diff --git a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c
index 0eb9e29..c8c5e1b 100644
--- a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c
+++ b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
+#include <net.h>
+#include <netdev.h>
 #include <asm/arch/hardware.h>
 #include <asm/arch/emif_defs.h>
+#include <asm/arch/emac_defs.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include "../common/misc.h"
 #include "common.h"
@@ -49,6 +52,28 @@
 	{ pinmux(4), 2, 5 }
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_TI_EMAC
+static const struct pinmux_config emac_pins[] = {
+	{ pinmux(2), 8, 1 },
+	{ pinmux(2), 8, 2 },
+	{ pinmux(2), 8, 3 },
+	{ pinmux(2), 8, 4 },
+	{ pinmux(2), 8, 5 },
+	{ pinmux(2), 8, 6 },
+	{ pinmux(2), 8, 7 },
+	{ pinmux(3), 8, 0 },
+	{ pinmux(3), 8, 1 },
+	{ pinmux(3), 8, 2 },
+	{ pinmux(3), 8, 3 },
+	{ pinmux(3), 8, 4 },
+	{ pinmux(3), 8, 5 },
+	{ pinmux(3), 8, 6 },
+	{ pinmux(3), 8, 7 },
+	{ pinmux(4), 8, 0 },
+	{ pinmux(4), 8, 1 }
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_DRIVER_TI_EMAC */
+
 /* I2C pin muxer settings */
 static const struct pinmux_config i2c_pins[] = {
 	{ pinmux(4), 2, 2 },
@@ -142,6 +167,14 @@
 	if (davinci_configure_pin_mux_items(pinmuxes, ARRAY_SIZE(pinmuxes)))
 		return 1;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_TI_EMAC
+	if (davinci_configure_pin_mux(emac_pins, ARRAY_SIZE(emac_pins)) != 0)
+		return 1;
+	/* set cfgchip3 to select MII */
+	writel(readl(&davinci_syscfg_regs->cfgchip3) & ~(1 << 8),
+			     &davinci_syscfg_regs->cfgchip3);
+#endif /* CONFIG_DRIVER_TI_EMAC */
+
 	/* enable the console UART */
 	writel((DAVINCI_UART_PWREMU_MGMT_FREE | DAVINCI_UART_PWREMU_MGMT_URRST |
 		DAVINCI_UART_PWREMU_MGMT_UTRST),
@@ -149,3 +182,19 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_TI_EMAC
+
+/*
+ * Initializes on-board ethernet controllers.
+ */
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	if (!davinci_emac_initialize()) {
+		printf("Error: Ethernet init failed!\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_DRIVER_TI_EMAC */
diff --git a/include/configs/da850evm.h b/include/configs/da850evm.h
index 91dc0c6..d544c13 100644
--- a/include/configs/da850evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/da850evm.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 /*
  * Board
  */
+#define CONFIG_DRIVER_TI_EMAC
 
 /*
  * SoC Configuration
@@ -102,6 +103,20 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
+ * Network & Ethernet Configuration
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_TI_EMAC
+#define CONFIG_EMAC_MDIO_PHY_NUM	0
+#define CONFIG_MII
+#define CONFIG_BOOTP_DEFAULT
+#define CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS
+#define CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2
+#define CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME
+#define CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT	10
+#define CONFIG_NET_MULTI
+#endif
+
+/*
  * U-Boot general configuration
  */
 #define CONFIG_BOOTFILE		"uImage" /* Boot file name */