diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
index 5f1385b96b1315d0132ffd80ff0466045a391601..097794d9f78637fd787f86a07060f8653fa67e4f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
@@ -331,6 +331,17 @@ static ssize_t commands_show(struct device *dev,
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(commands);
 
+static ssize_t flags_show(struct device *dev,
+		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct nvdimm *nvdimm = to_nvdimm(dev);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s%s\n",
+			test_bit(NDD_ALIASING, &nvdimm->flags) ? "alias " : "",
+			test_bit(NDD_LOCKED, &nvdimm->flags) ? "lock " : "");
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(flags);
+
 static ssize_t state_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		char *buf)
 {
@@ -372,6 +383,7 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(available_slots);
 
 static struct attribute *nvdimm_attributes[] = {
 	&dev_attr_state.attr,
+	&dev_attr_flags.attr,
 	&dev_attr_commands.attr,
 	&dev_attr_available_slots.attr,
 	NULL,