diff --git a/arch/sandbox/Kconfig b/arch/sandbox/Kconfig
index a8a90cb..d4c1ee0 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sandbox/Kconfig
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@
 config SYS_CPU
 	default "sandbox"
 
+config SANDBOX_SPL
+	bool "Enable SPL for sandbox"
+	select SUPPORT_SPL
+
 config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
-	default "sandbox"
+	default "sandbox_spl" if SANDBOX_SPL
+	default "sandbox" if !SANDBOX_SPL
 
 config PCI
 	bool "PCI support"
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e92b4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2012 The Chromium OS Authors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+SECTIONS
+{
+
+	. = ALIGN(4);
+	.u_boot_list : {
+		KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*)));
+	}
+
+	__u_boot_sandbox_option_start = .;
+	_u_boot_sandbox_getopt : { *(.u_boot_sandbox_getopt) }
+	__u_boot_sandbox_option_end = .;
+
+	__bss_start = .;
+}
+
+INSERT BEFORE .data;