diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fadump.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fadump.h
index 5a23010..41b50b3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fadump.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fadump.h
@@ -208,12 +208,14 @@ extern int early_init_dt_scan_fw_dump(unsigned long node,
 		const char *uname, int depth, void *data);
 extern int fadump_reserve_mem(void);
 extern int setup_fadump(void);
+extern void enforce_fadump_extra_args(char *cmdline);
 extern int is_fadump_active(void);
 extern int should_fadump_crash(void);
 extern void crash_fadump(struct pt_regs *, const char *);
 extern void fadump_cleanup(void);
 
 #else	/* CONFIG_FA_DUMP */
+static inline void enforce_fadump_extra_args(char *cmdline) { }
 static inline int is_fadump_active(void) { return 0; }
 static inline int should_fadump_crash(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void crash_fadump(struct pt_regs *regs, const char *str) { }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
index e143180..275ea42 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_fw_dump(unsigned long node,
 	 * dump data waiting for us.
 	 */
 	fdm_active = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "ibm,kernel-dump", NULL);
-	if (fdm_active)
+	if (fdm_active) {
+		pr_info("Firmware-assisted dump is active.\n");
 		fw_dump.dump_active = 1;
+	}
 
 	/* Get the sizes required to store dump data for the firmware provided
 	 * dump sections.
@@ -339,8 +341,11 @@ int __init fadump_reserve_mem(void)
 {
 	unsigned long base, size, memory_boundary;
 
-	if (!fw_dump.fadump_enabled)
+	if (!fw_dump.fadump_enabled) {
+		if (fw_dump.dump_active)
+			pr_warn("Firmware-assisted dump was active but kernel booted with fadump disabled!\n");
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	if (!fw_dump.fadump_supported) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Firmware-assisted dump is not supported on"
@@ -380,7 +385,6 @@ int __init fadump_reserve_mem(void)
 		memory_boundary = memblock_end_of_DRAM();
 
 	if (fw_dump.dump_active) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "Firmware-assisted dump is active.\n");
 		/*
 		 * If last boot has crashed then reserve all the memory
 		 * above boot_memory_size so that we don't touch it until
@@ -467,6 +471,93 @@ static int __init early_fadump_reserve_mem(char *p)
 }
 early_param("fadump_reserve_mem", early_fadump_reserve_mem);
 
+#define FADUMP_EXTRA_ARGS_PARAM		"fadump_extra_args="
+#define FADUMP_EXTRA_ARGS_LEN		(strlen(FADUMP_EXTRA_ARGS_PARAM) - 1)
+
+struct param_info {
+	char		*cmdline;
+	char		*tmp_cmdline;
+	int		 shortening;
+};
+
+static void __init fadump_update_params(struct param_info *param_info,
+					char *param, char *val,
+					char *currant, char *next)
+{
+	ptrdiff_t param_offset = currant - param_info->tmp_cmdline;
+	size_t vallen = val ? strlen(val) : 0;
+	char *tgt = param_info->cmdline + param_offset
+				- param_info->shortening;
+	int shortening = ((next - 1) - (currant))
+		- (FADUMP_EXTRA_ARGS_LEN + 1 + vallen);
+
+	if (!val)
+		return;
+
+	strncpy(tgt, FADUMP_EXTRA_ARGS_PARAM, FADUMP_EXTRA_ARGS_LEN);
+	tgt += FADUMP_EXTRA_ARGS_LEN;
+	*tgt++ = ' ';
+	strncpy(tgt, val, vallen);
+	tgt += vallen;
+
+	if (shortening) {
+		char *src = tgt + shortening;
+		memmove(tgt, src, strlen(src) + 1);
+	}
+
+	param_info->shortening += shortening;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Reworks command line parameters and splits 'fadump_extra_args=' param
+ * to enforce the parameters passed through it
+ */
+static int __init fadump_rework_cmdline_params(char *param, char *val,
+					       char *currant, char *next,
+					       const char *unused, void *arg)
+{
+	struct param_info *param_info = (struct param_info *)arg;
+
+	if (strncmp(param, FADUMP_EXTRA_ARGS_PARAM,
+		     strlen(FADUMP_EXTRA_ARGS_PARAM) - 1))
+		return 0;
+
+	fadump_update_params(param_info, param, val, currant, next);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Replace every occurrence of 'fadump_extra_args="param1 param2 param3"'
+ * in cmdline with 'fadump_extra_args param1 param2 param3' by stripping
+ * off '=' and quotes, if any. This ensures that the additional parameters
+ * passed with 'fadump_extra_args=' are enforced.
+ */
+void __init enforce_fadump_extra_args(char *cmdline)
+{
+	static char tmp_cmdline[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] __initdata;
+	static char init_cmdline[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] __initdata;
+	struct param_info param_info;
+
+	if (strstr(cmdline, FADUMP_EXTRA_ARGS_PARAM) == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	pr_info("Modifying command line to enforce the additional parameters passed through 'fadump_extra_args='");
+
+	param_info.cmdline = cmdline;
+	param_info.tmp_cmdline = tmp_cmdline;
+	param_info.shortening = 0;
+
+	strlcpy(init_cmdline, cmdline, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+
+	strlcpy(tmp_cmdline, cmdline, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+	parse_args("fadump params", tmp_cmdline, NULL, 0, 0, 0,
+			&param_info, &fadump_rework_cmdline_params);
+
+	pr_info("Original command line: %s\n", init_cmdline);
+	pr_info("Modified command line: %s\n", cmdline);
+}
+
 static int register_fw_dump(struct fadump_mem_struct *fdm)
 {
 	int rc, err;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
index f830562..2e6f4021 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
@@ -693,6 +693,13 @@ void __init early_init_devtree(void *params)
 	of_scan_flat_dt(early_init_dt_scan_root, NULL);
 	of_scan_flat_dt(early_init_dt_scan_memory_ppc, NULL);
 
+	/*
+	 * Look for 'fadump_extra_args=' parameter and enfore the additional
+	 * parameters passed to it if fadump is active.
+	 */
+	if (is_fadump_active())
+		enforce_fadump_extra_args(boot_command_line);
+
 	parse_early_param();
 
 	/* make sure we've parsed cmdline for mem= before this */
