diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h b/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h
index c60e563..df16fcb 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
 
 #define HFSPLUS_SB_WRITEBACKUP	0x0001
 #define HFSPLUS_SB_NODECOMPOSE	0x0002
+#define HFSPLUS_SB_FORCE	0x0004
 
 
 struct hfsplus_inode_info {
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_raw.h b/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_raw.h
index 5bad37c..b4fbed6 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_raw.h
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_raw.h
@@ -123,11 +123,13 @@
 } __packed;
 
 /* HFS+ volume attributes */
-#define HFSPLUS_VOL_UNMNT     (1 << 8)
-#define HFSPLUS_VOL_SPARE_BLK (1 << 9)
-#define HFSPLUS_VOL_NOCACHE   (1 << 10)
-#define HFSPLUS_VOL_INCNSTNT  (1 << 11)
-#define HFSPLUS_VOL_SOFTLOCK  (1 << 15)
+#define HFSPLUS_VOL_UNMNT		(1 << 8)
+#define HFSPLUS_VOL_SPARE_BLK		(1 << 9)
+#define HFSPLUS_VOL_NOCACHE		(1 << 10)
+#define HFSPLUS_VOL_INCNSTNT		(1 << 11)
+#define HFSPLUS_VOL_NODEID_REUSED	(1 << 12)
+#define HFSPLUS_VOL_JOURNALED		(1 << 13)
+#define HFSPLUS_VOL_SOFTLOCK		(1 << 15)
 
 /* HFS+ BTree node descriptor */
 struct hfs_bnode_desc {
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/options.c b/fs/hfsplus/options.c
index cca0818..935dafb 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/options.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/options.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	opt_umask, opt_uid, opt_gid,
 	opt_part, opt_session, opt_nls,
 	opt_nodecompose, opt_decompose,
-	opt_err
+	opt_force, opt_err
 };
 
 static match_table_t tokens = {
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 	{ opt_nls, "nls=%s" },
 	{ opt_decompose, "decompose" },
 	{ opt_nodecompose, "nodecompose" },
+	{ opt_force, "force" },
 	{ opt_err, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -145,6 +146,9 @@
 		case opt_nodecompose:
 			sbi->flags |= HFSPLUS_SB_NODECOMPOSE;
 			break;
+		case opt_force:
+			sbi->flags |= HFSPLUS_SB_FORCE;
+			break;
 		default:
 			return 0;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/super.c b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
index 0ce1c45..8093351 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -251,16 +251,28 @@
 		return 0;
 	if (!(*flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
 		struct hfsplus_vh *vhdr = HFSPLUS_SB(sb).s_vhdr;
+		struct hfsplus_sb_info sbi;
+
+		memset(&sbi, 0, sizeof(struct hfsplus_sb_info));
+		sbi.nls = HFSPLUS_SB(sb).nls;
+		if (!hfsplus_parse_options(data, &sbi))
+			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (!(vhdr->attributes & cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_VOL_UNMNT))) {
 			printk("HFS+-fs warning: Filesystem was not cleanly unmounted, "
 			       "running fsck.hfsplus is recommended.  leaving read-only.\n");
 			sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 			*flags |= MS_RDONLY;
+		} else if (sbi.flags & HFSPLUS_SB_FORCE) {
+			/* nothing */
 		} else if (vhdr->attributes & cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_VOL_SOFTLOCK)) {
 			printk("HFS+-fs: Filesystem is marked locked, leaving read-only.\n");
 			sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 			*flags |= MS_RDONLY;
+		} else if (vhdr->attributes & cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_VOL_JOURNALED)) {
+			printk("HFS+-fs: Filesystem is marked journaled, leaving read-only.\n");
+			sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
+			*flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -352,11 +364,19 @@
 			printk("HFS+-fs warning: Filesystem was not cleanly unmounted, "
 			       "running fsck.hfsplus is recommended.  mounting read-only.\n");
 		sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
+	} else if (sbi->flags & HFSPLUS_SB_FORCE) {
+		/* nothing */
 	} else if (vhdr->attributes & cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_VOL_SOFTLOCK)) {
 		if (!silent)
 			printk("HFS+-fs: Filesystem is marked locked, mounting read-only.\n");
 		sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
+	} else if (vhdr->attributes & cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_VOL_JOURNALED)) {
+		if (!silent)
+			printk("HFS+-fs: write access to a jounaled filesystem is not supported, "
+			       "use the force option at your own risk, mounting read-only.\n");
+		sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 	}
+	sbi->flags &= ~HFSPLUS_SB_FORCE;
 
 	/* Load metadata objects (B*Trees) */
 	HFSPLUS_SB(sb).ext_tree = hfs_btree_open(sb, HFSPLUS_EXT_CNID);