diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Kconfig b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Kconfig
index 16c83e8..3655990 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Kconfig
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@
 	help
 	  Say Y here to support this framework in SPL phase.
 
+config SPL_RECOVER_DATA_SECTION
+	bool "save/restore SPL data section"
+	help
+	  Say Y here to save SPL data section for cold boot, and restore
+	  at warm boot in SPL phase.
+
 config SEC_FIRMWARE_ARMV8_PSCI
 	bool "PSCI implementation in secure monitor firmware"
 	depends on ARMV8_SEC_FIRMWARE_SUPPORT || SPL_ARMV8_SEC_FIRMWARE_SUPPORT
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile
index b349b13..2e48df0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)ARMV8_SEC_FIRMWARE_SUPPORT) += sec_firmware.o sec_firmware_asm.o
 
+ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_RECOVER_DATA_SECTION) += spl_data.o
+endif
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_LAYERSCAPE) += fsl-layerscape/
 obj-$(CONFIG_S32V234) += s32v234/
 obj-$(CONFIG_TARGET_HIKEY) += hisilicon/
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/spl_data.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/spl_data.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fd986a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/spl_data.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 NXP
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <spl.h>
+
+char __data_save_start[0] __section(.__data_save_start);
+char __data_save_end[0] __section(.__data_save_end);
+
+u32 cold_reboot_flag = 1;
+
+void spl_save_restore_data(void)
+{
+	u32 data_size = __data_save_end - __data_save_start;
+
+	if (cold_reboot_flag == 1) {
+		/* Save data section to data_save section */
+		memcpy(__data_save_start, __data_save_start - data_size,
+		       data_size);
+	} else {
+		/* Restore the data_save section to data section */
+		memcpy(__data_save_start - data_size, __data_save_start,
+		       data_size);
+	}
+
+	cold_reboot_flag++;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot-spl.lds
index ccbf359..0e67ab0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot-spl.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
 		*(.data*)
 	} >.sram
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_RECOVER_DATA_SECTION
+	.data_save : {
+		*(.__data_save_start)
+		. = SIZEOF(.data);
+		*(.__data_save_end)
+	} >.sram
+#endif
+
 	.u_boot_list : {
 		. = ALIGN(8);
 		KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*)));
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/Kconfig
index 69149d3..9d1f73d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/Kconfig
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
 config IMX8QM
 	select IMX8
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
+	select SPL_RECOVER_DATA_SECTION
 	bool
 
 config IMX8QXP
 	select IMX8
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
+	select SPL_RECOVER_DATA_SECTION
 	bool
 
 config SYS_SOC
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/cpu.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/cpu.c
index 3bd0dee..e03193c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/cpu.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <dm/lists.h>
 #include <dm/uclass.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <spl.h>
 #include <thermal.h>
 #include <asm/arch/sci/sci.h>
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@
 
 int arch_cpu_init(void)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_RECOVER_DATA_SECTION)
+	spl_save_restore_data();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 	struct pass_over_info_t *pass_over;