diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 11857fa..e4831b4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -1043,12 +1043,22 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_is_locked);
 
-int mtd_block_isbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
+int mtd_block_isreserved(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 {
-	if (!mtd->_block_isbad)
-		return 0;
 	if (ofs < 0 || ofs > mtd->size)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!mtd->_block_isreserved)
+		return 0;
+	return mtd->_block_isreserved(mtd, ofs);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_block_isreserved);
+
+int mtd_block_isbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
+{
+	if (ofs < 0 || ofs > mtd->size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!mtd->_block_isbad)
+		return 0;
 	return mtd->_block_isbad(mtd, ofs);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_block_isbad);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
index 1ca9aec..921e8c6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
@@ -290,6 +290,13 @@
 	part->master->_resume(part->master);
 }
 
+static int part_block_isreserved(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
+{
+	struct mtd_part *part = PART(mtd);
+	ofs += part->offset;
+	return part->master->_block_isreserved(part->master, ofs);
+}
+
 static int part_block_isbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = PART(mtd);
@@ -422,6 +429,8 @@
 		slave->mtd._unlock = part_unlock;
 	if (master->_is_locked)
 		slave->mtd._is_locked = part_is_locked;
+	if (master->_block_isreserved)
+		slave->mtd._block_isreserved = part_block_isreserved;
 	if (master->_block_isbad)
 		slave->mtd._block_isbad = part_block_isbad;
 	if (master->_block_markbad)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 41167e9..0c505dd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -488,6 +488,23 @@
  * nand_block_checkbad - [GENERIC] Check if a block is marked bad
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
  * @ofs: offset from device start
+ *
+ * Check if the block is mark as reserved.
+ */
+static int nand_block_isreserved(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
+{
+	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd->priv;
+
+	if (!chip->bbt)
+		return 0;
+	/* Return info from the table */
+	return nand_isreserved_bbt(mtd, ofs);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nand_block_checkbad - [GENERIC] Check if a block is marked bad
+ * @mtd: MTD device structure
+ * @ofs: offset from device start
  * @getchip: 0, if the chip is already selected
  * @allowbbt: 1, if its allowed to access the bbt area
  *
@@ -4111,6 +4128,7 @@
 	mtd->_unlock = NULL;
 	mtd->_suspend = nand_suspend;
 	mtd->_resume = nand_resume;
+	mtd->_block_isreserved = nand_block_isreserved;
 	mtd->_block_isbad = nand_block_isbad;
 	mtd->_block_markbad = nand_block_markbad;
 	mtd->writebufsize = mtd->writesize;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
index 7f0c3b4..443fa82 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
@@ -1311,6 +1311,20 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * nand_isreserved_bbt - [NAND Interface] Check if a block is reserved
+ * @mtd: MTD device structure
+ * @offs: offset in the device
+ */
+int nand_isreserved_bbt(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t offs)
+{
+	struct nand_chip *this = mtd->priv;
+	int block;
+
+	block = (int)(offs >> this->bbt_erase_shift);
+	return bbt_get_entry(this, block) == BBT_BLOCK_RESERVED;
+}
+
+/**
  * nand_isbad_bbt - [NAND Interface] Check if a block is bad
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
  * @offs: offset in the device
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index a1b0b4c..031ff3a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
 	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);
+	int (*_block_isreserved) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs);
 	int (*_block_isbad) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs);
 	int (*_block_markbad) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs);
 	int (*_suspend) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@
 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_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/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index 2f0af28..1cff329 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@
 extern int nand_scan_bbt(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_bbt_descr *bd);
 extern int nand_default_bbt(struct mtd_info *mtd);
 extern int nand_markbad_bbt(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t offs);
+extern int nand_isreserved_bbt(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t offs);
 extern int nand_isbad_bbt(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t offs, int allowbbt);
 extern int nand_erase_nand(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr,
 			   int allowbbt);