diff --git a/cmd/bootm.c b/cmd/bootm.c
index df0bbe19ca..1eed38ff45 100644
--- a/cmd/bootm.c
+++ b/cmd/bootm.c
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ int do_bootm(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 		relocated = 1;
 	}
 #endif
+	/* board routines */
+	if (board_do_bootm(argc, argv))
+		return -EPERM;
 
 	/* determine if we have a sub command */
 	argc--; argv++;
diff --git a/common/bootm.c b/common/bootm.c
index 8fac3f1854..22fa4c6bdb 100644
--- a/common/bootm.c
+++ b/common/bootm.c
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 bootm_headers_t images;		/* pointers to os/initrd/fdt images */
 
+__weak int board_do_bootm(int argc, char * const argv[])
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const void *boot_get_kernel(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 				   char * const argv[], bootm_headers_t *images,
 				   ulong *os_data, ulong *os_len);
diff --git a/include/bootm.h b/include/bootm.h
index 72ed30da07..19c3ad9d8a 100644
--- a/include/bootm.h
+++ b/include/bootm.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ int do_bootm_states(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 
 void arch_preboot_os(uint32_t bootm_state);
 
+int board_do_bootm(int argc, char * const argv[]);
+
 /**
  * bootm_decomp_image() - decompress the operating system
  *