diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_blk.c
index 3404f61..2f999fc 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_blk.c
@@ -18,30 +18,82 @@
 	struct virtqueue *vq;
 };
 
+static const u32 feature[] = {
+	VIRTIO_BLK_F_WRITE_ZEROES
+};
+
+static void virtio_blk_init_header_sg(struct udevice *dev, u64 sector, u32 type,
+				      struct virtio_blk_outhdr *out_hdr, struct virtio_sg *sg)
+{
+	const bool sector_is_needed = type == VIRTIO_BLK_T_IN ||
+				      type == VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT;
+
+	out_hdr->type = cpu_to_virtio32(dev, type);
+	out_hdr->sector = cpu_to_virtio64(dev, sector_is_needed ? sector : 0);
+
+	sg->addr = out_hdr;
+	sg->length = sizeof(*out_hdr);
+}
+
+static void virtio_blk_init_write_zeroes_sg(struct udevice *dev, u64 sector, lbaint_t blkcnt,
+					    struct virtio_blk_discard_write_zeroes *wz,
+					    struct virtio_sg *sg)
+{
+	wz->sector = cpu_to_virtio64(dev, sector);
+	wz->num_sectors = cpu_to_virtio32(dev, blkcnt);
+	wz->flags = cpu_to_virtio32(dev, 0);
+
+	sg->addr = wz;
+	sg->length = sizeof(*wz);
+}
+
+static void virtio_blk_init_status_sg(u8 *status, struct virtio_sg *sg)
+{
+	sg->addr = status;
+	sg->length = sizeof(*status);
+}
+
+static void virtio_blk_init_data_sg(void *buffer, lbaint_t blkcnt, struct virtio_sg *sg)
+{
+	sg->addr = buffer;
+	sg->length = blkcnt * 512;
+}
+
 static ulong virtio_blk_do_req(struct udevice *dev, u64 sector,
 			       lbaint_t blkcnt, void *buffer, u32 type)
 {
 	struct virtio_blk_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
+	struct virtio_blk_outhdr out_hdr;
+	struct virtio_blk_discard_write_zeroes wz_hdr;
 	unsigned int num_out = 0, num_in = 0;
+	struct virtio_sg hdr_sg, wz_sg, data_sg, status_sg;
 	struct virtio_sg *sgs[3];
 	u8 status;
 	int ret;
 
-	struct virtio_blk_outhdr out_hdr = {
-		.type = cpu_to_virtio32(dev, type),
-		.sector = cpu_to_virtio64(dev, sector),
-	};
-	struct virtio_sg hdr_sg = { &out_hdr, sizeof(out_hdr) };
-	struct virtio_sg data_sg = { buffer, blkcnt * 512 };
-	struct virtio_sg status_sg = { &status, sizeof(status) };
-
+	virtio_blk_init_header_sg(dev, sector, type, &out_hdr, &hdr_sg);
 	sgs[num_out++] = &hdr_sg;
 
-	if (type & VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT)
-		sgs[num_out++] = &data_sg;
-	else
-		sgs[num_out + num_in++] = &data_sg;
+	switch (type) {
+	case VIRTIO_BLK_T_IN:
+	case VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT:
+		virtio_blk_init_data_sg(buffer, blkcnt, &data_sg);
+		if (type & VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT)
+			sgs[num_out++] = &data_sg;
+		else
+			sgs[num_out + num_in++] = &data_sg;
+		break;
 
+	case VIRTIO_BLK_T_WRITE_ZEROES:
+		virtio_blk_init_write_zeroes_sg(dev, sector, blkcnt, &wz_hdr, &wz_sg);
+		sgs[num_out++] = &wz_sg;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	virtio_blk_init_status_sg(&status, &status_sg);
 	sgs[num_out + num_in++] = &status_sg;
 	log_debug("dev=%s, active=%d, priv=%p, priv->vq=%p\n", dev->name,
 		  device_active(dev), priv, priv->vq);
@@ -75,6 +127,15 @@
 				 VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT);
 }
 
