diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
index c3cc66039925..7b87e2e70484 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
@@ -4991,6 +4991,24 @@ nand_manufacturer_name(const struct nand_manufacturer_desc *manufacturer_desc)
 	return manufacturer_desc ? manufacturer_desc->name : "Unknown";
 }
 
+static void rawnand_check_data_only_read_support(struct nand_chip *chip)
+{
+	/* Use an arbitrary size for the check */
+	if (!nand_read_data_op(chip, NULL, SZ_512, true, true))
+		chip->controller->supported_op.data_only_read = 1;
+}
+
+static void rawnand_early_check_supported_ops(struct nand_chip *chip)
+{
+	/* The supported_op fields should not be set by individual drivers */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(chip->controller->supported_op.data_only_read);
+
+	if (!nand_has_exec_op(chip))
+		return;
+
+	rawnand_check_data_only_read_support(chip);
+}
+
 /*
  * Get the flash and manufacturer id and lookup if the type is supported.
  */
@@ -5023,6 +5041,8 @@ static int nand_detect(struct nand_chip *chip, struct nand_flash_dev *type)
 	/* Select the device */
 	nand_select_target(chip, 0);
 
+	rawnand_early_check_supported_ops(chip);
+
 	/* Send the command for reading device ID */
 	ret = nand_readid_op(chip, 0, id_data, 2);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_jedec.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_jedec.c
index 85b6d9372d80..836757717660 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_jedec.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_jedec.c
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ int nand_jedec_detect(struct nand_chip *chip)
 	if (!p)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (!nand_has_exec_op(chip) ||
-	    !nand_read_data_op(chip, p, sizeof(*p), true, true))
+	if (!nand_has_exec_op(chip) || chip->controller->supported_op.data_only_read)
 		use_datain = true;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < JEDEC_PARAM_PAGES; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_onfi.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_onfi.c
index 7586befce7f9..f15ef90aec8c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_onfi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_onfi.c
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ int nand_onfi_detect(struct nand_chip *chip)
 	if (!pbuf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (!nand_has_exec_op(chip) ||
-	    !nand_read_data_op(chip, &pbuf[0], sizeof(*pbuf), true, true))
+	if (!nand_has_exec_op(chip) || chip->controller->supported_op.data_only_read)
 		use_datain = true;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ONFI_PARAM_PAGES; i++) {
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h b/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
index dcf90144d70b..28c5dce782dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
@@ -1094,10 +1094,18 @@ struct nand_controller_ops {
  *
  * @lock:		lock used to serialize accesses to the NAND controller
  * @ops:		NAND controller operations.
+ * @supported_op:	NAND controller known-to-be-supported operations,
+ *			only writable by the core after initial checking.
+ * @supported_op.data_only_read: The controller supports reading more data from
+ *			the bus without restarting an entire read operation nor
+ *			changing the column.
  */
 struct nand_controller {
 	struct mutex lock;
 	const struct nand_controller_ops *ops;
+	struct {
+		unsigned int data_only_read: 1;
+	} supported_op;
 };
 
 static inline void nand_controller_init(struct nand_controller *nfc)