diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/pmbus-core.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/pmbus-core.rst
index 686a00265bf71231c684afad6df41d6266303919..0a251960f8910ffb121d82b45e729d06f98424ef 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/pmbus-core.rst
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/pmbus-core.rst
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ currently provides a flags field with four bits used::
 
 	#define PMBUS_USE_COEFFICIENTS_CMD		BIT(5)
 
+	#define PMBUS_OP_PROTECTED			BIT(6)
+
+	#define PMBUS_VOUT_PROTECTED			BIT(7)
+
 	struct pmbus_platform_data {
 		u32 flags;              /* Device specific flags */
 
@@ -373,3 +377,13 @@ PMBUS_USE_COEFFICIENTS_CMD
 
 When this flag is set the PMBus core driver will use the COEFFICIENTS
 register to initialize the coefficients for the direct mode format.
+
+PMBUS_OP_PROTECTED
+
+Set if the chip OPERATION command is protected and protection is not
+determined by the standard WRITE_PROTECT command.
+
+PMBUS_VOUT_PROTECTED
+
+Set if the chip VOUT_COMMAND command is protected and protection is not
+determined by the standard WRITE_PROTECT command.
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h
index d605412a3173b95041524285ad1fde52fb64ce5a..ddb19c9726d62416244f83603b92d81d82e64891 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ struct pmbus_driver_info {
 /* Regulator ops */
 
 extern const struct regulator_ops pmbus_regulator_ops;
+int pmbus_regulator_init_cb(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
+			    struct regulator_config *config);
 
 /* Macros for filling in array of struct regulator_desc */
 #define PMBUS_REGULATOR_STEP(_name, _id, _voltages, _step, _min_uV)  \
@@ -501,6 +503,7 @@ extern const struct regulator_ops pmbus_regulator_ops;
 		.n_voltages = _voltages,			\
 		.uV_step = _step,				\
 		.min_uV = _min_uV,				\
+		.init_cb = pmbus_regulator_init_cb,		\
 	}
 
 #define PMBUS_REGULATOR(_name, _id)   PMBUS_REGULATOR_STEP(_name, _id, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -516,6 +519,7 @@ extern const struct regulator_ops pmbus_regulator_ops;
 		.n_voltages = _voltages,			\
 		.uV_step = _step,				\
 		.min_uV = _min_uV,				\
+		.init_cb = pmbus_regulator_init_cb,		\
 	}
 
 #define PMBUS_REGULATOR_ONE(_name)   PMBUS_REGULATOR_STEP_ONE(_name, 0, 0, 0)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
index 085a4dc91d9bad3d2aacdd946b74a094ea9ae458..51348803ff842c442c711338bab928a54b4d0d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
@@ -2665,6 +2665,30 @@ static void pmbus_remove_pec(void *dev)
 	device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_pec);
 }
 
+static void pmbus_init_wp(struct i2c_client *client, struct pmbus_data *data)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = _pmbus_read_byte_data(client, 0xff, PMBUS_WRITE_PROTECT);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return;
+
+	switch (ret & PB_WP_ANY) {
+	case PB_WP_ALL:
+		data->flags |= PMBUS_OP_PROTECTED;
+		fallthrough;
+	case PB_WP_OP:
+		data->flags |= PMBUS_VOUT_PROTECTED;
+		fallthrough;
+	case PB_WP_VOUT:
+		data->flags |= PMBUS_WRITE_PROTECTED | PMBUS_SKIP_STATUS_CHECK;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 static int pmbus_init_common(struct i2c_client *client, struct pmbus_data *data,
 			     struct pmbus_driver_info *info)
 {
@@ -2718,12 +2742,8 @@ static int pmbus_init_common(struct i2c_client *client, struct pmbus_data *data,
 	 * faults, and we should not try it. Also, in that case, writes into
 	 * limit registers need to be disabled.
 	 */
-	if (!(data->flags & PMBUS_NO_WRITE_PROTECT)) {
-		ret = _pmbus_read_byte_data(client, 0xff, PMBUS_WRITE_PROTECT);
-
-		if (ret > 0 && (ret & PB_WP_ANY))
-			data->flags |= PMBUS_WRITE_PROTECTED | PMBUS_SKIP_STATUS_CHECK;
-	}
+	if (!(data->flags & PMBUS_NO_WRITE_PROTECT))
+		pmbus_init_wp(client, data);
 
 	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, PMBUS_REVISION);
 	if (ret >= 0)
@@ -3183,8 +3203,12 @@ static int pmbus_regulator_list_voltage(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 {
 	struct device *dev = rdev_get_dev(rdev);
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev->parent);
+	struct pmbus_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int val, low, high;
 
+	if (data->flags & PMBUS_VOUT_PROTECTED)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (selector >= rdev->desc->n_voltages ||
 	    selector < rdev->desc->linear_min_sel)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -3219,6 +3243,22 @@ const struct regulator_ops pmbus_regulator_ops = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(pmbus_regulator_ops, PMBUS);
 
+int pmbus_regulator_init_cb(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
+			    struct regulator_config *config)
+{
+	struct pmbus_data *data = config->driver_data;
+	struct regulation_constraints *constraints = rdev->constraints;
+
+	if (data->flags & PMBUS_OP_PROTECTED)
+		constraints->valid_ops_mask &= ~REGULATOR_CHANGE_STATUS;
+
+	if (data->flags & PMBUS_VOUT_PROTECTED)
+		constraints->valid_ops_mask &= ~REGULATOR_CHANGE_VOLTAGE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(pmbus_regulator_init_cb, PMBUS);
+
 static int pmbus_regulator_register(struct pmbus_data *data)
 {
 	struct device *dev = data->dev;
diff --git a/include/linux/pmbus.h b/include/linux/pmbus.h
index fa9f08164c365a541ee1c6480bafd8c3a8f98138..884040e1383bf41d2eb3b6de72c40e2650178dc6 100644
--- a/include/linux/pmbus.h
+++ b/include/linux/pmbus.h
@@ -73,6 +73,20 @@
  */
 #define PMBUS_USE_COEFFICIENTS_CMD		BIT(5)
 
+/*
+ * PMBUS_OP_PROTECTED
+ * Set if the chip OPERATION command is protected and protection is not
+ * determined by the standard WRITE_PROTECT command.
+ */
+#define PMBUS_OP_PROTECTED			BIT(6)
+
+/*
+ * PMBUS_VOUT_PROTECTED
+ * Set if the chip VOUT_COMMAND command is protected and protection is not
+ * determined by the standard WRITE_PROTECT command.
+ */
+#define PMBUS_VOUT_PROTECTED			BIT(7)
+
 struct pmbus_platform_data {
 	u32 flags;		/* Device specific flags */
 
