diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index 7cb3fa8310ed..3057c8e6dcfe 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@
 /**
  * struct genl_multicast_group - generic netlink multicast group
  * @name: name of the multicast group, names are per-family
+ * @cap_sys_admin: whether %CAP_SYS_ADMIN is required for binding
  */
 struct genl_multicast_group {
 	char			name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
 	u8			flags;
+	u8			cap_sys_admin:1;
 };
 
 struct genl_ops;
diff --git a/net/core/drop_monitor.c b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
index ed9dd17f9348..7742ee689141 100644
--- a/net/core/drop_monitor.c
+++ b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static const struct genl_multicast_group dropmon_mcgrps[] = {
-	{ .name = "events", },
+	{ .name = "events", .cap_sys_admin = 1 },
 };
 
 static void send_dm_alert(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1616,11 +1616,13 @@ static const struct genl_small_ops dropmon_ops[] = {
 		.cmd = NET_DM_CMD_START,
 		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit = net_dm_cmd_trace,
+		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = NET_DM_CMD_STOP,
 		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit = net_dm_cmd_trace,
+		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = NET_DM_CMD_CONFIG_GET,
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 4dce39013d75..e9035de65546 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -1387,6 +1387,9 @@ static int genl_bind(struct net *net, int group)
 		if ((grp->flags & GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM) &&
 		    !ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			ret = -EPERM;
+		if (grp->cap_sys_admin &&
+		    !ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+			ret = -EPERM;
 
 		break;
 	}