diff --git a/common/image-fit.c b/common/image-fit.c
index 7f2c3089e7..78d354f03d 100644
--- a/common/image-fit.c
+++ b/common/image-fit.c
@@ -711,6 +711,23 @@ int fit_image_get_comp(const void *fit, int noffset, uint8_t *comp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+bool fit_image_is_preload(const void *fit, int noffset)
+{
+	int len;
+	int *data;
+
+	data = (int *)fdt_getprop(fit, noffset, FIT_PRE_LOAD_PROP, &len);
+	if (data == NULL || len != sizeof(int)) {
+		fit_get_debug(fit, noffset, FIT_PRE_LOAD_PROP, len);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (*data != 1)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static int fit_image_get_address(const void *fit, int noffset, char *name,
 			  ulong *load)
 {
diff --git a/include/image.h b/include/image.h
index 24d9c977e0..295d160380 100644
--- a/include/image.h
+++ b/include/image.h
@@ -930,6 +930,7 @@ int bootz_setup(ulong image, ulong *start, ulong *end);
 #define FIT_COMP_ADDR_PROP	"comp"
 #define FIT_ENTRY_PROP		"entry"
 #define FIT_LOAD_PROP		"load"
+#define FIT_PRE_LOAD_PROP	"preload"
 #define FIT_ROLLBACK_PROP	"rollback-index"
 
 /* configuration node */
@@ -1011,6 +1012,7 @@ int fit_image_get_os(const void *fit, int noffset, uint8_t *os);
 int fit_image_get_arch(const void *fit, int noffset, uint8_t *arch);
 int fit_image_get_type(const void *fit, int noffset, uint8_t *type);
 int fit_image_get_comp(const void *fit, int noffset, uint8_t *comp);
+bool fit_image_is_preload(const void *fit, int noffset);
 int fit_image_get_load(const void *fit, int noffset, ulong *load);
 int fit_image_get_entry(const void *fit, int noffset, ulong *entry);
 int fit_image_get_comp_addr(const void *fit, int noffset, ulong *comp);