diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index 98596e15390f..a787d53699c8 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -466,14 +466,29 @@ int bpf_obj_get(const char *pathname)
 
 int bpf_prog_attach(int prog_fd, int target_fd, enum bpf_attach_type type,
 		    unsigned int flags)
+{
+	DECLARE_LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_prog_attach_opts, opts,
+		.flags = flags,
+	);
+
+	return bpf_prog_attach_xattr(prog_fd, target_fd, type, &opts);
+}
+
+int bpf_prog_attach_xattr(int prog_fd, int target_fd,
+			  enum bpf_attach_type type,
+			  const struct bpf_prog_attach_opts *opts)
 {
 	union bpf_attr attr;
 
+	if (!OPTS_VALID(opts, bpf_prog_attach_opts))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
 	attr.target_fd	   = target_fd;
 	attr.attach_bpf_fd = prog_fd;
 	attr.attach_type   = type;
-	attr.attach_flags  = flags;
+	attr.attach_flags  = OPTS_GET(opts, flags, 0);
+	attr.replace_bpf_fd = OPTS_GET(opts, replace_prog_fd, 0);
 
 	return sys_bpf(BPF_PROG_ATTACH, &attr, sizeof(attr));
 }
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index 269807ce9ef5..f0ab8519986e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -126,8 +126,19 @@ LIBBPF_API int bpf_map_get_next_key(int fd, const void *key, void *next_key);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_map_freeze(int fd);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_obj_pin(int fd, const char *pathname);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_obj_get(const char *pathname);
+
+struct bpf_prog_attach_opts {
+	size_t sz; /* size of this struct for forward/backward compatibility */
+	unsigned int flags;
+	int replace_prog_fd;
+};
+#define bpf_prog_attach_opts__last_field replace_prog_fd
+
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_prog_attach(int prog_fd, int attachable_fd,
 			       enum bpf_attach_type type, unsigned int flags);
+LIBBPF_API int bpf_prog_attach_xattr(int prog_fd, int attachable_fd,
+				     enum bpf_attach_type type,
+				     const struct bpf_prog_attach_opts *opts);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_prog_detach(int attachable_fd, enum bpf_attach_type type);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_prog_detach2(int prog_fd, int attachable_fd,
 				enum bpf_attach_type type);
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index e3a471f38a71..e9713a574243 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ LIBBPF_0.0.7 {
 		bpf_object__detach_skeleton;
 		bpf_object__load_skeleton;
 		bpf_object__open_skeleton;
+		bpf_prog_attach_xattr;
 		bpf_program__attach;
 		bpf_program__name;
 		btf__align_of;