diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index 1180a0e2445f..9e52c5d2d77f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ struct channel {
 	spinlock_t	downl;		/* protects `chan', file.xq dequeue */
 	struct ppp	*ppp;		/* ppp unit we're connected to */
 	struct net	*chan_net;	/* the net channel belongs to */
+	netns_tracker	ns_tracker;
 	struct list_head clist;		/* link in list of channels per unit */
 	rwlock_t	upl;		/* protects `ppp' and 'bridge' */
 	struct channel __rcu *bridge;	/* "bridged" ppp channel */
@@ -2879,7 +2880,7 @@ int ppp_register_net_channel(struct net *net, struct ppp_channel *chan)
 
 	pch->ppp = NULL;
 	pch->chan = chan;
-	pch->chan_net = get_net(net);
+	pch->chan_net = get_net_track(net, &pch->ns_tracker, GFP_KERNEL);
 	chan->ppp = pch;
 	init_ppp_file(&pch->file, CHANNEL);
 	pch->file.hdrlen = chan->hdrlen;
@@ -3519,7 +3520,7 @@ ppp_disconnect_channel(struct channel *pch)
  */
 static void ppp_destroy_channel(struct channel *pch)
 {
-	put_net(pch->chan_net);
+	put_net_track(pch->chan_net, &pch->ns_tracker);
 	pch->chan_net = NULL;
 
 	atomic_dec(&channel_count);
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_net.c b/fs/proc/proc_net.c
index 15c2e55d2ed2..39b823ab2564 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_net.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_net.c
@@ -61,15 +61,27 @@ static int seq_open_net(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
 	p->net = net;
+	netns_tracker_alloc(net, &p->ns_tracker, GFP_KERNEL);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void seq_file_net_put_net(struct seq_file *seq)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+	struct seq_net_private *priv = seq->private;
+
+	put_net_track(priv->net, &priv->ns_tracker);
+#else
+	put_net(&init_net);
+#endif
+}
+
 static int seq_release_net(struct inode *ino, struct file *f)
 {
 	struct seq_file *seq = f->private_data;
 
-	put_net(seq_file_net(seq));
+	seq_file_net_put_net(seq);
 	seq_release_private(ino, f);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -87,7 +99,8 @@ int bpf_iter_init_seq_net(void *priv_data, struct bpf_iter_aux_info *aux)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
 	struct seq_net_private *p = priv_data;
 
-	p->net = get_net(current->nsproxy->net_ns);
+	p->net = get_net_track(current->nsproxy->net_ns, &p->ns_tracker,
+			       GFP_KERNEL);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -97,7 +110,7 @@ void bpf_iter_fini_seq_net(void *priv_data)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
 	struct seq_net_private *p = priv_data;
 
-	put_net(p->net);
+	put_net_track(p->net, &p->ns_tracker);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 1a748ee9a421..235d5d082f1a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #include <uapi/linux/pkt_cls.h>
 #include <linux/hashtable.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
-#include <linux/ref_tracker.h>
+#include <net/net_trackers.h>
 
 struct netpoll_info;
 struct device;
@@ -300,13 +300,6 @@ enum netdev_state_t {
 	__LINK_STATE_TESTING,
 };
 
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_DEV_REFCNT_TRACKER
-typedef struct ref_tracker *netdevice_tracker;
-#else
-typedef struct {} netdevice_tracker;
-#endif
-
 struct gro_list {
 	struct list_head	list;
 	int			count;
diff --git a/include/linux/seq_file_net.h b/include/linux/seq_file_net.h
index 0fdbe1ddd8d1..b97912fdbae7 100644
--- a/include/linux/seq_file_net.h
+++ b/include/linux/seq_file_net.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ extern struct net init_net;
 
 struct seq_net_private {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net *net;
+	struct net	*net;
+	netns_tracker	ns_tracker;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index bb5fa5914032..5b61c462e534 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <net/netns/smc.h>
 #include <net/netns/bpf.h>
 #include <net/netns/mctp.h>
+#include <net/net_trackers.h>
 #include <linux/ns_common.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ struct net {
 	struct idr		netns_ids;
 
 	struct ns_common	ns;
+	struct ref_tracker_dir  refcnt_tracker;
 
 	struct list_head 	dev_base_head;
 	struct proc_dir_entry 	*proc_net;
@@ -240,6 +242,7 @@ void ipx_unregister_sysctl(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
 void __put_net(struct net *net);
 
