diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f8c5fc2041..ed1a352104 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -904,6 +904,12 @@ else
 TPL_SIZE_CHECK =
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_VPL_SIZE_LIMIT),0x0)
+VPL_SIZE_CHECK = @$(call size_check,$@,$(CONFIG_VPL_SIZE_LIMIT))
+else
+VPL_SIZE_CHECK =
+endif
+
 # Statically apply RELA-style relocations (currently arm64 only)
 # This is useful for arm64 where static relocation needs to be performed on
 # the raw binary, but certain simulators only accept an ELF file (but don't
@@ -944,6 +950,7 @@ INPUTS-$(CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK) += u-boot.img
 endif
 endif
 INPUTS-$(CONFIG_TPL) += tpl/u-boot-tpl.bin
+INPUTS-$(CONFIG_VPL) += vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin
 
 # Allow omitting the .dtb output if it is not normally used
 INPUTS-$(CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE) += $(if $(CONFIG_OF_OMIT_DTB),dts/dt.dtb,u-boot.dtb)
@@ -2109,6 +2116,13 @@ tpl/u-boot-tpl.bin: tpl/u-boot-tpl
 tpl/u-boot-tpl: tools prepare $(if $(CONFIG_TPL_OF_CONTROL),dts/dt.dtb)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) obj=tpl -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.spl all
 
+vpl/u-boot-vpl.bin: vpl/u-boot-vpl
+	@:
+	$(VPL_SIZE_CHECK)
+
+vpl/u-boot-vpl: tools prepare $(if $(CONFIG_TPL_OF_CONTROL),dts/dt.dtb)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) obj=vpl -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.spl all
+
 TAG_SUBDIRS := $(patsubst %,$(srctree)/%,$(u-boot-dirs) include)
 
 FIND := find
diff --git a/common/spl/Kconfig b/common/spl/Kconfig
index b59215fe4f..d3557468f8 100644
--- a/common/spl/Kconfig
+++ b/common/spl/Kconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-menu "SPL / TPL"
+menu "SPL / TPL / VPL"
 
 config SUPPORT_SPL
 	bool
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ config SUPPORT_SPL
 config SUPPORT_TPL
 	bool
 
+config SUPPORT_VPL
+	bool
+
 config SPL_DFU_NO_RESET
 	bool
 
@@ -302,6 +305,16 @@ config SPL_READ_ONLY
 	  writeable memory) of anything it wants to modify, such as
 	  device-private data.
 
+config TPL_SEPARATE_BSS
+	bool "BSS section is in a different memory region from text"
+	default y if SPL_SEPARATE_BSS
+	help
+	  Some platforms need a large BSS region in TPL and can provide this
+	  because RAM is already set up. In this case BSS can be moved to RAM.
+	  This option should then be enabled so that the correct device tree
+	  location is used. Normally we put the device tree at the end of BSS
+	  but with this option enabled, it goes at _image_binary_end.
+
 config SPL_BANNER_PRINT
 	bool "Enable output of the SPL banner 'U-Boot SPL ...'"
 	default y
diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index b452d4feeb..34195fc1ad 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ binman_sym_declare(ulong, u_boot_spl, image_pos);
 binman_sym_declare(ulong, u_boot_spl, size);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VPL
+binman_sym_declare(ulong, vpl, image_pos);
+binman_sym_declare(ulong, vpl, size);
+#endif
+
 /* Define board data structure */
 static struct bd_info bdata __attribute__ ((section(".data")));
 
@@ -145,14 +150,22 @@ void spl_fixup_fdt(void *fdt_blob)
 #if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(BINMAN_SYMBOLS)
 ulong spl_get_image_pos(void)
 {
-	return spl_phase() == PHASE_TPL ?
+#ifdef CONFIG_VPL
+	if (spl_next_phase() == PHASE_VPL)
+		return binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_vpl, image_pos);
+#endif
+	return spl_next_phase() == PHASE_SPL ?
 		binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_spl, image_pos) :
 		binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_any, image_pos);
 }
 
 ulong spl_get_image_size(void)
 {
-	return spl_phase() == PHASE_TPL ?
+#ifdef CONFIG_VPL
+	if (spl_next_phase() == PHASE_VPL)
+		return binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_vpl, size);
+#endif
+	return spl_next_phase() == PHASE_SPL ?
 		binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_spl, size) :
 		binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_any, size);
 }
@@ -160,7 +173,11 @@ ulong spl_get_image_size(void)
 
 ulong spl_get_image_text_base(void)
 {
-	return spl_phase() == PHASE_TPL ? CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE :
+#ifdef CONFIG_VPL
+	if (spl_next_phase() == PHASE_VPL)
+		return CONFIG_VPL_TEXT_BASE;
+#endif
+	return spl_next_phase() == PHASE_SPL ? CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE :
 		CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE;
 }
 
