diff --git a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig
index cd8819d2cc..927409d281 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig
@@ -235,6 +235,15 @@ config CBFS_SIZE
 	hex
 	default 0x200000
 
+config MB_HAS_ACTIVE_HIGH_SD_PWR_ENABLE
+	bool
+	default n
+	help
+	  Select this if the board has a SD_PWR_ENABLE pin connected to a
+	  active high sensing load switch to turn on power to the card reader.
+	  This will enable a workaround in ASL _PS3 and _PS0 methods to force
+	  SD_PWR_ENABLE to stay low in D3.
+
 choice
 	prompt "Cache-as-ram implementation"
 	default USE_CANNONLAKE_CAR_NEM_ENHANCED if MAINBOARD_HAS_CHROMEOS
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/acpi/scs.asl b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/acpi/scs.asl
index 896fd77c19..1806e75e87 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/acpi/scs.asl
+++ b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/acpi/scs.asl
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ Scope (\_SB.PCI0) {
 			/* Set Power State to D0 */
 			And (PMCR, 0xFFFC, PMCR)
 			Store (PMCR, ^TEMP)
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MB_HAS_ACTIVE_HIGH_SD_PWR_ENABLE)
+			/* Change pad mode to Native */
+			GPMO(SD_PWR_EN_PIN, 0x1)
+#endif
 		}
 
 		Method (_PS3, 0, Serialized)
@@ -120,6 +125,17 @@ Scope (\_SB.PCI0) {
 			/* Set Power State to D3 */
 			Or (PMCR, 0x0003, PMCR)
 			Store (PMCR, ^TEMP)
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MB_HAS_ACTIVE_HIGH_SD_PWR_ENABLE)
+			/* Change pad mode to GPIO control */
+			GPMO(SD_PWR_EN_PIN, 0x0)
+
+			/* Enable Tx Buffer */
+			GTXE(SD_PWR_EN_PIN, 0x1)
+
+			/* Drive TX to zero */
+			CTXS(SD_PWR_EN_PIN)
+#endif
 		}
 
 		Device (CARD)
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/fsp_params.c b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/fsp_params.c
index 17a014b97e..1ebde35e05 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/fsp_params.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/fsp_params.c
@@ -208,10 +208,13 @@ void platform_fsp_silicon_init_params_cb(FSPS_UPD *supd)
 	}
 
 	dev = dev_find_slot(0, PCH_DEVFN_SDCARD);
-	if (!dev)
+	if (!dev) {
 		params->ScsSdCardEnabled = 0;
-	else
+	} else {
 		params->ScsSdCardEnabled = dev->enabled;
+		params->SdCardPowerEnableActiveHigh =
+			IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MB_HAS_ACTIVE_HIGH_SD_PWR_ENABLE);
+	}
 
 	dev = dev_find_slot(0, PCH_DEVFN_UFS);
 	if (!dev)
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/include/soc/gpio_soc_defs.h b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/include/soc/gpio_soc_defs.h
index 5d7c0e884c..03f431421f 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/include/soc/gpio_soc_defs.h
+++ b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/include/soc/gpio_soc_defs.h
@@ -352,4 +352,6 @@
 #define NUM_GPIO_COM3_PADS	(GPIO_RSVD_38 - HDA_BCLK + 1)
 
 #define TOTAL_PADS		275
+
+#define SD_PWR_EN_PIN		GPP_A17
 #endif