diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
index affb0ac39928..31dd308d34b1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
@@ -803,6 +803,12 @@ static int mtdchar_ioctl(struct file *file, u_int cmd, u_long arg)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	case MEMSETDEFAULTLOCKED:
+	{
+		ret = mtd_set_default_locked(mtd);
+		break;
+	}
+
 	case MEMLOCK:
 	{
 		struct erase_info_user einfo;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 254c3b413213..3cae22f161cb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -1759,6 +1759,14 @@ int mtd_lock_user_prot_reg(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_lock_user_prot_reg);
 
+int mtd_set_default_locked(struct mtd_info *mtd)
+{
+	if (!mtd->_set_default_locked)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	return mtd->_set_default_locked(mtd);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_set_default_locked);
+
 /* Chip-supported device locking */
 int mtd_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
index d6840c2b15dd..4f9b82ff87ce 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ struct flash_info {
 	u16		page_size;
 	u16		addr_width;
 
-	u16		flags;
+	u32		flags;
 #define SECT_4K			BIT(0)	/* SPINOR_OP_BE_4K works uniformly */
 #define SPI_NOR_NO_ERASE	BIT(1)	/* No erase command needed */
 #define SST_WRITE		BIT(2)	/* use SST byte programming */
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ struct flash_info {
 #define SPI_NOR_SKIP_SFDP	BIT(13)	/* Skip parsing of SFDP tables */
 #define USE_CLSR		BIT(14)	/* use CLSR command */
 #define SPI_NOR_OCTAL_READ	BIT(15)	/* Flash supports Octal Read */
+#define SPI_NOR_HAS_BPNV	BIT(16) /* Block protection bits can be set
+					 * non-volatile, meaning all blocks
+					 * are protected by default at reset
+					 */
 
 	/* Part specific fixup hooks. */
 	const struct spi_nor_fixups *fixups;
@@ -1324,6 +1328,36 @@ static int stm_unlock(struct spi_nor *nor, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 	return write_sr_and_check(nor, status_new, mask);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Write status Register and configuration register with 2 bytes
+ * The first byte will be written to the status register, while the
+ * second byte will be written to the configuration register.
+ * Return negative if error occurred.
+ */
+static int write_sr_cr(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 *sr_cr)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	write_enable(nor);
+
+	ret = nor->write_reg(nor, SPINOR_OP_WRSR, sr_cr, 2);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(nor->dev,
+			"error while writing configuration register\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ret = spi_nor_wait_till_ready(nor);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(nor->dev,
+			"timeout while writing configuration register\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Check if a region of the flash is (completely) locked. See stm_lock() for
  * more info.
@@ -1342,6 +1376,35 @@ static int stm_is_locked(struct spi_nor *nor, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 	return stm_is_locked_sr(nor, ofs, len, status);
 }
 
