diff --git a/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl.c b/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl.c
index d1503aef4..fa3f94228 100644
--- a/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl.c
+++ b/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl.c
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ bdev_ftl_write_config_json(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint64(w, "limit_low_threshold", conf->limits[SPDK_FTL_LIMIT_LOW].thld);
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint64(w, "limit_start", conf->limits[SPDK_FTL_LIMIT_START].limit);
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint64(w, "limit_start_threshold", conf->limits[SPDK_FTL_LIMIT_START].thld);
+	if (conf->l2p_path) {
+		spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "l2p_path", conf->l2p_path);
+	}
 
 	spdk_uuid_fmt_lower(uuid, sizeof(uuid), &attrs.uuid);
 	spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "uuid", uuid);
diff --git a/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl_rpc.c b/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl_rpc.c
index bf9c2bca2..c63afb549 100644
--- a/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl_rpc.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ free_rpc_bdev_ftl_create(struct rpc_bdev_ftl_create *req)
 	free(req->base_bdev);
 	free(req->uuid);
 	free(req->cache_bdev);
+	free((char *)req->ftl_conf.l2p_path);
 }
 
 static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_bdev_ftl_create_decoders[] = {
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_bdev_ftl_create_decoders[] = {
 		"use_append", offsetof(struct rpc_bdev_ftl_create, ftl_conf) +
 		offsetof(struct spdk_ftl_conf, use_append), spdk_json_decode_bool, true
 	},
+	{
+		"l2p_path", offsetof(struct rpc_bdev_ftl_create, ftl_conf) +
+		offsetof(struct spdk_ftl_conf, l2p_path),
+		spdk_json_decode_string, true
+	},
 	{
 		"limit_crit", offsetof(struct rpc_bdev_ftl_create, ftl_conf) +
 		offsetof(struct spdk_ftl_conf, limits[SPDK_FTL_LIMIT_CRIT]) +
diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index 94462bc8a..ea8bcf180 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -1550,6 +1550,7 @@ Format: 'user:u1 secret:s1 muser:mu1 msecret:ms1,user:u2 secret:s2 muser:mu2 mse
                                             cache=args.cache,
                                             allow_open_bands=args.allow_open_bands,
                                             overprovisioning=args.overprovisioning,
+                                            l2p_path=args.l2p_path,
                                             use_append=args.use_append,
                                             **arg_limits))
 
@@ -1564,6 +1565,8 @@ Format: 'user:u1 secret:s1 muser:mu1 msecret:ms1,user:u2 secret:s2 muser:mu2 mse
                    ' result in partial data recovery, instead of error', action='store_true')
     p.add_argument('--overprovisioning', help='Percentage of device used for relocation, not exposed'
                    ' to user (optional)', type=int)
+    p.add_argument('--l2p_path', help='Path to persistent memory file or device to store l2p onto, '
+                                      'by default l2p is kept in DRAM and is volatile (optional)')
     p.add_argument('--use_append', help='Use appends instead of writes', action='store_true')
 
     limits = p.add_argument_group('Defrag limits', 'Configures defrag limits and thresholds for'