diff --git a/common/fdt_wrappers.c b/common/fdt_wrappers.c
index 783b660..b213ffa 100644
--- a/common/fdt_wrappers.c
+++ b/common/fdt_wrappers.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2024, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -88,6 +88,19 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+uint64_t fdt_read_uint64_default(const void *dtb, int node,
+				 const char *prop_name, uint64_t dflt_value)
+{
+	uint64_t ret = dflt_value;
+	int err = fdt_read_uint64(dtb, node, prop_name, &ret);
+
+	if (err < 0) {
+		return dflt_value;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Read bytes from a given property of the given node. Any number of
  * bytes of the property can be read. The fdt pointer is updated.
diff --git a/include/common/fdt_wrappers.h b/include/common/fdt_wrappers.h
index abbf976..de08f1d 100644
--- a/include/common/fdt_wrappers.h
+++ b/include/common/fdt_wrappers.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2024, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 				 const char *prop_name, uint32_t dflt_value);
 int fdt_read_uint64(const void *dtb, int node, const char *prop_name,
 		    uint64_t *value);
+uint64_t fdt_read_uint64_default(const void *dtb, int node,
+				 const char *prop_name, uint64_t dflt_value);
 int fdt_read_uint32_array(const void *dtb, int node, const char *prop_name,
 			  unsigned int cells, uint32_t *value);
 int fdtw_read_string(const void *dtb, int node, const char *prop,