diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index 2298ba5..fbabc89 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -280,13 +280,13 @@
 		debug("dm_init() failed: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	ret = dm_scan_platdata();
+	ret = dm_scan_platdata(false);
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("dm_scan_platdata() failed: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
-	ret = dm_scan_fdt(gd->fdt_blob);
+	ret = dm_scan_fdt(gd->fdt_blob, false);
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("dm_scan_fdt() failed: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
diff --git a/doc/driver-model/README.txt b/doc/driver-model/README.txt
index 22c3fcb..907ff67 100644
--- a/doc/driver-model/README.txt
+++ b/doc/driver-model/README.txt
@@ -95,26 +95,24 @@
 You should see something like this:
 
     <...U-Boot banner...>
-    Running 12 driver model tests
+    Running 14 driver model tests
     Test: dm_test_autobind
     Test: dm_test_autoprobe
     Test: dm_test_children
     Test: dm_test_fdt
+    Test: dm_test_fdt_pre_reloc
     Test: dm_test_gpio
     sandbox_gpio: sb_gpio_get_value: error: offset 4 not reserved
     Test: dm_test_leak
-    Warning: Please add '#define DEBUG' to the top of common/dlmalloc.c
-    Warning: Please add '#define DEBUG' to the top of common/dlmalloc.c
     Test: dm_test_lifecycle
     Test: dm_test_operations
     Test: dm_test_ordering
     Test: dm_test_platdata
+    Test: dm_test_pre_reloc
     Test: dm_test_remove
     Test: dm_test_uclass
     Failures: 0
 
-(You can add '#define DEBUG' as suggested to check for memory leaks)
-
 
 What is going on?
 -----------------
@@ -537,6 +535,21 @@
 dealing with this might not be worth it.
 - Implemented a GPIO system, trying to keep it simple
 
+
+Pre-Relocation Support
+----------------------
+
+For pre-relocation we simply call the driver model init function. Only
+drivers marked with DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC or the device tree
+'u-boot,dm-pre-reloc' flag are initialised prior to relocation. This helps
+to reduce the driver model overhead.
+
+Then post relocation we throw that away and re-init driver model again.
+For drivers which require some sort of continuity between pre- and
+post-relocation devices, we can provide access to the pre-relocation
+device pointers, but this is not currently implemented (the root device
+pointer is saved but not made available through the driver model API).
+
 
 Things to punt for later
 ------------------------
@@ -544,20 +557,14 @@
 - SPL support - this will have to be present before many drivers can be
 converted, but it seems like we can add it once we are happy with the
 core implementation.
-- Pre-relocation support - similar story
 
-That is not to say that no thinking has gone into these - in fact there
+That is not to say that no thinking has gone into this - in fact there
 is quite a lot there. However, getting these right is non-trivial and
 there is a high cost associated with going down the wrong path.
 
 For SPL, it may be possible to fit in a simplified driver model with only
 bind and probe methods, to reduce size.
 
-For pre-relocation we can simply call the driver model init function. Then
-post relocation we throw that away and re-init driver model again. For drivers
-which require some sort of continuity between pre- and post-relocation
-devices, we can provide access to the pre-relocation device pointers.
-
 Uclasses are statically numbered at compile time. It would be possible to
 change this to dynamic numbering, but then we would require some sort of
 lookup service, perhaps searching by name. This is slightly less efficient
diff --git a/drivers/core/device.c b/drivers/core/device.c
index c73c339..86b9ff8 100644
--- a/drivers/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/core/device.c
@@ -129,14 +129,16 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int device_bind_by_name(struct udevice *parent, const struct driver_info *info,
-			struct udevice **devp)
+int device_bind_by_name(struct udevice *parent, bool pre_reloc_only,
+			const struct driver_info *info, struct udevice **devp)
 {
 	struct driver *drv;
 
 	drv = lists_driver_lookup_name(info->name);
 	if (!drv)
 		return -ENOENT;
+	if (pre_reloc_only && !(drv->flags & DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC))
+		return -EPERM;
 
