diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 9f1ee9c766ec..3e1c94c4eee8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/nvmem-consumer.h>
 #include <linux/nvmem-provider.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "nvmem.h"
@@ -54,8 +55,14 @@ static int nvmem_reg_read(struct nvmem_device *nvmem, unsigned int offset,
 static int nvmem_reg_write(struct nvmem_device *nvmem, unsigned int offset,
 			   void *val, size_t bytes)
 {
-	if (nvmem->reg_write)
-		return nvmem->reg_write(nvmem->priv, offset, val, bytes);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (nvmem->reg_write) {
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(nvmem->wp_gpio, 0);
+		ret = nvmem->reg_write(nvmem->priv, offset, val, bytes);
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(nvmem->wp_gpio, 1);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
@@ -338,6 +345,14 @@ struct nvmem_device *nvmem_register(const struct nvmem_config *config)
 		kfree(nvmem);
 		return ERR_PTR(rval);
 	}
+	if (config->wp_gpio)
+		nvmem->wp_gpio = config->wp_gpio;
+	else
+		nvmem->wp_gpio = gpiod_get_optional(config->dev, "wp",
+						    GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
+	if (IS_ERR(nvmem->wp_gpio))
+		return PTR_ERR(nvmem->wp_gpio);
+
 
 	kref_init(&nvmem->refcnt);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nvmem->cells);
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/nvmem.h b/drivers/nvmem/nvmem.h
index eb8ed7121fa3..be0d66d75c8a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/nvmem.h
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/nvmem.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/nvmem-consumer.h>
 #include <linux/nvmem-provider.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 
 struct nvmem_device {
 	struct module		*owner;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ struct nvmem_device {
 	struct list_head	cells;
 	nvmem_reg_read_t	reg_read;
 	nvmem_reg_write_t	reg_write;
+	struct gpio_desc	*wp_gpio;
 	void *priv;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h b/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
index fe051323be0a..6d6f8e5d24c9 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 
 struct nvmem_device;
 struct nvmem_cell_info;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ enum nvmem_type {
  * @word_size:	Minimum read/write access granularity.
  * @stride:	Minimum read/write access stride.
  * @priv:	User context passed to read/write callbacks.
+ * @wp-gpio:   Write protect pin
  *
  * Note: A default "nvmem<id>" name will be assigned to the device if
  * no name is specified in its configuration. In such case "<id>" is
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ struct nvmem_config {
 	const char		*name;
 	int			id;
 	struct module		*owner;
+	struct gpio_desc	*wp_gpio;
 	const struct nvmem_cell_info	*cells;
 	int			ncells;
 	enum nvmem_type		type;