diff --git a/common/button_cmd.c b/common/button_cmd.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Linaro Ltd.
+ *   Author: Caleb Connolly <caleb.connolly@linaro.org>
+ */
+
+#include <button.h>
+#include <command.h>
+#include <env.h>
+#include <log.h>
+#include <vsprintf.h>
+
+/* Some sane limit "just in case" */
+#define MAX_BTN_CMDS 32
+
+struct button_cmd {
+	bool pressed;
+	const char *btn_name;
+	const char *cmd;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Button commands are set via environment variables, e.g.:
+ * button_cmd_N_name=Volume Up
+ * button_cmd_N=fastboot usb 0
+ *
+ * This function will retrieve the command for the given button N
+ * and populate the cmd struct with the command string and pressed
+ * state of the button.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if a command was found, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+static int get_button_cmd(int n, struct button_cmd *cmd)
+{
+	const char *cmd_str;
+	struct udevice *btn;
+	char buf[24];
+
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "button_cmd_%d_name", n);
+	cmd->btn_name = env_get(buf);
+	if (!cmd->btn_name)
+		return 0;
+
+	button_get_by_label(cmd->btn_name, &btn);
+	if (!btn) {
+		log_err("No button labelled '%s'\n", cmd->btn_name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	cmd->pressed = button_get_state(btn) == BUTTON_ON;
+	/* If the button isn't pressed then cmd->cmd will be unused so don't waste
+	 * cycles reading it
+	 */
+	if (!cmd->pressed)
+		return 1;
+
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "button_cmd_%d", n);
+	cmd_str = env_get(buf);
+	if (!cmd_str) {
+		log_err("No command set for button '%s'\n", cmd->btn_name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	cmd->cmd = cmd_str;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+void process_button_cmds(void)
+{
+	struct button_cmd cmd = {0};
+	int i = 0;
+
+	while (get_button_cmd(i++, &cmd) && i < MAX_BTN_CMDS) {
+		if (!cmd.pressed)
+			continue;
+
+		log_info("BTN '%s'> %s\n", cmd.btn_name, cmd.cmd);
+		run_command(cmd.cmd, CMD_FLAG_ENV);
+		/* Don't run commands for multiple buttons */
+		return;
+	}
+}