diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
index 8d3b58ebd38e..ae4c717243a5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 
 #define KB (1024)
 #define MB (1024*KB)
+#define GB (1024L*MB)
 
 /*
  * Note:  pte   --> Linux PTE
@@ -329,6 +330,44 @@ static int __init htab_dt_scan_page_sizes(unsigned long node,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Scan for 16G memory blocks that have been set aside for huge pages
+ * and reserve those blocks for 16G huge pages.
+ */
+static int __init htab_dt_scan_hugepage_blocks(unsigned long node,
+					const char *uname, int depth,
+					void *data) {
+	char *type = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "device_type", NULL);
+	unsigned long *addr_prop;
+	u32 *page_count_prop;
+	unsigned int expected_pages;
+	long unsigned int phys_addr;
+	long unsigned int block_size;
+
+	/* We are scanning "memory" nodes only */
+	if (type == NULL || strcmp(type, "memory") != 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* This property is the log base 2 of the number of virtual pages that
+	 * will represent this memory block. */
+	page_count_prop = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "ibm,expected#pages", NULL);
+	if (page_count_prop == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	expected_pages = (1 << page_count_prop[0]);
+	addr_prop = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "reg", NULL);
+	if (addr_prop == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	phys_addr = addr_prop[0];
+	block_size = addr_prop[1];
+	if (block_size != (16 * GB))
+		return 0;
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Huge page(16GB) memory: "
+			"addr = 0x%lX size = 0x%lX pages = %d\n",
+			phys_addr, block_size, expected_pages);
+	lmb_reserve(phys_addr, block_size * expected_pages);
+	add_gpage(phys_addr, block_size, expected_pages);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void __init htab_init_page_sizes(void)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -418,7 +457,10 @@ static void __init htab_init_page_sizes(void)
 	       );
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE
-	/* Init large page size. Currently, we pick 16M or 1M depending
+	/* Reserve 16G huge page memory sections for huge pages */
+	of_scan_flat_dt(htab_dt_scan_hugepage_blocks, NULL);
+
+/* Init large page size. Currently, we pick 16M or 1M depending
 	 * on what is available
 	 */
 	if (mmu_psize_defs[MMU_PAGE_16M].shift)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 5df82186fc93..e2a650a9e533 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -110,6 +110,22 @@ pmd_t *hpmd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr)
 }
 #endif
 
+/* Build list of addresses of gigantic pages.  This function is used in early
+ * boot before the buddy or bootmem allocator is setup.
+ */
+void add_gpage(unsigned long addr, unsigned long page_size,
+	unsigned long number_of_pages)
+{
+	if (!addr)
+		return;
+	while (number_of_pages > 0) {
+		gpage_freearray[nr_gpages] = addr;
+		nr_gpages++;
+		number_of_pages--;
+		addr += page_size;
+	}
+}
+
 /* Moves the gigantic page addresses from the temporary list to the
  * huge_boot_pages list.  */
 int alloc_bootmem_huge_page(struct hstate *h)
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-hash64.h b/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-hash64.h
index d1dc16afb118..b61181aa7746 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-hash64.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-hash64.h
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ extern int htab_bolt_mapping(unsigned long vstart, unsigned long vend,
 			     unsigned long pstart, unsigned long mode,
 			     int psize, int ssize);
 extern void set_huge_psize(int psize);
+extern void add_gpage(unsigned long addr, unsigned long page_size,
+			  unsigned long number_of_pages);
 extern void demote_segment_4k(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr);
 
 extern void htab_initialize(void);