 	return device_bind(parent, drv, info->name, (void *)info->platdata,
 			   -1, devp);
diff --git a/drivers/core/lists.c b/drivers/core/lists.c
index 87164a5..5f1c85f 100644
--- a/drivers/core/lists.c
+++ b/drivers/core/lists.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int lists_bind_drivers(struct udevice *parent)
+int lists_bind_drivers(struct udevice *parent, bool pre_reloc_only)
 {
 	struct driver_info *info =
 		ll_entry_start(struct driver_info, driver_info);
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	for (entry = info; entry != info + n_ents; entry++) {
-		ret = device_bind_by_name(parent, entry, &dev);
-		if (ret) {
+		ret = device_bind_by_name(parent, pre_reloc_only, entry, &dev);
+		if (ret && ret != -EPERM) {
 			dm_warn("No match for driver '%s'\n", entry->name);
 			if (!result || ret != -ENOENT)
 				result = ret;
diff --git a/drivers/core/root.c b/drivers/core/root.c
index 346d462..ce4eef3 100644
--- a/drivers/core/root.c
+++ b/drivers/core/root.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	}
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&DM_UCLASS_ROOT_NON_CONST);
 
-	ret = device_bind_by_name(NULL, &root_info, &DM_ROOT_NON_CONST);
+	ret = device_bind_by_name(NULL, false, &root_info, &DM_ROOT_NON_CONST);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	ret = device_probe(DM_ROOT_NON_CONST);
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dm_scan_platdata(void)
+int dm_scan_platdata(bool pre_reloc_only)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = lists_bind_drivers(DM_ROOT_NON_CONST);
+	ret = lists_bind_drivers(DM_ROOT_NON_CONST, pre_reloc_only);
 	if (ret == -ENOENT) {
 		dm_warn("Some drivers were not found\n");
 		ret = 0;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
-int dm_scan_fdt(const void *blob)
+int dm_scan_fdt(const void *blob, bool pre_reloc_only)
 {
 	int offset = 0;
 	int ret = 0, err;
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
 	do {
 		offset = fdt_next_node(blob, offset, &depth);
 		if (offset > 0 && depth == 1) {
+			if (pre_reloc_only &&
+			    !fdt_getprop(blob, offset, "u-boot,dm-pre-reloc", NULL))
+				continue;
 			err = lists_bind_fdt(gd->dm_root, blob, offset);
 			if (err && !ret)
 				ret = err;
diff --git a/include/dm/device-internal.h b/include/dm/device-internal.h
index 26e5cf5..7005d03 100644
--- a/include/dm/device-internal.h
+++ b/include/dm/device-internal.h
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@
  * tree.
  *
  * @parent: Pointer to device's parent
+ * @pre_reloc_only: If true, bind the driver only if its DM_INIT_F flag is set.
+ * If false bind the driver always.
  * @info: Name and platdata for this device
  * @devp: Returns a pointer to the bound device
  * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
  */
-int device_bind_by_name(struct udevice *parent, const struct driver_info *info,
-			struct udevice **devp);
+int device_bind_by_name(struct udevice *parent, bool pre_reloc_only,
+			const struct driver_info *info, struct udevice **devp);
 
 /**
  * device_probe() - Probe a device, activating it
diff --git a/include/dm/device.h b/include/dm/device.h
index ae75a3f..4679979 100644
--- a/include/dm/device.h
+++ b/include/dm/device.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 /* DM is responsible for allocating and freeing platdata */
 #define DM_FLAG_ALLOC_PDATA	(1 << 1)
 
+/* DM should init this device prior to relocation */
+#define DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC	(1 << 2)
+
 /**
  * struct udevice - An instance of a driver
  *
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@
  * ops: Driver-specific operations. This is typically a list of function
  * pointers defined by the driver, to implement driver functions required by
  * the uclass.
+ * @flags: driver flags - see DM_FLAGS_...
  */
 struct driver {
 	char *name;
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@
 	int priv_auto_alloc_size;
 	int platdata_auto_alloc_size;
 	const void *ops;	/* driver-specific operations */
+	uint32_t flags;
 };
 
 /* Declare a new U-Boot driver */
diff --git a/include/dm/lists.h b/include/dm/lists.h
index 49d87e6..87a3af5 100644
--- a/include/dm/lists.h
+++ b/include/dm/lists.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  * @early_only: If true, bind only drivers with the DM_INIT_F flag. If false
  * bind all drivers.
  */
-int lists_bind_drivers(struct udevice *parent);
+int lists_bind_drivers(struct udevice *parent, bool pre_reloc_only);
 
