diff --git a/common/main.c b/common/main.c
index 4b3cd302c3..ae5bcdb32f 100644
--- a/common/main.c
+++ b/common/main.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <init.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <version.h>
+#include <efi_loader.h>
 
 static void run_preboot_environment_command(void)
 {
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ void main_loop(void)
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_UPDATE_TFTP))
 		update_tftp(0UL, NULL, NULL);
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK_EARLY))
+		efi_launch_capsules();
+
 	s = bootdelay_process();
 	if (cli_process_fdt(&s))
 		cli_secure_boot_cmd(s);
diff --git a/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
index abd6856b3d..de1d24b333 100644
--- a/include/efi_loader.h
+++ b/include/efi_loader.h
@@ -825,6 +825,11 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_query_capsule_caps(
 		u64 *maximum_capsule_size,
 		u32 *reset_type);
 
+#define EFI_CAPSULE_DIR L"\\EFI\\UpdateCapsule\\"
+
+/* Hook at initialization */
+efi_status_t efi_launch_capsules(void);
+
 #else /* CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(EFI_LOADER) */
 
 /* Without CONFIG_EFI_LOADER we don't have a runtime section, stub it out */
@@ -841,6 +846,10 @@ static inline void efi_set_bootdev(const char *dev, const char *devnr,
 				   const char *path) { }
 static inline void efi_net_set_dhcp_ack(void *pkt, int len) { }
 static inline void efi_print_image_infos(void *pc) { }
+static inline efi_status_t efi_launch_capsules(void)
+{
+	return EFI_SUCCESS;
+}
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(EFI_LOADER) */
 
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
index 1681b37c49..23ba065e04 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
@@ -105,6 +105,28 @@ config EFI_RUNTIME_UPDATE_CAPSULE
 	  Select this option if you want to use UpdateCapsule and
 	  QueryCapsuleCapabilities API's.
 
+config EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK
+	bool "Enable capsule-on-disk support"
+	select EFI_HAVE_CAPSULE_SUPPORT
+	default n
+	help
+	  Select this option if you want to use capsule-on-disk feature,
+	  that is, capsules can be fetched and executed from files
+	  under a specific directory on UEFI system partition instead of
+	  via UpdateCapsule API.
+
+config EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK_EARLY
+	bool "Initiate capsule-on-disk at U-Boot boottime"
+	depends on EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK
+	default n
+	select EFI_SETUP_EARLY
+	help
+	  Normally, without this option enabled, capsules will be
+	  executed only at the first time of invoking one of efi command.
+	  If this option is enabled, capsules will be enforced to be
+	  executed as part of U-Boot initialisation so that they will
+	  surely take place whatever is set to distro_bootcmd.
+
 config EFI_DEVICE_PATH_TO_TEXT
 	bool "Device path to text protocol"
 	default y
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c
index 575fa75b0a..b3c7d1b735 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_capsule.c
@@ -11,10 +11,16 @@
 #include <efi_variable.h>
 #include <fs.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
+#include <mapmem.h>
 #include <sort.h>
 