@@ -465,6 +482,8 @@ static enum bootstage_id get_bootstage_id(bool start)
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD) && phase == PHASE_TPL)
 		return start ? BOOTSTAGE_ID_START_TPL : BOOTSTAGE_ID_END_TPL;
+	else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD) && phase == PHASE_VPL)
+		return start ? BOOTSTAGE_ID_START_VPL : BOOTSTAGE_ID_END_VPL;
 	else
 		return start ? BOOTSTAGE_ID_START_SPL : BOOTSTAGE_ID_END_SPL;
 }
diff --git a/doc/develop/spl.rst b/doc/develop/spl.rst
index 1059b2fb9c..aec7b562fa 100644
--- a/doc/develop/spl.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/spl.rst
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ U-Boot Phases
 U-Boot boots through the following phases:
 
 TPL
-   Very early init, as tiny as possible. This loads SPL.
+   Very early init, as tiny as possible. This loads SPL (or VPL if enabled).
+
+VPL
+   Optional verification step, which can select one of several SPL binaries,
+   if A/B verified boot is enabled. Implementation of the VPL logic is
+   work-in-progress. For now it just boots into SPL.
 
 SPL
    Secondary program loader. Sets up SDRAM and loads U-Boot proper. It may also
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 4e7cf28440..67c8af7442 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)FPGA) += fpga/
 
 ifndef CONFIG_TPL_BUILD
+ifndef CONFIG_VPL_BUILD
 ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_CPU) += cpu/
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_SATA) += ata/ scsi/
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_BLOCK_DEVICE) += block/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_THERMAL) += thermal/
 
+endif
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/include/bootstage.h b/include/bootstage.h
index 99a334ad54..bca9438418 100644
--- a/include/bootstage.h
+++ b/include/bootstage.h
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ enum bootstage_id {
 	BOOTSTAGE_ID_END_TPL,
 	BOOTSTAGE_ID_START_SPL,
 	BOOTSTAGE_ID_END_SPL,
+	BOOTSTAGE_ID_START_VPL,
+	BOOTSTAGE_ID_END_VPL,
 	BOOTSTAGE_ID_START_UBOOT_F,
 	BOOTSTAGE_ID_START_UBOOT_R,
 	BOOTSTAGE_ID_USB_START,
diff --git a/include/linux/kconfig.h b/include/linux/kconfig.h
index d20da615b9..2bc704e110 100644
--- a/include/linux/kconfig.h
+++ b/include/linux/kconfig.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #define _CONFIG_PREFIX TOOLS_
 #elif defined(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD)
 #define _CONFIG_PREFIX TPL_
+#elif defined(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD)
+#define _CONFIG_PREFIX VPL_
 #elif defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 #define _CONFIG_PREFIX SPL_
 #else
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
  *  CONFIG_FOO if CONFIG_SPL_BUILD is undefined,
  *  CONFIG_SPL_FOO if CONFIG_SPL_BUILD is defined.
  *  CONFIG_TPL_FOO if CONFIG_TPL_BUILD is defined.
+ *  CONFIG_VPL_FOO if CONFIG_VPL_BUILD is defined.
  */
 #define CONFIG_VAL(option)  config_val(option)
 
