diff --git a/common/aboot.c b/common/aboot.c
index 5f5fb6b62bfa..6c35d8226903 100644
--- a/common/aboot.c
+++ b/common/aboot.c
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ static unsigned int sparse_get_chunk_data_size(sparse_header_t *sparse,
 	return chunk->total_sz - sparse->chunk_hdr_sz;
 }
 
+static unsigned int sparse_block_size_to_storage(unsigned int size,
+						 sparse_storage_t *storage,
+						 sparse_header_t *sparse)
+{
+	return size * sparse->blk_sz / storage->block_sz;
+}
+
 static bool sparse_chunk_has_buffer(chunk_header_t *chunk)
 {
 	switch (chunk->chunk_type) {
@@ -257,20 +264,26 @@ static void sparse_put_data_buffer(sparse_buffer_t *buffer)
 	free(buffer);
 }
 
-int write_sparse_image(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
-		       disk_partition_t *info, const char *part_name,
-		       void *data, unsigned sz)
+int store_sparse_image(sparse_storage_t *storage,
+		       void *storage_priv, void *data)
 {
-	lbaint_t start;
-	lbaint_t blkcnt;
 	unsigned int chunk, offset;
 	sparse_header_t *sparse_header;
 	chunk_header_t *chunk_header;
 	sparse_buffer_t *buffer;
+	uint32_t start;
 	uint32_t total_blocks = 0;
 	uint32_t skipped = 0;
 	int i;
 
+	debug("=== Storage ===\n");
+	debug("name: %s\n", storage->name);
+	debug("block_size: 0x%x\n", storage->block_sz);
+	debug("start: 0x%x\n", storage->start);
+	debug("size: 0x%x\n", storage->size);
+	debug("write: 0x%p\n", storage->write);
+	debug("priv: 0x%p\n", storage_priv);
+
 	sparse_header = sparse_parse_header(&data);
 	if (!sparse_header) {
 		printf("sparse header issue\n");
@@ -281,7 +294,7 @@ int write_sparse_image(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
 	 * Verify that the sparse block size is a multiple of our
 	 * storage backend block size
 	 */
-	div_u64_rem(sparse_header->blk_sz, info->blksz, &offset);
+	div_u64_rem(sparse_header->blk_sz, storage->block_sz, &offset);
 	if (offset) {
 		printf("%s: Sparse image block size issue [%u]\n",
 		       __func__, sparse_header->blk_sz);
@@ -291,8 +304,10 @@ int write_sparse_image(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
 	puts("Flashing Sparse Image\n");
 
 	/* Start processing chunks */
-	start = info->start;
+	start = storage->start;
 	for (chunk = 0; chunk < sparse_header->total_chunks; chunk++) {
+		uint32_t blkcnt;
+
 		chunk_header = sparse_parse_chunk(sparse_header, &data);
 		if (!chunk_header) {
 			printf("Unknown chunk type");
@@ -304,20 +319,22 @@ int write_sparse_image(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
 		 * and go on parsing the rest of the chunks
 		 */
 		if (chunk_header->chunk_type == CHUNK_TYPE_DONT_CARE) {
-			skipped += chunk_header->chunk_sz;
+			skipped += sparse_block_size_to_storage(chunk_header->chunk_sz,
+								storage,
+								sparse_header);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		/* Retrieve the buffer we're going to write */
 		buffer = sparse_get_data_buffer(sparse_header, chunk_header,
-						info->blksz, &data);
+						storage->block_sz, &data);
 		if (!buffer)
 			continue;
 
-		blkcnt = (buffer->length / info->blksz) * buffer->repeat;
+		blkcnt = (buffer->length / storage->block_sz) * buffer->repeat;
 
 		if ((start + total_blocks + blkcnt) >
-		    (info->start + info->size)) {
+		    (storage->start + storage->size)) {
 			printf("%s: Request would exceed partition size!\n",
 			       __func__);
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -325,30 +342,36 @@ int write_sparse_image(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
 
 		for (i = 0; i < buffer->repeat; i++) {
 			unsigned long buffer_blk_cnt;
-			unsigned long buffer_blks;
-
-			buffer_blk_cnt = buffer->length / info->blksz;
-
-			buffer_blks = dev_desc->block_write(dev_desc->dev,
-							    start + total_blocks,
-							    buffer_blk_cnt, buffer->data);
-			if (buffer_blks != buffer_blk_cnt) {
-				printf("%s: Write %d failed " LBAFU "\n",
-				       __func__, i, buffer_blks);
-				return -EIO;
+			int ret;
+
+			buffer_blk_cnt = buffer->length / storage->block_sz;
+
+			ret = storage->write(storage, storage_priv,
+					     start + total_blocks,
+					     buffer_blk_cnt,
+					     buffer->data);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				printf("%s: Write %d failed %d\n",
+				       __func__, i, ret);
+				return ret;
 			}
 
