diff --git a/block/iscsi.c b/block/iscsi.c
index 233f46285c..3485d622ec 100644
--- a/block/iscsi.c
+++ b/block/iscsi.c
@@ -1219,6 +1219,40 @@ static void iscsi_attach_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs,
               qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME) + NOP_INTERVAL);
 }
 
+static bool iscsi_is_write_protected(IscsiLun *iscsilun)
+{
+    struct scsi_task *task;
+    struct scsi_mode_sense *ms = NULL;
+    bool wrprotected = false;
+
+    task = iscsi_modesense6_sync(iscsilun->iscsi, iscsilun->lun,
+                                 1, SCSI_MODESENSE_PC_CURRENT,
+                                 0x3F, 0, 255);
+    if (task == NULL) {
+        error_report("iSCSI: Failed to send MODE_SENSE(6) command: %s",
+                     iscsi_get_error(iscsilun->iscsi));
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (task->status != SCSI_STATUS_GOOD) {
+        error_report("iSCSI: Failed MODE_SENSE(6), LUN assumed writable");
+        goto out;
+    }
+    ms = scsi_datain_unmarshall(task);
+    if (!ms) {
+        error_report("iSCSI: Failed to unmarshall MODE_SENSE(6) data: %s",
+                     iscsi_get_error(iscsilun->iscsi));
+        goto out;
+    }
+    wrprotected = ms->device_specific_parameter & 0x80;
+
+out:
+    if (task) {
+        scsi_free_scsi_task(task);
+    }
+    return wrprotected;
+}
+
 /*
  * We support iscsi url's on the form
  * iscsi://[<username>%<password>@]<host>[:<port>]/<targetname>/<lun>
@@ -1339,6 +1373,14 @@ static int iscsi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     scsi_free_scsi_task(task);
     task = NULL;
 
+    /* Check the write protect flag of the LUN if we want to write */
+    if (iscsilun->type == TYPE_DISK && (flags & BDRV_O_RDWR) &&
+        iscsi_is_write_protected(iscsilun)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Cannot open a write protected LUN as read-write");
+        ret = -EACCES;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     iscsi_readcapacity_sync(iscsilun, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);