diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/boot-common.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/boot-common.c
index f2f6897..bbc6bed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/boot-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/boot-common.c
@@ -162,3 +162,13 @@
 	ahci_reset((void __iomem *)DWC_AHSATA_BASE);
 }
 #endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_FASTBOOT) && !defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE)
+int fb_set_reboot_flag(void)
+{
+	printf("Setting reboot to fastboot flag ...\n");
+	setenv("dofastboot", "1");
+	saveenv();
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/include/configs/ti_omap5_common.h b/include/configs/ti_omap5_common.h
index 7957a73..f2be8d5 100644
--- a/include/configs/ti_omap5_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/ti_omap5_common.h
@@ -144,13 +144,20 @@
 	"loadfdt=load mmc ${bootpart} ${fdtaddr} ${bootdir}/${fdtfile};\0" \
 	DFUARGS \
 
+
 #define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND \
+	"if test ${dofastboot} -eq 1; then " \
+		"echo Boot fastboot requested, resetting dofastboot ...;" \
+		"setenv dofastboot 0; saveenv;" \
+		"echo Booting into fastboot ...; fastboot;" \
+	"fi;" \
 	"run findfdt; " \
 	"run mmcboot;" \
 	"setenv mmcdev 1; " \
 	"setenv bootpart 1:2; " \
 	"setenv mmcroot /dev/mmcblk0p2 rw; " \
 	"run mmcboot;" \
+	""
 
 
 /*