diff --git a/common/spl/spl_mmc.c b/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
index b3619889f794bdb714beeb85965bcf27af7fcf0d..6c6eaf4ec87e043b3d0a3719f478b63549f32e83 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ int mmc_load_image_raw_sector(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 		load.bl_len = mmc->read_bl_len;
 		load.read = h_spl_load_read;
 		ret = spl_load_simple_fit(spl_image, &load, sector, header);
+	} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_IMX_CONTAINER)) {
+		struct spl_load_info load;
+
+		load.dev = mmc;
+		load.priv = NULL;
+		load.filename = NULL;
+		load.bl_len = mmc->read_bl_len;
+		load.read = h_spl_load_read;
+
+		ret = spl_load_imx_container(spl_image, &load, sector);
 	} else {
 		ret = mmc_load_legacy(spl_image, mmc, sector, header);
 	}
diff --git a/include/spl.h b/include/spl.h
index fd4747b44e4c86d5668a1545dea5809a0bd11790..f9c674d33bfd77240ed8005317cc6818b6188af1 100644
--- a/include/spl.h
+++ b/include/spl.h
@@ -134,6 +134,18 @@ int spl_load_simple_fit(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 #define SPL_COPY_PAYLOAD_ONLY	1
 #define SPL_FIT_FOUND		2
 
+/**
+ * spl_load_imx_container() - Loads a imx container image from a device.
+ * @spl_image:	Image description to set up
+ * @info:	Structure containing the information required to load data.
+ * @sector:	Sector number where container image is located in the device
+ *
+ * Reads the container image @sector in the device. Loads u-boot image to
+ * specified load address.
+ */
+int spl_load_imx_container(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
+			   struct spl_load_info *info, ulong sector);
+
 /* SPL common functions */
 void preloader_console_init(void);
 u32 spl_boot_device(void);