diff --git a/src/st-flash/flash.c b/src/st-flash/flash.c
index 56556ee2..521cd2b4 100644
--- a/src/st-flash/flash.c
+++ b/src/st-flash/flash.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ int32_t main(int32_t ac, char** av) {
 
     sl->verbose = o.log_level;
     sl->opt = o.opt;
+    const enum erase_type_t erase_type = o.mass_erase ? MASS_ERASE : SECTION_ERASE;
 
     connected_stlink = sl;
     signal(SIGINT, &cleanup);
@@ -139,6 +140,14 @@ int32_t main(int32_t ac, char** av) {
     if (o.cmd == FLASH_CMD_WRITE) {
         uint32_t size = 0;
 
+        if (erase_type == MASS_ERASE) {
+            err = stlink_erase_flash_mass(sl);
+            if (err == -1) {
+                printf("stlink_erase_flash_mass() == -1\n");
+                goto on_error;
+            }
+        }
+
         // write
         if (o.format == FLASH_FORMAT_IHEX) {
             err = stlink_parse_ihex(o.filename, stlink_get_erased_pattern(sl), &mem, &size, &o.addr);
@@ -150,9 +159,9 @@ int32_t main(int32_t ac, char** av) {
         }
         if ((o.addr >= sl->flash_base) && (o.addr < sl->flash_base + sl->flash_size)) {
             if (o.format == FLASH_FORMAT_IHEX) {
-                err = stlink_mwrite_flash(sl, mem, size, o.addr);
+                err = stlink_mwrite_flash(sl, mem, size, o.addr, erase_type);
             } else {
-                err = stlink_fwrite_flash(sl, o.filename, o.addr);
+                err = stlink_fwrite_flash(sl, o.filename, o.addr, erase_type);
             }
 
             if (err == -1) {
@@ -207,7 +216,7 @@ int32_t main(int32_t ac, char** av) {
                 printf("OTP Write NOT implemented\n");
                 goto on_error;
             }
-            err = stlink_fwrite_flash(sl, o.filename,  o.addr);
+            err = stlink_fwrite_flash(sl, o.filename,  o.addr, NO_ERASE);
         
             if (err == -1) {
                 printf("stlink_fwrite_flash() == -1\n");
@@ -222,16 +231,21 @@ int32_t main(int32_t ac, char** av) {
     } else if (o.cmd == FLASH_CMD_ERASE) {
 
         // erase
-        if (o.size > 0 && o.addr > 0) {
-          err = stlink_erase_flash_section(sl, o.addr, o.size, false);
+        if ((erase_type == MASS_ERASE) || (o.size == 0 || o.addr == 0)) {
+            err = stlink_erase_flash_mass(sl);
+            if (err == -1) {
+                printf("stlink_erase_flash_mass() == -1\n");
+                goto on_error;
+            }
+            printf("Mass erase completed successfully.\n");
         } else {
-          err = stlink_erase_flash_mass(sl);
-        }
-        if (err == -1) {
-            printf("stlink_erase_flash_mass() == -1\n");
-            goto on_error;
+            err = stlink_erase_flash_section(sl, o.addr, o.size, false);
+            if (err == -1) {
+                printf("stlink_erase_flash_section() == -1\n");
+                goto on_error;
+            }
+            printf("Section erase completed successfully.\n");
         }
-        printf("Mass erase completed successfully.\n");
 
         // reset after erase
         if (stlink_reset(sl, RESET_AUTO)) {
diff --git a/src/st-flash/flash_opts.c b/src/st-flash/flash_opts.c
index 9fe35cad..96955693 100644
--- a/src/st-flash/flash_opts.c
+++ b/src/st-flash/flash_opts.c
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ int32_t flash_get_opts(struct flash_opts* o, int32_t ac, char** av) {
             o->log_level = DEBUG_LOG_LEVEL;
         } else if (strcmp(av[0], "--opt") == 0) {
             o->opt = ENABLE_OPT;
+        } else if (strcmp(av[0], "--mass-erase") == 0) {
+            o->mass_erase = ENABLE_OPT;
         } else if (strcmp(av[0], "--reset") == 0) {
             o->reset = 1;
         } else if (strcmp(av[0], "--serial") == 0 || starts_with(av[0], "--serial=")) {
diff --git a/src/st-flash/flash_opts.h b/src/st-flash/flash_opts.h
index 0c0083db..ae21f324 100644
--- a/src/st-flash/flash_opts.h
+++ b/src/st-flash/flash_opts.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef FLASH_OPTS_H
 #define FLASH_OPTS_H
 
