diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/btt.c b/drivers/nvdimm/btt.c
index 6567746aa315..19588291550b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/btt.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/btt.c
@@ -733,6 +733,7 @@ static int btt_arena_write_layout(struct arena_info *arena)
 	int ret;
 	struct btt_sb *super;
 	struct nd_btt *nd_btt = arena->nd_btt;
+	const u8 *parent_uuid = nd_dev_to_uuid(&nd_btt->ndns->dev);
 
 	ret = btt_map_init(arena);
 	if (ret)
@@ -748,6 +749,7 @@ static int btt_arena_write_layout(struct arena_info *arena)
 
 	strncpy(super->signature, BTT_SIG, BTT_SIG_LEN);
 	memcpy(super->uuid, nd_btt->uuid, 16);
+	memcpy(super->parent_uuid, parent_uuid, 16);
 	super->flags = cpu_to_le32(arena->flags);
 	super->version_major = cpu_to_le16(arena->version_major);
 	super->version_minor = cpu_to_le16(arena->version_minor);
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/btt_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/btt_devs.c
index 18e0663e922c..242ae1c550ad 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/btt_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/btt_devs.c
@@ -342,24 +342,37 @@ struct device *nd_btt_create(struct nd_region *nd_region)
 	return dev;
 }
 
+static bool uuid_is_null(u8 *uuid)
+{
+	static const u8 null_uuid[16];
+
+	return (memcmp(uuid, null_uuid, 16) == 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * nd_btt_arena_is_valid - check if the metadata layout is valid
  * @nd_btt:	device with BTT geometry and backing device info
  * @super:	pointer to the arena's info block being tested
  *
  * Check consistency of the btt info block with itself by validating
- * the checksum.
+ * the checksum, and with the parent namespace by verifying the
+ * parent_uuid contained in the info block with the one supplied in.
  *
  * Returns:
  * false for an invalid info block, true for a valid one
  */
 bool nd_btt_arena_is_valid(struct nd_btt *nd_btt, struct btt_sb *super)
 {
+	const u8 *parent_uuid = nd_dev_to_uuid(&nd_btt->ndns->dev);
 	u64 checksum;
 
 	if (memcmp(super->signature, BTT_SIG, BTT_SIG_LEN) != 0)
 		return false;
 
+	if (!uuid_is_null(super->parent_uuid))
+		if (memcmp(super->parent_uuid, parent_uuid, 16) != 0)
+			return false;
+
 	checksum = le64_to_cpu(super->checksum);
 	super->checksum = 0;
 	if (checksum != nd_btt_sb_checksum(super))
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
index fef0dd80d4ad..b18ffea9d85b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
@@ -100,6 +100,26 @@ const char *nvdimm_namespace_disk_name(struct nd_namespace_common *ndns,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvdimm_namespace_disk_name);
 
+const u8 *nd_dev_to_uuid(struct device *dev)
+{
+	static const u8 null_uuid[16];
+
+	if (!dev)
+		return null_uuid;
+
+	if (is_namespace_pmem(dev)) {
+		struct nd_namespace_pmem *nspm = to_nd_namespace_pmem(dev);
+
+		return nspm->uuid;
+	} else if (is_namespace_blk(dev)) {
+		struct nd_namespace_blk *nsblk = to_nd_namespace_blk(dev);
+
+		return nsblk->uuid;
+	} else
+		return null_uuid;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nd_dev_to_uuid);
+
 static ssize_t nstype_show(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h b/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
index 835263e47bb8..f9615824947b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
@@ -217,4 +217,5 @@ static inline bool nd_iostat_start(struct bio *bio, unsigned long *start)
 }
 void nd_iostat_end(struct bio *bio, unsigned long start);
 resource_size_t nd_namespace_blk_validate(struct nd_namespace_blk *nsblk);
+const u8 *nd_dev_to_uuid(struct device *dev);
 #endif /* __ND_H__ */