 const efi_guid_t efi_guid_capsule_report = EFI_CAPSULE_REPORT_GUID;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK
+/* for file system access */
+static struct efi_file_handle *bootdev_root;
+#endif
+
 /**
  * get_last_capsule - get the last capsule index
  *
@@ -163,3 +169,495 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_query_capsule_caps(
 out:
 	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK
+/**
+ * get_dp_device - retrieve a device  path from boot variable
+ * @boot_var:	Boot variable name
+ * @device_dp	Device path
+ *
+ * Retrieve a device patch from boot variable, @boot_var.
+ *
+ * Return:	status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t get_dp_device(u16 *boot_var,
+				  struct efi_device_path **device_dp)
+{
+	void *buf = NULL;
+	efi_uintn_t size;
+	struct efi_load_option lo;
+	struct efi_device_path *file_dp;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	size = 0;
+	ret = efi_get_variable_int(boot_var, &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   NULL, &size, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ret == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+		buf = malloc(size);
+		if (!buf)
+			return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+		ret = efi_get_variable_int(boot_var, &efi_global_variable_guid,
+					   NULL, &size, buf, NULL);
+	}
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+
+	efi_deserialize_load_option(&lo, buf, &size);
+
+	if (lo.attributes & LOAD_OPTION_ACTIVE) {
+		efi_dp_split_file_path(lo.file_path, device_dp, &file_dp);
+		efi_free_pool(file_dp);
+
+		ret = EFI_SUCCESS;
+	} else {
+		ret = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
+	}
+
+	free(buf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * device_is_present_and_system_part - check if a device exists
+ * @dp		Device path
+ *
+ * Check if a device pointed to by the device path, @dp, exists and is
+ * located in UEFI system partition.
+ *
+ * Return:	true - yes, false - no
+ */
+static bool device_is_present_and_system_part(struct efi_device_path *dp)
+{
+	efi_handle_t handle;
+
+	handle = efi_dp_find_obj(dp, NULL);
+	if (!handle)
+		return false;
+
+	return efi_disk_is_system_part(handle);
+}
+
+/**
+ * find_boot_device - identify the boot device
+ *
+ * Identify the boot device from boot-related variables as UEFI
+ * specification describes and put its handle into bootdev_root.
+ *
+ * Return:	status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t find_boot_device(void)
+{
+	char boot_var[9];
+	u16 boot_var16[9], *p, bootnext, *boot_order = NULL;
+	efi_uintn_t size;
+	int i, num;
+	struct efi_simple_file_system_protocol *volume;
+	struct efi_device_path *boot_dev = NULL;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	/* find active boot device in BootNext */
+	bootnext = 0;
+	size = sizeof(bootnext);
+	ret = efi_get_variable_int(L"BootNext",
+				   (efi_guid_t *)&efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   NULL, &size, &bootnext, NULL);
+	if (ret == EFI_SUCCESS || ret == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+		/* BootNext does exist here */
+		if (ret == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL || size != sizeof(u16)) {
+			printf("BootNext must be 16-bit integer\n");
+			goto skip;
+		}
+		sprintf((char *)boot_var, "Boot%04X", bootnext);
+		p = boot_var16;
+		utf8_utf16_strcpy(&p, boot_var);
+
+		ret = get_dp_device(boot_var16, &boot_dev);
+		if (ret == EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			if (device_is_present_and_system_part(boot_dev)) {
+				goto out;
+			} else {
+				efi_free_pool(boot_dev);
+				boot_dev = NULL;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+skip:
+	/* find active boot device in BootOrder */
+	size = 0;
+	ret = efi_get_variable_int(L"BootOrder", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   NULL, &size, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ret == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+		boot_order = malloc(size);
+		if (!boot_order) {
+			ret = EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = efi_get_variable_int(L"BootOrder",
+					   &efi_global_variable_guid,
+					   NULL, &size, boot_order, NULL);
+	}
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* check in higher order */
+	num = size / sizeof(u16);
+	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+		sprintf((char *)boot_var, "Boot%04X", boot_order[i]);
+		p = boot_var16;
+		utf8_utf16_strcpy(&p, boot_var);
+		ret = get_dp_device(boot_var16, &boot_dev);
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			continue;
+
+		if (device_is_present_and_system_part(boot_dev))
+			break;
+
+		efi_free_pool(boot_dev);
+		boot_dev = NULL;
+	}
+out:
+	if (boot_dev) {
+		u16 *path_str;
+
+		path_str = efi_dp_str(boot_dev);
+		EFI_PRINT("EFI Capsule: bootdev is %ls\n", path_str);
+		efi_free_pool(path_str);
+
+		volume = efi_fs_from_path(boot_dev);
+		if (!volume)
+			ret = EFI_DEVICE_ERROR;
+		else
+			ret = EFI_CALL(volume->open_volume(volume,
+							   &bootdev_root));
+		efi_free_pool(boot_dev);
