diff --git a/boot/image-fit.c b/boot/image-fit.c
index aa139da628c..41ab1f552b0 100644
--- a/boot/image-fit.c
+++ b/boot/image-fit.c
@@ -2175,6 +2175,7 @@ int fit_image_load(struct bootm_headers *images, ulong addr,
 	type_ok = fit_image_check_type(fit, noffset, image_type) ||
 		  fit_image_check_type(fit, noffset, IH_TYPE_FIRMWARE) ||
 		  fit_image_check_type(fit, noffset, IH_TYPE_TEE) ||
+		  fit_image_check_type(fit, noffset, IH_TYPE_TFA_BL31) ||
 		  (image_type == IH_TYPE_KERNEL &&
 		   fit_image_check_type(fit, noffset, IH_TYPE_KERNEL_NOLOAD));
 
diff --git a/boot/image.c b/boot/image.c
index abac254e026..139c5bd035a 100644
--- a/boot/image.c
+++ b/boot/image.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ static const table_entry_t uimage_type[] = {
 	{	IH_TYPE_FDT_LEGACY, "fdt_legacy", "legacy Image with Flat Device Tree ", },
 	{	IH_TYPE_RENESAS_SPKG, "spkgimage", "Renesas SPKG Image" },
 	{	IH_TYPE_STARFIVE_SPL, "sfspl", "StarFive SPL Image" },
+	{	IH_TYPE_TFA_BL31, "tfa-bl31",  "TFA BL31 Image", },
 	{	-1,		    "",		  "",			},
 };
 
diff --git a/include/image.h b/include/image.h
index 8a9f779d3ff..07912606f33 100644
--- a/include/image.h
+++ b/include/image.h
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ enum image_type_t {
 	IH_TYPE_FDT_LEGACY,		/* Binary Flat Device Tree Blob	in a Legacy Image */
 	IH_TYPE_RENESAS_SPKG,		/* Renesas SPKG image */
 	IH_TYPE_STARFIVE_SPL,		/* StarFive SPL image */
+	IH_TYPE_TFA_BL31,		/* TFA BL31 image */
 
 	IH_TYPE_COUNT,			/* Number of image types */
 };