diff --git a/cmd/booti.c b/cmd/booti.c
index c36b0235df8c..cd8670a9a8db 100644
--- a/cmd/booti.c
+++ b/cmd/booti.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/sizes.h>
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 /*
  * Image booting support
  */
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ static int booti_start(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 	ulong ld;
 	ulong relocated_addr;
 	ulong image_size;
+	uint8_t *temp;
+	ulong dest;
+	ulong dest_end;
+	unsigned long comp_len;
+	unsigned long decomp_len;
+	int ctype;
 
 	ret = do_bootm_states(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, BOOTM_STATE_START,
 			      images, 1);
@@ -37,6 +44,33 @@ static int booti_start(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 		debug("*  kernel: cmdline image address = 0x%08lx\n", ld);
 	}
 
+	temp = map_sysmem(ld, 0);
+	ctype = image_decomp_type(temp, 2);
+	if (ctype > 0) {
+		dest = env_get_ulong("kernel_comp_addr_r", 16, 0);
+		comp_len = env_get_ulong("filesize", 16, 0);
+		if (!dest || !comp_len) {
+			puts("kernel_comp_addr_r or filesize is not provided!\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		if (dest < gd->ram_base || dest > gd->ram_top) {
+			puts("kernel_comp_addr_r is outside of DRAM range!\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		debug("kernel image compression type %d size = 0x%08lx address = 0x%08lx\n",
+			ctype, comp_len, (ulong)dest);
+		decomp_len = comp_len * 10;
+		ret = image_decomp(ctype, 0, ld, IH_TYPE_KERNEL,
+				 (void *)dest, (void *)ld, comp_len,
+				 decomp_len, &dest_end);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		/* dest_end contains the uncompressed Image size */
+		memmove((void *) ld, (void *)dest, dest_end);
+	}
+	unmap_sysmem((void *)ld);
+
 	ret = booti_setup(ld, &relocated_addr, &image_size, false);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return 1;
@@ -96,10 +130,14 @@ int do_booti(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_LONGHELP
 static char booti_help_text[] =
 	"[addr [initrd[:size]] [fdt]]\n"
-	"    - boot Linux 'Image' stored at 'addr'\n"
+	"    - boot Linux flat or compressed 'Image' stored at 'addr'\n"
 	"\tThe argument 'initrd' is optional and specifies the address\n"
 	"\tof an initrd in memory. The optional parameter ':size' allows\n"
 	"\tspecifying the size of a RAW initrd.\n"
+	"\tCurrently only booting from gz, bz2, lzma and lz4 compression\n"
+	"\ttypes are supported. In order to boot from any of these compressed\n"
+	"\timages, user have to set kernel_comp_addr_r and filesize enviornment\n"
+	"\tvariables beforehand.\n"
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT)
 	"\tSince booting a Linux kernel requires a flat device-tree, a\n"
 	"\tthird argument providing the address of the device-tree blob\n"
diff --git a/doc/README.distro b/doc/README.distro
index ab6e6f4e74be..67b49e1e4b6a 100644
--- a/doc/README.distro
+++ b/doc/README.distro
@@ -246,6 +246,18 @@ kernel_addr_r:
 
   A size of 16MB for the kernel is likely adequate.
 
+kernel_comp_addr_r:
+  Optional. This is only required if user wants to boot Linux from a compressed
+  Image(.gz, .bz2, .lzma, .lzo) using booti command. It represents the location
+  in RAM where the compressed Image will be decompressed temporarily. Once the
+  decompression is complete, decompressed data will be moved kernel_addr_r for
+  booting.
+
+filesize:
+  Optional. This is only required if user wants to boot Linux from a compressed
+  Image using booti command. It represents the size of the compressed file. The
+  size has to at least the size of loaded image for decompression to succeed.
+
 pxefile_addr_r:
 
   Mandatory. The location in RAM where extlinux.conf will be loaded to prior
diff --git a/doc/board/sifive/fu540.rst b/doc/board/sifive/fu540.rst
index 7807f5b2c128..df2c5ad8d3e3 100644
--- a/doc/board/sifive/fu540.rst
+++ b/doc/board/sifive/fu540.rst
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ load uImage.
    => setenv netmask 255.255.252.0
    => setenv serverip 10.206.4.143
    => setenv gateway 10.206.4.1
+
+If you want to use a flat kernel image such as Image file
+
+.. code-block:: none
    => tftpboot ${kernel_addr_r} /sifive/fu540/Image
    ethernet@10090000: PHY present at 0
    ethernet@10090000: Starting autonegotiation...
@@ -177,6 +181,57 @@ load uImage.
             1.2 MiB/s
    done
    Bytes transferred = 8867100 (874d1c hex)
+
+Or if you want to use a compressed kernel image file such as Image.gz
+
+.. code-block:: none
+   => tftpboot ${kernel_addr_r} /sifive/fu540/Image.gz
+   ethernet@10090000: PHY present at 0
+   ethernet@10090000: Starting autonegotiation...
+   ethernet@10090000: Autonegotiation complete
+   ethernet@10090000: link up, 1000Mbps full-duplex (lpa: 0x3c00)
+   Using ethernet@10090000 device
+   TFTP from server 10.206.4.143; our IP address is 10.206.7.133
+   Filename '/sifive/fu540/Image.gz'.
+   Load address: 0x84000000
+   Loading: #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            #################################################################
+            ##########################################
+            1.2 MiB/s
+   done
+   Bytes transferred = 4809458 (4962f2 hex)
+   =>setenv kernel_comp_addr_r 0x90000000
+   =>setenv filesize 0x500000
+
+By this time, correct kernel image is loaded and required enviornment variables
+are set. You can proceed to load the ramdisk and device tree from the tftp server
+as well.
+
+.. code-block:: none
    => tftpboot ${ramdisk_addr_r} /sifive/fu540/uRamdisk
    ethernet@10090000: PHY present at 0
    ethernet@10090000: Starting autonegotiation...
