diff --git a/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c b/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c
index a8d45e7..3ab3fbf 100644
--- a/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c
+++ b/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c
@@ -136,6 +136,23 @@ static int get_irq_sid(int irq, u32 *sid, struct avc_audit_data *ad)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int avc_unknown_permission(const char *name, int id)
+{
+    int rc;
+    if ( !flask_enforcing || security_get_allow_unknown() )
+    {
+        printk(XENLOG_G_WARNING "FLASK: Allowing unknown %s: %d.\n", name, id);
+        rc = 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        printk(XENLOG_G_ERR "FLASK: Denying unknown %s: %d.\n", name, id);
+        rc = -EPERM;
+    }
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
 static int flask_domain_alloc_security(struct domain *d)
 {
     struct domain_security_struct *dsec;
@@ -271,7 +288,7 @@ static int flask_evtchn_send(struct domain *d, struct evtchn *chn)
         rc = 0;
         break;
     default:
-        rc = -EPERM;
+        rc = avc_unknown_permission("event channel state", chn->state);
     }
 
     return rc;
@@ -423,7 +440,7 @@ static int flask_console_io(struct domain *d, int cmd)
         perm = XEN__WRITECONSOLE;
         break;
     default:
-        return -EPERM;
+        return avc_unknown_permission("console_io", cmd);
     }
 
     return domain_has_xen(d, perm);
@@ -455,7 +472,7 @@ static int flask_profile(struct domain *d, int op)
         perm = XEN__PRIVPROFILE;
         break;
     default:
-        return -EPERM;
+        return avc_unknown_permission("xenoprof op", op);
     }
 
     return domain_has_xen(d, perm);
@@ -521,8 +538,7 @@ static int flask_domctl_scheduler_op(struct domain *d, int op)
         return current_has_perm(d, SECCLASS_DOMAIN, DOMAIN__GETSCHEDULER);
 
     default:
-        printk("flask_domctl_scheduler_op: Unknown op %d\n", op);
-        return -EPERM;
+        return avc_unknown_permission("domctl_scheduler_op", op);
     }
 }
 
@@ -537,8 +553,7 @@ static int flask_sysctl_scheduler_op(int op)
         return domain_has_xen(current->domain, XEN__GETSCHEDULER);
 
     default:
-        printk("flask_sysctl_scheduler_op: Unknown op %d\n", op);
-        return -EPERM;
+        return avc_unknown_permission("sysctl_scheduler_op", op);
     }
 }
 
@@ -735,8 +750,7 @@ static int flask_domctl(struct domain *d, int cmd)
         return current_has_perm(d, SECCLASS_DOMAIN2, DOMAIN2__SOFT_RESET);
 
     default:
-        printk("flask_domctl: Unknown op %d\n", cmd);
-        return -EPERM;
+        return avc_unknown_permission("domctl", cmd);
     }
 }
 
@@ -811,8 +825,7 @@ static int flask_sysctl(int cmd)
                                     XEN2__LIVEPATCH_OP, NULL);
 
     default:
-        printk("flask_sysctl: Unknown op %d\n", cmd);
-        return -EPERM;
+        return avc_unknown_permission("sysctl", cmd);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1129,7 +1142,7 @@ static inline int flask_page_offline(uint32_t cmd)
     case sysctl_query_page_offline:
         return flask_resource_use_core();
     default:
-        return -EPERM;
+        return avc_unknown_permission("page_offline", cmd);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1402,8 +1415,7 @@ static int flask_platform_op(uint32_t op)
                             SECCLASS_XEN2, XEN2__GET_SYMBOL, NULL);
 
     default:
-        printk("flask_platform_op: Unknown op %d\n", op);
-        return -EPERM;
+        return avc_unknown_permission("platform_op", op);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1434,7 +1446,7 @@ static int flask_shadow_control(struct domain *d, uint32_t op)
         perm = SHADOW__LOGDIRTY;
         break;
     default:
-        return -EPERM;
+        return avc_unknown_permission("shadow_control", op);
     }
 
     return current_has_perm(d, SECCLASS_SHADOW, perm);
@@ -1538,7 +1550,7 @@ static int flask_apic(struct domain *d, int cmd)
         perm = XEN__WRITEAPIC;
         break;
     default:
-        return -EPERM;
+        return avc_unknown_permission("apic", cmd);
     }
 
     return domain_has_xen(d, perm);
diff --git a/xen/xsm/flask/include/security.h b/xen/xsm/flask/include/security.h
index 2b00177..1da020d 100644
--- a/xen/xsm/flask/include/security.h
+++ b/xen/xsm/flask/include/security.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ int security_sid_to_context(u32 sid, char **scontext, u32 *scontext_len);
 
 int security_context_to_sid(char *scontext, u32 scontext_len, u32 *out_sid);
 
+int security_get_allow_unknown(void);
+
 int security_irq_sid(int pirq, u32 *out_sid);
 
 int security_iomem_sid(unsigned long, u32 *out_sid);
diff --git a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/policydb.c b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/policydb.c
index 8aa88c1..46574c3 100644
--- a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/policydb.c
+++ b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/policydb.c
@@ -1843,6 +1843,7 @@ int policydb_read(struct policydb *p, void *fp)
             goto bad;
         }
     }
+    p->allow_unknown = !!(le32_to_cpu(buf[1]) & ALLOW_UNKNOWN);
 
     if ( p->policyvers >= POLICYDB_VERSION_POLCAP &&
          ebitmap_read(&p->policycaps, fp) != 0 )
diff --git a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/policydb.h b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/policydb.h
index 50e22f3..eb1e44d 100644
--- a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/policydb.h
+++ b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/policydb.h
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ struct policydb {
 
     unsigned int policyvers;
 
+    unsigned int allow_unknown : 1;
+
     u16 target_type;
 };
 
@@ -261,6 +263,10 @@ extern int policydb_read(struct policydb *p, void *fp);
 
 #define POLICYDB_CONFIG_MLS    1
 
+/* the config flags related to unknown classes/perms are bits 2 and 3 */
+#define REJECT_UNKNOWN 0x00000002
+#define ALLOW_UNKNOWN  0x00000004
+
 #define OBJECT_R "object_r"
 #define OBJECT_R_VAL 1
 
diff --git a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/services.c b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/services.c
index c9b27a0..ce880e9 100644
--- a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/services.c
+++ b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/services.c
@@ -1465,6 +1465,11 @@ err:
 
 }
 
+int security_get_allow_unknown(void)
+{
+    return policydb.allow_unknown;
+}
+
 /**
  * security_irq_sid - Obtain the SID for a physical irq.
  * @pirq: physical irq
