diff --git a/bl31/aarch64/ea_delegate.S b/bl31/aarch64/ea_delegate.S
index 1d28d5e..f9c789f 100644
--- a/bl31/aarch64/ea_delegate.S
+++ b/bl31/aarch64/ea_delegate.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <context.h>
 
 	.globl	handle_lower_el_ea_esb
+	.globl  handle_lower_el_async_ea
 	.globl	enter_lower_el_sync_ea
 	.globl	enter_lower_el_async_ea
 
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@
 	 */
 	str	x30, [sp, #CTX_GPREGS_OFFSET + CTX_GPREG_LR]
 
+handle_lower_el_async_ea:
 	/*
 	 * Save general purpose and ARMv8.3-PAuth registers (if enabled).
 	 * If Secure Cycle Counter is not disabled in MDCR_EL3 when
diff --git a/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S b/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S
index bfe13f3..51eb2bd 100644
--- a/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S
+++ b/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@
 	 * instruction. When an error is thus synchronized, the handling is
 	 * delegated to platform EA handler.
 	 *
-	 * Without RAS_EXTENSION, this macro just saves x30, and unmasks
-	 * Asynchronous External Aborts.
+	 * Without RAS_EXTENSION, this macro synchronizes pending errors using
+         * a DSB, unmasks Asynchronous External Aborts and saves X30 before
+	 * setting the flag CTX_IS_IN_EL3.
 	 */
 	.macro check_and_unmask_ea
 #if RAS_EXTENSION
@@ -79,13 +80,89 @@
 	bl	restore_gp_pmcr_pauth_regs
 1:
 #else
+	/*
+	 * For SoCs which do not implement RAS, use DSB as a barrier to
+	 * synchronize pending external aborts.
+	 */
+	dsb	sy
+
 	/* Unmask the SError interrupt */
 	msr	daifclr, #DAIF_ABT_BIT
 
+	/* Use ISB for the above unmask operation to take effect immediately */
+	isb
+
+	/*
+	 * Refer Note 1. No need to restore X30 as both handle_sync_exception
+	 * and handle_interrupt_exception macro which follow this macro modify
+	 * X30 anyway.
+	 */
 	str	x30, [sp, #CTX_GPREGS_OFFSET + CTX_GPREG_LR]
+	mov 	x30, #1
+	str	x30, [sp, #CTX_EL3STATE_OFFSET + CTX_IS_IN_EL3]
+	dmb	sy
 #endif
 	.endm
 
+#if !RAS_EXTENSION
+	/*
+	 * Note 1: The explicit DSB at the entry of various exception vectors
+	 * for handling exceptions from lower ELs can inadvertently trigger an
+	 * SError exception in EL3 due to pending asynchronous aborts in lower
+	 * ELs. This will end up being handled by serror_sp_elx which will
+	 * ultimately panic and die.
+	 * The way to workaround is to update a flag to indicate if the exception
+	 * truly came from EL3. This flag is allocated in the cpu_context
+	 * structure and located at offset "CTX_EL3STATE_OFFSET + CTX_IS_IN_EL3"
+	 * This is not a bullet proof solution to the problem at hand because
+	 * we assume the instructions following "isb" that help to update the
+	 * flag execute without causing further exceptions.
+	 */
+
+	/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	 * This macro handles Asynchronous External Aborts.
+	 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	 */
+	.macro	handle_async_ea
+	/*
+	 * Use a barrier to synchronize pending external aborts.
+	 */
+	dsb	sy
+
+	/* Unmask the SError interrupt */
+	msr	daifclr, #DAIF_ABT_BIT
+
+	/* Use ISB for the above unmask operation to take effect immediately */
+	isb
+
+	/* Refer Note 1 */
+	str	x30, [sp, #CTX_GPREGS_OFFSET + CTX_GPREG_LR]
+	mov 	x30, #1
+	str	x30, [sp, #CTX_EL3STATE_OFFSET + CTX_IS_IN_EL3]
+	dmb	sy
+
+	b	handle_lower_el_async_ea
+	.endm
+
+	/*
+	 * This macro checks if the exception was taken due to SError in EL3 or
+	 * because of pending asynchronous external aborts from lower EL that got
+	 * triggered due to explicit synchronization in EL3. Refer Note 1.
+	 */
+	.macro check_if_serror_from_EL3
+	/* Assumes SP_EL3 on entry */
+	str	x30, [sp, #CTX_GPREGS_OFFSET + CTX_GPREG_LR]
+	ldr	x30, [sp, #CTX_EL3STATE_OFFSET + CTX_IS_IN_EL3]
+	cbnz	x30, exp_from_EL3
+
+	/* Handle asynchronous external abort from lower EL */
+	b	handle_lower_el_async_ea
+
+exp_from_EL3:
+	/* Jump to plat_handle_el3_ea which does not return */
+	.endm
+#endif
+
 	/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 	 * This macro handles Synchronous exceptions.
 	 * Only SMC exceptions are supported.
@@ -272,6 +349,9 @@
 end_vector_entry fiq_sp_elx
 
 vector_entry serror_sp_elx
+#if !RAS_EXTENSION
+	check_if_serror_from_EL3
+#endif
 	no_ret	plat_handle_el3_ea
 end_vector_entry serror_sp_elx
 
@@ -305,8 +385,12 @@
 
 vector_entry serror_aarch64
 	apply_at_speculative_wa
+#if RAS_EXTENSION
 	msr	daifclr, #DAIF_ABT_BIT
 	b	enter_lower_el_async_ea
+#else
+	handle_async_ea
+#endif
 end_vector_entry serror_aarch64
 
 	/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -339,8 +423,12 @@
 
 vector_entry serror_aarch32
 	apply_at_speculative_wa
+#if RAS_EXTENSION
 	msr	daifclr, #DAIF_ABT_BIT
 	b	enter_lower_el_async_ea
+#else
+	handle_async_ea
+#endif
 end_vector_entry serror_aarch32
 
 #ifdef MONITOR_TRAPS
diff --git a/include/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.h b/include/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.h
index 3490414..3135fb4 100644
--- a/include/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.h
+++ b/include/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
 #define CTX_SPSR_EL3		U(0x18)
 #define CTX_ELR_EL3		U(0x20)
 #define CTX_PMCR_EL0		U(0x28)
-#define CTX_EL3STATE_END	U(0x30)
+#define CTX_IS_IN_EL3		U(0x30)
+#define CTX_EL3STATE_END	U(0x40) /* Align to the next 16 byte boundary */
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Constants that allow assembler code to access members of and the
diff --git a/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.S b/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.S
index 773082a..75e214d 100644
--- a/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.S
+++ b/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -995,6 +995,11 @@
  	 * ----------------------------------------------------------
 	 */
 	esb
+#else
+	dsb	sy
+#endif
+#ifdef IMAGE_BL31
+	str	xzr, [sp, #CTX_EL3STATE_OFFSET + CTX_IS_IN_EL3]
 #endif
 	exception_return