-#define FLASH_OPTS_INITIALIZER {0, { 0 }, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+#define FLASH_OPTS_INITIALIZER {0, { 0 }, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
 
 enum flash_cmd {FLASH_CMD_NONE = 0, FLASH_CMD_WRITE = 1, FLASH_CMD_READ = 2, FLASH_CMD_ERASE = 3, CMD_RESET = 4};
 enum flash_format {FLASH_FORMAT_BINARY = 0, FLASH_FORMAT_IHEX = 1};
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct flash_opts {
     uint32_t val;
     uint32_t flash_size;  // --flash=n[k, M]
     int32_t opt;          // enable empty tail data drop optimization
+    int32_t mass_erase;   // Use mass-erase when programming flash instead of sector-erase
     int32_t freq;         // --freq=n[k, M] frequency of JTAG/SWD
     enum connect_type connect;
 };
diff --git a/src/stlink-gui/gui.c b/src/stlink-gui/gui.c
index bc24591e..61c7eaa1 100644
--- a/src/stlink-gui/gui.c
+++ b/src/stlink-gui/gui.c
@@ -593,8 +593,9 @@ static gpointer stlink_gui_write_flash(gpointer data) {
     g_return_val_if_fail((gui->sl != NULL), NULL);
     g_return_val_if_fail((gui->filename != NULL), NULL);
 
-    if (stlink_mwrite_flash(
-            gui->sl, gui->file_mem.memory, (uint32_t) gui->file_mem.size, gui->sl->flash_base) < 0) {
+    if (stlink_mwrite_flash(gui->sl, gui->file_mem.memory,
+                            (uint32_t) gui->file_mem.size, gui->sl->flash_base,
+                            SECTION_ERASE) < 0) {
         stlink_gui_set_info_error_message(gui, "Failed to write to flash");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.c b/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.c
index 663dd813..0446abdf 100644
--- a/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.c
+++ b/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,9 @@ int32_t stlink_erase_flash_mass(stlink_t *sl) {
   return (err);
 }
 
-int32_t stlink_mwrite_flash(stlink_t *sl, uint8_t *data, uint32_t length, stm32_addr_t addr) {
+int32_t stlink_mwrite_flash(stlink_t *sl, uint8_t *data, uint32_t length,
+                            stm32_addr_t addr,
+                            const enum erase_type_t erase_type) {
   /* Write the block in flash at addr */
   int32_t err;
   uint32_t num_empty, idx;
@@ -1315,7 +1317,7 @@ int32_t stlink_mwrite_flash(stlink_t *sl, uint8_t *data, uint32_t length, stm32_
    */
   err = stlink_write_flash(sl, addr, data,
                           (num_empty == length) ? length : length - num_empty,
-                          num_empty == length);
+                          num_empty == length, erase_type);
   stlink_fwrite_finalize(sl, addr);
   return (err);
 }
@@ -1327,7 +1329,8 @@ int32_t stlink_mwrite_flash(stlink_t *sl, uint8_t *data, uint32_t length, stm32_
  * @param addr where to start writing
  * @return 0 on success, -ve on failure.
  */
-int32_t stlink_fwrite_flash(stlink_t *sl, const char *path, stm32_addr_t addr) {
+int32_t stlink_fwrite_flash(stlink_t *sl, const char *path, stm32_addr_t addr,
+                            const enum erase_type_t erase_type) {
   /* Write the file in flash at addr */
   int32_t err;
   uint32_t num_empty, idx;
@@ -1373,8 +1376,8 @@ int32_t stlink_fwrite_flash(stlink_t *sl, const char *path, stm32_addr_t addr) {
                            (num_empty == mf.len) ? (uint32_t) mf.len : (uint32_t) mf.len - num_empty);
   } else {
     err = stlink_write_flash(sl, addr, mf.base,
-                           (num_empty == mf.len) ? (uint32_t) mf.len : (uint32_t) mf.len - num_empty,
-                           num_empty == mf.len);
+                           (num_empty == mf.len) ? (uint32_t) mf.len : (uint32_t)mf.len - num_empty,
+                           num_empty == mf.len, erase_type);
   }
   stlink_fwrite_finalize(sl, addr);
   unmap_file(&mf);
@@ -1483,7 +1486,9 @@ int32_t stlink_check_address_alignment(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-int32_t stlink_write_flash(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr, uint8_t *base, uint32_t len, uint8_t eraseonly) {
+int32_t stlink_write_flash(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr, uint8_t *base,
+                           uint32_t len, uint8_t eraseonly,
+                           const enum erase_type_t erase_type) {
   int32_t ret;
   flash_loader_t fl;
   ILOG("Attempting to write %d (%#x) bytes to stm32 address: %u (%#x)\n", len, len, addr, addr);
@@ -1509,7 +1514,8 @@ int32_t stlink_write_flash(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr, uint8_t *base, uint3
   stlink_core_id(sl);
 