+/* Try using get_net_track() instead */
 static inline struct net *get_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	refcount_inc(&net->ns.count);
@@ -258,6 +261,7 @@ static inline struct net *maybe_get_net(struct net *net)
 	return net;
 }
 
+/* Try using put_net_track() instead */
 static inline void put_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&net->ns.count))
@@ -308,6 +312,36 @@ static inline int check_net(const struct net *net)
 #endif
 
 
+static inline void netns_tracker_alloc(struct net *net,
+				       netns_tracker *tracker, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS_REFCNT_TRACKER
+	ref_tracker_alloc(&net->refcnt_tracker, tracker, gfp);
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline void netns_tracker_free(struct net *net,
+				      netns_tracker *tracker)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS_REFCNT_TRACKER
+       ref_tracker_free(&net->refcnt_tracker, tracker);
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline struct net *get_net_track(struct net *net,
+					netns_tracker *tracker, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	get_net(net);
+	netns_tracker_alloc(net, tracker, gfp);
+	return net;
+}
+
+static inline void put_net_track(struct net *net, netns_tracker *tracker)
+{
+	netns_tracker_free(net, tracker);
+	put_net(net);
+}
+
 typedef struct {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
 	struct net *net;
diff --git a/include/net/net_trackers.h b/include/net/net_trackers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d94c76cf15a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/net_trackers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __NET_NET_TRACKERS_H
+#define __NET_NET_TRACKERS_H
+#include <linux/ref_tracker.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_DEV_REFCNT_TRACKER
+typedef struct ref_tracker *netdevice_tracker;
+#else
+typedef struct {} netdevice_tracker;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS_REFCNT_TRACKER
+typedef struct ref_tracker *netns_tracker;
+#else
+typedef struct {} netns_tracker;
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __NET_NET_TRACKERS_H */
diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index 193f88ebf629..cebc1bd713b6 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ struct tcf_exts {
 	__u32	type; /* for backward compat(TCA_OLD_COMPAT) */
 	int nr_actions;
 	struct tc_action **actions;
-	struct net *net;
+	struct net	*net;
+	netns_tracker	ns_tracker;
 #endif
 	/* Map to export classifier specific extension TLV types to the
 	 * generic extensions API. Unsupported extensions must be set to 0.
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ static inline int tcf_exts_init(struct tcf_exts *exts, struct net *net,
 	exts->type = 0;
 	exts->nr_actions = 0;
 	exts->net = net;
+	netns_tracker_alloc(net, &exts->ns_tracker, GFP_KERNEL);
 	exts->actions = kcalloc(TCA_ACT_MAX_PRIO, sizeof(struct tc_action *),
 				GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!exts->actions)
@@ -236,6 +238,8 @@ static inline bool tcf_exts_get_net(struct tcf_exts *exts)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
 	exts->net = maybe_get_net(exts->net);
+	if (exts->net)
+		netns_tracker_alloc(exts->net, &exts->ns_tracker, GFP_KERNEL);
 	return exts->net != NULL;
 #else
 	return true;
@@ -246,7 +250,7 @@ static inline void tcf_exts_put_net(struct tcf_exts *exts)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
 	if (exts->net)
-		put_net(exts->net);
+		put_net_track(exts->net, &exts->ns_tracker);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index ae61cd0b650d..5d8532f26208 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ struct bpf_local_storage;
   *	@sk_txtime_deadline_mode: set deadline mode for SO_TXTIME
   *	@sk_txtime_report_errors: set report errors mode for SO_TXTIME
   *	@sk_txtime_unused: unused txtime flags
+  *	@ns_tracker: tracker for netns reference
   */
 struct sock {
 	/*
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ struct sock {
 	struct bpf_local_storage __rcu	*sk_bpf_storage;
 #endif
 	struct rcu_head		sk_rcu;
+	netns_tracker		ns_tracker;
 };
 
