diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/include/mach/sys_proto.h b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/include/mach/sys_proto.h
index 882beab..44c9b50 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/include/mach/sys_proto.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/include/mach/sys_proto.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 extern void zynq_ddrc_init(void);
 extern unsigned int zynq_get_silicon_version(void);
 
+int zynq_board_read_rom_ethaddr(unsigned char *ethaddr);
+
 /* Driver extern functions */
 extern void ps7_init(void);
 
diff --git a/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c b/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c
index 2f17e97..4c20450 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c
+++ b/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+int zynq_board_read_rom_ethaddr(unsigned char *ethaddr)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM_EEPROM_ADDR) && \
+    defined(CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM_I2C_MAC_OFFSET)
+	if (eeprom_read(CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM_EEPROM_ADDR,
+			CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM_I2C_MAC_OFFSET,
+			ethaddr, 6))
+		printf("I2C EEPROM MAC address read failed\n");
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	int node;
diff --git a/drivers/net/zynq_gem.c b/drivers/net/zynq_gem.c
index 4049e1c..103ed61 100644
--- a/drivers/net/zynq_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/net/zynq_gem.c
@@ -571,6 +571,23 @@
 						ZYNQ_GEM_NWCTRL_TXEN_MASK, 0);
 }
 
+__weak int zynq_board_read_rom_ethaddr(unsigned char *ethaddr)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+static int zynq_gem_read_rom_mac(struct udevice *dev)
+{
+	int retval;
+	struct eth_pdata *pdata = dev_get_platdata(dev);
+
+	retval = zynq_board_read_rom_ethaddr(pdata->enetaddr);
+	if (retval == -ENOSYS)
+		retval = 0;
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
 static int zynq_gem_miiphy_read(struct mii_dev *bus, int addr,
 				int devad, int reg)
 {
@@ -644,6 +661,7 @@
 	.free_pkt		= zynq_gem_free_pkt,
 	.stop			= zynq_gem_halt,
 	.write_hwaddr		= zynq_gem_setup_mac,
+	.read_rom_hwaddr	= zynq_gem_read_rom_mac,
 };
 
 static int zynq_gem_ofdata_to_platdata(struct udevice *dev)