diff --git a/crypto/keyring/keyring.go b/crypto/keyring/keyring.go
index 05dac4822fcf..19ae87211353 100644
--- a/crypto/keyring/keyring.go
+++ b/crypto/keyring/keyring.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func NewInMemoryWithKeyring(kr keyring.Keyring, cdc codec.Codec, opts ...Option)
 // New creates a new instance of a keyring.
 // Keyring options can be applied when generating the new instance.
 // Available backends are "os", "file", "kwallet", "memory", "pass", "test".
-func New(
+func newKeyringGeneric(
 	appName, backend, rootDir string, userInput io.Reader, cdc codec.Codec, opts ...Option,
 ) (Keyring, error) {
 	var (
diff --git a/crypto/keyring/keyring_linux.go b/crypto/keyring/keyring_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..90cd06014c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/keyring/keyring_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+//go:build linux
+// +build linux
+
+package keyring
+
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/99designs/keyring"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+)
+
+const BackendKeyctl = "keyctl"
+
+func newKeyctlBackendConfig(appName, _ string, inpt io.Reader) keyring.Config {
+	return keyring.Config{
+		AllowedBackends: []keyring.BackendType{keyring.KeyCtlBackend},
+		ServiceName:     appName,
+		KeyCtlScope:     "user",
+		KeyCtlPerm:      0x3f3f0000,
+	}
+}
+
+// New creates a new instance of a keyring.
+// Keyring options can be applied when generating the new instance.
+// Available backends are "os", "file", "kwallet", "memory", "pass", "test".
+func New(
+	appName, backend, rootDir string, userInput io.Reader, cdc codec.Codec, opts ...Option,
+) (Keyring, error) {
+
+	if backend != BackendKeyctl {
+		return newKeyringGeneric(appName, backend, rootDir, userInput, cdc, opts...)
+	}
+
+	db, err := keyring.Open(newKeyctlBackendConfig(appName, "", userInput))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return newKeystore(db, cdc, backend, opts...), nil
+}
diff --git a/crypto/keyring/keyring_other.go b/crypto/keyring/keyring_other.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..48b90fe5dd1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/keyring/keyring_other.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//go:build !linux
+// +build !linux
+
+package keyring
+
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+)
+
+func New(
+	appName, backend, rootDir string, userInput io.Reader, cdc codec.Codec, opts ...Option,
+) (Keyring, error) {
+	return newKeyringGeneric(appName, backend, rootDir, userInput, cdc, opts...)
+}