diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
index 9ff007c4962c..681d5aca2af4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ struct mtd_blkcore_priv {
 	spinlock_t queue_lock;
 };
 
+static int blktrans_discard_request(struct request_queue *q,
+				    struct request *req)
+{
+	req->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_LINUX_BLOCK;
+	req->cmd[0] = REQ_LB_OP_DISCARD;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int do_blktrans_request(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr,
 			       struct mtd_blktrans_dev *dev,
 			       struct request *req)
@@ -44,6 +52,10 @@ static int do_blktrans_request(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr,
 
 	buf = req->buffer;
 
+	if (req->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_LINUX_BLOCK &&
+	    req->cmd[0] == REQ_LB_OP_DISCARD)
+		return !tr->discard(dev, block, nsect);
+
 	if (!blk_fs_request(req))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -367,6 +379,10 @@ int register_mtd_blktrans(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr)
 
 	tr->blkcore_priv->rq->queuedata = tr;
 	blk_queue_hardsect_size(tr->blkcore_priv->rq, tr->blksize);
+	if (tr->discard)
+		blk_queue_set_discard(tr->blkcore_priv->rq,
+				      blktrans_discard_request);
+
 	tr->blkshift = ffs(tr->blksize) - 1;
 
 	tr->blkcore_priv->thread = kthread_run(mtd_blktrans_thread, tr,
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 26ececbbebe2..727886d25c4e 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ enum {
 	 */
 	REQ_LB_OP_EJECT	= 0x40,		/* eject request */
 	REQ_LB_OP_FLUSH = 0x41,		/* flush device */
+	REQ_LB_OP_DISCARD = 0x42,	/* discard sectors */
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/blktrans.h b/include/linux/mtd/blktrans.h
index 310e61606415..8b4aa0523db7 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/blktrans.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/blktrans.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ struct mtd_blktrans_ops {
 		    unsigned long block, char *buffer);
 	int (*writesect)(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *dev,
 		     unsigned long block, char *buffer);
+	int (*discard)(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *dev,
+		       unsigned long block, unsigned nr_blocks);
 
 	/* Block layer ioctls */
 	int (*getgeo)(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *dev, struct hd_geometry *geo);