diff --git a/common/spl/spl_legacy.c b/common/spl/spl_legacy.c
index 7721351..7f00fc8 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_legacy.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_legacy.c
@@ -51,3 +51,23 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int spl_load_legacy_img(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
+			struct spl_load_info *load, ulong header)
+{
+	struct image_header hdr;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Read header into local struct */
+	load->read(load, header, sizeof(hdr), &hdr);
+
+	ret = spl_parse_image_header(spl_image, &hdr);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Read image */
+	load->read(load, header + sizeof(hdr), spl_image->size,
+		   (void *)(unsigned long)spl_image->load_addr);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_nor.c b/common/spl/spl_nor.c
index b1e79b9..217ae71 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_nor.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_nor.c
@@ -107,14 +107,13 @@
 					      spl_nor_get_uboot_base());
 	}
 
-	ret = spl_parse_image_header(spl_image,
-			(const struct image_header *)spl_nor_get_uboot_base());
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	memcpy((void *)(unsigned long)spl_image->load_addr,
-	       (void *)(spl_nor_get_uboot_base() + sizeof(struct image_header)),
-	       spl_image->size);
+	/* Legacy image handling */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL_LEGACY_IMAGE_SUPPORT)) {
+		load.bl_len = 1;
+		load.read = spl_nor_load_read;
+		return spl_load_legacy_img(spl_image, &load,
+					   spl_nor_get_uboot_base());
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/spl.h b/include/spl.h
index 8b15cd4..6bf9fd8 100644
--- a/include/spl.h
+++ b/include/spl.h
@@ -224,6 +224,19 @@
 #define SPL_FIT_FOUND		2
 
 /**
+ * spl_load_legacy_img() - Loads a legacy image from a device.
+ * @spl_image:	Image description to set up
+ * @load:	Structure containing the information required to load data.
+ * @header:	Pointer to image header (including appended image)
+ *
+ * Reads an legacy image from the device. Loads u-boot image to
+ * specified load address.
+ * Returns 0 on success.
+ */
+int spl_load_legacy_img(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
+			struct spl_load_info *load, ulong header);
+
+/**
  * spl_load_imx_container() - Loads a imx container image from a device.
  * @spl_image:	Image description to set up
  * @info:	Structure containing the information required to load data.