diff --git a/bpf/process/bpf_process_event.h b/bpf/process/bpf_process_event.h
index 501137c646d..67bf066584b 100644
--- a/bpf/process/bpf_process_event.h
+++ b/bpf/process/bpf_process_event.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "bpf_cgroup.h"
 #include "bpf_cred.h"
+#include "bpf_tracing.h"
 
 #define ENAMETOOLONG 36 /* File name too long */
 
@@ -363,6 +364,40 @@ d_path_local(const struct path *path, int *buflen, int *error)
 	return buffer;
 }
 
+FUNC_INLINE char *path_from_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, char *buf, int *buflen)
+{
+	if (d_unlinked(dentry)) {
+		int error = prepend(&buf, buflen, " (deleted)", 10);
+
+		if (error) // will never happen as prepend will never return a value != 0
+			return NULL;
+	}
+
+	// Construct struct path element with task->nsproxy->mnt_ns->root
+	struct task_struct *task;
+	struct nsproxy *ns;
+	struct mnt_namespace *mnt_ns;
+	struct vfsmount *root;
+
+	task = (struct task_struct *)get_current_task();
+	probe_read(&ns, sizeof(ns), _(&task->nsproxy));
+	probe_read(&mnt_ns, sizeof(mnt_ns), _(&ns->mnt_ns));
+	probe_read(&root, sizeof(root), _(&mnt_ns->root));
+
+	struct path target = {
+		.mnt = root,
+		.dentry = dentry
+	};
+
+	int flags;
+
+	buf = d_path_local(&target, buflen, &flags);
+	if (!buf)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return buf;
+}
+
 FUNC_INLINE __u32
 getcwd(struct msg_process *curr, __u32 offset, __u32 proc_pid)
 {
diff --git a/bpf/process/types/basic.h b/bpf/process/types/basic.h
index 74a0d44c849..1080e6bf0d5 100644
--- a/bpf/process/types/basic.h
+++ b/bpf/process/types/basic.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ enum {
 
 	net_dev_ty = 39,
 
+	dentry_type = 40,
+
 	nop_s64_ty = -10,
 	nop_u64_ty = -11,
 	nop_u32_ty = -12,
@@ -221,6 +223,10 @@ struct msg_linux_binprm {
 	char path[MAX_STRING];
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
+struct msg_dentry {
+	char name[MAX_STRING];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
 #ifdef __MULTI_KPROBE
 FUNC_INLINE __u32 get_index(void *ctx)
 {
@@ -1509,6 +1515,8 @@ FUNC_INLINE size_t type_to_min_size(int type, int argm)
 		return sizeof(struct msg_linux_binprm);
 	case net_dev_ty:
 		return IFNAMSIZ;
+	case dentry_type:
+		return sizeof(struct msg_dentry);
 	// nop or something else we do not process here
 	default:
 		return 0;
@@ -2480,6 +2488,14 @@ read_call_arg(void *ctx, struct msg_generic_kprobe *e, int index, int type,
 		path_arg = _(&file->f_path);
 		goto do_copy_path;
 	} break;
+	case dentry_type: {
+		struct dentry *dentry = (struct dentry *)arg;
+		char pathbuf[MAX_STRING];
+		int len = 0;
+		char *path = path_from_dentry(dentry, pathbuf, &len);
+
+		size = copy_strings(args, path, MAX_STRING);
+	}; break;
 #endif
 	case filename_ty: {
 		struct filename *file;
diff --git a/contrib/tester-progs/Makefile b/contrib/tester-progs/Makefile
index 1e3f43c968e..dd355190322 100644
--- a/contrib/tester-progs/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/tester-progs/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ PROGS = sigkill-tester \
 	getcpu \
 	direct-write-tester \
 	change-capabilities \
-	user-stacktrace
+	user-stacktrace \
+	symlink-tester
 
