diff --git a/cmd/Kconfig b/cmd/Kconfig
index 16030e34a12..41cf1d46fb1 100644
--- a/cmd/Kconfig
+++ b/cmd/Kconfig
@@ -1842,6 +1842,14 @@ config CMD_LINK_LOCAL
 	help
 	  Acquire a network IP address using the link-local protocol
 
+config CMD_NCSI
+	bool "ncsi"
+	depends on PHY_NCSI
+	help
+	  Manually configure the attached NIC via NC-SI.
+	  Normally this happens automatically before other network
+	  operations.
+
 endif
 
 config CMD_ETHSW
diff --git a/cmd/net.c b/cmd/net.c
index 46f8c87b692..addcad3ac14 100644
--- a/cmd/net.c
+++ b/cmd/net.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <net.h>
 #include <net/udp.h>
 #include <net/sntp.h>
+#include <net/ncsi.h>
 
 static int netboot_common(enum proto_t, struct cmd_tbl *, int, char * const []);
 
@@ -566,3 +567,24 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
 	"list - list available devices\n"
 );
 #endif // CONFIG_DM_ETH
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NCSI)
+static int do_ncsi(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
+{
+	if (!phy_interface_is_ncsi() || !ncsi_active()) {
+		printf("Device not configured for NC-SI\n");
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	if (net_loop(NCSI) < 0)
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+
+	return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(
+	ncsi,	1,	1,	do_ncsi,
+	"Configure attached NIC via NC-SI",
+	""
+);
+#endif  /* CONFIG_CMD_NCSI */
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 6987a3817b9..b27b021d071 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ int net_loop(enum proto_t protocol)
 	} else {
 		eth_init_state_only();
 	}
+
 restart:
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD
 	net_busy_flag = 0;