diff --git a/contrib/apparmor/template.go b/contrib/apparmor/template.go
index 34ff99246b4d..da006957bd0b 100644
--- a/contrib/apparmor/template.go
+++ b/contrib/apparmor/template.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // +build linux
 
 /*
+   Copyright The docker Authors.
+   Copyright The Moby Authors.
    Copyright The containerd Authors.
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
@@ -32,6 +35,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
+// NOTE: This code is copied from <github.com/docker/docker/profiles/apparmor>.
+//       If you plan to make any changes, please make sure they are also sent
+//       upstream.
+
 const dir = "/etc/apparmor.d"
 
 const defaultTemplate = `
@@ -48,6 +55,14 @@ profile {{.Name}} flags=(attach_disconnected,mediate_deleted) {
   capability,
   file,
   umount,
+{{if ge .Version 208096}}
+  # Host (privileged) processes may send signals to container processes.
+  signal (receive) peer=unconfined,
+  # Manager may send signals to container processes.
+  signal (receive) peer={{.DaemonProfile}},
+  # Container processes may send signals amongst themselves.
+  signal (send,receive) peer={{.Name}},
+{{end}}
 
   deny @{PROC}/* w,   # deny write for all files directly in /proc (not in a subdir)
   # deny write to files not in /proc/<number>/** or /proc/sys/**
@@ -76,10 +91,23 @@ profile {{.Name}} flags=(attach_disconnected,mediate_deleted) {
 `
 
 type data struct {
-	Name         string
-	Imports      []string
-	InnerImports []string
-	Version      int
+	Name          string
+	Imports       []string
+	InnerImports  []string
+	DaemonProfile string
+	Version       int
+}
+
+func cleanProfileName(profile string) string {
+	// Normally profiles are suffixed by " (enforce)". AppArmor profiles cannot
+	// contain spaces so this doesn't restrict daemon profile names.
+	if parts := strings.SplitN(profile, " ", 2); len(parts) >= 1 {
+		profile = parts[0]
+	}
+	if profile == "" {
+		profile = "unconfined"
+	}
+	return profile
 }
 
 func loadData(name string) (*data, error) {
@@ -100,6 +128,16 @@ func loadData(name string) (*data, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "get apparmor_parser version")
 	}
 	p.Version = ver
+
+	// Figure out the daemon profile.
+	currentProfile, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/proc/self/attr/current")
+	if err != nil {
+		// If we couldn't get the daemon profile, assume we are running
+		// unconfined which is generally the default.
+		currentProfile = nil
+	}
+	p.DaemonProfile = cleanProfileName(string(currentProfile))
+
 	return &p, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/contrib/apparmor/template_test.go b/contrib/apparmor/template_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c49306a27e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/apparmor/template_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// +build linux
+
+package apparmor
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
+)
+
+func TestCleanProfileName(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, cleanProfileName(""), "unconfined")
+	assert.Equal(t, cleanProfileName("unconfined"), "unconfined")
+	assert.Equal(t, cleanProfileName("unconfined (enforce)"), "unconfined")
+	assert.Equal(t, cleanProfileName("docker-default"), "docker-default")
+	assert.Equal(t, cleanProfileName("foo"), "foo")
+	assert.Equal(t, cleanProfileName("foo (enforce)"), "foo")
+}