diff --git a/drivers/dax/super.c b/drivers/dax/super.c
index c4c4728a36e4..0da9232ea175 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/super.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/super.c
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ size_t dax_copy_to_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr,
 int dax_zero_page_range(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
 			size_t nr_pages)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (!dax_alive(dax_dev))
 		return -ENXIO;
 	/*
@@ -213,7 +215,8 @@ int dax_zero_page_range(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff,
 	if (nr_pages != 1)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	return dax_dev->ops->zero_page_range(dax_dev, pgoff, nr_pages);
+	ret = dax_dev->ops->zero_page_range(dax_dev, pgoff, nr_pages);
+	return dax_mem2blk_err(ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_zero_page_range);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
index ceea55f621cc..46e094e56159 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ __weak long __pmem_direct_access(struct pmem_device *pmem, pgoff_t pgoff,
 		long actual_nr;
 
 		if (mode != DAX_RECOVERY_WRITE)
-			return -EIO;
+			return -EHWPOISON;
 
 		/*
 		 * Set the recovery stride is set to kernel page size because
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
index c09f2e053bf8..ee47ac520cd4 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ static int dcssblk_dax_zero_page_range(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
 	rc = dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff, nr_pages, DAX_ACCESS,
 			&kaddr, NULL);
 	if (rc < 0)
-		return rc;
+		return dax_mem2blk_err(rc);
+
 	memset(kaddr, 0, nr_pages << PAGE_SHIFT);
 	dax_flush(dax_dev, kaddr, nr_pages << PAGE_SHIFT);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index cb36c6746fc4..906ecbd541a3 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ static int dax_iomap_copy_around(loff_t pos, uint64_t length, size_t align_size,
 	if (!zero_edge) {
 		ret = dax_iomap_direct_access(srcmap, pos, size, &saddr, NULL);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			return dax_mem2blk_err(ret);
 	}
 
 	if (copy_all) {
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ static s64 dax_unshare_iter(struct iomap_iter *iter)
 
 out_unlock:
 	dax_read_unlock(id);
-	return ret;
+	return dax_mem2blk_err(ret);
 }
 
 int dax_file_unshare(struct inode *inode, loff_t pos, loff_t len,
@@ -1342,7 +1342,8 @@ static int dax_memzero(struct iomap_iter *iter, loff_t pos, size_t size)
 	ret = dax_direct_access(iomap->dax_dev, pgoff, 1, DAX_ACCESS, &kaddr,
 				NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		return dax_mem2blk_err(ret);
+
 	memset(kaddr + offset, 0, size);
 	if (iomap->flags & IOMAP_F_SHARED)
 		ret = dax_iomap_copy_around(pos, size, PAGE_SIZE, srcmap,
@@ -1498,7 +1499,7 @@ static loff_t dax_iomap_iter(const struct iomap_iter *iomi,
 
 		map_len = dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff, PHYS_PFN(size),
 				DAX_ACCESS, &kaddr, NULL);
-		if (map_len == -EIO && iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE) {
+		if (map_len == -EHWPOISON && iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE) {
 			map_len = dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff,
 					PHYS_PFN(size), DAX_RECOVERY_WRITE,
 					&kaddr, NULL);
@@ -1506,7 +1507,7 @@ static loff_t dax_iomap_iter(const struct iomap_iter *iomi,
 				recovery = true;
 		}
 		if (map_len < 0) {
-			ret = map_len;
+			ret = dax_mem2blk_err(map_len);
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
index 4d8d4f16c727..5f1be1da92ce 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
@@ -775,7 +775,8 @@ static int virtio_fs_zero_page_range(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
 	rc = dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff, nr_pages, DAX_ACCESS, &kaddr,
 			       NULL);
 	if (rc < 0)
-		return rc;
+		return dax_mem2blk_err(rc);
+
 	memset(kaddr, 0, nr_pages << PAGE_SHIFT);
 	dax_flush(dax_dev, kaddr, nr_pages << PAGE_SHIFT);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/dax.h b/include/linux/dax.h
index bf6258472e49..261944ec0887 100644
--- a/include/linux/dax.h
+++ b/include/linux/dax.h
@@ -261,6 +261,19 @@ static inline bool dax_mapping(struct address_space *mapping)
 	return mapping->host && IS_DAX(mapping->host);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Due to dax's memory and block duo personalities, hwpoison reporting
+ * takes into consideration which personality is presently visible.
+ * When dax acts like a block device, such as in block IO, an encounter of
+ * dax hwpoison is reported as -EIO.
+ * When dax acts like memory, such as in page fault, a detection of hwpoison
+ * is reported as -EHWPOISON which leads to VM_FAULT_HWPOISON.
+ */
+static inline int dax_mem2blk_err(int err)
+{
+	return (err == -EHWPOISON) ? -EIO : err;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEV_DAX_HMEM_DEVICES
 void hmem_register_resource(int target_nid, struct resource *r);
 #else
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 27ce77080c79..052ac9317365 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -3342,6 +3342,8 @@ static inline vm_fault_t vmf_error(int err)
 {
 	if (err == -ENOMEM)
 		return VM_FAULT_OOM;
+	else if (err == -EHWPOISON)
+		return VM_FAULT_HWPOISON;
 	return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 }