diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index b76ad8c451..f7439c436b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -425,6 +425,15 @@ config MIPS_INIT_STACK_IN_SRAM
 	  lowlevel_init. Thus lowlevel_init does not need to be implemented
 	  in assembler.
 
+config MIPS_SRAM_INIT
+	bool
+	default n
+	depends on MIPS_INIT_STACK_IN_SRAM
+	help
+	  Select this if the SRAM for initial stack needs to be initialized
+	  before it can be used. If enabled, a function mips_sram_init() will
+	  be called just before setup_stack_gd.
+
 config SYS_DCACHE_SIZE
 	int
 	default 0
diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
index 784b8be814..dd93df9e4a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ wr_done:
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_INIT_STACK_IN_SRAM
+#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_SRAM_INIT
+	/* Initialize the SRAM first */
+	PTR_LA	t9, mips_sram_init
+	jalr	t9
+	 nop
+#endif
+
 	/* Set up initial stack and global data */
 	setup_stack_gd