diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-enums.c b/libfwupd/fwupd-enums.c
index ebc129b46..d4e660652 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-enums.c
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-enums.c
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ fwupd_device_flag_to_string (FwupdDeviceFlags device_flag)
 		return "has-multiple-branches";
 	if (device_flag == FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_BACKUP_BEFORE_INSTALL)
 		return "backup-before-install";
+	if (device_flag == FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_WILDCARD_INSTALL)
+		return "wildcard-install";
 	if (device_flag == FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_UNKNOWN)
 		return "unknown";
 	return NULL;
@@ -297,6 +299,8 @@ fwupd_device_flag_from_string (const gchar *device_flag)
 		return FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_BRANCHES;
 	if (g_strcmp0 (device_flag, "backup-before-install") == 0)
 		return FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_BACKUP_BEFORE_INSTALL;
+	if (g_strcmp0 (device_flag, "wildcard-install") == 0)
+		return FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_WILDCARD_INSTALL;
 	return FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-enums.h b/libfwupd/fwupd-enums.h
index 603e01623..ce6d1b925 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-enums.h
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-enums.h
@@ -449,6 +449,18 @@ typedef enum {
  * Deprecated 1.5.5
  */
 #define FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_MD_SET_ICON		(1llu << 41)
+/**
+ * FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_WILDCARD_INSTALL:
+ *
+ * All devices with matching GUIDs will be updated at the same time.
+ *
+ * For some devices it is not possible to have different versions of firmware
+ * for hardware of the same type. Updating one device will force update of
+ * others with exactly the same instance IDs.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.6.2
+ */
+#define FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_WILDCARD_INSTALL	(1llu << 42)
 /**
  * FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_UNKNOWN:
  *
diff --git a/plugins/redfish/fu-redfish-backend.c b/plugins/redfish/fu-redfish-backend.c
index e1a3dcfa1..59eb15b4b 100644
--- a/plugins/redfish/fu-redfish-backend.c
+++ b/plugins/redfish/fu-redfish-backend.c
@@ -187,6 +187,28 @@ fu_redfish_backend_coldplug_inventory (FuRedfishBackend *self,
 	return fu_redfish_backend_coldplug_collection (self, json_obj, error);
 }
 
+static void
+fu_redfish_backend_check_wildcard_targets (FuRedfishBackend *self)
+{
+	g_autoptr(GPtrArray) devices = fu_backend_get_devices (FU_BACKEND (self));
+	g_autoptr(GHashTable) device_by_id0 = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
+
+	/* does the SoftwareId exist from a different device */
+	for (guint i = 0; i < devices->len; i++) {
+		FuDevice *device_old;
+		FuDevice *device_tmp = g_ptr_array_index (devices, i);
+		GPtrArray *ids =fu_device_get_instance_ids (device_tmp);
+		const gchar *id0 = g_ptr_array_index (ids, 0);
+		device_old = g_hash_table_lookup (device_by_id0, id0);
+		if (device_old == NULL) {
+			g_hash_table_insert (device_by_id0, (gpointer) device_tmp, (gpointer) id0);
+			continue;
+		}
+		fu_device_add_flag (device_tmp, FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_WILDCARD_INSTALL);
+		fu_device_add_flag (device_old, FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_WILDCARD_INSTALL);
+	}
+}
+
 static gboolean
 fu_redfish_backend_coldplug (FuBackend *backend, GError **error)
 {
@@ -253,6 +275,12 @@ fu_redfish_backend_coldplug (FuBackend *backend, GError **error)
 		JsonObject *tmp = json_object_get_object_member (json_obj, "SoftwareInventory");
 		return fu_redfish_backend_coldplug_inventory (self, tmp, error);
 	}
+
+	/* work out if we have multiple devices with the same SoftwareId */
+	if (self->wildcard_targets)
+		fu_redfish_backend_check_wildcard_targets (self);
+
+	/* success */
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fu-util-common.c b/src/fu-util-common.c
index cd720b24f..2098a7dca 100644
--- a/src/fu-util-common.c
+++ b/src/fu-util-common.c
@@ -1180,6 +1180,11 @@ fu_util_device_flag_to_string (guint64 device_flag)
 		/* TRANSLATORS: save the old firmware to disk before installing the new one */
 		return _("Device will backup firmware before installing");
 	}
+	if (device_flag == FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_WILDCARD_INSTALL) {
+		/* TRANSLATORS: on some systems certain devices have to have matching versions,
+		 * e.g. the EFI driver for a given network card cannot be different */
+		return _("All devices of the same type will be updated at the same time");
+	}
 	if (device_flag == FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_SKIPS_RESTART) {
 		/* skip */
 		return NULL;