diff --git a/seccomp.go b/seccomp.go
index e362ec6..dd28106 100644
--- a/seccomp.go
+++ b/seccomp.go
@@ -17,8 +17,18 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
-// #include <stdlib.h>
-// #include <seccomp.h>
+/*
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <seccomp.h>
+
+// The following functions were added in libseccomp v2.6.0.
+#if SCMP_VER_MAJOR == 2 && SCMP_VER_MINOR < 6
+int seccomp_precompute(scmp_filter_ctx ctx) {
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+#endif
+*/
 import "C"
 
 // Exported types
@@ -818,6 +828,26 @@ func (f *ScmpFilter) RemoveArch(arch ScmpArch) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Precompute precomputes the seccomp filter for later use by [Load] and
+// similar functions. Not only does this improve performance of [Load],
+// it also ensures that the seccomp filter can be loaded in an
+// async-signal-safe manner if no changes have been made to the filter
+// since it was precomputed.
+func (f *ScmpFilter) Precompute() error {
+	f.lock.Lock()
+	defer f.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if !f.valid {
+		return errBadFilter
+	}
+
+	if retCode := C.seccomp_precompute(f.filterCtx); retCode != 0 {
+		return errRc(retCode)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Load loads a filter context into the kernel.
 // Returns an error if the filter context is invalid or the syscall failed.
 func (f *ScmpFilter) Load() error {
diff --git a/seccomp_test.go b/seccomp_test.go
index 44b104e..cfd17e4 100644
--- a/seccomp_test.go
+++ b/seccomp_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package seccomp
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -601,6 +602,18 @@ func TestRuleAddAndLoad(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func subprocessRuleAddAndLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	doSubprocessRuleAddAndLoad(t, false)
+}
+
+func TestRuleAddPrecomputeAndLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	execInSubprocess(t, subprocessRuleAddPrecomputeAndLoad)
+}
+
+func subprocessRuleAddPrecomputeAndLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	doSubprocessRuleAddAndLoad(t, true)
+}
+
+func doSubprocessRuleAddAndLoad(t *testing.T, precompute bool) {
 	// Test #1: Add a trivial filter
 	filter1, err := NewFilter(ActAllow)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -653,6 +666,19 @@ func subprocessRuleAddAndLoad(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Error adding second conditional rule: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	if precompute {
+		expErr := error(nil)
+		// Precompute needs seccomp 2.6.0 and API level 7.
+		if checkAPI(t.Name(), 7, 2, 6, 0) != nil {
+			expErr = syscall.EOPNOTSUPP
+		}
+
+		err = filter1.Precompute()
+		if !errors.Is(err, expErr) {
+			t.Errorf("Precompute: want %v, got %v", expErr, err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	err = filter1.Load()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error loading filter: %s", err)