diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 0e74fae25896..4867a930628b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -6860,6 +6860,8 @@ static int bpf_object_load_prog_instance(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_prog
 				prog->name, err);
 			return err;
 		}
+		insns = prog->insns;
+		insns_cnt = prog->insns_cnt;
 	}
 
 	if (obj->gen_loader) {
@@ -8788,6 +8790,26 @@ size_t bpf_program__insn_cnt(const struct bpf_program *prog)
 	return prog->insns_cnt;
 }
 
+int bpf_program__set_insns(struct bpf_program *prog,
+			   struct bpf_insn *new_insns, size_t new_insn_cnt)
+{
+	struct bpf_insn *insns;
+
+	if (prog->obj->loaded)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	insns = libbpf_reallocarray(prog->insns, new_insn_cnt, sizeof(*insns));
+	if (!insns) {
+		pr_warn("prog '%s': failed to realloc prog code\n", prog->name);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	memcpy(insns, new_insns, new_insn_cnt * sizeof(*insns));
+
+	prog->insns = insns;
+	prog->insns_cnt = new_insn_cnt;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int bpf_program__set_prep(struct bpf_program *prog, int nr_instances,
 			  bpf_program_prep_t prep)
 {
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index a1fb91810378..21984dcd6dbe 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -323,6 +323,24 @@ struct bpf_insn;
  * different.
  */
 LIBBPF_API const struct bpf_insn *bpf_program__insns(const struct bpf_program *prog);
+
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_program__set_insns()** can set BPF program's underlying
+ * BPF instructions.
+ *
+ * WARNING: This is a very advanced libbpf API and users need to know
+ * what they are doing. This should be used from prog_prepare_load_fn
+ * callback only.
+ *
+ * @param prog BPF program for which to return instructions
+ * @param new_insns a pointer to an array of BPF instructions
+ * @param new_insn_cnt number of `struct bpf_insn`'s that form
+ * specified BPF program
+ * @return 0, on success; negative error code, otherwise
+ */
+LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_insns(struct bpf_program *prog,
+				      struct bpf_insn *new_insns, size_t new_insn_cnt);
+
 /**
  * @brief **bpf_program__insn_cnt()** returns number of `struct bpf_insn`'s
  * that form specified BPF program.
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index 80819e26a976..008da8db1d94 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ LIBBPF_0.8.0 {
 		bpf_program__attach_kprobe_multi_opts;
 		bpf_program__attach_trace_opts;
 		bpf_program__attach_usdt;
+		bpf_program__set_insns;
 		libbpf_register_prog_handler;
 		libbpf_unregister_prog_handler;
 } LIBBPF_0.7.0;