diff --git a/components/spi_flash/CMakeLists.txt b/components/spi_flash/CMakeLists.txt
index 19d96b8e89..a45c373fad 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/spi_flash/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ else()
         "spi_flash_chip_drivers.c"
         "spi_flash_chip_generic.c"
         "spi_flash_chip_issi.c"
+        "spi_flash_chip_mxic.c"
         "spi_flash_chip_gd.c"
         "memspi_host_driver.c")
 
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/Kconfig b/components/spi_flash/Kconfig
index 046146e006..f72161172c 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/Kconfig
+++ b/components/spi_flash/Kconfig
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ menu "SPI Flash driver"
                 given by ``chip_drv`` member of the chip struct. This adds support for variant
                 chips, however will extend detecting time.
 
+        config SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT_MXIC_CHIP
+            bool "MXIC"
+            default y
+            help
+                Enable this to support auto detection of MXIC chips if chip vendor not directly
+                given by ``chip_drv`` member of the chip struct. This adds support for variant
+                chips, however will extend detecting time.
+
         config SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT_GD_CHIP
             bool "GigaDevice"
             default y
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/include/spi_flash_chip_mxic.h b/components/spi_flash/include/spi_flash_chip_mxic.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f998c1564e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/spi_flash/include/spi_flash_chip_mxic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright 2015-2019 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "esp_flash.h"
+#include "spi_flash_chip_driver.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * MXIC SPI flash chip_drv, uses all the above functions for its operations. In
+ * default autodetection, this is used as a catchall if a more specific chip_drv
+ * is not found.
+ */
+extern const spi_flash_chip_t esp_flash_chip_mxic;
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/linker.lf b/components/spi_flash/linker.lf
index 5e2c1af32f..efd5875d57 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/linker.lf
+++ b/components/spi_flash/linker.lf
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 [mapping:spi_flash]
 archive: libspi_flash.a
 entries:
-    spi_flash_rom_patch (noflash_text)
+    spi_flash_rom_patch (noflash)
     spi_flash_chip_generic (noflash)
     spi_flash_chip_issi (noflash)
+    spi_flash_chip_mxic (noflash)
     spi_flash_chip_gd(noflash)
     memspi_host_driver (noflash)
 
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/spi_flash_chip_drivers.c b/components/spi_flash/spi_flash_chip_drivers.c
index 316ac9ae17..3b46b13e7d 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/spi_flash_chip_drivers.c
+++ b/components/spi_flash/spi_flash_chip_drivers.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "spi_flash_chip_driver.h"
 #include "spi_flash_chip_generic.h"
 #include "spi_flash_chip_issi.h"
+#include "spi_flash_chip_mxic.h"
 #include "spi_flash_chip_gd.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ static const spi_flash_chip_t *default_registered_chips[] = {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT_GD_CHIP
     &esp_flash_chip_gd,
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT_MXIC_CHIP
+    &esp_flash_chip_mxic,
 #endif
     &esp_flash_chip_generic,
     NULL,
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/spi_flash_chip_mxic.c b/components/spi_flash/spi_flash_chip_mxic.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4df6a4f723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/spi_flash/spi_flash_chip_mxic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// Copyright 2015-2020 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "spi_flash_chip_generic.h"
+#include "spi_flash_defs.h"
+
+/* Driver for MXIC flash chip */
+
+esp_err_t spi_flash_chip_mxic_probe(esp_flash_t *chip, uint32_t flash_id)
+{
+    /* Check manufacturer and product IDs match our desired masks */
+    const uint8_t MFG_ID = 0xC2;
+    if (flash_id >> 16 != MFG_ID) {
+        return ESP_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
+    }
+
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
+esp_err_t spi_flash_chip_issi_set_io_mode(esp_flash_t *chip);
+esp_err_t spi_flash_chip_issi_get_io_mode(esp_flash_t *chip, esp_flash_io_mode_t* out_io_mode);
+
+// Use the same implementation as ISSI chips
+#define spi_flash_chip_mxic_set_io_mode spi_flash_chip_issi_set_io_mode
+#define spi_flash_chip_mxic_get_io_mode spi_flash_chip_issi_get_io_mode
+
+static const char chip_name[] = "mxic";
+
+// The mxic chip can use the functions for generic chips except from set read mode and probe,
+// So we only replace these two functions.
+const spi_flash_chip_t esp_flash_chip_mxic = {
+    .name = chip_name,
+    .probe = spi_flash_chip_mxic_probe,
+    .reset = spi_flash_chip_generic_reset,
+    .detect_size = spi_flash_chip_generic_detect_size,
+    .erase_chip = spi_flash_chip_generic_erase_chip,
+    .erase_sector = spi_flash_chip_generic_erase_sector,
+    .erase_block = spi_flash_chip_generic_erase_block,
+    .sector_size = 4 * 1024,
+    .block_erase_size = 64 * 1024,
+
+    .get_chip_write_protect = spi_flash_chip_generic_get_write_protect,
+    .set_chip_write_protect = spi_flash_chip_generic_set_write_protect,
+
+    // TODO support protected regions on MXIC flash
+    .num_protectable_regions = 0,
+    .protectable_regions = NULL,
+    .get_protected_regions = NULL,
+    .set_protected_regions = NULL,
+
+    .read = spi_flash_chip_generic_read,
+    .write = spi_flash_chip_generic_write,
+    .program_page = spi_flash_chip_generic_page_program,
+    .page_size = 256,
+    .write_encrypted = spi_flash_chip_generic_write_encrypted,
+
+    .wait_idle = spi_flash_chip_generic_wait_idle,
+    .set_io_mode = spi_flash_chip_mxic_set_io_mode,
+    .get_io_mode = spi_flash_chip_mxic_get_io_mode,
+};
diff --git a/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt b/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
index dd6c0a951f..a6599c3efe 100644
--- a/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ components/vfs/include/sys/dirent.h
 components/esp_wifi/esp32/include/phy_init_data.h
 
 components/spi_flash/include/spi_flash_chip_issi.h
+components/spi_flash/include/spi_flash_chip_mxic.h
 components/spi_flash/include/spi_flash_chip_gd.h
 components/spi_flash/include/memspi_host_driver.h
 components/spi_flash/include/spi_flash_chip_driver.h