diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 0833b3e6aa6e8f..bdd0acf7fa3cb1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -3407,6 +3407,24 @@ static bool sd_validate_opt_xfer_size(struct scsi_disk *sdkp,
 	return true;
 }
 
+static void sd_read_block_zero(struct scsi_disk *sdkp)
+{
+	unsigned int buf_len = sdkp->device->sector_size;
+	char *buffer, cmd[10] = { };
+
+	buffer = kmalloc(buf_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buffer)
+		return;
+
+	cmd[0] = READ_10;
+	put_unaligned_be32(0, &cmd[2]); /* Logical block address 0 */
+	put_unaligned_be16(1, &cmd[7]);	/* Transfer 1 logical block */
+
+	scsi_execute_cmd(sdkp->device, cmd, REQ_OP_DRV_IN, buffer, buf_len,
+			 SD_TIMEOUT, sdkp->max_retries, NULL);
+	kfree(buffer);
+}
+
 /**
  *	sd_revalidate_disk - called the first time a new disk is seen,
  *	performs disk spin up, read_capacity, etc.
@@ -3446,7 +3464,13 @@ static int sd_revalidate_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	 */
 	if (sdkp->media_present) {
 		sd_read_capacity(sdkp, buffer);
-
+		/*
+		 * Some USB/UAS devices return generic values for mode pages
+		 * until the media has been accessed. Trigger a READ operation
+		 * to force the device to populate mode pages.
+		 */
+		if (sdp->read_before_ms)
+			sd_read_block_zero(sdkp);
 		/*
 		 * set the default to rotational.  All non-rotational devices
 		 * support the block characteristics VPD page, which will
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/scsiglue.c b/drivers/usb/storage/scsiglue.c
index c54e9805da536a..12cf9940e5b675 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/scsiglue.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/scsiglue.c
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ static int slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 		 */
 		sdev->use_192_bytes_for_3f = 1;
 
+		/*
+		 * Some devices report generic values until the media has been
+		 * accessed. Force a READ(10) prior to querying device
+		 * characteristics.
+		 */
+		sdev->read_before_ms = 1;
+
 		/*
 		 * Some devices don't like MODE SENSE with page=0x3f,
 		 * which is the command used for checking if a device
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
index 9707f53cfda9c0..71ace274761f18 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/uas.c
@@ -878,6 +878,13 @@ static int uas_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	if (devinfo->flags & US_FL_CAPACITY_HEURISTICS)
 		sdev->guess_capacity = 1;
 
+	/*
+	 * Some devices report generic values until the media has been
+	 * accessed. Force a READ(10) prior to querying device
+	 * characteristics.
+	 */
+	sdev->read_before_ms = 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Some devices don't like MODE SENSE with page=0x3f,
 	 * which is the command used for checking if a device
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 5ec1e71a09de76..01c02cb76ea6b1 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ struct scsi_device {
 	unsigned use_10_for_rw:1; /* first try 10-byte read / write */
 	unsigned use_10_for_ms:1; /* first try 10-byte mode sense/select */
 	unsigned set_dbd_for_ms:1; /* Set "DBD" field in mode sense */
+	unsigned read_before_ms:1;	/* perform a READ before MODE SENSE */
 	unsigned no_report_opcodes:1;	/* no REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES */
 	unsigned no_write_same:1;	/* no WRITE SAME command */
 	unsigned use_16_for_rw:1; /* Use read/write(16) over read/write(10) */