+	} else {
+		ret = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
+	}
+	free(boot_order);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_capsule_scan_dir - traverse a capsule directory in boot device
+ * @files:	Array of file names
+ * @num:	Number of elements in @files
+ *
+ * Traverse a capsule directory in boot device.
+ * Called by initialization code, and returns an array of capsule file
+ * names in @files.
+ *
+ * Return:	status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t efi_capsule_scan_dir(u16 ***files, unsigned int *num)
+{
+	struct efi_file_handle *dirh;
+	struct efi_file_info *dirent;
+	efi_uintn_t dirent_size, tmp_size;
+	unsigned int count;
+	u16 **tmp_files;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	ret = find_boot_device();
+	if (ret == EFI_NOT_FOUND) {
+		EFI_PRINT("EFI Capsule: bootdev is not set\n");
+		*num = 0;
+		return EFI_SUCCESS;
+	} else if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+		return EFI_DEVICE_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	/* count capsule files */
+	ret = EFI_CALL((*bootdev_root->open)(bootdev_root, &dirh,
+					     EFI_CAPSULE_DIR,
+					     EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, 0));
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+		*num = 0;
+		return EFI_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	dirent_size = 256;
+	dirent = malloc(dirent_size);
+	if (!dirent)
+		return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+
+	count = 0;
+	while (1) {
+		tmp_size = dirent_size;
+		ret = EFI_CALL((*dirh->read)(dirh, &tmp_size, dirent));
+		if (ret == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+			dirent = realloc(dirent, tmp_size);
+			if (!dirent) {
+				ret = EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+				goto err;
+			}
+			dirent_size = tmp_size;
+			ret = EFI_CALL((*dirh->read)(dirh, &tmp_size, dirent));
+		}
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			goto err;
+		if (!tmp_size)
+			break;
+
+		if (!(dirent->attribute & EFI_FILE_DIRECTORY) &&
+		    u16_strcmp(dirent->file_name, L".") &&
+		    u16_strcmp(dirent->file_name, L".."))
+			count++;
+	}
+
+	ret = EFI_CALL((*dirh->setpos)(dirh, 0));
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto err;
+
+	/* make a list */
+	tmp_files = malloc(count * sizeof(*files));
+	if (!tmp_files) {
+		ret = EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	count = 0;
+	while (1) {
+		tmp_size = dirent_size;
+		ret = EFI_CALL((*dirh->read)(dirh, &tmp_size, dirent));
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			goto err;
+		if (!tmp_size)
+			break;
+
+		if (!(dirent->attribute & EFI_FILE_DIRECTORY) &&
+		    u16_strcmp(dirent->file_name, L".") &&
+		    u16_strcmp(dirent->file_name, L".."))
+			tmp_files[count++] = u16_strdup(dirent->file_name);
+	}
+	/* ignore an error */
+	EFI_CALL((*dirh->close)(dirh));
+
+	/* in ascii order */
+	/* FIXME: u16 version of strcasecmp */
+	qsort(tmp_files, count, sizeof(*tmp_files),
+	      (int (*)(const void *, const void *))strcasecmp);
+	*files = tmp_files;
+	*num = count;
+	ret = EFI_SUCCESS;
+err:
+	free(dirent);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_capsule_read_file - read in a capsule file
+ * @filename:	File name
+ * @capsule:	Pointer to buffer for capsule
+ *
+ * Read a capsule file and put its content in @capsule.
+ *
+ * Return:	status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t efi_capsule_read_file(const u16 *filename,
+					  struct efi_capsule_header **capsule)
+{
+	struct efi_file_handle *dirh, *fh;
+	struct efi_file_info *file_info = NULL;
+	struct efi_capsule_header *buf = NULL;
+	efi_uintn_t size;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	ret = EFI_CALL((*bootdev_root->open)(bootdev_root, &dirh,
+					     EFI_CAPSULE_DIR,
+					     EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, 0));
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+	ret = EFI_CALL((*dirh->open)(dirh, &fh, (u16 *)filename,
+				     EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, 0));
+	/* ignore an error */
+	EFI_CALL((*dirh->close)(dirh));
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* file size */
+	size = 0;
+	ret = EFI_CALL((*fh->getinfo)(fh, &efi_file_info_guid,
+				      &size, file_info));
+	if (ret == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+		file_info = malloc(size);
+		if (!file_info) {
+			ret = EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+			goto err;
+		}
+		ret = EFI_CALL((*fh->getinfo)(fh, &efi_file_info_guid,
+					      &size, file_info));
+	}
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto err;
+	size = file_info->file_size;
+	free(file_info);
+	buf = malloc(size);
+	if (!buf) {
+		ret = EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	/* fetch data */
+	ret = EFI_CALL((*fh->read)(fh, &size, buf));
+	if (ret == EFI_SUCCESS) {
+		if (size >= buf->capsule_image_size) {
+			*capsule = buf;
+		} else {
+			free(buf);
+			ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		}
+	} else {
+		free(buf);
+	}
+err:
