diff --git a/images/Makefile b/images/Makefile
index ca85b1a21..855d894da 100644
--- a/images/Makefile
+++ b/images/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ proto-obj-y	+= bpfmap-file.o
 proto-obj-y	+= bpfmap-data.o
 proto-obj-y	+= apparmor.o
 proto-obj-y	+= rseq.o
+proto-obj-y	+= pidfd.o
 
 CFLAGS		+= -iquote $(obj)/
 
diff --git a/images/fdinfo.proto b/images/fdinfo.proto
index 88f1c1186..32ec13cf4 100644
--- a/images/fdinfo.proto
+++ b/images/fdinfo.proto
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import "ext-file.proto";
 import "sk-unix.proto";
 import "fifo.proto";
 import "pipe.proto";
+import "pidfd.proto";
 import "tty.proto";
 import "memfd.proto";
 import "bpfmap-file.proto";
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ enum fd_types {
 	TIMERFD		= 17;
 	MEMFD		= 18;
 	BPFMAP		= 19;
+	PIDFD           = 20;
 
 	/* Any number above the real used. Not stored to image */
 	CTL_TTY		= 65534;
@@ -78,4 +80,5 @@ message file_entry {
 	optional tty_file_entry		tty	= 19;
 	optional memfd_file_entry	memfd	= 20;
 	optional bpfmap_file_entry	bpf	= 21;
+	optional pidfd_entry		pidfd   = 22;
 }
diff --git a/images/pidfd.proto b/images/pidfd.proto
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9da3e454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/pidfd.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+syntax = "proto2";
+
+import "fown.proto";
+
+message pidfd_entry {
+	required uint32		id		= 1;
+	required uint32		ino		= 2;
+	required uint32		flags		= 3;
+	required int32		nspid		= 4;
+	required fown_entry	fown		= 5;
+}