diff --git a/flashrom.c b/flashrom.c
index d3f802bf6..ab82d1ff5 100644
--- a/flashrom.c
+++ b/flashrom.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -1010,6 +1011,31 @@ static int walk_eraseblocks(struct flashctx *const flashctx,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void align_region(const struct erase_layout *layout, struct flashctx *const flashctx, chipoff_t *region_start, chipoff_t *region_end);
+
+void align_region(const struct erase_layout *layout, struct flashctx *const flashctx, chipoff_t *region_start, chipoff_t *region_end)
+{
+	chipoff_t start_diff = UINT_MAX, end_diff = UINT_MAX;
+	int erasefn_count = count_usable_erasers(flashctx);
+	for (int i = 0; i < erasefn_count; i++) {
+		for (size_t j = 0; j < layout[i].block_count; j++) {
+			if (layout[i].layout_list[j].start_addr <= *region_start)
+				start_diff = (*region_start - layout[i].layout_list[j].start_addr) > start_diff ? start_diff : (*region_start - layout[i].layout_list[j].start_addr);
+			if (layout[i].layout_list[j].end_addr >= *region_end)
+				end_diff = (layout[i].layout_list[j].end_addr - *region_end) > end_diff ? end_diff : (layout[i].layout_list[j].end_addr - *region_end);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (start_diff) {
+		msg_cinfo("Region start not sector aligned!! Extending start boundaries...\n");
+		*region_start = *region_start - start_diff;
+	}
+	if (end_diff) {
+		msg_cinfo("Region end not sector aligned!! Extending end boundaries...\n");
+		*region_end = *region_end + end_diff;
+	}
+}
+
 static int walk_by_layout(struct flashctx *const flashctx, struct walk_info *const info,
 			  const per_blockfn_t per_blockfn)
 {