diff --git a/components/storage/blockdevice/COMPONENT_QSPIF/QSPIFBlockDevice.cpp b/components/storage/blockdevice/COMPONENT_QSPIF/QSPIFBlockDevice.cpp
index 5e590d7c90..b440042496 100644
--- a/components/storage/blockdevice/COMPONENT_QSPIF/QSPIFBlockDevice.cpp
+++ b/components/storage/blockdevice/COMPONENT_QSPIF/QSPIFBlockDevice.cpp
@@ -514,6 +514,11 @@ bd_size_t QSPIFBlockDevice::size() const
     return _device_size_bytes;
 }
 
+int QSPIFBlockDevice::get_erase_value() const
+{
+    return 0xFF;
+}
+
 /********************************/
 /*   Different Device Csel Mgmt */
 /********************************/
diff --git a/components/storage/blockdevice/COMPONENT_QSPIF/QSPIFBlockDevice.h b/components/storage/blockdevice/COMPONENT_QSPIF/QSPIFBlockDevice.h
index aad4e3fb37..c01bd5a859 100644
--- a/components/storage/blockdevice/COMPONENT_QSPIF/QSPIFBlockDevice.h
+++ b/components/storage/blockdevice/COMPONENT_QSPIF/QSPIFBlockDevice.h
@@ -191,6 +191,17 @@ public:
      */
     virtual bd_size_t get_erase_size(bd_addr_t addr);
 
+    /** Get the value of storage byte after it was erased
+     *
+     *  If get_erase_value returns a non-negative byte value, the underlying
+     *  storage is set to that value when erased, and storage containing
+     *  that value can be programmed without another erase.
+     *
+     *  @return         The value of storage when erased, or -1 if you can't
+     *                  rely on the value of erased storage
+     */
+    virtual int get_erase_value() const;
+
     /** Get the total size of the underlying device
      *
      *  @return         Size of the underlying device in bytes