t typedef */
+	if (prog_type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_KPROBE || prog_type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT) {
+		while (btf_type_is_modifier(t) && !btf_type_is_typedef(t))
+			t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
+
+		if (btf_type_is_typedef(t)) {
+			tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off);
+			if (tname && strcmp(tname, "bpf_user_pt_regs_t") == 0)
+				return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* all other program types don't use typedefs for context type */
+	while (btf_type_is_modifier(t))
+		t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
+
+	/* `void *ctx __arg_ctx` is always valid */
+	if (btf_type_is_void(t))
+		return 0;
+
+	tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off);
+	if (str_is_empty(tname)) {
+		bpf_log(log, "arg#%d type doesn't have a name\n", arg);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* special cases */
+	switch (prog_type) {
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_KPROBE:
+		if (__btf_type_is_struct(t) && strcmp(tname, "pt_regs") == 0)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT:
+		if (__builtin_types_compatible_p(bpf_user_pt_regs_t, struct pt_regs) &&
+		    __btf_type_is_struct(t) && strcmp(tname, "pt_regs") == 0)
+			return 0;
+		if (__builtin_types_compatible_p(bpf_user_pt_regs_t, struct user_pt_regs) &&
+		    __btf_type_is_struct(t) && strcmp(tname, "user_pt_regs") == 0)
+			return 0;
+		if (__builtin_types_compatible_p(bpf_user_pt_regs_t, struct user_regs_struct) &&
+		    __btf_type_is_struct(t) && strcmp(tname, "user_regs_struct") == 0)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_RAW_TRACEPOINT:
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_RAW_TRACEPOINT_WRITABLE:
+		/* allow u64* as ctx */
+		if (btf_is_int(t) && t->size == 8)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING:
+		switch (attach_type) {
+		case BPF_TRACE_RAW_TP:
+			/* tp_btf program is TRACING, so need special case here */
+			if (__btf_type_is_struct(t) &&
+			    strcmp(tname, "bpf_raw_tracepoint_args") == 0)
+				return 0;
+			/* allow u64* as ctx */
+			if (btf_is_int(t) && t->size == 8)
+				return 0;
+			break;
+		case BPF_TRACE_ITER:
+			/* allow struct bpf_iter__xxx types only */
+			if (__btf_type_is_struct(t) &&
+			    strncmp(tname, "bpf_iter__", sizeof("bpf_iter__") - 1) == 0)
+				return 0;
+			break;
+		case BPF_TRACE_FENTRY:
+		case BPF_TRACE_FEXIT:
+		case BPF_MODIFY_RETURN:
+			/* allow u64* as ctx */
+			if (btf_is_int(t) && t->size == 8)
+				return 0;
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+		break;
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_LSM:
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_STRUCT_OPS:
+		/* allow u64* as ctx */
+		if (btf_is_int(t) && t->size == 8)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT:
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SYSCALL:
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT:
+		return 0; /* anything goes */
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	ctx_type = find_canonical_prog_ctx_type(prog_type);
+	if (!ctx_type) {
+		/* should not happen */
+		bpf_log(log, "btf_vmlinux is malformed\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* resolve typedefs and check that underlying structs are matching as well */
+	while (btf_type_is_modifier(ctx_type))
+		ctx_type = btf_type_by_id(btf_vmlinux, ctx_type->type);
+
+	/* if program type doesn't have distinctly named struct type for
+	 * context, then __arg_ctx argument can only be `void *`, which we
+	 * already checked above
+	 */
+	if (!__btf_type_is_struct(ctx_type)) {
+		bpf_log(log, "arg#%d should be void pointer\n", arg);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ctx_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf_vmlinux, ctx_type->name_off);
+	if (!__btf_type_is_struct(t) || strcmp(ctx_tname, tname) != 0) {
+		bpf_log(log, "arg#%d should be `struct %s *`\n", arg, ctx_tname);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int btf_translate_to_vmlinux(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
 				     struct btf *btf,
 				     const struct btf_type *t,
@@ -6953,6 +7096,23 @@ int btf_prepare_func_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++) {
+		const char *tag;
+
+		if (sub->args[i].arg_type != ARG_PTR_TO_CTX)
+			continue;
+
+		/* check if arg has "arg:ctx" tag */
+		t = btf_type_by_id(btf, args[i].type);
+		tag = btf_find_decl_tag_value(btf, fn_t, i, "arg:");
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(tag) || strcmp(tag, "ctx") != 0)
+			continue;
+
+		if (btf_validate_prog_ctx_type(log, btf, t, i, prog_type,
+					       prog->expected_attach_type))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	sub->arg_cnt = nargs;
 	sub->args_cached = true;