diff --git a/common/desc_image_load.c b/common/desc_image_load.c
index f2e8f60..c8dd403 100644
--- a/common/desc_image_load.c
+++ b/common/desc_image_load.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@
 	bl_params_node_t *params_node;
 	unsigned int fw_config_id;
 	uintptr_t hw_config_base = 0, fw_config_base;
+#if defined(SPD_spmd)
+	uint32_t fw_config_size = 0;
+#endif
 	bl_mem_params_node_t *mem_params;
 
 	assert(bl2_to_next_bl_params != NULL);
@@ -249,10 +252,14 @@
 
 		if (fw_config_id != INVALID_IMAGE_ID) {
 			mem_params = get_bl_mem_params_node(fw_config_id);
-			if (mem_params != NULL)
+			if (mem_params != NULL) {
 				fw_config_base = mem_params->image_info.image_base;
+#if defined(SPD_spmd)
+				fw_config_size =
+					mem_params->image_info.image_size;
+#endif
+			}
 		}
-
 		/*
 		 * Pass hw and tb_fw config addresses to next images. NOTE - for
 		 * EL3 runtime images (BL31 for AArch64 and BL32 for AArch32),
@@ -273,6 +280,11 @@
 			if (params_node->ep_info->args.arg1 == 0U)
 				params_node->ep_info->args.arg1 =
 								hw_config_base;
+#if defined(SPD_spmd)
+			if (params_node->ep_info->args.arg2 == 0U)
+				params_node->ep_info->args.arg2 =
+								fw_config_size;
+#endif
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/include/plat/common/platform.h b/include/plat/common/platform.h
index 332cfca..f5bd298 100644
--- a/include/plat/common/platform.h
+++ b/include/plat/common/platform.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <lib/psci/psci.h>
+#if defined(SPD_spmd)
+ #include <services/spm_core_manifest.h>
+#endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Forward declarations
@@ -272,7 +275,11 @@
 int plat_spm_sp_rd_load(struct sp_res_desc *rd, const void *ptr, size_t size);
 int plat_spm_sp_get_next_address(void **sp_base, size_t *sp_size,
 				 void **rd_base, size_t *rd_size);
-
+#if defined(SPD_spmd)
+int plat_spm_core_manifest_load(spmc_manifest_sect_attribute_t *manifest,
+				const void *ptr,
+				size_t size);
+#endif
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Mandatory BL image load functions(may be overridden).
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/include/services/spm_core_manifest.h b/include/services/spm_core_manifest.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06ecc13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/services/spm_core_manifest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef SPMC_MANIFEST_H
+#define SPMC_MANIFEST_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Attribute Section
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+typedef struct spm_core_manifest_sect_attribute {
+	/*
+	 * SPCI version (mandatory).
+	 */
+	uint32_t major_version;
+	uint32_t minor_version;
+
+	/*
+	 * Run-Time Exception Level (mandatory):
+	 * - 1: SEL1
+	 * - 2: SEL2
+	 */
+	uint32_t runtime_el;
+
+	/*
+	 * Run-Time Execution state (optional):
+	 * - 0: AArch64 (default)
+	 * - 1: AArch32
+	 */
+	uint32_t exec_state;
+
+	/*
+	 * Address of binary image containing SPM core in bytes (optional).
+	 */
+	uint64_t load_address;
+
+	/*
+	 * Offset from the base of the partition's binary image to the entry
+	 * point of the partition.
+	 */
+	uint64_t entrypoint;
+
+	/*
+	 * Size of binary image containing SPM core in bytes (mandatory).
+	 */
+	uint32_t binary_size;
+
+} spmc_manifest_sect_attribute_t;
+
+#endif /* SPMC_MANIFEST_H */
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fdts/fvp_spmc_manifest.dts b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fdts/fvp_spmc_manifest.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1c106f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fdts/fvp_spmc_manifest.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+	compatible = "spci-core-manifest-1.0";
+
+	attribute {
+		maj_ver = <0x0>;
+		min_ver = <0x9>;
+		runtime_el = <0x1>;
+		exec_state = <0x0>;
+		load_address = <0x0 0x6000000>;
+		entrypoint = <0x0 0x6000000>;
+	};
+};
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
index 97a326c..dcc55d8 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@
 $(eval $(call TOOL_ADD_PAYLOAD,${FVP_TOS_FW_CONFIG},--tos-fw-config))
 endif
 