-			total_blocks += buffer_blk_cnt;
+			total_blocks += ret;
 		}
 
 		sparse_put_data_buffer(buffer);
 	}
 
 	debug("Wrote %d blocks, skipped %d, expected to write %d blocks\n",
-	      total_blocks, skipped, sparse_header->total_blks);
-	printf("........ wrote %d blocks to '%s'\n", total_blocks, part_name);
-
-	if (total_blocks != sparse_header->total_blks) {
+	      total_blocks, skipped,
+	      sparse_block_size_to_storage(sparse_header->total_blks,
+					   storage, sparse_header));
+	printf("........ wrote %d blocks to '%s'\n", total_blocks,
+	       storage->name);
+
+	if ((total_blocks + skipped) !=
+	    sparse_block_size_to_storage(sparse_header->total_blks,
+					 storage, sparse_header)) {
 		printf("sparse image write failure\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
diff --git a/common/fb_mmc.c b/common/fb_mmc.c
index b31a9fb929c5..c9f2ed6b5863 100644
--- a/common/fb_mmc.c
+++ b/common/fb_mmc.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <common.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <fastboot.h>
 #include <fb_mmc.h>
 #include <part.h>
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@
 
 static char *response_str;
 
+struct fb_mmc_sparse {
+	block_dev_desc_t	*dev_desc;
+};
+
 static int get_partition_info_efi_by_name_or_alias(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
 		const char *name, disk_partition_t *info)
 {
@@ -41,6 +46,24 @@ static int get_partition_info_efi_by_name_or_alias(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+
+static int fb_mmc_sparse_write(struct sparse_storage *storage,
+			       void *priv,
+			       unsigned int offset,
+			       unsigned int size,
+			       char *data)
+{
+	struct fb_mmc_sparse *sparse = priv;
+	block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc = sparse->dev_desc;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = dev_desc->block_write(dev_desc->dev, offset, size, data);
+	if (!ret)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void write_raw_image(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc, disk_partition_t *info,
 		const char *part_name, void *buffer,
 		unsigned int download_bytes)
@@ -113,12 +136,26 @@ void fb_mmc_flash_write(const char *cmd, void *download_buffer,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (is_sparse_image(download_buffer))
-		write_sparse_image(dev_desc, &info, cmd, download_buffer,
-				   download_bytes);
-	else
+	if (is_sparse_image(download_buffer)) {
+		struct fb_mmc_sparse sparse_priv;
+		sparse_storage_t sparse;
+
+		sparse_priv.dev_desc = dev_desc;
+
+		sparse.block_sz = info.blksz;
+		sparse.start = info.start;
+		sparse.size = info.size;
+		sparse.name = cmd;
+		sparse.write = fb_mmc_sparse_write;
+
+		printf("Flashing sparse image at offset " LBAFU "\n",
+		       info.start);
+
+		store_sparse_image(&sparse, &sparse_priv, download_buffer);
+	} else {
 		write_raw_image(dev_desc, &info, cmd, download_buffer,
 				download_bytes);
+	}
 
 	fastboot_okay(response_str, "");
 }
diff --git a/include/aboot.h b/include/aboot.h
index 18ff07a5dc23..a2b0694190d9 100644
--- a/include/aboot.h
+++ b/include/aboot.h
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@
 
 #define ROUNDUP(x, y)	(((x) + ((y) - 1)) & ~((y) - 1))
 
+typedef struct sparse_storage {
+	unsigned int	block_sz;
+	unsigned int	start;
+	unsigned int	size;
+	const char	*name;
+
+	int	(*write)(struct sparse_storage *storage, void *priv,
+			 unsigned int offset, unsigned int size,
+			 char *data);
+} sparse_storage_t;
+
 static inline int is_sparse_image(void *buf)
 {
 	sparse_header_t *s_header = (sparse_header_t *)buf;
@@ -20,6 +31,5 @@ static inline int is_sparse_image(void *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int write_sparse_image(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
-		       disk_partition_t *info, const char *part_name,
-		       void *data, unsigned sz);
+int store_sparse_image(sparse_storage_t *storage, void *storage_priv,
+		       void *data);