   // Erase this section of the flash
-  if (stlink_erase_flash_section(sl, addr, len, true) < 0) {
+  if ((erase_type == SECTION_ERASE) &&
+      stlink_erase_flash_section(sl, addr, len, true) < 0) {
     ELOG("Failed to erase the flash prior to writing\n");
     return (-1);
   }
diff --git a/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.h b/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.h
index 238f0403..a85e5439 100644
--- a/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.h
+++ b/src/stlink-lib/common_flash.h
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 #define BANK_1 0
 #define BANK_2 1
 
+enum erase_type_t {
+    NO_ERASE = 0,
+    SECTION_ERASE = 1,
+    MASS_ERASE = 2,
+};
+
 uint32_t get_stm32l0_flash_base(stlink_t *);
 uint32_t read_flash_cr(stlink_t *, uint32_t);
 void lock_flash(stlink_t *);
@@ -39,15 +45,20 @@ void clear_flash_cr_pg(stlink_t *, uint32_t);
 int32_t stlink_erase_flash_page(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t flashaddr);
 int32_t stlink_erase_flash_section(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t base_addr, uint32_t size, bool align_size);
 int32_t stlink_erase_flash_mass(stlink_t *sl);
-int32_t stlink_mwrite_flash(stlink_t *sl, uint8_t *data, uint32_t length, stm32_addr_t addr);
-int32_t stlink_fwrite_flash(stlink_t *sl, const char *path, stm32_addr_t addr);
+int32_t stlink_mwrite_flash(stlink_t *sl, uint8_t *data, uint32_t length,
+                            stm32_addr_t addr, const enum erase_type_t erase);
+int32_t stlink_fwrite_flash(stlink_t *sl, const char *path, stm32_addr_t addr,
+                            const enum erase_type_t erase);
 int32_t stlink_fcheck_flash(stlink_t *sl, const char *path, stm32_addr_t addr);
 int32_t stlink_verify_write_flash(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t address, uint8_t *data, uint32_t length);
 int32_t stlink_check_address_range_validity(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr, uint32_t size);
 int32_t stlink_check_address_range_validity_otp(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr, uint32_t size);
 int32_t stlink_check_address_alignment(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr);
-int32_t stlink_write_flash(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr, uint8_t *base, uint32_t len, uint8_t eraseonly);
-int32_t stlink_write_otp(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr, uint8_t *base, uint32_t len);
+int32_t stlink_write_flash(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr, uint8_t *base,
+                           uint32_t len, uint8_t erase_only,
+                           const enum erase_type_t erase);
+int32_t stlink_write_otp(stlink_t *sl, stm32_addr_t addr, uint8_t *base,
+                         uint32_t len);
 void stlink_fwrite_finalize(stlink_t *, stm32_addr_t);
 
 #endif // COMMON_FLASH_H
diff --git a/tests/flash.c b/tests/flash.c
index 7c54221f..2665d8cd 100644
--- a/tests/flash.c
+++ b/tests/flash.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static struct Test tests[] = {
         .freq = 0,
         .format = FLASH_FORMAT_BINARY }
     },
-    { "--debug --reset write test.bin 0x80000000", 0,
+    { "--debug --mass-erase --reset write test.bin 0x80000000", 0,
       { .cmd = FLASH_CMD_WRITE,
         .serial = { 0 },
         .filename = "test.bin",
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ static struct Test tests[] = {
         .size = 0,
         .reset = 1,
         .log_level = DEBUG_LOG_LEVEL,
+        .mass_erase = 1,
         .freq = 0,
         .format = FLASH_FORMAT_BINARY }
     },
@@ -187,6 +188,19 @@ static struct Test tests[] = {
         .size = 0,
         .reset = 0,
         .log_level = STND_LOG_LEVEL,
+        .mass_erase = 1,
+        .freq = 0,
+        .format = FLASH_FORMAT_BINARY }
+    },
+    { "--mass-erase erase", 0,
+      { .cmd = FLASH_CMD_ERASE,
+        .serial = { 0 },
+        .filename = NULL,
+        .addr = 0,
+        .size = 0,
+        .reset = 0,
+        .log_level = STND_LOG_LEVEL,
+        .mass_erase = 1,
         .freq = 0,
         .format = FLASH_FORMAT_BINARY }
     },