+	EFI_CALL((*fh->close)(fh));
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_capsule_delete_file - delete a capsule file
+ * @filename:	File name
+ *
+ * Delete a capsule file from capsule directory.
+ *
+ * Return:	status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t efi_capsule_delete_file(const u16 *filename)
+{
+	struct efi_file_handle *dirh, *fh;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	ret = EFI_CALL((*bootdev_root->open)(bootdev_root, &dirh,
+					     EFI_CAPSULE_DIR,
+					     EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, 0));
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+	ret = EFI_CALL((*dirh->open)(dirh, &fh, (u16 *)filename,
+				     EFI_FILE_MODE_READ, 0));
+	/* ignore an error */
+	EFI_CALL((*dirh->close)(dirh));
+
+	ret = EFI_CALL((*fh->delete)(fh));
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_capsule_scan_done - reset a scan help function
+ *
+ * Reset a scan help function
+ */
+static void efi_capsule_scan_done(void)
+{
+	EFI_CALL((*bootdev_root->close)(bootdev_root));
+	bootdev_root = NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * arch_efi_load_capsule_drivers - initialize capsule drivers
+ *
+ * Architecture or board specific initialization routine
+ *
+ * Return:	status code
+ */
+efi_status_t __weak arch_efi_load_capsule_drivers(void)
+{
+	return EFI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_launch_capsule - launch capsules
+ *
+ * Launch all the capsules in system at boot time.
+ * Called by efi init code
+ *
+ * Return:	status codde
+ */
+efi_status_t efi_launch_capsules(void)
+{
+	u64 os_indications;
+	efi_uintn_t size;
+	struct efi_capsule_header *capsule = NULL;
+	u16 **files;
+	unsigned int nfiles, index, i;
+	u16 variable_name16[12];
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	size = sizeof(os_indications);
+	ret = efi_get_variable_int(L"OsIndications", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   NULL, &size, &os_indications, NULL);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS ||
+	    !(os_indications
+	      & EFI_OS_INDICATIONS_FILE_CAPSULE_DELIVERY_SUPPORTED))
+		return EFI_SUCCESS;
+
+	index = get_last_capsule();
+
+	/* Load capsule drivers */
+	ret = arch_efi_load_capsule_drivers();
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * Find capsules on disk.
+	 * All the capsules are collected at the beginning because
+	 * capsule files will be removed instantly.
+	 */
+	nfiles = 0;
+	files = NULL;
+	ret = efi_capsule_scan_dir(&files, &nfiles);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+	if (!nfiles)
+		return EFI_SUCCESS;
+
+	/* Launch capsules */
+	for (i = 0, ++index; i < nfiles; i++, index++) {
+		EFI_PRINT("capsule from %ls ...\n", files[i]);
+		if (index > 0xffff)
+			index = 0;
+		ret = efi_capsule_read_file(files[i], &capsule);
+		if (ret == EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			ret = EFI_CALL(efi_update_capsule(&capsule, 1, 0));
+			if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+				printf("EFI Capsule update failed at %ls\n",
+				       files[i]);
+
+			free(capsule);
+		} else {
+			printf("EFI: reading capsule failed: %ls\n",
+			       files[i]);
+		}
+		/* create CapsuleXXXX */
+		set_capsule_result(index, capsule, ret);
+
+		/* delete a capsule either in case of success or failure */
+		ret = efi_capsule_delete_file(files[i]);
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			printf("EFI: deleting a capsule file failed: %ls\n",
+			       files[i]);
+	}
+	efi_capsule_scan_done();
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nfiles; i++)
+		free(files[i]);
+	free(files);
+
+	/* CapsuleLast */
+	efi_create_indexed_name(variable_name16, "Capsule", index - 1);
+	efi_set_variable_int(L"CapsuleLast", &efi_guid_capsule_report,
+			     EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY |
+			     EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE |
+			     EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
+			     EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS,
+			     22, variable_name16, false);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK */
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c
index 3dd3f56669..a126a59f18 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ static efi_status_t efi_init_os_indications(void)
 		os_indications_supported |=
 			EFI_OS_INDICATIONS_CAPSULE_RESULT_VAR_SUPPORTED;
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK))
+		os_indications_supported |=
+			EFI_OS_INDICATIONS_FILE_CAPSULE_DELIVERY_SUPPORTED;
+
 	return efi_set_variable_int(L"OsIndicationsSupported",
 				    &efi_global_variable_guid,
 				    EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
@@ -282,6 +286,10 @@ efi_status_t efi_init_obj_list(void)
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		goto out;
 
+	/* Execute capsules after reboot */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK) &&
+	    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK_EARLY))
+		ret = efi_launch_capsules();
 out:
 	efi_obj_list_initialized = ret;
 	return ret;