diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
index 25f33eb25337..086ac9c9343c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
@@ -960,6 +960,12 @@ int target_configure_device(struct se_device *dev)
 	ret = dev->transport->configure_device(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free_index;
+
+	if (dev->transport->configure_unmap &&
+	    dev->transport->configure_unmap(dev)) {
+		pr_debug("Discard support available, but disabled by default.\n");
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * XXX: there is not much point to have two different values here..
 	 */
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_backend.h b/include/target/target_core_backend.h
index 773963a1e0b5..a3c193df25b3 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_backend.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_backend.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct target_backend_ops {
 	struct se_dev_plug *(*plug_device)(struct se_device *se_dev);
 	void (*unplug_device)(struct se_dev_plug *se_plug);
 
+	bool (*configure_unmap)(struct se_device *se_dev);
 	ssize_t (*set_configfs_dev_params)(struct se_device *,
 					   const char *, ssize_t);
 	ssize_t (*show_configfs_dev_params)(struct se_device *, char *);