diff --git a/include/spl.h b/include/spl.h
index 8ceb3c0f09..f160d31046 100644
--- a/include/spl.h
+++ b/include/spl.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static inline bool u_boot_first_phase(void)
 enum u_boot_phase {
 	PHASE_NONE,	/* Invalid phase, signifying before U-Boot */
 	PHASE_TPL,	/* Running in TPL */
+	PHASE_VPL,	/* Running in VPL */
 	PHASE_SPL,	/* Running in SPL */
 	PHASE_BOARD_F,	/* Running in U-Boot before relocation */
 	PHASE_BOARD_R,	/* Running in U-Boot after relocation */
@@ -113,7 +114,9 @@ static inline enum u_boot_phase spl_phase(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_TPL_BUILD
 	return PHASE_TPL;
-#elif CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+#elif defined(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD)
+	return PHASE_VPL;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 	return PHASE_SPL;
 #else
 	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
@@ -135,10 +138,15 @@ static inline enum u_boot_phase spl_prev_phase(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_TPL_BUILD
 	return PHASE_NONE;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD)
+	return PHASE_TPL;	/* VPL requires TPL */
 #elif defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
-	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TPL) ? PHASE_TPL : PHASE_NONE;
+	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VPL) ? PHASE_VPL :
+		IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TPL) ? PHASE_TPL :
+		PHASE_NONE;
 #else
-	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL) ? PHASE_SPL : PHASE_NONE;
+	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL) ? PHASE_SPL :
+		PHASE_NONE;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +159,8 @@ static inline enum u_boot_phase spl_prev_phase(void)
 static inline enum u_boot_phase spl_next_phase(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_TPL_BUILD
+	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VPL) ? PHASE_VPL : PHASE_SPL;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD)
 	return PHASE_SPL;
 #else
 	return PHASE_BOARD_F;
@@ -167,6 +177,8 @@ static inline const char *spl_phase_name(enum u_boot_phase phase)
 	switch (phase) {
 	case PHASE_TPL:
 		return "TPL";
+	case PHASE_VPL:
+		return "VPL";
 	case PHASE_SPL:
 		return "SPL";
 	case PHASE_BOARD_F:
@@ -188,6 +200,8 @@ static inline const char *spl_phase_prefix(enum u_boot_phase phase)
 	switch (phase) {
 	case PHASE_TPL:
 		return "tpl";
+	case PHASE_VPL:
+		return "vpl";
 	case PHASE_SPL:
 		return "spl";
 	case PHASE_BOARD_F:
@@ -202,6 +216,8 @@ static inline const char *spl_phase_prefix(enum u_boot_phase phase)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 # ifdef CONFIG_TPL_BUILD
 #  define SPL_TPL_NAME	"TPL"
+# elif defined(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD)
+#  define SPL_TPL_NAME	"VPL"
 # else
 #  define SPL_TPL_NAME	"SPL"
 # endif
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 09506cb9a7..9c14310ad4 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -322,11 +322,15 @@ endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 SPL_ := SPL_
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD),y)
+SPL_TPL_ := VPL_
+else
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),y)
 SPL_TPL_ := TPL_
 else
 SPL_TPL_ := SPL_
 endif
+endif
 else
 SPL_ :=
 SPL_TPL_ :=
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.autoconf b/scripts/Makefile.autoconf
index 0b3ffa08bf..3fa4d50f1e 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.autoconf
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.autoconf
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ ifeq ($(shell grep -q '^CONFIG_TPL=y' include/config/auto.conf 2>/dev/null && ec
 __all: tpl/include/autoconf.mk
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(shell grep -q '^CONFIG_VPL=y' include/config/auto.conf 2>/dev/null && echo y),y)
+__all: vpl/include/autoconf.mk
+endif
+
 include include/config/auto.conf
 
 include scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -85,6 +89,10 @@ tpl/u-boot.cfg: include/config.h FORCE
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(call cmd,u_boot_cfg,-DCONFIG_SPL_BUILD -DCONFIG_TPL_BUILD)
 
+vpl/u-boot.cfg: include/config.h FORCE
+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(call cmd,u_boot_cfg,-DCONFIG_SPL_BUILD -DCONFIG_VPL_BUILD)
+
 include/autoconf.mk: u-boot.cfg
 	$(call cmd,autoconf)
 
@@ -96,6 +104,10 @@ tpl/include/autoconf.mk: tpl/u-boot.cfg
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(call cmd,autoconf)
 
+vpl/include/autoconf.mk: vpl/u-boot.cfg
+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(call cmd,autoconf)
+
 # include/config.h
 # Prior to Kconfig, it was generated by mkconfig. Now it is created here.
 define filechk_config_h
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 5df8f61aa5..3b8c9d8c31 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # ==========================================================================
 
 # Modified for U-Boot
+prefix := vpl
+src := $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(obj))
+ifeq ($(obj),$(src))
 prefix := tpl
 src := $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(obj))
 ifeq ($(obj),$(src))
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ ifeq ($(obj),$(src))
 prefix := .
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 PHONY := __build
 __build:
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index c14da10de7..00acf2c57f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -583,16 +583,21 @@ cmd_mkimage = $(objtree)/tools/mkimage $(MKIMAGEFLAGS_$(@F)) -d $< $@ \
 # 'u-boot,dm-pre-reloc' property and thus are not needed by SPL. The second
 # pass removes various unused properties from the remaining nodes.
 # The output is typically a much smaller device tree file.
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD),y)
+fdtgrep_props := -b u-boot,dm-pre-reloc -b u-boot,dm-vpl
+else
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),y)
 fdtgrep_props := -b u-boot,dm-pre-reloc -b u-boot,dm-tpl
 else
 fdtgrep_props := -b u-boot,dm-pre-reloc -b u-boot,dm-spl
 endif
+endif
 quiet_cmd_fdtgrep = FDTGREP $@
       cmd_fdtgrep = $(objtree)/tools/fdtgrep $(fdtgrep_props) -RT $< \
 		-n /chosen -n /config -O dtb | \
 	$(objtree)/tools/fdtgrep -r -O dtb - -o $@ \
 		-P u-boot,dm-pre-reloc -P u-boot,dm-spl -P u-boot,dm-tpl \
+		 -P u-boot,dm-vpl \
 		$(addprefix -P ,$(subst $\",,$(CONFIG_OF_SPL_REMOVE_PROPS)))
 
