diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index 91d4087b4039..b560c17f6d4e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static ssize_t node_read_meminfo(struct sys_device * dev,
 		       "Node %d FilePages:      %8lu kB\n"
 		       "Node %d Mapped:         %8lu kB\n"
 		       "Node %d AnonPages:      %8lu kB\n"
+		       "Node %d KernelStack:    %8lu kB\n"
 		       "Node %d PageTables:     %8lu kB\n"
 		       "Node %d NFS_Unstable:   %8lu kB\n"
 		       "Node %d Bounce:         %8lu kB\n"
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@ static ssize_t node_read_meminfo(struct sys_device * dev,
 		       nid, K(node_page_state(nid, NR_FILE_PAGES)),
 		       nid, K(node_page_state(nid, NR_FILE_MAPPED)),
 		       nid, K(node_page_state(nid, NR_ANON_PAGES)),
+		       nid, node_page_state(nid, NR_KERNEL_STACK) *
+				THREAD_SIZE / 1024,
 		       nid, K(node_page_state(nid, NR_PAGETABLE)),
 		       nid, K(node_page_state(nid, NR_UNSTABLE_NFS)),
 		       nid, K(node_page_state(nid, NR_BOUNCE)),
diff --git a/fs/proc/meminfo.c b/fs/proc/meminfo.c
index d5c410d47fae..1fc588f430e4 100644
--- a/fs/proc/meminfo.c
+++ b/fs/proc/meminfo.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static int meminfo_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		"Slab:           %8lu kB\n"
 		"SReclaimable:   %8lu kB\n"
 		"SUnreclaim:     %8lu kB\n"
+		"KernelStack:    %8lu kB\n"
 		"PageTables:     %8lu kB\n"
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUICKLIST
 		"Quicklists:     %8lu kB\n"
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ static int meminfo_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 				global_page_state(NR_SLAB_UNRECLAIMABLE)),
 		K(global_page_state(NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE)),
 		K(global_page_state(NR_SLAB_UNRECLAIMABLE)),
+		global_page_state(NR_KERNEL_STACK) * THREAD_SIZE / 1024,
 		K(global_page_state(NR_PAGETABLE)),
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUICKLIST
 		K(quicklist_total_size()),
diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index 889598537370..d9335b8de84a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -94,10 +94,11 @@ enum zone_stat_item {
 	NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE,
 	NR_SLAB_UNRECLAIMABLE,
 	NR_PAGETABLE,		/* used for pagetables */
+	NR_KERNEL_STACK,
+	/* Second 128 byte cacheline */
 	NR_UNSTABLE_NFS,	/* NFS unstable pages */
 	NR_BOUNCE,
 	NR_VMSCAN_WRITE,
-	/* Second 128 byte cacheline */
 	NR_WRITEBACK_TEMP,	/* Writeback using temporary buffers */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 	NUMA_HIT,		/* allocated in intended node */
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 2cebfb23b0b8..d4638c8cc19e 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -136,9 +136,17 @@ struct kmem_cache *vm_area_cachep;
 /* SLAB cache for mm_struct structures (tsk->mm) */
 static struct kmem_cache *mm_cachep;
 
+static void account_kernel_stack(struct thread_info *ti, int account)
+{
+	struct zone *zone = page_zone(virt_to_page(ti));
+
+	mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_KERNEL_STACK, account);
+}
+
 void free_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	prop_local_destroy_single(&tsk->dirties);
+	account_kernel_stack(tsk->stack, -1);
 	free_thread_info(tsk->stack);
 	rt_mutex_debug_task_free(tsk);
 	ftrace_graph_exit_task(tsk);
@@ -253,6 +261,9 @@ static struct task_struct *dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *orig)
 	tsk->btrace_seq = 0;
 #endif
 	tsk->splice_pipe = NULL;
+
+	account_kernel_stack(ti, 1);
+
 	return tsk;
 
 out:
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 494c09196c30..4e050f325ebd 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2177,6 +2177,7 @@ void show_free_areas(void)
 			" mapped:%lukB"
 			" slab_reclaimable:%lukB"
 			" slab_unreclaimable:%lukB"
+			" kernel_stack:%lukB"
 			" pagetables:%lukB"
 			" unstable:%lukB"
 			" bounce:%lukB"
@@ -2201,6 +2202,8 @@ void show_free_areas(void)
 			K(zone_page_state(zone, NR_FILE_MAPPED)),
 			K(zone_page_state(zone, NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE)),
 			K(zone_page_state(zone, NR_SLAB_UNRECLAIMABLE)),
+			zone_page_state(zone, NR_KERNEL_STACK) *
+				THREAD_SIZE / 1024,
 			K(zone_page_state(zone, NR_PAGETABLE)),
 			K(zone_page_state(zone, NR_UNSTABLE_NFS)),
 			K(zone_page_state(zone, NR_BOUNCE)),
diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index 138bed53706e..ceda39b63d7e 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ static const char * const vmstat_text[] = {
 	"nr_slab_reclaimable",
 	"nr_slab_unreclaimable",
 	"nr_page_table_pages",
+	"nr_kernel_stack",
 	"nr_unstable",
 	"nr_bounce",
 	"nr_vmscan_write",