 # For now enforcer-tester is compiled to 32-bit only on x86_64 as we want
 # to test 32-bit binaries and system calls compatibility layer.
diff --git a/contrib/tester-progs/symlink-tester.c b/contrib/tester-progs/symlink-tester.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01536397027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/tester-progs/symlink-tester.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define TARGET_PROG "/usr/bin/id"
+
+int main() {
+    const char *src = TARGET_PROG;
+    const char *dst = "/tmp/id";
+    
+    if (symlink(src, dst) == -1) {
+        perror("Error creating symlink");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    char *const argv[] = {TARGET_PROG, NULL};
+    char *const envp[] = {NULL};
+    if (execve(dst, argv, envp) == -1) {
+        perror("Error executing command");
+        unlink(dst);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (unlink(dst) == -1) {
+        perror("Error deleting symlink");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/examples/tracingpolicy/security_inode_follow_link.yaml b/examples/tracingpolicy/security_inode_follow_link.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e7655881ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/tracingpolicy/security_inode_follow_link.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: cilium.io/v1alpha1
+kind: TracingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: "follow-symlink"
+spec:
+  kprobes:
+  - call: "security_inode_follow_link"
+    syscall: false
+    args:
+    - index: 0
+      type: "dentry"
+    returnArg:
+      index: 0
+      type: "int"
diff --git a/pkg/api/tracingapi/client_kprobe.go b/pkg/api/tracingapi/client_kprobe.go
index d95bb4663f6..62a3fd9a5f3 100644
--- a/pkg/api/tracingapi/client_kprobe.go
+++ b/pkg/api/tracingapi/client_kprobe.go
@@ -409,6 +409,20 @@ func (m MsgGenericKprobeArgLinuxBinprm) IsReturnArg() bool {
 	return (m.Index == ReturnArgIndex)
 }
 
+type MsgGenericKprobeArgDentry struct {
+	Index uint64
+	Value string
+	Label string
+}
+
+func (m MsgGenericKprobeArgDentry) GetIndex() uint64 {
+	return m.Index
+}
+
+func (m MsgGenericKprobeArgDentry) IsReturnArg() bool {
+	return (m.Index == ReturnArgIndex)
+}
+
 type MsgGenericUserNamespace struct {
 	Level  int32
 	Uid    uint32
diff --git a/pkg/btf/validation.go b/pkg/btf/validation.go
index ec8a55e58e2..35595f5eb71 100644
--- a/pkg/btf/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/btf/validation.go
@@ -375,6 +375,11 @@ func typesCompatible(specTy string, kernelTy string) bool {
 		case "struct net_device *":
 			return true
 		}
+	case "dentry":
+		switch kernelTy {
+		case "struct dentry *":
+			return true
+		}
 	case "kernel_cap_t", "cap_inheritable", "cap_permitted", "cap_effective":
 		switch kernelTy {
 		case "struct kernel_cap_t *":
diff --git a/pkg/generictypes/generictypes.go b/pkg/generictypes/generictypes.go
index d9f0d99e44c..a1a372915b1 100644
--- a/pkg/generictypes/generictypes.go
+++ b/pkg/generictypes/generictypes.go
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ const (
 
 	GenericNetDev = 39
 
+	GenericDentryType = 40
+
 	GenericNopType     = -1
 	GenericInvalidType = -2
 )
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ var GenericStringToType = map[string]int{
 	"linux_binprm":    GenericLinuxBinprmType,
 	"data_loc":        GenericDataLoc,
 	"net_device":      GenericNetDev,
+	"dentry":          GenericDentryType,
 }
 
