diff --git a/sys/fs/procfs/procfs_mem.c b/sys/fs/procfs/procfs_mem.c
index 6ef725ee0ee7..159b40785172 100644
--- a/sys/fs/procfs/procfs_mem.c
+++ b/sys/fs/procfs/procfs_mem.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <sys/ptrace.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
 #include <sys/uio.h>
+#include <sys/priv.h>
 
 #include <fs/pseudofs/pseudofs.h>
 #include <fs/procfs/procfs.h>
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ procfs_doprocmem(PFS_FILL_ARGS)
 
 	PROC_LOCK(p);
 	error = p_candebug(td, p);
+	if (error == 0 && uio->uio_rw == UIO_WRITE)
+		error = priv_check(td, PRIV_PROC_MEM_WRITE);
 	PROC_UNLOCK(p);
 	if (error == 0)
 		error = proc_rwmem(p, uio);
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_priv.c b/sys/kern/kern_priv.c
index c146f9e6f8d5..83fd246eef9b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_priv.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_priv.c
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ priv_check_cred(struct ucred *cred, int priv)
 	 * but non-root users are expected to be able to read it (provided they
 	 * have permission to access /dev/[k]mem).
 	 */
-	if (priv == PRIV_KMEM_READ) {
+	switch (priv) {
+	case PRIV_KMEM_READ:
+	case PRIV_PROC_MEM_WRITE:	/* we already checked candebug */
 		error = 0;
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/sys/security/mac_grantbylabel/mac_grantbylabel.c b/sys/security/mac_grantbylabel/mac_grantbylabel.c
index 848131e54590..4d14577820eb 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac_grantbylabel/mac_grantbylabel.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac_grantbylabel/mac_grantbylabel.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ mac_grantbylabel_priv_grant(struct ucred *cred, int priv)
 		return rc;		/* not interested */
 
 	switch (priv) {
+	case PRIV_PROC_MEM_WRITE:
 	case PRIV_KMEM_READ:
 	case PRIV_KMEM_WRITE:
 		break;
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ mac_grantbylabel_priv_grant(struct ucred *cred, int priv)
 		if (label & GBL_IPC)
 			rc = 0;
 		break;
+	case PRIV_PROC_MEM_WRITE:
 	case PRIV_KMEM_READ:
 	case PRIV_KMEM_WRITE:
 		if (label & GBL_KMEM)
diff --git a/sys/security/mac_veriexec/mac_veriexec.c b/sys/security/mac_veriexec/mac_veriexec.c
index 7ac09e2acf0f..490601863197 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac_veriexec/mac_veriexec.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac_veriexec/mac_veriexec.c
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ mac_veriexec_priv_check(struct ucred *cred, int priv)
 	error = 0;
 	switch (priv) {
 	case PRIV_KMEM_WRITE:
+	case PRIV_PROC_MEM_WRITE:
 	case PRIV_VERIEXEC_CONTROL:
 		/*
 		 * Do not allow writing to memory or manipulating veriexec,
diff --git a/sys/sys/priv.h b/sys/sys/priv.h
index a61de8d32fe0..7a5773da220f 100644
--- a/sys/sys/priv.h
+++ b/sys/sys/priv.h
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@
  */
 #define	PRIV_KMEM_READ		680	/* Open mem/kmem for reading. */
 #define	PRIV_KMEM_WRITE		681	/* Open mem/kmem for writing. */
+#define	PRIV_PROC_MEM_WRITE	682	/* Open /proc/<pid>/mem for writing. */
 
 /*
  * Kernel debugger privileges.