diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 62903302935e..7deab98720ee 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -6758,6 +6758,17 @@ void *bpf_map__priv(const struct bpf_map *map)
 	return map ? map->priv : ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
 
+int bpf_map__set_initial_value(struct bpf_map *map,
+			       const void *data, size_t size)
+{
+	if (!map->mmaped || map->libbpf_type == LIBBPF_MAP_KCONFIG ||
+	    size != map->def.value_size || map->fd >= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	memcpy(map->mmaped, data, size);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 bool bpf_map__is_offload_neutral(const struct bpf_map *map)
 {
 	return map->def.type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index bf7a35a9556d..958ae71c116e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ typedef void (*bpf_map_clear_priv_t)(struct bpf_map *, void *);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_map__set_priv(struct bpf_map *map, void *priv,
 				 bpf_map_clear_priv_t clear_priv);
 LIBBPF_API void *bpf_map__priv(const struct bpf_map *map);
+LIBBPF_API int bpf_map__set_initial_value(struct bpf_map *map,
+					  const void *data, size_t size);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_map__reuse_fd(struct bpf_map *map, int fd);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_map__resize(struct bpf_map *map, __u32 max_entries);
 LIBBPF_API bool bpf_map__is_offload_neutral(const struct bpf_map *map);
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index dcc87db3ca8a..159826b36b38 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ LIBBPF_0.0.8 {
 		bpf_link__pin;
 		bpf_link__pin_path;
 		bpf_link__unpin;
+		bpf_map__set_initial_value;
 		bpf_program__set_attach_target;
 		bpf_set_link_xdp_fd_opts;
 } LIBBPF_0.0.7;