diff --git a/src/superio/aspeed/common/Kconfig b/src/superio/aspeed/common/Kconfig
index 3f0dabb853..f310f3ef98 100644
--- a/src/superio/aspeed/common/Kconfig
+++ b/src/superio/aspeed/common/Kconfig
@@ -20,3 +20,20 @@
 config SUPERIO_ASPEED_COMMON_PRE_RAM
 	bool
 	default n
+
+config SUPERIO_ASPEED_HAS_UART_DELAY_WORKAROUND
+	bool
+	default n
+
+config SUPERIO_ASPEED_USE_UART_DELAY_WORKAROUND
+	bool "Workaround for BMC serial console setup bug"
+	depends on CONSOLE_SERIAL && SUPERIO_ASPEED_HAS_UART_DELAY_WORKAROUND
+	default y
+	help
+	  Some mainboards with an ASPEED BMC have scrambled console output in early boot phases
+	  because the serial output routing is not set up fast enough by the BMC. By enabling
+	  this a delay of 500ms gets added before setting up the console and before any console
+	  output gets printed.
+
+	  Note: this problem may disappear with future BMC firmware versions. Another approach
+	  is using a different BMC firmware like OpenBMC, u-bmc, ...
diff --git a/src/superio/aspeed/common/early_serial.c b/src/superio/aspeed/common/early_serial.c
index 7ac9474bcc..d2de8ed322 100644
--- a/src/superio/aspeed/common/early_serial.c
+++ b/src/superio/aspeed/common/early_serial.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <arch/io.h>
+#include <delay.h>
 #include <device/pnp_def.h>
 #include <device/pnp_ops.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -67,4 +68,7 @@ void aspeed_enable_serial(pnp_devfn_t dev, u16 iobase)
 	pnp_set_iobase(dev, PNP_IDX_IO0, iobase);
 	pnp_set_enable(dev, 1);
 	pnp_exit_conf_state(dev);
+
+	if (CONFIG(SUPERIO_ASPEED_USE_UART_DELAY_WORKAROUND))
+		mdelay(500);
 }