diff --git a/common/cmd_sf.c b/common/cmd_sf.c
index e7843f3..88b18f8 100644
--- a/common/cmd_sf.c
+++ b/common/cmd_sf.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static int do_spi_flash_read_write(int argc, char * const argv[])
 	unsigned long len;
 	void *buf;
 	char *endp;
-	u8 wr_inst;
+	u8 wr_inst, rd_inst;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (argc < 5)
@@ -266,9 +266,17 @@ static int do_spi_flash_read_write(int argc, char * const argv[])
 
 	if (strcmp(argv[0], "update") == 0)
 		ret = spi_flash_update(flash, offset, len, buf);
-	else if (strcmp(argv[0], "read") == 0)
-		ret = spi_flash_read(flash, offset, len, buf);
-	else {
+	else if (strcmp(argv[0], "read") == 0) {
+		if (strcmp(argv[1], "afr") == 0)
+			rd_inst = CMD_READ_ARRAY_FAST;
+		else {
+			printf("SF: Unknown %s rd_inst on 'sf read'\n",
+					argv[1]);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		ret = spi_flash_read(flash, rd_inst, offset, len, buf);
+	} else {
 		if (strcmp(argv[1], "pp") == 0)
 			wr_inst = CMD_PAGE_PROGRAM;
 		else {
@@ -535,8 +543,11 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
 	"SPI flash sub-system",
 	"probe [[bus:]cs] [hz] [mode]	- init flash device on given SPI bus\n"
 	"				  and chip select\n"
-	"sf read addr offset len 	- read `len' bytes starting at\n"
-	"				  `offset' to memory at `addr'\n"
+	"sf read rd_inst addr offset len\n"
+	"				- read `len' bytes starting at\n"
+	"				  `offset' to memory at `addr' using\n"
+	"				  afr `rd_inst' read instruction\n"
+	"				  afr (Array Fast Read, 0bh)\n"
 	"sf write wr_inst addr offset len\n"
 	"				- write `len' bytes from memory\n"
 	"				  at `addr' to flash at `offset' using\n"
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c
index 8ba2c65..0c64ac2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash.c
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ int spi_flash_read_common(struct spi_flash *flash, const u8 *cmd,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int spi_flash_cmd_read_fast(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
+int spi_flash_cmd_read_fast(struct spi_flash *flash, u8 rd_inst, u32 offset,
 		size_t len, void *data)
 {
 	u8 cmd[5];
 
-	cmd[0] = CMD_READ_ARRAY_FAST;
+	cmd[0] = rd_inst;
 	spi_flash_addr(offset, cmd);
 	cmd[4] = 0x00;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash_internal.h b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash_internal.h
index 0d416b3..dcf8813 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_flash_internal.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int spi_flash_cmd(struct spi_slave *spi, u8 cmd, void *response, size_t len);
 int spi_flash_cmd_read(struct spi_slave *spi, const u8 *cmd,
 		size_t cmd_len, void *data, size_t data_len);
 
-int spi_flash_cmd_read_fast(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
+int spi_flash_cmd_read_fast(struct spi_flash *flash, u8 rd_inst, u32 offset,
 		size_t len, void *data);
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/spi_flash.h b/include/spi_flash.h
index 9b3a6a1..6728796 100644
--- a/include/spi_flash.h
+++ b/include/spi_flash.h
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ struct spi_flash {
 	/* Erase (sector) size */
 	u32		sector_size;
 
-	int		(*read)(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
-				size_t len, void *buf);
+	int		(*read)(struct spi_flash *flash, u8 rd_inst,
+				u32 offset, size_t len, void *buf);
 	int		(*write)(struct spi_flash *flash, u8 wr_inst,
 				u32 offset, size_t len, const void *buf);
 	int		(*erase)(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ struct spi_flash *spi_flash_probe(unsigned int bus, unsigned int cs,
 		unsigned int max_hz, unsigned int spi_mode);
 void spi_flash_free(struct spi_flash *flash);
 
-static inline int spi_flash_read(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
-		size_t len, void *buf)
+static inline int spi_flash_read(struct spi_flash *flash, u8 rd_inst,
+		u32 offset, size_t len, void *buf)
 {
-	return flash->read(flash, offset, len, buf);
+	return flash->read(flash, rd_inst, offset, len, buf);
 }
 
 static inline int spi_flash_write(struct spi_flash *flash, u8 wr_inst,
diff --git a/include/spi_flash_inst.h b/include/spi_flash_inst.h
index 139f45b..7c1b910 100644
--- a/include/spi_flash_inst.h
+++ b/include/spi_flash_inst.h
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@
 /* Write commands */
 #define CMD_PAGE_PROGRAM		0x02
 
+/* Read commands */
+#define CMD_READ_ARRAY_FAST		0x0b
+
 #endif /* _SPI_FLASH_INST_H_ */