+static ulong virtio_blk_erase(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
+			      lbaint_t blkcnt)
+{
+	if (!virtio_has_feature(dev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_WRITE_ZEROES))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	return virtio_blk_do_req(dev, start, blkcnt, NULL, VIRTIO_BLK_T_WRITE_ZEROES);
+}
+
 static int virtio_blk_bind(struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	struct virtio_dev_priv *uc_priv = dev_get_uclass_priv(dev->parent);
@@ -104,7 +165,8 @@
 	desc->bdev = dev;
 
 	/* Indicate what driver features we support */
-	virtio_driver_features_init(uc_priv, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+	virtio_driver_features_init(uc_priv, feature, ARRAY_SIZE(feature),
+				    NULL, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -131,6 +193,7 @@
 static const struct blk_ops virtio_blk_ops = {
 	.read	= virtio_blk_read,
 	.write	= virtio_blk_write,
+	.erase	= virtio_blk_erase,
 };
 
 U_BOOT_DRIVER(virtio_blk) = {
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_blk.h b/drivers/virtio/virtio_blk.h
index 8d8e02f..b37ba26 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_blk.h
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_blk.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #define VIRTIO_BLK_F_BLK_SIZE	6	/* Block size of disk is available */
 #define VIRTIO_BLK_F_TOPOLOGY	10	/* Topology information is available */
 #define VIRTIO_BLK_F_MQ		12	/* Support more than one vq */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_DISCARD	13	/* Discard is supported */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_WRITE_ZEROES	14	/* Write zeroes is supported */
 
 /* Legacy feature bits */
 #ifndef VIRTIO_BLK_NO_LEGACY
@@ -65,6 +67,39 @@
 
 	/* number of vqs, only available when VIRTIO_BLK_F_MQ is set */
 	__u16 num_queues;
+
+	/* the next 3 entries are guarded by VIRTIO_BLK_F_DISCARD */
+	/*
+	 * The maximum discard sectors (in 512-byte sectors) for
+	 * one segment.
+	 */
+	__u32 max_discard_sectors;
+	/*
+	 * The maximum number of discard segments in a
+	 * discard command.
+	 */
+	__u32 max_discard_seg;
+	/* Discard commands must be aligned to this number of sectors. */
+	__u32 discard_sector_alignment;
+
+	/* the next 3 entries are guarded by VIRTIO_BLK_F_WRITE_ZEROES */
+	/*
+	 * The maximum number of write zeroes sectors (in 512-byte sectors) in
+	 * one segment.
+	 */
+	__u32 max_write_zeroes_sectors;
+	/*
+	 * The maximum number of segments in a write zeroes
+	 * command.
+	 */
+	__u32 max_write_zeroes_seg;
+	/*
+	 * Set if a VIRTIO_BLK_T_WRITE_ZEROES request may result in the
+	 * deallocation of one or more of the sectors.
+	 */
+	__u8 write_zeroes_may_unmap;
+
+	__u8 unused1[3];
 };
 
 /*
@@ -93,6 +128,9 @@
 /* Get device ID command */
 #define VIRTIO_BLK_T_GET_ID	8
 
+/* Write zeroes command */
+#define VIRTIO_BLK_T_WRITE_ZEROES 13
+
 #ifndef VIRTIO_BLK_NO_LEGACY
 /* Barrier before this op */
 #define VIRTIO_BLK_T_BARRIER	0x80000000
@@ -112,6 +150,15 @@
 	__virtio64 sector;
 };
 
+struct virtio_blk_discard_write_zeroes {
+	/* discard/write zeroes start sector */
+	__virtio64 sector;
+	/* number of discard/write zeroes sectors */
+	__virtio32 num_sectors;
+	/* flags for this range */
+	__virtio32 flags;
+};
+
 #ifndef VIRTIO_BLK_NO_LEGACY
 struct virtio_scsi_inhdr {
 	__virtio32 errors;