diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index a83246e..2fe14cc 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_USB_SUPPORT) += usb.o usb_hub.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_STORAGE) += usb_storage.o
 endif
+ifdef CONFIG_SPL_SATA_SUPPORT
+obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_SCSI) += cmd_scsi.o
+endif
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_SPL_NET_SUPPORT),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE) += env_nowhere.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC) += env_mmc.o
diff --git a/common/cmd_scsi.c b/common/cmd_scsi.c
index 7b97dc9..b3f7687 100644
--- a/common/cmd_scsi.c
+++ b/common/cmd_scsi.c
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@
 		scsi_curr_dev = -1;
 
 	printf("Found %d device(s).\n", scsi_max_devs);
+#ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 	setenv_ulong("scsidevs", scsi_max_devs);
+#endif
 }
 
 int scsi_get_disk_count(void)
diff --git a/common/spl/Makefile b/common/spl/Makefile
index 65a1484..64569c2 100644
--- a/common/spl/Makefile
+++ b/common/spl/Makefile
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT) += spl_mmc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_USB_SUPPORT) += spl_usb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT) += spl_fat.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_SATA_SUPPORT) += spl_sata.o
 endif
diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index 0645cee..774fdad 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@
 		spl_usb_load_image();
 		break;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_SATA_SUPPORT
+	case BOOT_DEVICE_SATA:
+		spl_sata_load_image();
+		break;
+#endif
 	default:
 		debug("SPL: Un-supported Boot Device\n");
 		hang();
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_sata.c b/common/spl/spl_sata.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e7adca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/spl/spl_sata.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2013
+ * Texas Instruments, <www.ti.com>
+ *
+ * Dan Murphy <dmurphy@ti.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ *
+ * Derived work from spl_usb.c
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <spl.h>
+#include <asm/u-boot.h>
+#include <sata.h>
+#include <fat.h>
+#include <version.h>
+#include <image.h>
+
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+void spl_sata_load_image(void)
+{
+	int err;
+	block_dev_desc_t *stor_dev;
+
+	err = init_sata(CONFIG_SPL_SATA_BOOT_DEVICE);
+	if (err) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT
+		printf("spl: sata init failed: err - %d\n", err);
+#endif
+		hang();
+	} else {
+		/* try to recognize storage devices immediately */
+		stor_dev = scsi_get_dev(0);
+	}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT
+	if (spl_start_uboot() || spl_load_image_fat_os(stor_dev,
+									CONFIG_SYS_SATA_FAT_BOOT_PARTITION))
+#endif
+	err = spl_load_image_fat(stor_dev,
+				CONFIG_SYS_SATA_FAT_BOOT_PARTITION,
+				CONFIG_SPL_FAT_LOAD_PAYLOAD_NAME);
+	if (err) {
+		puts("Error loading sata device\n");
+		hang();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/include/spl.h b/include/spl.h
index dad00c0..a7e41da 100644
--- a/include/spl.h
+++ b/include/spl.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
 /* USB SPL functions */
 void spl_usb_load_image(void);
 
+/* SATA SPL functions */
+void spl_sata_load_image(void);
+
 /* SPL FAT image functions */
 int spl_load_image_fat(block_dev_desc_t *block_dev, int partition, const char *filename);
 int spl_load_image_fat_os(block_dev_desc_t *block_dev, int partition);
diff --git a/spl/Makefile b/spl/Makefile
index 4143e38..28fcfdd 100644
--- a/spl/Makefile
+++ b/spl/Makefile
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 LIBS-$(CONFIG_SPL_WATCHDOG_SUPPORT) += drivers/watchdog/
 LIBS-$(CONFIG_SPL_USB_HOST_SUPPORT) += drivers/usb/host/
 LIBS-$(CONFIG_OMAP_USB_PHY) += drivers/usb/phy/
+LIBS-$(CONFIG_SPL_SATA_SUPPORT) += drivers/block/
 
 ifneq (,$(CONFIG_MX23)$(CONFIG_MX35)$(filter $(SOC), mx25 mx27 mx5 mx6 mx31 mx35))
 LIBS-y += arch/$(ARCH)/imx-common/