diff --git a/boot/bootm.c b/boot/bootm.c
index 272623c..8a1aac7 100644
--- a/boot/bootm.c
+++ b/boot/bootm.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 	/* check image type, for FIT images get FIT kernel node */
 	*os_data = *os_len = 0;
 	buf = map_sysmem(img_addr, 0);
-	switch (genimg_get_format(buf)) {
+	switch (genimg_get_format_comp(buf)) {
 #if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(LEGACY_IMAGE_FORMAT)
 	case IMAGE_FORMAT_LEGACY:
 		printf("## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at %08lx ...\n",
@@ -228,11 +228,8 @@
 	}
 #endif
 	case IMAGE_FORMAT_BOOTI:
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTI)) {
-			*os_data = img_addr;
-			break;
-		}
-		fallthrough;
+		*os_data = img_addr;
+		break;
 	default:
 		bootstage_error(BOOTSTAGE_ID_CHECK_IMAGETYPE);
 		return -EPROTOTYPE;
@@ -306,6 +303,17 @@
 	log_debug("load %lx start %lx len %lx ep %lx os %x comp %x\n",
 		  images.os.load, images.os.image_start, images.os.image_len,
 		  images.ep, images.os.os, images.os.comp);
+	if (comp != IH_COMP_NONE) {
+		images.os.load = env_get_hex("kernel_comp_addr_r", 0);
+		images.os.image_len = env_get_ulong("kernel_comp_size", 16, 0);
+		if (!images.os.load || !images.os.image_len) {
+			puts("kernel_comp_addr_r or kernel_comp_size is not provided!\n");
+			return -ENOTSUPP;
+		}
+		if (lmb_reserve(images.os.load, images.os.image_len, LMB_NONE)
+		    < 0)
+			return -EXDEV;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -423,6 +431,19 @@
 		}
 		fallthrough;
 	default:
+		/* any compressed image is probably a booti image */
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTI)) {
+			int comp;
+
+			comp = image_decomp_type(os_hdr, 2);
+			if (comp != IH_COMP_NONE) {
+				if (found_booti_os(comp))
+					return 1;
+				ep_found = true;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+
 		puts("ERROR: unknown image format type!\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -1166,7 +1187,9 @@
 
 int booti_run(struct bootm_info *bmi)
 {
-	return boot_run(bmi, "booti", 0);
+	return boot_run(bmi, "booti", BOOTM_STATE_START | BOOTM_STATE_FINDOS |
+			BOOTM_STATE_PRE_LOAD | BOOTM_STATE_FINDOTHER |
+			BOOTM_STATE_LOADOS);
 }
 
 int bootm_boot_start(ulong addr, const char *cmdline)
diff --git a/boot/image-board.c b/boot/image-board.c
index 07931c6..a2bafba 100644
--- a/boot/image-board.c
+++ b/boot/image-board.c
@@ -257,6 +257,17 @@
 	return IMAGE_FORMAT_INVALID;
 }
 
+enum image_fmt_t genimg_get_format_comp(const void *img_addr)
+{
+	enum image_fmt_t fmt = genimg_get_format(img_addr);
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTI) && fmt == IMAGE_FORMAT_INVALID &&
+	    image_decomp_type(img_addr, 2) != IH_COMP_NONE)
+		fmt = IMAGE_FORMAT_BOOTI;
+
+	return fmt;
+}
+
 /**
  * fit_has_config - check if there is a valid FIT configuration
  * @images: pointer to the bootm command headers structure
@@ -353,7 +364,7 @@
 	 * check image type, for FIT images get FIT node.
 	 */
 	buf = map_sysmem(rd_addr, 0);
-	switch (genimg_get_format(buf)) {
+	switch (genimg_get_format_comp(buf)) {
 	case IMAGE_FORMAT_LEGACY:
 		if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(LEGACY_IMAGE_FORMAT)) {
 			const struct legacy_img_hdr *rd_hdr;
diff --git a/include/image.h b/include/image.h
index 5b9bd6a..2455baa 100644
--- a/include/image.h
+++ b/include/image.h
@@ -648,6 +648,17 @@
  */
 enum image_fmt_t genimg_get_format(const void *img_addr);
 
+/**
+ * genimg_get_format_comp() - Like genimg_get_format() but adds compressed booti
+ *
+ * If a compressed file is detected (with image_decomp_type()) and
+ * CONFIG_CMD_BOOTI is enabled, then this returns IMAGE_FORMAT_BOOTI
+ *
+ * @img_addr: image start address
+ * Return: image format type or IMAGE_FORMAT_INVALID if no image is present
+ */
+enum image_fmt_t genimg_get_format_comp(const void *img_addr);
+
 int genimg_has_config(struct bootm_headers *images);
 
 /**