diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
index 21915b726106..f26bbb793f4e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.c
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ocxlflash_perst_reloads_same_image() - sets the image reload policy
+ * @afu_cookie:	Hardware AFU associated with the host.
+ * @image:	Whether to load the same image on PERST.
+ */
+static void ocxlflash_perst_reloads_same_image(void *afu_cookie, bool image)
+{
+	struct ocxl_hw_afu *afu = afu_cookie;
+
+	afu->perst_same_image = image;
+}
+
 /**
  * ocxlflash_destroy_afu() - destroy the AFU structure
  * @afu_cookie:	AFU to be freed.
@@ -501,6 +513,7 @@ const struct cxlflash_backend_ops cxlflash_ocxl_ops = {
 	.get_context		= ocxlflash_get_context,
 	.dev_context_init	= ocxlflash_dev_context_init,
 	.release_context	= ocxlflash_release_context,
+	.perst_reloads_same_image = ocxlflash_perst_reloads_same_image,
 	.create_afu		= ocxlflash_create_afu,
 	.destroy_afu		= ocxlflash_destroy_afu,
 	.get_fd			= ocxlflash_get_fd,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.h b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.h
index 55db0052a53c..b96387114515 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/ocxl_hw.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct ocxl_hw_afu {
 	struct ocxlflash_context *ocxl_ctx; /* Host context */
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;		/* PCI device */
 	struct device *dev;		/* Generic device */
+	bool perst_same_image;		/* Same image loaded on perst */
 
 	struct ocxl_fn_config fcfg;	/* DVSEC config of the function */
 	struct ocxl_afu_config acfg;	/* AFU configuration data */