diff --git a/tools/binman/entry.py b/tools/binman/entry.py
index 90192c11b77..8416214fc93 100644
--- a/tools/binman/entry.py
+++ b/tools/binman/entry.py
@@ -714,11 +714,8 @@ features to produce new behaviours.
         """
         # Use True here so that we get an uncompressed section to work from,
         # although compressed sections are currently not supported
-        data = self.section.ReadData(True)
-        tout.Info('%s: Reading data from offset %#x-%#x, size %#x (avail %#x)' %
-                  (self.GetPath(), self.offset, self.offset + self.size,
-                   self.size, len(data)))
-        return data[self.offset:self.offset + self.size]
+        data = self.section.ReadChildData(self, decomp)
+        return data
 
     def LoadData(self, decomp=True):
         data = self.ReadData(decomp)
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/blob.py b/tools/binman/etype/blob.py
index 00cad33718c..d15d0789e52 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/blob.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/blob.py
@@ -67,15 +67,3 @@ class Entry_blob(Entry):
 
     def GetDefaultFilename(self):
         return self._filename
-
-    def ReadData(self, decomp=True):
-        indata = Entry.ReadData(self, decomp)
-        if decomp:
-            data = tools.Decompress(indata, self.compress)
-            if self.uncomp_size:
-                tout.Info("%s: Decompressing data size %#x with algo '%s' to data size %#x" %
-                          (self.GetPath(), len(indata), self.compress,
-                           len(data)))
-        else:
-            data = indata
-        return data
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/cbfs.py b/tools/binman/etype/cbfs.py
index d73c706c444..2bcdf2fd433 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/cbfs.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/cbfs.py
@@ -262,3 +262,15 @@ class Entry_cbfs(Entry):
 
     def GetEntries(self):
         return self._cbfs_entries
+
+    def ReadData(self, decomp=True):
+        data = Entry.ReadData(self, True)
+        return data
+
+    def ReadChildData(self, child, decomp=True):
+        if not self.reader:
+            data = Entry.ReadData(self, True)
+            self.reader = cbfs_util.CbfsReader(data)
+        reader = self.reader
+        cfile = reader.files.get(child.name)
+        return cfile.data if decomp else cfile.orig_data
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/section.py b/tools/binman/etype/section.py
index 3ce013d5029..855e291bc43 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/section.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/section.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import sys
 from entry import Entry
 import fdt_util
 import tools
+import tout
 
 
 class Entry_section(Entry):
@@ -488,3 +489,34 @@ class Entry_section(Entry):
                 they appear in the device tree
         """
         return self._sort
+
+    def ReadData(self, decomp=True):
+        tout.Info("ReadData path='%s'" % self.GetPath())
+        parent_data = self.section.ReadData(True)
+        tout.Info('%s: Reading data from offset %#x-%#x, size %#x' %
+                  (self.GetPath(), self.offset, self.offset + self.size,
+                   self.size))
+        data = parent_data[self.offset:self.offset + self.size]
+        return data
+
+    def ReadChildData(self, child, decomp=True):
+        """Read the data for a particular child entry
+
+        Args:
+            child: Child entry to read data for
+            decomp: True to return uncompressed data, False to leave the data
+                compressed if it is compressed
+
+        Returns:
+            Data contents of entry
+        """
+        parent_data = self.ReadData(True)
+        data = parent_data[child.offset:child.offset + child.size]
+        if decomp:
+            indata = data
+            data = tools.Decompress(indata, child.compress)
+            if child.uncomp_size:
+                tout.Info("%s: Decompressing data size %#x with algo '%s' to data size %#x" %
+                            (child.GetPath(), len(indata), child.compress,
+                            len(data)))
+        return data