diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
index f67a9afdeb21..24517d4aa1de 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
@@ -636,6 +636,9 @@ SE_DEV_ATTR(emulate_tpu, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 DEF_DEV_ATTRIB(emulate_tpws);
 SE_DEV_ATTR(emulate_tpws, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
+DEF_DEV_ATTRIB(emulate_caw);
+SE_DEV_ATTR(emulate_caw, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
+
 DEF_DEV_ATTRIB(enforce_pr_isids);
 SE_DEV_ATTR(enforce_pr_isids, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
@@ -693,6 +696,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *target_core_dev_attrib_attrs[] = {
 	&target_core_dev_attrib_emulate_tas.attr,
 	&target_core_dev_attrib_emulate_tpu.attr,
 	&target_core_dev_attrib_emulate_tpws.attr,
+	&target_core_dev_attrib_emulate_caw.attr,
 	&target_core_dev_attrib_enforce_pr_isids.attr,
 	&target_core_dev_attrib_is_nonrot.attr,
 	&target_core_dev_attrib_emulate_rest_reord.attr,
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
index 8f4142fe5f19..0b5f86806f1d 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
@@ -890,6 +890,19 @@ int se_dev_set_emulate_tpws(struct se_device *dev, int flag)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int se_dev_set_emulate_caw(struct se_device *dev, int flag)
+{
+	if (flag != 0 && flag != 1) {
+		pr_err("Illegal value %d\n", flag);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	dev->dev_attrib.emulate_caw = flag;
+	pr_debug("dev[%p]: SE Device CompareAndWrite (AtomicTestandSet): %d\n",
+		 dev, flag);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int se_dev_set_enforce_pr_isids(struct se_device *dev, int flag)
 {
 	if ((flag != 0) && (flag != 1)) {
@@ -1423,6 +1436,7 @@ struct se_device *target_alloc_device(struct se_hba *hba, const char *name)
 	dev->dev_attrib.emulate_tas = DA_EMULATE_TAS;
 	dev->dev_attrib.emulate_tpu = DA_EMULATE_TPU;
 	dev->dev_attrib.emulate_tpws = DA_EMULATE_TPWS;
+	dev->dev_attrib.emulate_caw = DA_EMULATE_CAW;
 	dev->dev_attrib.enforce_pr_isids = DA_ENFORCE_PR_ISIDS;
 	dev->dev_attrib.is_nonrot = DA_IS_NONROT;
 	dev->dev_attrib.emulate_rest_reord = DA_EMULATE_REST_REORD;
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h b/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h
index 18d49df4d0ac..805ceb4285b8 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_internal.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ int	se_dev_set_emulate_ua_intlck_ctrl(struct se_device *, int);
 int	se_dev_set_emulate_tas(struct se_device *, int);
 int	se_dev_set_emulate_tpu(struct se_device *, int);
 int	se_dev_set_emulate_tpws(struct se_device *, int);
+int	se_dev_set_emulate_caw(struct se_device *, int);
 int	se_dev_set_enforce_pr_isids(struct se_device *, int);
 int	se_dev_set_is_nonrot(struct se_device *, int);
 int	se_dev_set_emulate_rest_reord(struct se_device *dev, int);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c b/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
index 4cb667d720a7..ed7077a67d7b 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_spc.c
@@ -457,6 +457,11 @@ spc_emulate_evpd_b0(struct se_cmd *cmd, unsigned char *buf)
 
 	/* Set WSNZ to 1 */
 	buf[4] = 0x01;
+	/*
+	 * Set MAXIMUM COMPARE AND WRITE LENGTH
+	 */
+	if (dev->dev_attrib.emulate_caw)
+		buf[5] = 0x01;
 
 	/*
 	 * Set OPTIMAL TRANSFER LENGTH GRANULARITY
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_base.h b/include/target/target_core_base.h
index 7fdb3fae2961..61a4dc890701 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_base.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_base.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
  * block/blk-lib.c:blkdev_issue_discard()
  */
 #define DA_EMULATE_TPWS				0
+/* Emulation for CompareAndWrite (AtomicTestandSet) by default */
+#define DA_EMULATE_CAW				1
 /* No Emulation for PSCSI by default */
 #define DA_EMULATE_ALUA				0
 /* Enforce SCSI Initiator Port TransportID with 'ISID' for PR */
@@ -602,6 +604,7 @@ struct se_dev_attrib {
 	int		emulate_tas;
 	int		emulate_tpu;
 	int		emulate_tpws;
+	int		emulate_caw;
 	int		enforce_pr_isids;
 	int		is_nonrot;
 	int		emulate_rest_reord;