diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_fw.h b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_fw.h
index 51d1a70f8b45..1243e5942b76 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_fw.h
@@ -539,6 +539,10 @@ struct qla_flt_region {
 #define ENABLE_INTERNAL_LOOPBACK	0x04
 #define ENABLE_EXTERNAL_LOOPBACK	0x08
 
+/* generic defines to enable/disable params */
+#define QL4_PARAM_DISABLE	0
+#define QL4_PARAM_ENABLE	1
+
 /*************************************************************************/
 
 /* Host Adapter Initialization Control Block (from host) */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
index a8847a31273d..057d06861ad7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
@@ -6684,10 +6684,13 @@ qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_set_param(struct iscsi_bus_flash_session *fnode_sess,
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost = iscsi_flash_session_to_shost(fnode_sess);
 	struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(shost);
 	struct iscsi_flashnode_param_info *fnode_param;
+	struct ql4_chap_table chap_tbl;
 	struct nlattr *attr;
+	uint16_t chap_out_idx = INVALID_ENTRY;
 	int rc = QLA_ERROR;
 	uint32_t rem = len;
 
+	memset((void *)&chap_tbl, 0, sizeof(chap_tbl));
 	nla_for_each_attr(attr, data, len, rem) {
 		fnode_param = nla_data(attr);
 
@@ -6729,6 +6732,10 @@ qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_set_param(struct iscsi_bus_flash_session *fnode_sess,
 			break;
 		case ISCSI_FLASHNODE_CHAP_AUTH_EN:
 			fnode_sess->chap_auth_en = fnode_param->value[0];
+			/* Invalidate chap index if chap auth is disabled */
+			if (!fnode_sess->chap_auth_en)
+				fnode_sess->chap_out_idx = INVALID_ENTRY;
+
 			break;
 		case ISCSI_FLASHNODE_SNACK_REQ_EN:
 			fnode_conn->snack_req_en = fnode_param->value[0];
@@ -6867,6 +6874,17 @@ qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_set_param(struct iscsi_bus_flash_session *fnode_sess,
 			fnode_conn->exp_statsn =
 						*(uint32_t *)fnode_param->value;
 			break;
+		case ISCSI_FLASHNODE_CHAP_OUT_IDX:
+			chap_out_idx = *(uint16_t *)fnode_param->value;
+			if (!qla4xxx_get_uni_chap_at_index(ha,
+							   chap_tbl.name,
+							   chap_tbl.secret,
+							   chap_out_idx)) {
+				fnode_sess->chap_out_idx = chap_out_idx;
+				/* Enable chap auth if chap index is valid */
+				fnode_sess->chap_auth_en = QL4_PARAM_ENABLE;
+			}
+			break;
 		default:
 			ql4_printk(KERN_ERR, ha,
 				   "%s: No such sysfs attribute\n", __func__);