diff --git a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
index 1ab03f32f119..652c8bfb42e4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
@@ -155,6 +155,14 @@ struct sock *bt_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	sk->sk_protocol = proto;
 	sk->sk_state    = BT_OPEN;
 
+	/* Init peer information so it can be properly monitored */
+	if (!kern) {
+		spin_lock(&sk->sk_peer_lock);
+		sk->sk_peer_pid  = get_pid(task_tgid(current));
+		sk->sk_peer_cred = get_current_cred();
+		spin_unlock(&sk->sk_peer_lock);
+	}
+
 	return sk;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bt_sock_alloc);
@@ -177,6 +185,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bt_sock_unlink);
 
 void bt_accept_enqueue(struct sock *parent, struct sock *sk, bool bh)
 {
+	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct pid *old_pid;
+
 	BT_DBG("parent %p, sk %p", parent, sk);
 
 	sock_hold(sk);
@@ -189,6 +200,19 @@ void bt_accept_enqueue(struct sock *parent, struct sock *sk, bool bh)
 	list_add_tail(&bt_sk(sk)->accept_q, &bt_sk(parent)->accept_q);
 	bt_sk(sk)->parent = parent;
 
+	/* Copy credentials from parent since for incoming connections the
+	 * socket is allocated by the kernel.
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&sk->sk_peer_lock);
+	old_pid = sk->sk_peer_pid;
+	old_cred = sk->sk_peer_cred;
+	sk->sk_peer_pid = get_pid(parent->sk_peer_pid);
+	sk->sk_peer_cred = get_cred(parent->sk_peer_cred);
+	spin_unlock(&sk->sk_peer_lock);
+
+	put_pid(old_pid);
+	put_cred(old_cred);
+
 	if (bh)
 		bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 	else
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hidp/sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hidp/sock.c
index 7f36fa73ffee..cfdcd5050157 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hidp/sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hidp/sock.c
@@ -235,21 +235,13 @@ static int hidp_sock_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	if (sock->type != SOCK_RAW)
 		return -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
 
-	sk = sk_alloc(net, PF_BLUETOOTH, GFP_ATOMIC, &hidp_proto, kern);
+	sk = bt_sock_alloc(net, sock, &hidp_proto, protocol, GFP_ATOMIC, kern);
 	if (!sk)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	sock_init_data(sock, sk);
-
 	sock->ops = &hidp_sock_ops;
-
 	sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
 
-	sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED);
-
-	sk->sk_protocol = protocol;
-	sk->sk_state	= BT_OPEN;
-
 	bt_sock_link(&hidp_sk_list, sk);
 
 	return 0;