 enum sk_pacing {
diff --git a/net/Kconfig.debug b/net/Kconfig.debug
index fb5c70e01cb3..2f50611df858 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/net/Kconfig.debug
@@ -8,3 +8,12 @@ config NET_DEV_REFCNT_TRACKER
 	help
 	  Enable debugging feature to track device references.
 	  This adds memory and cpu costs.
+
+config NET_NS_REFCNT_TRACKER
+	bool "Enable networking namespace refcount tracking"
+	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
+	select REF_TRACKER
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enable debugging feature to track netns references.
+	  This adds memory and cpu costs.
diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index 202fa5eacd0f..9b7171c40434 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ static __net_init int setup_net(struct net *net, struct user_namespace *user_ns)
 	LIST_HEAD(net_exit_list);
 
 	refcount_set(&net->ns.count, 1);
+	ref_tracker_dir_init(&net->refcnt_tracker, 128);
+
 	refcount_set(&net->passive, 1);
 	get_random_bytes(&net->hash_mix, sizeof(u32));
 	preempt_disable();
@@ -635,6 +637,7 @@ static DECLARE_WORK(net_cleanup_work, cleanup_net);
 
 void __put_net(struct net *net)
 {
+	ref_tracker_dir_exit(&net->refcnt_tracker);
 	/* Cleanup the network namespace in process context */
 	if (llist_add(&net->cleanup_list, &cleanup_list))
 		queue_work(netns_wq, &net_cleanup_work);
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 4a499d255f40..1a6a92539790 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ struct sock *sk_alloc(struct net *net, int family, gfp_t priority,
 		sock_lock_init(sk);
 		sk->sk_net_refcnt = kern ? 0 : 1;
 		if (likely(sk->sk_net_refcnt)) {
-			get_net(net);
+			get_net_track(net, &sk->ns_tracker, priority);
 			sock_inuse_add(net, 1);
 		}
 
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ static void __sk_destruct(struct rcu_head *head)
 	put_pid(sk->sk_peer_pid);
 
 	if (likely(sk->sk_net_refcnt))
-		put_net(sock_net(sk));
+		put_net_track(sock_net(sk), &sk->ns_tracker);
 	sk_prot_free(sk->sk_prot_creator, sk);
 }
 
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ struct sock *sk_clone_lock(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority)
 
 	/* SANITY */
 	if (likely(newsk->sk_net_refcnt)) {
-		get_net(sock_net(newsk));
+		get_net_track(sock_net(newsk), &newsk->ns_tracker, priority);
 		sock_inuse_add(sock_net(newsk), 1);
 	}
 	sk_node_init(&newsk->sk_node);
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_debugfs.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_debugfs.c
index acf6e1343b88..9d1aafe75f92 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_debugfs.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_debugfs.c
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 static struct dentry *rootdir;
 
 struct l2tp_dfs_seq_data {
-	struct net *net;
+	struct net	*net;
+	netns_tracker	ns_tracker;
 	int tunnel_idx;			/* current tunnel */
 	int session_idx;		/* index of session within current tunnel */
 	struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel;
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ static int l2tp_dfs_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		rc = PTR_ERR(pd->net);
 		goto err_free_pd;
 	}
-
+	netns_tracker_alloc(pd->net, &pd->ns_tracker, GFP_KERNEL);
 	rc = seq_open(file, &l2tp_dfs_seq_ops);
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_free_net;
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 
 err_free_net:
-	put_net(pd->net);
+	put_net_track(pd->net, &pd->ns_tracker);
 err_free_pd:
 	kfree(pd);
 	goto out;
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ static int l2tp_dfs_seq_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	seq = file->private_data;
 	pd = seq->private;
 	if (pd->net)
-		put_net(pd->net);
+		put_net_track(pd->net, &pd->ns_tracker);
 	kfree(pd);
 	seq_release(inode, file);