 var GenericTypeToStringTable = map[int]string{
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@ var GenericTypeToStringTable = map[int]string{
 	GenericLinuxBinprmType: "linux_binprm",
 	GenericDataLoc:         "data_loc",
 	GenericNetDev:          "net_device",
+	GenericDentryType:      "dentry",
 	GenericInvalidType:     "",
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/grpc/tracing/tracing.go b/pkg/grpc/tracing/tracing.go
index 1b35fdba258..68151578257 100644
--- a/pkg/grpc/tracing/tracing.go
+++ b/pkg/grpc/tracing/tracing.go
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ func getKprobeArgument(arg tracingapi.MsgGenericKprobeArg) *tetragon.KprobeArgum
 		}
 		a.Arg = &tetragon.KprobeArgument_LinuxBinprmArg{LinuxBinprmArg: lArg}
 		a.Label = e.Label
+	case api.MsgGenericKprobeArgDentry:
+		lArg := &tetragon.KprobeDentry{
+			Name: e.Value,
+		}
+		a.Arg = &tetragon.KprobeArgument_DentryArg{DentryArg: lArg}
+		a.Label = e.Label
 	default:
 		logger.GetLogger().WithField("arg", e).Warnf("unexpected type: %T", e)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/selectors/kernel.go b/pkg/selectors/kernel.go
index 2f6d66b79f3..210e0479249 100644
--- a/pkg/selectors/kernel.go
+++ b/pkg/selectors/kernel.go
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ func ParseMatchArg(k *KernelSelectorState, arg *v1alpha1.ArgSelector, sig []v1al
 		}
 	case SelectorOpEQ, SelectorOpNEQ:
 		switch ty {
-		case gt.GenericFdType, gt.GenericFileType, gt.GenericPathType, gt.GenericStringType, gt.GenericCharBuffer, gt.GenericLinuxBinprmType, gt.GenericDataLoc, gt.GenericNetDev:
+		case gt.GenericFdType, gt.GenericFileType, gt.GenericPathType, gt.GenericStringType, gt.GenericCharBuffer, gt.GenericLinuxBinprmType, gt.GenericDataLoc, gt.GenericNetDev, gt.GenericDentryType:
 			err := writeMatchStrings(k, arg.Values, ty)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("writeMatchStrings error: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/sensors/tracing/args.go b/pkg/sensors/tracing/args.go
index f9a673cf596..4d5a22e10eb 100644
--- a/pkg/sensors/tracing/args.go
+++ b/pkg/sensors/tracing/args.go
@@ -540,6 +540,20 @@ func getArg(r *bytes.Reader, a argPrinter) api.MsgGenericKprobeArg {
 		arg.Permission = mode
 		arg.Label = a.label
 		return arg
+	case gt.GenericDentryType:
+		var arg api.MsgGenericKprobeArgDentry
+
+		arg.Index = uint64(a.index)
+		arg.Value, err = parseString(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, errParseStringSize) {
+				arg.Value = "/"
+			} else {
+				logger.GetLogger().WithError(err).Warn("error parsing arg type dentry")
+			}
+		}
+		arg.Label = a.label
+		return arg
 	default:
 		logger.GetLogger().WithError(err).WithField("event-type", a.ty).Warnf("Unknown event type")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/sensors/tracing/kprobe_test.go b/pkg/sensors/tracing/kprobe_test.go
index 3a0c007cbf3..1acf2a2ff7f 100644
--- a/pkg/sensors/tracing/kprobe_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sensors/tracing/kprobe_test.go
@@ -4235,45 +4235,45 @@ spec:
 func TestLoadKprobeSensor(t *testing.T) {
 	var sensorProgs = []tus.SensorProg{
 		// kprobe
-		0: tus.SensorProg{Name: "generic_kprobe_event", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
-		1: tus.SensorProg{Name: "generic_kprobe_setup_event", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
-		2: tus.SensorProg{Name: "generic_kprobe_process_event", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
-		3: tus.SensorProg{Name: "generic_kprobe_filter_arg", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
-		4: tus.SensorProg{Name: "generic_kprobe_process_filter", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
-		5: tus.SensorProg{Name: "generic_kprobe_actions", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
-		6: tus.SensorProg{Name: "generic_kprobe_output", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
+		0: {Name: "generic_kprobe_event", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
+		1: {Name: "generic_kprobe_setup_event", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
+		2: {Name: "generic_kprobe_process_event", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
+		3: {Name: "generic_kprobe_filter_arg", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
+		4: {Name: "generic_kprobe_process_filter", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
+		5: {Name: "generic_kprobe_actions", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
+		6: {Name: "generic_kprobe_output", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
 		// retkprobe
-		7:  tus.SensorProg{Name: "generic_retkprobe_event", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
-		8:  tus.SensorProg{Name: "generic_retkprobe_filter_arg", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
-		9:  tus.SensorProg{Name: "generic_retkprobe_actions", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
-		10: tus.SensorProg{Name: "generic_retkprobe_output", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
+		7:  {Name: "generic_retkprobe_event", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
+		8:  {Name: "generic_retkprobe_filter_arg", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
+		9:  {Name: "generic_retkprobe_actions", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
+		10: {Name: "generic_retkprobe_output", Type: ebpf.Kprobe},
 	}
 
 	var sensorMaps = []tus.SensorMap{
 		// all kprobe programs
-		tus.SensorMap{Name: "process_call_heap", Progs: []uint{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}},
+		{Name: "process_call_heap", Progs: []uint{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}},
 