+ifeq (${SPD},spmd)
+FDT_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/board/fvp/fdts/${PLAT}_spmc_manifest.dts
+FVP_TOS_FW_CONFIG	:=	${BUILD_PLAT}/fdts/${PLAT}_spmc_manifest.dtb
+
+# Add the TOS_FW_CONFIG to FIP and specify the same to certtool
+$(eval $(call TOOL_ADD_PAYLOAD,${FVP_TOS_FW_CONFIG},--tos-fw-config))
+endif
+
 # Add the TB_FW_CONFIG to FIP and specify the same to certtool
 $(eval $(call TOOL_ADD_PAYLOAD,${FVP_TB_FW_CONFIG},--tb-fw-config))
 # Add the SOC_FW_CONFIG to FIP and specify the same to certtool
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_dyn_cfg.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_dyn_cfg.c
index e6c5a73..fdc3ef3 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_dyn_cfg.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_dyn_cfg.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@
 			HW_CONFIG_ID,
 			SOC_FW_CONFIG_ID,
 			NT_FW_CONFIG_ID,
-#ifdef SPD_tspd
-			/* Currently tos_fw_config is only present for TSP */
+#if defined(SPD_tspd) || defined(SPD_spmd)
+			/* tos_fw_config is only present for TSPD/SPMD */
 			TOS_FW_CONFIG_ID
 #endif
 	};
diff --git a/plat/common/plat_spmd_manifest.c b/plat/common/plat_spmd_manifest.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c78979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plat/common/plat_spmd_manifest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <libfdt.h>
+
+#include <common/debug.h>
+#include <common/fdt_wrappers.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+#include <services/spm_core_manifest.h>
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Attribute section handler
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static int manifest_parse_attribute(spmc_manifest_sect_attribute_t *attr,
+				    const void *fdt,
+				    int node)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	assert(attr && fdt);
+
+	rc = fdtw_read_cells(fdt, node, "maj_ver", 1, &attr->major_version);
+	if (rc) {
+		ERROR("Missing SPCI major version in SPM core manifest.\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	rc = fdtw_read_cells(fdt, node, "min_ver", 1, &attr->minor_version);
+	if (rc) {
+		ERROR("Missing SPCI minor version in SPM core manifest.\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	rc = fdtw_read_cells(fdt, node, "runtime_el", 1, &attr->runtime_el);
+	if (rc) {
+		ERROR("Missing SPM core runtime EL in manifest.\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	rc = fdtw_read_cells(fdt, node, "exec_state", 1, &attr->exec_state);
+	if (rc)
+		NOTICE("Execution state not specified in SPM core manifest.\n");
+
+	rc = fdtw_read_cells(fdt, node, "binary_size", 1, &attr->binary_size);
+	if (rc)
+		NOTICE("Binary size not specified in SPM core manifest.\n");
+
+	rc = fdtw_read_cells(fdt, node, "load_address", 2, &attr->load_address);
+	if (rc)
+		NOTICE("Load address not specified in SPM core manifest.\n");
+
+	rc = fdtw_read_cells(fdt, node, "entrypoint", 2, &attr->entrypoint);
+	if (rc)
+		NOTICE("Entrypoint not specified in SPM core manifest.\n");
+
+	VERBOSE("SPM core manifest attribute section:\n");
+	VERBOSE("  version: %x.%x\n", attr->major_version, attr->minor_version);
+	VERBOSE("  runtime_el: 0x%x\n", attr->runtime_el);
+	VERBOSE("  binary_size: 0x%x\n", attr->binary_size);
+	VERBOSE("  load_address: 0x%llx\n", attr->load_address);
+	VERBOSE("  entrypoint: 0x%llx\n", attr->entrypoint);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Root node handler
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static int manifest_parse_root(spmc_manifest_sect_attribute_t *manifest,
+				const void *fdt,
+				int root)
+{
+	int node;
+	char *str;
+
+	str = "attribute";
+	node = fdt_subnode_offset_namelen(fdt, root, str, strlen(str));
+	if (node < 0) {
+		ERROR("Root node doesn't contain subnode '%s'\n", str);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	return manifest_parse_attribute(manifest, fdt, node);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Platform handler to parse a SPM core manifest.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+int plat_spm_core_manifest_load(spmc_manifest_sect_attribute_t *manifest,
+				const void *ptr,
+				size_t size)
+{
+	int rc;
+	int root_node;
+
+	assert(manifest != NULL);
+	assert(ptr != NULL);
+
+	INFO("Reading SPM core manifest at address %p\n", ptr);
+
+	rc = fdt_check_header(ptr);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		ERROR("Wrong format for SPM core manifest (%d).\n", rc);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	INFO("Reading SPM core manifest at address %p\n", ptr);
+
+	root_node = fdt_node_offset_by_compatible(ptr, -1,
+				"arm,spci-core-manifest-1.0");
+	if (root_node < 0) {
+		ERROR("Unrecognized SPM core manifest\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	INFO("Reading SPM core manifest at address %p\n", ptr);
+	return manifest_parse_root(manifest, ptr, root_node);
+}