diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
index 4b1e016..b3e65cb 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
@@ -635,11 +635,18 @@
             }
             encryptable = FS_MGR_MNTALL_DEV_MIGHT_BE_ENCRYPTED;
         } else {
-            ERROR("Failed to mount an un-encryptable or wiped partition on"
-                   "%s at %s options: %s error: %s\n",
-                   fstab->recs[attempted_idx].blk_device, fstab->recs[attempted_idx].mount_point,
-                   fstab->recs[attempted_idx].fs_options, strerror(mount_errno));
-            ++error_count;
+            if (fs_mgr_is_nofail(&fstab->recs[attempted_idx])) {
+                ERROR("Ignoring failure to mount an un-encryptable or wiped partition on"
+                       "%s at %s options: %s error: %s\n",
+                       fstab->recs[attempted_idx].blk_device, fstab->recs[attempted_idx].mount_point,
+                       fstab->recs[attempted_idx].fs_options, strerror(mount_errno));
+            } else {
+                ERROR("Failed to mount an un-encryptable or wiped partition on"
+                       "%s at %s options: %s error: %s\n",
+                       fstab->recs[attempted_idx].blk_device, fstab->recs[attempted_idx].mount_point,
+                       fstab->recs[attempted_idx].fs_options, strerror(mount_errno));
+                ++error_count;
+            }
             continue;
         }
     }
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.c b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.c
index cf35b3f..5b92db7 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.c
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
     { "notrim",       MF_NOTRIM },
     { "formattable", MF_FORMATTABLE },
     { "slotselect",  MF_SLOTSELECT },
+    { "nofail",      MF_NOFAIL },
     { "defaults",    0 },
     { 0,             0 },
 };
@@ -491,3 +492,8 @@
 {
     return fstab->fs_mgr_flags & MF_SLOTSELECT;
 }
+
+int fs_mgr_is_nofail(struct fstab_rec *fstab)
+{
+    return fstab->fs_mgr_flags & MF_NOFAIL;
+}
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_priv.h b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_priv.h
index ba0e097..775f36d 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_priv.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_priv.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 #define MF_FILEENCRYPTION 0x2000
 #define MF_FORMATTABLE  0x4000
 #define MF_SLOTSELECT   0x8000
+#define MF_NOFAIL       0x40000
 
 #define DM_BUF_SIZE 4096
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
index 27fccf7..c5e1f32 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 int fs_mgr_is_noemulatedsd(const struct fstab_rec *fstab);
 int fs_mgr_is_notrim(struct fstab_rec *fstab);
 int fs_mgr_is_formattable(struct fstab_rec *fstab);
+int fs_mgr_is_nofail(struct fstab_rec *fstab);
 int fs_mgr_swapon_all(struct fstab *fstab);
 
 int fs_mgr_do_format(struct fstab_rec *fstab);