 /**
  * lists_bind_fdt() - bind a device tree node
diff --git a/include/dm/root.h b/include/dm/root.h
index 35818b1..d37b452 100644
--- a/include/dm/root.h
+++ b/include/dm/root.h
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@
  *
  * This scans all available platdata and creates drivers for each
  *
+ * @pre_reloc_only: If true, bind only drivers with the DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC
+ * flag. If false bind all drivers.
  * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
  */
-int dm_scan_platdata(void);
+int dm_scan_platdata(bool pre_reloc_only);
 
 /**
  * dm_scan_fdt() - Scan the device tree and bind drivers
@@ -36,9 +38,11 @@
  * This scans the device tree and creates a driver for each node
  *
  * @blob: Pointer to device tree blob
+ * @pre_reloc_only: If true, bind only drivers with the DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC
+ * flag. If false bind all drivers.
  * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
  */
-int dm_scan_fdt(const void *blob);
+int dm_scan_fdt(const void *blob, bool pre_reloc_only);
 
 /**
  * dm_init() - Initialise Driver Model structures
diff --git a/test/dm/core.c b/test/dm/core.c
index 8c18780..24e0b6b 100644
--- a/test/dm/core.c
+++ b/test/dm/core.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 	TEST_INTVAL2		= 3,
 	TEST_INTVAL3		= 6,
 	TEST_INTVAL_MANUAL	= 101112,
+	TEST_INTVAL_PRE_RELOC	= 7,
 };
 
 static const struct dm_test_pdata test_pdata[] = {
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@
 	.ping_add		= TEST_INTVAL_MANUAL,
 };
 
+static const struct dm_test_pdata test_pdata_pre_reloc = {
+	.ping_add		= TEST_INTVAL_PRE_RELOC,
+};
+
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(dm_test_info1) = {
 	.name = "test_drv",
 	.platdata = &test_pdata[0],
@@ -57,6 +62,11 @@
 	.platdata = &test_pdata_manual,
 };
 
+static struct driver_info driver_info_pre_reloc = {
+	.name = "test_pre_reloc_drv",
+	.platdata = &test_pdata_manual,
+};
+
 /* Test that binding with platdata occurs correctly */
 static int dm_test_autobind(struct dm_test_state *dms)
 {
@@ -71,7 +81,7 @@
 	ut_asserteq(0, list_count_items(&gd->dm_root->child_head));
 	ut_asserteq(0, dm_testdrv_op_count[DM_TEST_OP_POST_BIND]);
 
-	ut_assertok(dm_scan_platdata());
+	ut_assertok(dm_scan_platdata(false));
 
 	/* We should have our test class now at least, plus more children */
 	ut_assert(1 < list_count_items(&gd->uclass_root));
@@ -181,7 +191,7 @@
 
 	memcpy(op_count, dm_testdrv_op_count, sizeof(op_count));
 
-	ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(dms->root, &driver_info_manual,
+	ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(dms->root, false, &driver_info_manual,
 					&dev));
 	ut_assert(dev);
 	ut_assert(dm_testdrv_op_count[DM_TEST_OP_BIND]
@@ -232,15 +242,15 @@
 	struct udevice *dev, *dev_penultimate, *dev_last, *test_dev;
 	int pingret;
 
-	ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(dms->root, &driver_info_manual,
+	ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(dms->root, false, &driver_info_manual,
 					&dev));
 	ut_assert(dev);
 
 	/* Bind two new devices (numbers 4 and 5) */
-	ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(dms->root, &driver_info_manual,
+	ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(dms->root, false, &driver_info_manual,
 					&dev_penultimate));
 	ut_assert(dev_penultimate);
-	ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(dms->root, &driver_info_manual,
+	ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(dms->root, false, &driver_info_manual,
 					&dev_last));
 	ut_assert(dev_last);
 
@@ -255,7 +265,8 @@
 	ut_assert(dev_last == test_dev);
 
 	/* Add back the original device 3, now in position 5 */
-	ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(dms->root, &driver_info_manual, &dev));
+	ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(dms->root, false, &driver_info_manual,
+					&dev));
 	ut_assert(dev);
 
 	/* Try ping */
@@ -375,8 +386,8 @@
 		if (!start.uordblks)
 			puts("Warning: Please add '#define DEBUG' to the top of common/dlmalloc.c\n");
 
-		ut_assertok(dm_scan_platdata());
-		ut_assertok(dm_scan_fdt(gd->fdt_blob));
+		ut_assertok(dm_scan_platdata(false));
+		ut_assertok(dm_scan_fdt(gd->fdt_blob, false));
 