 # fdt_rm_props
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index 1f50fbf8c9..9798e7b120 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -27,8 +27,16 @@ UBOOTINCLUDE := -I$(obj)/include $(UBOOTINCLUDE)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),y)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_TPL_BUILD
+else
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD),y)
+KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_VPL_BUILD
+endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD),y)
+SPL_BIN := u-boot-vpl
+SPL_NAME := vpl
+else
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),y)
 SPL_BIN := u-boot-tpl
 SPL_NAME := tpl
@@ -36,16 +44,21 @@ else
 SPL_BIN := u-boot-spl
 SPL_NAME := spl
 endif
+endif
 
 export SPL_NAME
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 SPL_ := SPL_
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD),y)
+SPL_TPL_ := VPL_
+else
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),y)
 SPL_TPL_ := TPL_
 else
 SPL_TPL_ := SPL_
 endif
+endif
 else
 SPL_ :=
 SPL_TPL_ :=
@@ -57,6 +70,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(obj)$(CONFIG_SUPPORT_TPL),tpl)
 $(error You cannot build TPL without enabling CONFIG_SUPPORT_TPL)
 endif
+ifeq ($(obj)$(CONFIG_SUPPORT_VPL),vpl)
+$(error You cannot build VPL without enabling CONFIG_SUPPORT_VPL)
+endif
 
 include $(srctree)/config.mk
 include $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile
@@ -90,17 +106,12 @@ libs-$(CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK) += common/spl/
 endif
 libs-y += common/init/
 
-# Special handling for a few options which support SPL/TPL
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),y)
-libs-$(CONFIG_TPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT) += boot/ common/ cmd/ env/
-libs-$(CONFIG_TPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT) += lib/
-else
-libs-$(CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT) += boot/ common/ cmd/ env/
-libs-$(CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT) += lib/
+# Special handling for a few options which support SPL/TPL/VPL
+libs-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT) += boot/ common/ cmd/ env/
+libs-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT) += lib/
 ifdef CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK
 libs-$(CONFIG_PARTITIONS) += disk/
 endif
-endif
 
 libs-y += drivers/
 libs-$(CONFIG_SPL_USB_GADGET) += drivers/usb/dwc3/
@@ -182,7 +193,7 @@ LDPPFLAGS += \
 	  sed -ne 's/GNU ld version \([0-9][0-9]*\)\.\([0-9][0-9]*\).*/-DLD_MAJOR=\1 -DLD_MINOR=\2/p')
 
 # Turn various CONFIG symbols into IMAGE symbols for easy reuse of
-# the scripts between SPL and TPL.
+# the scripts between SPL, TPL and VPL.
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)MAX_SIZE),)
 LDPPFLAGS += -DIMAGE_MAX_SIZE=$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)MAX_SIZE)
 endif
@@ -264,6 +275,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SYS_SOC),"at91")
 INPUTS-y	+= $(obj)/boot.bin
 endif
 
+ifndef CONFIG_VPL_BUILD
 ifdef CONFIG_TPL_BUILD
 INPUTS-$(CONFIG_TPL_X86_16BIT_INIT) += $(obj)/u-boot-x86-start16-tpl.bin \
 	$(obj)/u-boot-x86-reset16-tpl.bin
@@ -271,6 +283,7 @@ else
 INPUTS-$(CONFIG_SPL_X86_16BIT_INIT) += $(obj)/u-boot-x86-start16-spl.bin \
 	$(obj)/u-boot-x86-reset16-spl.bin
 endif
+endif
 
 INPUTS-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ZYNQ)		+= $(obj)/boot.bin
 INPUTS-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ZYNQMP)	+= $(obj)/boot.bin
@@ -307,7 +320,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(build_dtb),)
 $(obj)/$(SPL_BIN)-dtb.bin: $(obj)/$(SPL_BIN)-nodtb.bin \
-		$(if $(CONFIG_SPL_SEPARATE_BSS),,$(obj)/$(SPL_BIN)-pad.bin) \
+		$(if $(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)SEPARATE_BSS),,$(obj)/$(SPL_BIN)-pad.bin) \
 		$(FINAL_DTB_CONTAINER)  FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,cat)
 
@@ -398,7 +411,7 @@ LDFLAGS_$(SPL_BIN) += $(call ld-option, --no-dynamic-linker)
 
 LDFLAGS_$(SPL_BIN) += --build-id=none
 
-# Pick the best-match (i.e. SPL_TEXT_BASE for SPL, TPL_TEXT_BASE for TPL)
+# Pick the best match (e.g. SPL_TEXT_BASE for SPL, TPL_TEXT_BASE for TPL)
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)TEXT_BASE),)
 LDFLAGS_$(SPL_BIN) += -Ttext $(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)TEXT_BASE)
 endif
