diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml
index 57f59fe23e3f..4ea31e8fc4d1 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ properties:
         header:
           description: For C-compatible languages, header which already defines this value.
           type: string
+        scope:
+          description: |
+            Visibility of this definition. "uapi" (default) renders into
+            the uAPI header, "kernel" renders into the kernel-side
+            generated header, "user" renders into the user-side
+            generated header. When combined with `header:`, the
+            definition is not rendered, and the named header is
+            included only by code matching the scope.
+          enum: [ uapi, kernel, user ]
         type:
           enum: [ const, enum, flags ]
         doc:
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml
index 66fb8653a344..f9c44747729a 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ properties:
         header:
           description: For C-compatible languages, header which already defines this value.
           type: string
+        scope:
+          description: |
+            Visibility of this definition. "uapi" (default) renders into
+            the uAPI header, "kernel" renders into the kernel-side
+            generated header, "user" renders into the user-side
+            generated header. When combined with `header:`, the
+            definition is not rendered, and the named header is
+            included only by code matching the scope.
+          enum: [ uapi, kernel, user ]
         type:
           enum: [ const, enum, flags, struct ] # Trim
         doc:
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml
index a1194d5d93fc..d3f3f3399ddf 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ properties:
         header:
           description: For C-compatible languages, header which already defines this value.
           type: string
+        scope:
+          description: |
+            Visibility of this definition. "uapi" (default) renders into
+            the uAPI header, "kernel" renders into the kernel-side
+            generated header, "user" renders into the user-side
+            generated header. When combined with `header:`, the
+            definition is not rendered, and the named header is
+            included only by code matching the scope.
+          enum: [ uapi, kernel, user ]
         type:
           enum: [ const, enum, flags ]
         doc:
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
index dd98dda55bd0..4c436b59a34b 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ properties:
         header:
           description: For C-compatible languages, header which already defines this value.
           type: string
+        scope:
+          description: |
+            Visibility of this definition. "uapi" (default) renders into
+            the uAPI header, "kernel" renders into the kernel-side
+            generated header, "user" renders into the user-side
+            generated header. When combined with `header:`, the
+            definition is not rendered, and the named header is
+            included only by code matching the scope.
+          enum: [ uapi, kernel, user ]
         type:
           enum: [ const, enum, flags, struct ] # Trim
         doc:
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/pyynl/ynl_gen_c.py b/tools/net/ynl/pyynl/ynl_gen_c.py
index 0e1e486c1185..cdc3646f2642 100755
--- a/tools/net/ynl/pyynl/ynl_gen_c.py
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/pyynl/ynl_gen_c.py
@@ -3212,6 +3212,8 @@ def render_uapi(family, cw):
     for const in family['definitions']:
         if const.get('header'):
             continue
+        if const.get('scope', 'uapi') != 'uapi':
+            continue
 
         if const['type'] != 'const':
             cw.writes_defines(defines)
@@ -3339,6 +3341,25 @@ def render_uapi(family, cw):
     cw.p(f'#endif /* {hdr_prot} */')
 
 
+def render_scoped_consts(family, cw, scope):
+    defines = []
+    for const in family['definitions']:
+        if const['type'] != 'const':
+            continue
+        if const.get('header'):
+            continue
+        if const.get('scope') != scope:
+            continue
+        name_pfx = const.get('name-prefix', f"{family.ident_name}-")
+        defines.append([
+            c_upper(family.get('c-define-name',
+                               f"{name_pfx}{const['name']}")),
+            const['value']])
+    if defines:
+        cw.writes_defines(defines)
+        cw.nl()
+
+
 def _render_user_ntf_entry(ri, op):
     if not ri.family.is_classic():
         ri.cw.block_start(line=f"[{op.enum_name}] = ")
@@ -3504,8 +3525,12 @@ def main():
             cw.p('#include "ynl.h"')
         headers = []
     for definition in parsed['definitions'] + parsed['attribute-sets']:
-        if 'header' in definition:
-            headers.append(definition['header'])
+        if 'header' not in definition:
+            continue
+        scope = definition.get('scope', 'uapi')
+        if scope != 'uapi' and scope != args.mode:
+            continue
+        headers.append(definition['header'])
     if args.mode == 'user':
         headers.append(parsed.uapi_header)
     seen_header = []
@@ -3522,6 +3547,7 @@ def main():
             for one in args.user_header:
                 cw.p(f'#include "{one}"')
         else:
+            render_scoped_consts(parsed, cw, 'user')
             cw.p('struct ynl_sock;')
             cw.nl()
             render_user_family(parsed, cw, True)
@@ -3529,6 +3555,7 @@ def main():
 
     if args.mode == "kernel":
         if args.header:
+            render_scoped_consts(parsed, cw, 'kernel')
             for _, struct in sorted(parsed.pure_nested_structs.items()):
                 if struct.request:
                     cw.p('/* Common nested types */')