diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-thunderbolt b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-thunderbolt
index f6743dc33aac..da580b504c87 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-thunderbolt
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-thunderbolt
@@ -213,12 +213,15 @@ Description:	When new NVM image is written to the non-active NVM
 		restarted with the new NVM firmware. If the image
 		verification fails an error code is returned instead.
 
-		This file will accept writing values "1" or "2"
+		This file will accept writing values "1", "2" or "3".
 
 		- Writing "1" will flush the image to the storage
 		  area and authenticate the image in one action.
 		- Writing "2" will run some basic validation on the image
 		  and flush it to the storage area.
+		- Writing "3" will authenticate the image that is
+		  currently written in the storage area. This is only
+		  supported with USB4 devices.
 
 		When read holds status of the last authentication
 		operation if an error occurred during the process. This
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
index bf4821d3bbab..83b1ef3d5d03 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
@@ -303,13 +303,23 @@ static inline int nvm_read(struct tb_switch *sw, unsigned int address,
 	return dma_port_flash_read(sw->dma_port, address, buf, size);
 }
 
-static int nvm_authenticate(struct tb_switch *sw)
+static int nvm_authenticate(struct tb_switch *sw, bool auth_only)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (tb_switch_is_usb4(sw))
+	if (tb_switch_is_usb4(sw)) {
+		if (auth_only) {
+			ret = usb4_switch_nvm_set_offset(sw, 0);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+		sw->nvm->authenticating = true;
 		return usb4_switch_nvm_authenticate(sw);
+	} else if (auth_only) {
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
 
+	sw->nvm->authenticating = true;
 	if (!tb_route(sw)) {
 		nvm_authenticate_start_dma_port(sw);
 		ret = nvm_authenticate_host_dma_port(sw);
@@ -1713,8 +1723,7 @@ static ssize_t nvm_authenticate_sysfs(struct device *dev, const char *buf,
 				      bool disconnect)
 {
 	struct tb_switch *sw = tb_to_switch(dev);
-	int val;
-	int ret;
+	int val, ret;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&sw->dev);
 
@@ -1737,22 +1746,27 @@ static ssize_t nvm_authenticate_sysfs(struct device *dev, const char *buf,
 	nvm_clear_auth_status(sw);
 
 	if (val > 0) {
-		if (!sw->nvm->flushed) {
-			if (!sw->nvm->buf) {
+		if (val == AUTHENTICATE_ONLY) {
+			if (disconnect)
 				ret = -EINVAL;
-				goto exit_unlock;
+			else
+				ret = nvm_authenticate(sw, true);
+		} else {
+			if (!sw->nvm->flushed) {
+				if (!sw->nvm->buf) {
+					ret = -EINVAL;
+					goto exit_unlock;
+				}
+
+				ret = nvm_validate_and_write(sw);
+				if (ret || val == WRITE_ONLY)
+					goto exit_unlock;
 			}
-
-			ret = nvm_validate_and_write(sw);
-			if (ret || val == WRITE_ONLY)
-				goto exit_unlock;
-		}
-		if (val == WRITE_AND_AUTHENTICATE) {
-			if (disconnect) {
-				ret = tb_lc_force_power(sw);
-			} else {
-				sw->nvm->authenticating = true;
-				ret = nvm_authenticate(sw);
+			if (val == WRITE_AND_AUTHENTICATE) {
+				if (disconnect)
+					ret = tb_lc_force_power(sw);
+				else
+					ret = nvm_authenticate(sw, false);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h b/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
index 863d80ad44ab..53f6bb85b178 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct tb_nvm {
 enum tb_nvm_write_ops {
 	WRITE_AND_AUTHENTICATE = 1,
 	WRITE_ONLY = 2,
+	AUTHENTICATE_ONLY = 3,
 };
 
 #define TB_SWITCH_KEY_SIZE		32
@@ -1049,6 +1050,7 @@ int usb4_switch_set_sleep(struct tb_switch *sw);
 int usb4_switch_nvm_sector_size(struct tb_switch *sw);
 int usb4_switch_nvm_read(struct tb_switch *sw, unsigned int address, void *buf,
 			 size_t size);
+int usb4_switch_nvm_set_offset(struct tb_switch *sw, unsigned int address);
 int usb4_switch_nvm_write(struct tb_switch *sw, unsigned int address,
 			  const void *buf, size_t size);
 int usb4_switch_nvm_authenticate(struct tb_switch *sw);
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/usb4.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/usb4.c
index 8af96dbaa7a7..76d7335aa440 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/usb4.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/usb4.c
@@ -547,8 +547,17 @@ int usb4_switch_nvm_read(struct tb_switch *sw, unsigned int address, void *buf,
 				usb4_switch_nvm_read_block, sw);
 }
 
-static int usb4_switch_nvm_set_offset(struct tb_switch *sw,
-				      unsigned int address)
+/**
+ * usb4_switch_nvm_set_offset() - Set NVM write offset
+ * @sw: USB4 router
+ * @address: Start offset
+ *
+ * Explicitly sets NVM write offset. Normally when writing to NVM this
+ * is done automatically by usb4_switch_nvm_write().
+ *
+ * Returns %0 in success and negative errno if there was a failure.
+ */
+int usb4_switch_nvm_set_offset(struct tb_switch *sw, unsigned int address)
 {
 	u32 metadata, dwaddress;
 	u8 status = 0;
