diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/include/coreboot_tables.h b/payloads/libpayload/include/coreboot_tables.h
index 92e3f26180..705e348666 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/include/coreboot_tables.h
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/include/coreboot_tables.h
@@ -287,6 +287,21 @@ struct cb_macs {
 	struct mac_address mac_addrs[0];
 };
 
+#define CB_TAG_MMC_INFO		0x0034
+struct cb_mmc_info {
+	uint32_t tag;
+	uint32_t size;
+	/*
+	 * Passes the early mmc status to payload to indicate if firmware
+	 * successfully sent CMD0, CMD1 to the card or not. In case of
+	 * success, the payload can skip the first step of the initialization
+	 * sequence which is to send CMD0, and instead start by sending CMD1
+	 * as described in Jedec Standard JESD83-B1 section 6.4.3.
+	 * passes 1 on success
+	 */
+	int32_t early_cmd1_status;
+};
+
 #define CB_TAG_SERIALNO		0x002a
 #define CB_MAX_SERIALNO_LENGTH	32
 
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/include/sysinfo.h b/payloads/libpayload/include/sysinfo.h
index 7e6e74809d..72059adb91 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/include/sysinfo.h
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/include/sysinfo.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ struct sysinfo_t {
 	uint64_t mtc_start;
 	uint32_t mtc_size;
 	void	*chromeos_vpd;
+	int	mmc_early_wake_status;
 };
 
 extern struct sysinfo_t lib_sysinfo;
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/libc/coreboot.c b/payloads/libpayload/libc/coreboot.c
index 3982e47ec2..26a3a48c23 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/libc/coreboot.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/libc/coreboot.c
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ static void cb_parse_vbnv(unsigned char *ptr, struct sysinfo_t *info)
 	info->vbnv_size = vbnv->range_size;
 }
 
+static void cb_parse_mmc_info(unsigned char *ptr, struct sysinfo_t *info)
+{
+	struct cb_mmc_info *mmc_info = (struct cb_mmc_info *)ptr;
+
+	info->mmc_early_wake_status = mmc_info->early_cmd1_status;
+}
+
 static void cb_parse_gpios(unsigned char *ptr, struct sysinfo_t *info)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -399,6 +406,9 @@ int cb_parse_header(void *addr, int len, struct sysinfo_t *info)
 		case CB_TAG_SPI_FLASH:
 			cb_parse_spi_flash(ptr, info);
 			break;
+		case CB_TAG_MMC_INFO:
+			cb_parse_mmc_info(ptr, info);
+			break;
 		case CB_TAG_MTC:
 			cb_parse_mtc(ptr, info);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/commonlib/include/commonlib/coreboot_tables.h b/src/commonlib/include/commonlib/coreboot_tables.h
index 198ad27b87..99ab21c724 100644
--- a/src/commonlib/include/commonlib/coreboot_tables.h
+++ b/src/commonlib/include/commonlib/coreboot_tables.h
@@ -385,6 +385,21 @@ struct mac_address {
 	uint8_t pad[2];		/* Pad it to 8 bytes to keep it simple. */
 };
 
+#define LB_TAG_MMC_INFO		0x0034
+struct lb_mmc_info {
+	uint32_t tag;
+	uint32_t size;
+	/*
+	 * Passes the early mmc status to payload to indicate if firmware
+	 * successfully sent CMD0, CMD1 to the card or not. In case of
+	 * success, the payload can skip the first step of the initialization
+	 * sequence which is to send CMD0, and instead start by sending CMD1
+	 * as described in Jedec Standard JESD83-B1 section 6.4.3.
+	 * passes 1 on success
+	 */
+	int32_t early_cmd1_status;
+};
+
 struct lb_macs {
 	uint32_t tag;
 	uint32_t size;
diff --git a/src/lib/coreboot_table.c b/src/lib/coreboot_table.c
index 6e44f5d3d5..14cd030202 100644
--- a/src/lib/coreboot_table.c
+++ b/src/lib/coreboot_table.c
@@ -321,6 +321,22 @@ static void lb_sku_id(struct lb_header *header)
 	printk(BIOS_INFO, "SKU ID: %d\n", sid);
 }
 
+static void lb_mmc_info(struct lb_header *header)
+{
+	struct lb_mmc_info *rec;
+	int32_t *ms_cbmem;
+
+	ms_cbmem = cbmem_find(CBMEM_ID_MMC_STATUS);
+	if (!ms_cbmem)
+		return;
+
+	rec = (struct lb_mmc_info *)lb_new_record(header);
+
+	rec->tag = LB_TAG_MMC_INFO;
+	rec->size = sizeof(*rec);
+	rec->early_cmd1_status = *ms_cbmem;
+}
+
 static void add_cbmem_pointers(struct lb_header *header)
 {
 	/*
@@ -559,6 +575,9 @@ static uintptr_t write_coreboot_table(uintptr_t rom_table_end)
 	lb_ram_code(head);
 	lb_sku_id(head);
 
+	/* Pass mmc early init status */
+	lb_mmc_info(head);
+
 	/* Add SPI flash description if available */
 	if (CONFIG(BOOT_DEVICE_SPI_FLASH))
 		lb_spi_flash(head);