diff --git a/benchtests/Makefile b/benchtests/Makefile
index 81edf8a..6535373 100644
--- a/benchtests/Makefile
+++ b/benchtests/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ bench-math := acos acosh asin asinh atan atanh cos cosh exp exp2 log log2 \
 	      modf pow rint sin sincos sinh sqrt tan tanh fmin fmax fminf \
 	      fmaxf
 
-bench-pthread := pthread_once
+bench-pthread := pthread_once thread_create
 
 bench-string := ffs ffsll
 
diff --git a/benchtests/thread_create-inputs b/benchtests/thread_create-inputs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3ca03b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchtests/thread_create-inputs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+## args: int:size_t:size_t
+## init: thread_create_init
+## includes: pthread.h
+## include-sources: thread_create-source.c
+
+## name: stack=1024,guard=1
+32, 1024, 1
+## name: stack=1024,guard=2
+32, 1024, 2
+
+## name: stack=2048,guard=1
+32, 2048, 1
+## name: stack=2048,guard=2
+32, 2048, 2
diff --git a/benchtests/thread_create-source.c b/benchtests/thread_create-source.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74e7777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchtests/thread_create-source.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* Measure pthread_create thread creation with different stack
+   and guard sizes.
+
+   Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <support/xthread.h>
+
+static size_t pgsize;
+
+static void
+thread_create_init (void)
+{
+  pgsize = sysconf (_SC_PAGESIZE);
+}
+
+static void *
+thread_dummy (void *arg)
+{
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+thread_create (int nthreads, size_t stacksize, size_t guardsize)
+{
+  pthread_attr_t attr;
+  xpthread_attr_init (&attr);
+
+  stacksize = stacksize * pgsize;
+  guardsize = guardsize * pgsize;
+  
+  xpthread_attr_setstacksize (&attr, stacksize);
+  xpthread_attr_setguardsize (&attr, guardsize);
+
+  pthread_t ts[nthreads];
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < nthreads; i++)
+    ts[i] = xpthread_create (&attr, thread_dummy, NULL);
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < nthreads; i++)
+    xpthread_join (ts[i]);
+}
diff --git a/nptl/allocatestack.c b/nptl/allocatestack.c
index e52c698..25c5698 100644
--- a/nptl/allocatestack.c
+++ b/nptl/allocatestack.c
@@ -490,7 +490,13 @@ allocate_stack (const struct pthread_attr *attr, struct pthread **pdp,
 	    size += pagesize_m1 + 1;
 #endif
 
-	  mem = mmap (NULL, size, prot,
+	  /* If a guard page is required, avoid committing memory by first
+	     allocate with PROT_NONE and then reserve with required permission
+	     excluding the guard page.  */
+	  int prot_mmap = PROT_NONE;
+	  if (__glibc_unlikely (guardsize == 0))
+	    prot_mmap = prot;
+	  mem = mmap (NULL, size, prot_mmap,
 		      MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_STACK, -1, 0);
 
 	  if (__glibc_unlikely (mem == MAP_FAILED))
@@ -510,9 +516,36 @@ allocate_stack (const struct pthread_attr *attr, struct pthread **pdp,
 				   - TLS_PRE_TCB_SIZE);
 #endif
 
+	  /* Now mprotect the required region excluding the guard area.  */
+	  if (__glibc_likely (prot_mmap == PROT_NONE))
+	    {
+	      char *mprotstart = mem;
+	      size_t mprotsize = size;
+#ifdef NEED_SEPARATE_REGISTER_STACK
+	      mprotstart += (((size - guardsize) / 2) & ~pagesize_m1)
+			    + guardsize;
+	      mprotsize -= mprotstart - (char*) mem;
+#elif _STACK_GROWS_DOWN
+	      mprotstart += guardsize;
+	      mprotsize -= guardsize;
+#elif _STACK_GROWS_UP
+	      char *guard = (char *) (((uintptr_t) pd - guardsize)
+				      & ~pagesize_m1);
+	      mprotsize -= guard - mprotstart;
+#endif
+	      if (mprotect (mprotstart, mprotsize, prot) != 0)
+		{
+		  munmap (mem, size);
+		  return errno;
+		}
+	    }
+
 	  /* Remember the stack-related values.  */
 	  pd->stackblock = mem;
 	  pd->stackblock_size = size;
+	  /* Update guardsize for newly allocated guardsize to avoid
+	     an mprotect in guard resize below.  */
+	  pd->guardsize = guardsize;
 
 	  /* We allocated the first block thread-specific data array.
 	     This address will not change for the lifetime of this
diff --git a/support/Makefile b/support/Makefile
index 2ace559..c0a443f 100644
--- a/support/Makefile
+++ b/support/Makefile
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ libsupport-routines = \
   xpthread_attr_init \
   xpthread_attr_setdetachstate \
   xpthread_attr_setstacksize \
+  xpthread_attr_setguardsize \
   xpthread_barrier_destroy \
   xpthread_barrier_init \
   xpthread_barrier_wait \
diff --git a/support/xpthread_attr_setguardsize.c b/support/xpthread_attr_setguardsize.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35fed5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/xpthread_attr_setguardsize.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* pthread_attr_setguardsize with error checking.
+   Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <support/xthread.h>
+
+void
+xpthread_attr_setguardsize (pthread_attr_t *attr, size_t guardsize)
+{
+  xpthread_check_return ("pthread_attr_setguardize",
+			 pthread_attr_setguardsize (attr, guardsize));
+}
diff --git a/support/xthread.h b/support/xthread.h
index 6dd7e70..3552a73 100644
--- a/support/xthread.h
+++ b/support/xthread.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ void xpthread_attr_setdetachstate (pthread_attr_t *attr,
 				   int detachstate);
 void xpthread_attr_setstacksize (pthread_attr_t *attr,
 				 size_t stacksize);
+void xpthread_attr_setguardsize (pthread_attr_t *attr,
+				 size_t guardsize);
 
 /* This function returns non-zero if pthread_barrier_wait returned
    PTHREAD_BARRIER_SERIAL_THREAD.  */
