diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h
index ed53bfe7c46c..f61dd135efbe 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ int cgroup_add_dfl_cftypes(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cftype *cfts);
 int cgroup_add_legacy_cftypes(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cftype *cfts);
 int cgroup_rm_cftypes(struct cftype *cfts);
 void cgroup_file_notify(struct cgroup_file *cfile);
+void cgroup_file_show(struct cgroup_file *cfile, bool show);
 
 int task_cgroup_path(struct task_struct *task, char *buf, size_t buflen);
 int cgroupstats_build(struct cgroupstats *stats, struct dentry *dentry);
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index ffaccd6373f1..217469a1ea29 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -4339,6 +4339,26 @@ void cgroup_file_notify(struct cgroup_file *cfile)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cgroup_file_kn_lock, flags);
 }
 
+/**
+ * cgroup_file_show - show or hide a hidden cgroup file
+ * @cfile: target cgroup_file obtained by setting cftype->file_offset
+ * @show: whether to show or hide
+ */
+void cgroup_file_show(struct cgroup_file *cfile, bool show)
+{
+	struct kernfs_node *kn;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&cgroup_file_kn_lock);
+	kn = cfile->kn;
+	kernfs_get(kn);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&cgroup_file_kn_lock);
+
+	if (kn)
+		kernfs_show(kn, show);
+
+	kernfs_put(kn);
+}
+
 /**
  * css_next_child - find the next child of a given css
  * @pos: the current position (%NULL to initiate traversal)