+static int spi_nor_set_default_locked(struct mtd_info *mtd)
+{
+	struct spi_nor *nor = mtd_to_spi_nor(mtd);
+	struct device *dev = nor->dev;
+	u8 sr_cr[2];
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = read_cr(nor);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "error while reading configuration register\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (ret & CR_BPNV)
+		return 0;
+
+	sr_cr[1] = ret | CR_BPNV;
+
+	/* Keep the current value of the Status Register. */
+	ret = read_sr(nor);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "error while reading status register\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	sr_cr[0] = ret;
+
+	return write_sr_cr(nor, sr_cr);
+}
+
 static int spi_nor_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 {
 	struct spi_nor *nor = mtd_to_spi_nor(mtd);
@@ -1387,35 +1450,6 @@ static int spi_nor_is_locked(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * Write status Register and configuration register with 2 bytes
- * The first byte will be written to the status register, while the
- * second byte will be written to the configuration register.
- * Return negative if error occurred.
- */
-static int write_sr_cr(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 *sr_cr)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	write_enable(nor);
-
-	ret = nor->write_reg(nor, SPINOR_OP_WRSR, sr_cr, 2);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(nor->dev,
-			"error while writing configuration register\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	ret = spi_nor_wait_till_ready(nor);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(nor->dev,
-			"timeout while writing configuration register\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * macronix_quad_enable() - set QE bit in Status Register.
  * @nor:	pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'
@@ -1886,8 +1920,8 @@ static const struct flash_info spi_nor_ids[] = {
 	{ "s25sl064p",  INFO(0x010216, 0x4d00,  64 * 1024, 128, SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ) },
 	{ "s25fl256s0", INFO(0x010219, 0x4d00, 256 * 1024, 128, USE_CLSR) },
 	{ "s25fl256s1", INFO(0x010219, 0x4d01,  64 * 1024, 512, SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ | USE_CLSR) },
-	{ "s25fl512s",  INFO6(0x010220, 0x4d0080, 256 * 1024, 256, SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ | SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK | SPI_NOR_HAS_TB | USE_CLSR) },
-	{ "s25fs512s",  INFO6(0x010220, 0x4d0081, 256 * 1024, 256, SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ | SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK | SPI_NOR_HAS_TB | USE_CLSR) },
+	{ "s25fl512s",  INFO6(0x010220, 0x4d0080, 256 * 1024, 256, SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ | SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK | SPI_NOR_HAS_TB | SPI_NOR_HAS_BPNV | USE_CLSR) },
+	{ "s25fs512s",  INFO6(0x010220, 0x4d0081, 256 * 1024, 256, SPI_NOR_DUAL_READ | SPI_NOR_QUAD_READ | SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK | SPI_NOR_HAS_TB | SPI_NOR_HAS_BPNV | USE_CLSR) },
 	{ "s70fl01gs",  INFO(0x010221, 0x4d00, 256 * 1024, 256, 0) },
 	{ "s25sl12800", INFO(0x012018, 0x0300, 256 * 1024,  64, 0) },
 	{ "s25sl12801", INFO(0x012018, 0x0301,  64 * 1024, 256, 0) },
@@ -4066,6 +4100,10 @@ int spi_nor_scan(struct spi_nor *nor, const char *name,
 		mtd->_is_locked = spi_nor_is_locked;
 	}
 
+	if (info->flags & SPI_NOR_HAS_BPNV) {
+		mtd->_set_default_locked = spi_nor_set_default_locked;
+	}
+
 	/* sst nor chips use AAI word program */
 	if (info->flags & SST_WRITE)
 		mtd->_write = sst_write;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index b78e2c1b27b1..a07468b6677d 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ struct mtd_info {
 	int (*_writev) (struct mtd_info *mtd, const struct kvec *vecs,
 			unsigned long count, loff_t to, size_t *retlen);
 	void (*_sync) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
+	int (*_set_default_locked) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
 	int (*_lock) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
 	int (*_unlock) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
 	int (*_is_locked) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
@@ -535,6 +536,7 @@ static inline void mtd_sync(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 int mtd_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
 int mtd_unlock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
 int mtd_is_locked(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
+int mtd_set_default_locked(struct mtd_info *mtd);
 int mtd_block_isreserved(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs);
 int mtd_block_isbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs);
 int mtd_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs);
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
index 2353af8bac99..c7cc84a5c8f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 #define FSR_PT_ERR		BIT(1)	/* Protection error bit */
 
 /* Configuration Register bits. */
+#define CR_BPNV			BIT(3)	/* Block protection non-volatile */
 #define CR_QUAD_EN_SPAN		BIT(1)	/* Spansion Quad I/O */
 
 /* Status Register 2 bits. */
diff --git a/include/uapi/mtd/mtd-abi.h b/include/uapi/mtd/mtd-abi.h
index aff5b5e59845..27b752796efa 100644
--- a/include/uapi/mtd/mtd-abi.h
+++ b/include/uapi/mtd/mtd-abi.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ struct otp_info {
  * without OOB, e.g., NOR flash.
  */
 #define MEMWRITE		_IOWR('M', 24, struct mtd_write_req)
+#define MEMSETDEFAULTLOCKED	_IO('M', 25)
 
 /*
  * Obsolete legacy interface. Keep it in order not to break userspace
