diff --git a/plat/marvell/common/aarch64/marvell_helpers.S b/plat/marvell/common/aarch64/marvell_helpers.S
index 128c3ab..fbd19cb 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/common/aarch64/marvell_helpers.S
+++ b/plat/marvell/common/aarch64/marvell_helpers.S
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@
 	mov_imm	x0, PLAT_MARVELL_CRASH_UART_BASE
 	mov_imm	x1, PLAT_MARVELL_CRASH_UART_CLK_IN_HZ
 	mov_imm	x2, MARVELL_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE
-	b	console_core_init
+#ifdef PLAT_a3700
+	b	console_a3700_core_init
+#else
+	b	console_16550_core_init
+#endif
 endfunc plat_crash_console_init
 
 	/* ---------------------------------------------
@@ -77,7 +81,12 @@
 	 */
 func plat_crash_console_putc
 	mov_imm	x1, PLAT_MARVELL_CRASH_UART_BASE
-	b	console_core_putc
+#ifdef PLAT_a3700
+
+	b	console_a3700_core_putc
+#else
+	b	console_16550_core_putc
+#endif
 endfunc plat_crash_console_putc
 
 	/* ---------------------------------------------
@@ -85,12 +94,16 @@
 	 * Function to force a write of all buffered
 	 * data that hasn't been output.
 	 * Out : return -1 on error else return 0.
-	 * Clobber list : x0, x1
+	 * Clobber list : r0
 	 * ---------------------------------------------
 	 */
 func plat_crash_console_flush
 	mov_imm	x0, PLAT_MARVELL_CRASH_UART_BASE
-	b	console_core_flush
+#ifdef PLAT_a3700
+	b	console_a3700_core_flush
+#else
+	b	console_16550_core_flush
+#endif
 endfunc plat_crash_console_flush
 
 	/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl1_setup.c b/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl1_setup.c
index 4e1b256..c96f006 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl1_setup.c
+++ b/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl1_setup.c
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@
 void marvell_bl1_early_platform_setup(void)
 {
 	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
-	console_init(PLAT_MARVELL_BOOT_UART_BASE,
-		     PLAT_MARVELL_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
-		     MARVELL_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE);
+	marvell_console_boot_init();
 
 	/* Allow BL1 to see the whole Trusted RAM */
 	bl1_ram_layout.total_base = MARVELL_BL_RAM_BASE;
diff --git a/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl2_setup.c b/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl2_setup.c
index d33aba4..883336f 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl2_setup.c
+++ b/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl2_setup.c
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@
 void marvell_bl2_early_platform_setup(meminfo_t *mem_layout)
 {
 	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
-	console_init(PLAT_MARVELL_BOOT_UART_BASE,
-		     PLAT_MARVELL_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
-		     MARVELL_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE);
+	marvell_console_boot_init();
 
 	/* Setup the BL2 memory layout */
 	bl2_tzram_layout = *mem_layout;
diff --git a/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl31_setup.c b/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl31_setup.c
index da91b56..3b1a6f1 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/marvell/common/marvell_bl31_setup.c
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@
 				       void *plat_params_from_bl2)
 {
 	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
-	console_init(PLAT_MARVELL_BOOT_UART_BASE,
-		     PLAT_MARVELL_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
-		     MARVELL_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE);
+	marvell_console_boot_init();
 
 #if RESET_TO_BL31
 	/* There are no parameters from BL2 if BL31 is a reset vector */
@@ -190,10 +188,10 @@
  */
 void marvell_bl31_plat_runtime_setup(void)
 {
+	console_switch_state(CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
+
 	/* Initialize the runtime console */
-	console_init(PLAT_MARVELL_BL31_RUN_UART_BASE,
-		     PLAT_MARVELL_BL31_RUN_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
-		     MARVELL_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE);
+	marvell_console_runtime_init();
 }
 
 void bl31_platform_setup(void)
diff --git a/plat/marvell/common/marvell_common.mk b/plat/marvell/common/marvell_common.mk
index 3a6bb03..fb6fbb5 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/common/marvell_common.mk
+++ b/plat/marvell/common/marvell_common.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 VERSION_STRING			+=(Marvell-${SUBVERSION})
 
+MULTI_CONSOLE_API		:= 1
+
 SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA	:= 1
 
 # flag to switch from PLL to ARO
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@
 PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES  +=      lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_common.c			\
 				lib/xlat_tables/aarch64/xlat_tables.c			\
 				$(MARVELL_PLAT_BASE)/common/aarch64/marvell_common.c	\
-				$(MARVELL_PLAT_BASE)/common/aarch64/marvell_helpers.S
+				$(MARVELL_PLAT_BASE)/common/aarch64/marvell_helpers.S	\
+				$(MARVELL_COMMON_BASE)/marvell_console.c
 
 BL1_SOURCES		+=	drivers/delay_timer/delay_timer.c			\
 				drivers/io/io_fip.c					\
diff --git a/plat/marvell/common/marvell_console.c b/plat/marvell/common/marvell_console.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eba106d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plat/marvell/common/marvell_console.c
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <console.h>
+#include <debug.h>
+#include <plat_marvell.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+
+#ifdef PLAT_a3700
+#include <a3700_console.h>
+
+static console_a3700_t marvell_boot_console;
+static console_a3700_t marvell_runtime_console;
+#else
+#include <uart_16550.h>
+
+static console_16550_t marvell_boot_console;
+static console_16550_t marvell_runtime_console;
+#endif
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Functions that set up the console
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
+void marvell_console_boot_init(void)
+{
+	int rc =
+#ifdef PLAT_a3700
+	console_a3700_register(
+#else
+	console_16550_register(
+#endif
+				PLAT_MARVELL_BOOT_UART_BASE,
+				PLAT_MARVELL_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
+				MARVELL_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE,
+				&marvell_boot_console);
+	if (rc == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * The crash console doesn't use the multi console API, it uses
+		 * the core console functions directly. It is safe to call panic
+		 * and let it print debug information.
+		 */
+		panic();
+	}
+
+	console_set_scope(&marvell_boot_console.console,
+			  CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT);
+}
+
+void marvell_console_boot_end(void)
+{
+	(void)console_flush();
+
+	(void)console_unregister(&marvell_boot_console.console);
+}
+
+/* Initialize the runtime console */
+void marvell_console_runtime_init(void)
+{
+	int rc =
+#ifdef PLAT_a3700
+	console_a3700_register(
+#else
+	console_16550_register(
+#endif
+				PLAT_MARVELL_BOOT_UART_BASE,
+				PLAT_MARVELL_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
+				MARVELL_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE,
+				&marvell_runtime_console);
+	if (rc == 0)
+		panic();
+
+	console_set_scope(&marvell_runtime_console.console,
+			  CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME);
+}
+
+void marvell_console_runtime_end(void)
+{
+	(void)console_flush();
+
+	(void)console_unregister(&marvell_runtime_console.console);
+}