diff --git a/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c b/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
index a3b25a92f3..3cbd41629d 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/nvdimm.c
@@ -670,7 +670,8 @@ static void nvdimm_dsm_label_size(NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm, hwaddr dsm_mem_addr)
 }
 
 static uint32_t nvdimm_rw_label_data_check(NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm,
-                                           uint32_t offset, uint32_t length)
+                                           uint32_t offset, uint32_t length,
+                                           bool is_write)
 {
     uint32_t ret = NVDIMM_DSM_RET_STATUS_INVALID;
 
@@ -690,6 +691,10 @@ static uint32_t nvdimm_rw_label_data_check(NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm,
         return ret;
     }
 
+    if (is_write && nvdimm->readonly) {
+        return NVDIMM_DSM_RET_STATUS_UNSUPPORT;
+    }
+
     return NVDIMM_DSM_RET_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -713,7 +718,7 @@ static void nvdimm_dsm_get_label_data(NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm, NvdimmDsmIn *in,
                                  get_label_data->length);
 
     status = nvdimm_rw_label_data_check(nvdimm, get_label_data->offset,
-                                        get_label_data->length);
+                                        get_label_data->length, false);
     if (status != NVDIMM_DSM_RET_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         nvdimm_dsm_no_payload(status, dsm_mem_addr);
         return;
@@ -752,7 +757,7 @@ static void nvdimm_dsm_set_label_data(NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm, NvdimmDsmIn *in,
                                   set_label_data->length);
 
     status = nvdimm_rw_label_data_check(nvdimm, set_label_data->offset,
-                                        set_label_data->length);
+                                        set_label_data->length, true);
     if (status != NVDIMM_DSM_RET_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         nvdimm_dsm_no_payload(status, dsm_mem_addr);
         return;
diff --git a/hw/mem/nvdimm.c b/hw/mem/nvdimm.c
index 31080c22c9..1631a7d13f 100644
--- a/hw/mem/nvdimm.c
+++ b/hw/mem/nvdimm.c
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ static void nvdimm_prepare_memory_region(NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm, Error **errp)
                    object_get_canonical_path_component(OBJECT(hostmem)));
         return;
     }
+    if (memory_region_is_rom(mr)) {
+        nvdimm->readonly = true;
+    }
 
     nvdimm->nvdimm_mr = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     memory_region_init_alias(nvdimm->nvdimm_mr, OBJECT(dimm),
@@ -207,15 +210,16 @@ static void nvdimm_unrealize(PCDIMMDevice *dimm)
  * label read/write functions.
  */
 static void nvdimm_validate_rw_label_data(NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm, uint64_t size,
-                                        uint64_t offset)
+                                        uint64_t offset, bool is_write)
 {
     assert((nvdimm->label_size >= size + offset) && (offset + size > offset));
+    assert(!is_write || !nvdimm->readonly);
 }
 
 static void nvdimm_read_label_data(NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm, void *buf,
                                    uint64_t size, uint64_t offset)
 {
-    nvdimm_validate_rw_label_data(nvdimm, size, offset);
+    nvdimm_validate_rw_label_data(nvdimm, size, offset, false);
 
     memcpy(buf, nvdimm->label_data + offset, size);
 }
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ static void nvdimm_write_label_data(NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm, const void *buf,
                                             "pmem", NULL);
     uint64_t backend_offset;
 
-    nvdimm_validate_rw_label_data(nvdimm, size, offset);
+    nvdimm_validate_rw_label_data(nvdimm, size, offset, true);
 
     if (!is_pmem) {
         memcpy(nvdimm->label_data + offset, buf, size);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_nvdimm.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_nvdimm.c
index a8688243a6..60d6d0acc0 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_nvdimm.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_nvdimm.c
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ static target_ulong h_scm_write_metadata(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
 
     nvdimm = NVDIMM(drc->dev);
     if ((offset + len < offset) ||
-        (nvdimm->label_size < len + offset)) {
+        (nvdimm->label_size < len + offset) ||
+        nvdimm->readonly) {
         return H_P2;
     }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h b/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
index acf887c83d..d3b763453a 100644
--- a/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
+++ b/include/hw/mem/nvdimm.h
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ struct NVDIMMDevice {
      */
     bool unarmed;
 
+    /*
+     * Whether our DIMM is backed by ROM, and even label data cannot be
+     * written. If set, implies that "unarmed" is also set.
+     */
+    bool readonly;
+
     /*
      * The PPC64 - spapr requires each nvdimm device have a uuid.
      */