diff --git a/hw/core/loader.c b/hw/core/loader.c
index 7507914..e72d682 100644
--- a/hw/core/loader.c
+++ b/hw/core/loader.c
@@ -434,15 +434,17 @@ static ssize_t gunzip(void *dst, size_t dstlen, uint8_t *src,
 }
 
 /* Load a U-Boot image.  */
-int load_uimage(const char *filename, hwaddr *ep,
-                hwaddr *loadaddr, int *is_linux)
+static int load_uboot_image(const char *filename, hwaddr *ep, hwaddr *loadaddr,
+                            int *is_linux)
 {
     int fd;
     int size;
+    hwaddr address;
     uboot_image_header_t h;
     uboot_image_header_t *hdr = &h;
     uint8_t *data = NULL;
     int ret = -1;
+    int do_uncompress = 0;
 
     fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY);
     if (fd < 0)
@@ -458,31 +460,48 @@ int load_uimage(const char *filename, hwaddr *ep,
         goto out;
 
     /* TODO: Implement other image types.  */
-    if (hdr->ih_type != IH_TYPE_KERNEL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Can only load u-boot image type \"kernel\"\n");
-        goto out;
-    }
+    switch (hdr->ih_type) {
+    case IH_TYPE_KERNEL:
+        address = hdr->ih_load;
+        if (loadaddr) {
+            *loadaddr = hdr->ih_load;
+        }
+
+        switch (hdr->ih_comp) {
+        case IH_COMP_NONE:
+            break;
+        case IH_COMP_GZIP:
+            do_uncompress = 1;
+            break;
+        default:
+            fprintf(stderr,
+                    "Unable to load u-boot images with compression type %d\n",
+                    hdr->ih_comp);
+            goto out;
+        }
+
+        if (ep) {
+            *ep = hdr->ih_ep;
+        }
 
-    switch (hdr->ih_comp) {
-    case IH_COMP_NONE:
-    case IH_COMP_GZIP:
+        /* TODO: Check CPU type.  */
+        if (is_linux) {
+            if (hdr->ih_os == IH_OS_LINUX) {
+                *is_linux = 1;
+            } else {
+                *is_linux = 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        break;
+    case IH_TYPE_RAMDISK:
+        address = *loadaddr;
         break;
     default:
-        fprintf(stderr,
-                "Unable to load u-boot images with compression type %d\n",
-                hdr->ih_comp);
+        fprintf(stderr, "Unsupported u-boot image type\n");
         goto out;
     }
 
-    /* TODO: Check CPU type.  */
-    if (is_linux) {
-        if (hdr->ih_os == IH_OS_LINUX)
-            *is_linux = 1;
-        else
-            *is_linux = 0;
-    }
-
-    *ep = hdr->ih_ep;
     data = g_malloc(hdr->ih_size);
 
     if (read(fd, data, hdr->ih_size) != hdr->ih_size) {
@@ -490,7 +509,7 @@ int load_uimage(const char *filename, hwaddr *ep,
         goto out;
     }
 
-    if (hdr->ih_comp == IH_COMP_GZIP) {
+    if (do_uncompress) {
         uint8_t *compressed_data;
         size_t max_bytes;
         ssize_t bytes;
@@ -508,10 +527,7 @@ int load_uimage(const char *filename, hwaddr *ep,
         hdr->ih_size = bytes;
     }
 
-    rom_add_blob_fixed(filename, data, hdr->ih_size, hdr->ih_load);
-
-    if (loadaddr)
-        *loadaddr = hdr->ih_load;
+    rom_add_blob_fixed(filename, data, hdr->ih_size, address);
 
     ret = hdr->ih_size;
 
@@ -522,6 +538,24 @@ out:
     return ret;
 }
 
+int load_uimage(const char *filename, hwaddr *ep, hwaddr *loadaddr,
+                int *is_linux)
+{
+    return load_uboot_image(filename, ep, loadaddr, is_linux);
+}
+
+/* Load a ramdisk.  */
+int load_ramdisk(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, uint64_t max_sz)
+{
+    int size = load_uboot_image(filename, NULL, &addr, NULL);
+
+    if (size < 0) {
+        size = load_image_targphys(filename, addr, max_sz);
+    }
+
+    return size;
+}
+
 /*
  * Functions for reboot-persistent memory regions.
  *  - used for vga bios and option roms.
diff --git a/include/hw/loader.h b/include/hw/loader.h
index 0958f06..8ef403e 100644
--- a/include/hw/loader.h
+++ b/include/hw/loader.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ int load_aout(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, int max_sz,
               int bswap_needed, hwaddr target_page_size);
 int load_uimage(const char *filename, hwaddr *ep,
                 hwaddr *loadaddr, int *is_linux);
+int load_ramdisk(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, uint64_t max_sz);
 
 ssize_t read_targphys(const char *name,
                       int fd, hwaddr dst_addr, size_t nbytes);