 		// all but generic_kprobe_output
-		tus.SensorMap{Name: "kprobe_calls", Progs: []uint{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}},
+		{Name: "kprobe_calls", Progs: []uint{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}},
 
 		// generic_retkprobe_event
-		tus.SensorMap{Name: "retkprobe_calls", Progs: []uint{7, 8, 9}},
+		{Name: "retkprobe_calls", Progs: []uint{7, 8, 9}},
 
 		// generic_kprobe_process_filter,generic_kprobe_filter_arg,
 		// generic_kprobe_actions,generic_kprobe_output
-		tus.SensorMap{Name: "filter_map", Progs: []uint{3, 4, 5}},
+		{Name: "filter_map", Progs: []uint{3, 4, 5}},
 
 		// generic_kprobe_actions
-		tus.SensorMap{Name: "override_tasks", Progs: []uint{5}},
+		{Name: "override_tasks", Progs: []uint{5}},
 
 		// all kprobe but generic_kprobe_process_filter,generic_retkprobe_event
-		tus.SensorMap{Name: "config_map", Progs: []uint{0, 1, 2}},
+		{Name: "config_map", Progs: []uint{0, 1, 2}},
 
 		// generic_kprobe_process_event*,generic_kprobe_actions,retkprobe
-		tus.SensorMap{Name: "fdinstall_map", Progs: []uint{1, 2, 5, 7, 9}},
+		{Name: "fdinstall_map", Progs: []uint{1, 2, 5, 7, 9}},
 
 		// generic_kprobe_event
-		tus.SensorMap{Name: "tg_conf_map", Progs: []uint{0}},
+		{Name: "tg_conf_map", Progs: []uint{0}},
 	}
 
 	if kernels.EnableLargeProgs() {
@@ -5988,6 +5988,81 @@ spec:
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDentryExtractPath(t *testing.T) {
+
+	testutils.CaptureLog(t, logger.GetLogger().(*logrus.Logger))
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), tus.Conf().CmdWaitTime)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if err := observer.InitDataCache(1024); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("observertesthelper.InitDataCache: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	option.Config.HubbleLib = tus.Conf().TetragonLib
+	tus.LoadSensor(t, base.GetInitialSensor())
+	tus.LoadSensor(t, testsensor.GetTestSensor())
+	sm := tus.GetTestSensorManager(ctx, t)
+
+	testSymlink := testutils.RepoRootPath("contrib/tester-progs/symlink-tester")
+	dentryTracingPolicy := tracingpolicy.GenericTracingPolicy{
+		Metadata: v1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "dentry-extract-path",
+		},
+		Spec: v1alpha1.TracingPolicySpec{
+			Options: []v1alpha1.OptionSpec{
+				{
+					Name:  "disable-kprobe-multi",
+					Value: "1",
+				},
+			},
+			KProbes: []v1alpha1.KProbeSpec{
+				{
+					Call:    "security_inode_follow_link",
+					Syscall: false,
+					Return:  false,
+					Args: []v1alpha1.KProbeArg{
+						{
+							Index: 0,
+							Type:  "dentry",
+						},
+					},
+					Selectors: []v1alpha1.KProbeSelector{
+						{
+							MatchBinaries: []v1alpha1.BinarySelector{
+								{
+									Operator: "In",
+									Values:   []string{testSymlink},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	err := sm.Manager.AddTracingPolicy(ctx, &dentryTracingPolicy)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	command := exec.Command(testSymlink)
+
+	ops := func() {
+		err = command.Start()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	events := perfring.RunTestEvents(t, ctx, ops)
+
+	for _, ev := range events {
+		if kprobe, ok := ev.(*tracing.MsgGenericKprobeUnix); ok {
+			if int(kprobe.Msg.ProcessKey.Pid) == command.Process.Pid && kprobe.FuncName == "security_inode_follow_link" {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	t.Error("dentry error")
+}
+
 func TestLinuxBinprmExtractPath(t *testing.T) {
 	if !kernels.EnableLargeProgs() {
 		t.Skip("Older kernels do not support matchArgs with linux_binprm")