diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index e8958c952fec..1b0be1b598ba 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -182,10 +182,13 @@ struct fuse_release_args;
 
 /**
  * Reference to lower filesystem file for read/write operations handled in
- * passthrough mode
+ * passthrough mode.
+ * This struct also tracks the credentials to be used for handling read/write
+ * operations.
  */
 struct fuse_passthrough {
 	struct file *filp;
+	struct cred *cred;
 };
 
 /** FUSE specific file data */
diff --git a/fs/fuse/passthrough.c b/fs/fuse/passthrough.c
index c7fa1eeb7639..24866c5fe7e2 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/passthrough.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/passthrough.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ ssize_t fuse_passthrough_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb_fuse,
 				   struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	ssize_t ret;
+	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	struct file *fuse_filp = iocb_fuse->ki_filp;
 	struct fuse_file *ff = fuse_filp->private_data;
 	struct file *passthrough_filp = ff->passthrough.filp;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ ssize_t fuse_passthrough_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb_fuse,
 	if (!iov_iter_count(iter))
 		return 0;
 
+	old_cred = override_creds(ff->passthrough.cred);
 	if (is_sync_kiocb(iocb_fuse)) {
 		ret = vfs_iter_read(passthrough_filp, iter, &iocb_fuse->ki_pos,
 				    iocb_to_rw_flags(iocb_fuse->ki_flags,
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ ssize_t fuse_passthrough_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb_fuse,
 		if (ret != -EIOCBQUEUED)
 			fuse_aio_cleanup_handler(aio_req);
 	}
+	revert_creds(old_cred);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ ssize_t fuse_passthrough_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb_fuse,
 				    struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	ssize_t ret;
+	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	struct file *fuse_filp = iocb_fuse->ki_filp;
 	struct fuse_file *ff = fuse_filp->private_data;
 	struct inode *fuse_inode = file_inode(fuse_filp);
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ ssize_t fuse_passthrough_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb_fuse,
 
 	inode_lock(fuse_inode);
 
+	old_cred = override_creds(ff->passthrough.cred);
 	if (is_sync_kiocb(iocb_fuse)) {
 		file_start_write(passthrough_filp);
 		ret = vfs_iter_write(passthrough_filp, iter, &iocb_fuse->ki_pos,
@@ -124,6 +129,7 @@ ssize_t fuse_passthrough_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb_fuse,
 			fuse_aio_cleanup_handler(aio_req);
 	}
 out:
+	revert_creds(old_cred);
 	inode_unlock(fuse_inode);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -174,6 +180,7 @@ int fuse_passthrough_open(struct fuse_dev *fud,
 	}
 
 	passthrough->filp = passthrough_filp;
+	passthrough->cred = prepare_creds();
 
 	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
 	spin_lock(&fc->passthrough_req_lock);
@@ -225,4 +232,8 @@ void fuse_passthrough_release(struct fuse_passthrough *passthrough)
 		fput(passthrough->filp);
 		passthrough->filp = NULL;
 	}
+	if (passthrough->cred) {
+		put_cred(passthrough->cred);
+		passthrough->cred = NULL;
+	}
 }