diff --git a/sbin/geom/class/nop/geom_nop.c b/sbin/geom/class/nop/geom_nop.c
index cd4f6af19f48..a5edfdeeb357 100644
--- a/sbin/geom/class/nop/geom_nop.c
+++ b/sbin/geom/class/nop/geom_nop.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ uint32_t version = G_NOP_VERSION;
 
 static intmax_t failprob = 0;
 static intmax_t offset = 0;
+static intmax_t secsize = 0;
 static intmax_t size = 0;
 
 struct g_command class_commands[] = {
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ struct g_command class_commands[] = {
 		{ 'f', "failprob", &failprob, G_TYPE_NUMBER },
 		{ 'o', "offset", &offset, G_TYPE_NUMBER },
 		{ 's', "size", &size, G_TYPE_NUMBER },
+		{ 'S', "secsize", &secsize, G_TYPE_NUMBER },
 		G_OPT_SENTINEL
 	    }
 	},
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ void
 usage(const char *name)
 {
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s create [-v] [-f failprob] [-o offset] [-s size] <dev1> [dev2 [...]]\n", name);
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s create [-v] [-f failprob] [-o offset] [-s size] [-S secsize] <dev1> [dev2 [...]]\n", name);
 	fprintf(stderr, "       %s configure [-v] [-f failprob] <prov1> [prov2 [...]]\n", name);
 	fprintf(stderr, "       %s destroy [-fv] <prov1> [prov2 [...]]\n", name);
 }
diff --git a/sbin/geom/class/nop/gnop.8 b/sbin/geom/class/nop/gnop.8
index 54cad18965ba..5ff7e07f7880 100644
--- a/sbin/geom/class/nop/gnop.8
+++ b/sbin/geom/class/nop/gnop.8
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 .Op Fl f Ar failprob
 .Op Fl o Ar offset
 .Op Fl s Ar size
+.Op Fl S Ar secsize
 .Ar dev1
 .Op Ar dev2 Op Ar ...
 .Nm
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@ Specifies failure probability in percentage.
 Where to begin on the original provider.
 .It Fl s Ar size
 Size of the transparent provider.
+.It Fl S Ar secsize
+Sector size of the transparent provider.
 .It Fl v
 Be more verbose.
 .El
diff --git a/sys/geom/nop/g_nop.c b/sys/geom/nop/g_nop.c
index 88283eef3d21..c9e53ea58738 100644
--- a/sys/geom/nop/g_nop.c
+++ b/sys/geom/nop/g_nop.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ g_nop_access(struct g_provider *pp, int dr, int dw, int de)
 
 static int
 g_nop_create(struct gctl_req *req, struct g_class *mp, struct g_provider *pp,
-    u_int failprob, off_t offset, off_t size)
+    u_int failprob, off_t offset, off_t size, u_int secsize)
 {
 	struct g_nop_softc *sc;
 	struct g_geom *gp;
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ g_nop_create(struct gctl_req *req, struct g_class *mp, struct g_provider *pp,
 		gctl_error(req, "Invalid size for provider %s.", pp->name);
 		return (EINVAL);
 	}
+	if (secsize == 0)
+		secsize = pp->sectorsize;
+	else if ((secsize % pp->sectorsize) != 0) {
+		gctl_error(req, "Invalid secsize for provider %s.", pp->name);
+		return (EINVAL);
+	}
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s%s", pp->name, G_NOP_SUFFIX);
 	LIST_FOREACH(gp, &mp->geom, geom) {
 		if (strcmp(gp->name, name) == 0) {
@@ -183,7 +189,7 @@ g_nop_create(struct gctl_req *req, struct g_class *mp, struct g_provider *pp,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 	newpp->mediasize = size;
-	newpp->sectorsize = pp->sectorsize;
+	newpp->sectorsize = secsize;
 
 	cp = g_new_consumer(gp);
 	if (cp == NULL) {
@@ -253,7 +259,7 @@ static void
 g_nop_ctl_create(struct gctl_req *req, struct g_class *mp)
 {
 	struct g_provider *pp;
-	intmax_t *failprob, *offset, *size;
+	intmax_t *failprob, *offset, *secsize, *size;
 	const char *name;
 	char param[16];
 	int i, *nargs;
@@ -296,6 +302,15 @@ g_nop_ctl_create(struct gctl_req *req, struct g_class *mp)
 		gctl_error(req, "Invalid '%s' argument", "size");
 		return;
 	}
+	secsize = gctl_get_paraml(req, "secsize", sizeof(*secsize));
+	if (secsize == NULL) {
+		gctl_error(req, "No '%s' argument", "secsize");
+		return;
+	}
+	if (*secsize < 0) {
+		gctl_error(req, "Invalid '%s' argument", "secsize");
+		return;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < *nargs; i++) {
 		snprintf(param, sizeof(param), "arg%d", i);
@@ -313,7 +328,7 @@ g_nop_ctl_create(struct gctl_req *req, struct g_class *mp)
 			return; 
 		}
 		if (g_nop_create(req, mp, pp, (u_int)*failprob, (off_t)*offset,
-		    (off_t)*size) != 0) {
+		    (off_t)*size, (u_int)*secsize) != 0) {
 			return;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/sys/geom/nop/g_nop.h b/sys/geom/nop/g_nop.h
index cb9f38d40427..378c3eff490f 100644
--- a/sys/geom/nop/g_nop.h
+++ b/sys/geom/nop/g_nop.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #define	_G_NOP_H_
 
 #define	G_NOP_CLASS_NAME	"NOP"
-#define	G_NOP_VERSION		2
+#define	G_NOP_VERSION		3
 #define	G_NOP_SUFFIX		".nop"
 
 #ifdef _KERNEL