diff --git a/common/spl/Makefile b/common/spl/Makefile
index 64569c2..10a4589 100644
--- a/common/spl/Makefile
+++ b/common/spl/Makefile
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_NET_SUPPORT) += spl_net.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT) += spl_mmc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_USB_SUPPORT) += spl_usb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT) += spl_fat.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_EXT_SUPPORT) += spl_ext.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_SATA_SUPPORT) += spl_sata.o
 endif
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_ext.c b/common/spl/spl_ext.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7342268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/spl/spl_ext.c
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <spl.h>
+#include <asm/u-boot.h>
+#include <ext4fs.h>
+#include <image.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_EXT_SUPPORT
+int spl_load_image_ext(block_dev_desc_t *block_dev,
+						int partition,
+						const char *filename)
+{
+	s32 err;
+	struct image_header *header;
+	int filelen;
+	disk_partition_t part_info = {};
+
+	header = (struct image_header *)(CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE -
+						sizeof(struct image_header));
+
+	if (get_partition_info(block_dev,
+		partition, &part_info)) {
+		printf("spl: no partition table found\n");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ext4fs_set_blk_dev(block_dev, &part_info);
+
+	err = ext4fs_mount(0);
+	if (!err) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT
+		printf("%s: ext4fs mount err - %d\n", __func__, err);
+#endif
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	filelen = err = ext4fs_open(filename);
+	if (err < 0) {
+	puts("spl: ext4fs_open failed\n");
+		goto end;
+	}
+	err = ext4fs_read((char *)header, sizeof(struct image_header));
+	if (err <= 0) {
+		puts("spl: ext4fs_read failed\n");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	spl_parse_image_header(header);
+
+	err = ext4fs_read((char *)spl_image.load_addr, filelen);
+
+end:
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT
+	if (err <= 0)
+		printf("%s: error reading image %s, err - %d\n",
+		       __func__, filename, err);
+#endif
+
+	return (err <= 0);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT
+int spl_load_image_ext_os(block_dev_desc_t *block_dev, int partition)
+{
+	int err;
+	int filelen;
+	disk_partition_t part_info = {};
+	__maybe_unused char *file;
+	
+	if (get_partition_info(block_dev,
+		partition, &part_info)) {
+		printf("spl: no partition table found\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ext4fs_set_blk_dev(block_dev, &part_info);
+
+	err = ext4fs_mount(0);
+	if (!err) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT
+		printf("%s: ext4fs mount err - %d\n", __func__, err);
+#endif
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_ENV_SUPPORT) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT)
+	file = getenv("falcon_args_file");
+	if (file) {
+		filelen = err = ext4fs_open(file);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			puts("spl: ext4fs_open failed\n");
+			goto defaults;
+		}
+		err = ext4fs_read( (void *)CONFIG_SYS_SPL_ARGS_ADDR, filelen);
+		if (err <= 0) {
+			printf("spl: error reading image %s, err - %d, falling back to default\n",
+			       file, err);
+			goto defaults;
+		}
+		file = getenv("falcon_image_file");
+		if (file) {
+			err = spl_load_image_ext(block_dev, partition, file);
+			if (err != 0) {
+				puts("spl: falling back to default\n");
+				goto defaults;
+			}
+
+			return 0;
+		} else
+			puts("spl: falcon_image_file not set in environment, falling back to default\n");
+	} else
+		puts("spl: falcon_args_file not set in environment, falling back to default\n");
+
+defaults:
+#endif
+
+	filelen = err = ext4fs_open(CONFIG_SPL_FS_LOAD_ARGS_NAME);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			puts("spl: ext4fs_open failed\n");
+		}
+	err = ext4fs_read( (void *)CONFIG_SYS_SPL_ARGS_ADDR, filelen);
+	if (err <= 0) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT
+		printf("%s: error reading image %s, err - %d\n",
+		       __func__, CONFIG_SPL_FS_LOAD_ARGS_NAME, err);
+#endif
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return spl_load_image_ext(block_dev, partition,
+			CONFIG_SPL_FS_LOAD_KERNEL_NAME);
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_mmc.c b/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
index a631e0a..ee71f79 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ void spl_mmc_load_image(void)
 #endif
 		err = mmc_load_image_raw(mmc,
 			CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT
+#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT) || defined(CONFIG_SPL_EXT_SUPPORT)
 	} else if (boot_mode == MMCSD_MODE_FS) {
-		debug("boot mode - FAT\n");
+		debug("boot mode - FS\n");
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT
 		if (spl_start_uboot() || spl_load_image_fat_os(&mmc->block_dev,
 								CONFIG_SYS_MMC_SD_FS_BOOT_PARTITION))
@@ -110,7 +111,20 @@ void spl_mmc_load_image(void)
 		err = spl_load_image_fat(&mmc->block_dev,
 					CONFIG_SYS_MMC_SD_FS_BOOT_PARTITION,
 					CONFIG_SPL_FS_LOAD_PAYLOAD_NAME);
+		if(err)
+#endif /* CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT */
+		{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_EXT_SUPPORT
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT
+		if (spl_start_uboot() || spl_load_image_ext_os(&mmc->block_dev,
+								CONFIG_SYS_MMC_SD_FS_BOOT_PARTITION))
 #endif
+		err = spl_load_image_ext(&mmc->block_dev,
+					CONFIG_SYS_MMC_SD_FS_BOOT_PARTITION,
+					CONFIG_SPL_FS_LOAD_PAYLOAD_NAME);
+#endif /* CONFIG_SPL_EXT_SUPPORT */
+		}
+#endif /* defined(CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT) || defined(CONFIG_SPL_EXT_SUPPORT) */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT
 	} else if (boot_mode == MMCSD_MODE_EMMCBOOT) {
 		/*
diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile
index 1822165..51d06fc 100644
--- a/fs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT) += fat/
+obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_EXT_SUPPORT) += ext4/
 else
 obj-y				+= fs.o
 
diff --git a/include/spl.h b/include/spl.h
index 58c81dc..f4688c0 100644
--- a/include/spl.h
+++ b/include/spl.h
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ void spl_sata_load_image(void);
 int spl_load_image_fat(block_dev_desc_t *block_dev, int partition, const char *filename);
 int spl_load_image_fat_os(block_dev_desc_t *block_dev, int partition);
 
+/* SPL EXT image functions */
+int spl_load_image_ext(block_dev_desc_t *block_dev, int partition, const char *filename);
+int spl_load_image_ext_os(block_dev_desc_t *block_dev, int partition);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT
 void spl_board_init(void);
 #endif