 		/* Scanning the uclass is enough to probe all the devices */
 		for (id = UCLASS_ROOT; id < UCLASS_COUNT; id++) {
@@ -444,8 +455,8 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		struct dm_test_pdata *pdata;
 
-		ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(parent, &driver_info_manual,
-						&dev));
+		ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(parent, false,
+						&driver_info_manual, &dev));
 		pdata = calloc(1, sizeof(*pdata));
 		pdata->ping_add = key + i;
 		dev->platdata = pdata;
@@ -542,3 +553,20 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 DM_TEST(dm_test_children, 0);
+
+/* Test that pre-relocation devices work as expected */
+static int dm_test_pre_reloc(struct dm_test_state *dms)
+{
+	struct udevice *dev;
+
+	/* The normal driver should refuse to bind before relocation */
+	ut_asserteq(-EPERM, device_bind_by_name(dms->root, true,
+						&driver_info_manual, &dev));
+
+	/* But this one is marked pre-reloc */
+	ut_assertok(device_bind_by_name(dms->root, true,
+					&driver_info_pre_reloc, &dev));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+DM_TEST(dm_test_pre_reloc, 0);
diff --git a/test/dm/test-driver.c b/test/dm/test-driver.c
index 0f1a37b..bc6a6e7 100644
--- a/test/dm/test-driver.c
+++ b/test/dm/test-driver.c
@@ -144,3 +144,14 @@
 	.remove	= test_manual_remove,
 	.unbind	= test_manual_unbind,
 };
+
+U_BOOT_DRIVER(test_pre_reloc_drv) = {
+	.name	= "test_pre_reloc_drv",
+	.id	= UCLASS_TEST,
+	.ops	= &test_manual_ops,
+	.bind	= test_manual_bind,
+	.probe	= test_manual_probe,
+	.remove	= test_manual_remove,
+	.unbind	= test_manual_unbind,
+	.flags	= DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC,
+};
diff --git a/test/dm/test-fdt.c b/test/dm/test-fdt.c
index 0f50537..d284f7f 100644
--- a/test/dm/test-fdt.c
+++ b/test/dm/test-fdt.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
-	ret = dm_scan_fdt(gd->fdt_blob);
+	ret = dm_scan_fdt(gd->fdt_blob, false);
 	ut_assert(!ret);
 
 	ret = uclass_get(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, &uc);
@@ -145,3 +145,21 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 DM_TEST(dm_test_fdt, 0);
+
+static int dm_test_fdt_pre_reloc(struct dm_test_state *dms)
+{
+	struct uclass *uc;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = dm_scan_fdt(gd->fdt_blob, true);
+	ut_assert(!ret);
+
+	ret = uclass_get(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, &uc);
+	ut_assert(!ret);
+
+	/* These is only one pre-reloc device */
+	ut_asserteq(1, list_count_items(&uc->dev_head));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+DM_TEST(dm_test_fdt_pre_reloc, 0);
diff --git a/test/dm/test-main.c b/test/dm/test-main.c
index fbdae68..94ce72a 100644
--- a/test/dm/test-main.c
+++ b/test/dm/test-main.c
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@
 		ut_assertok(dm_test_init(dms));
 
 		if (test->flags & DM_TESTF_SCAN_PDATA)
-			ut_assertok(dm_scan_platdata());
+			ut_assertok(dm_scan_platdata(false));
 		if (test->flags & DM_TESTF_PROBE_TEST)
 			ut_assertok(do_autoprobe(dms));
 		if (test->flags & DM_TESTF_SCAN_FDT)
-			ut_assertok(dm_scan_fdt(gd->fdt_blob));
+			ut_assertok(dm_scan_fdt(gd->fdt_blob, false));
 
 		if (test->func(dms))
 			break;
diff --git a/test/dm/test.dts b/test/dm/test.dts
index 74d236b..cd18a31 100644
--- a/test/dm/test.dts
+++ b/test/dm/test.dts
@@ -6,11 +6,21 @@
 	#address-cells = <1>;
 	#size-cells = <0>;
 
+	aliases {
+		console = &uart0;
+	};
+
+	uart0: serial {
+		compatible = "sandbox,serial";
+		u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
+	};
+
 	a-test {
 		reg = <0>;
 		compatible = "denx,u-boot-fdt-test";
 		ping-expect = <0>;
 		ping-add = <0>;
+		u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
 	};
 
 	junk {