diff --git a/cmd/bootefi.c b/cmd/bootefi.c
index c8812b0..5fc054c 100644
--- a/cmd/bootefi.c
+++ b/cmd/bootefi.c
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ efi_status_t efi_init_obj_list(void)
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		goto out;
 
+	/* Initialize root node */
+	ret = efi_root_node_register();
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* Initialize EFI driver uclass */
 	ret = efi_driver_init();
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
index 3bf059b..2855c01 100644
--- a/include/efi_loader.h
+++ b/include/efi_loader.h
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 /* Maximum number of configuration tables */
 #define EFI_MAX_CONFIGURATION_TABLES 16
 
+/* GUID used by the root node */
+#define U_BOOT_GUID \
+	EFI_GUID(0xe61d73b9, 0xa384, 0x4acc, \
+		 0xae, 0xab, 0x82, 0xe8, 0x28, 0xf3, 0x62, 0x8b)
+
 int __efi_entry_check(void);
 int __efi_exit_check(void);
 const char *__efi_nesting(void);
@@ -104,6 +109,8 @@ extern const struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol
 
 uint16_t *efi_dp_str(struct efi_device_path *dp);
 
+/* GUID of the U-Boot root node */
+extern const efi_guid_t efi_u_boot_guid;
 /* GUID of the EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL */
 extern const efi_guid_t efi_block_io_guid;
 extern const efi_guid_t efi_global_variable_guid;
@@ -210,6 +217,8 @@ extern struct list_head efi_obj_list;
 /* List of all events */
 extern struct list_head efi_events;
 
+/* Called by bootefi to initialize root node */
+efi_status_t efi_root_node_register(void);
 /* Called by bootefi to initialize runtime */
 efi_status_t efi_initialize_system_table(void);
 /* Called by bootefi to make console interface available */
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
index 7eebbc5..6703435 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ obj-y += efi_device_path_utilities.o
 obj-y += efi_file.o
 obj-y += efi_image_loader.o
 obj-y += efi_memory.o
+obj-y += efi_root_node.o
 obj-y += efi_runtime.o
 obj-y += efi_unicode_collation.o
 obj-y += efi_variable.o
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
index 5d93db8..b4de996 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
@@ -1514,24 +1514,6 @@ efi_status_t efi_setup_loaded_image(
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		goto failure;
 
-	ret = efi_add_protocol(obj->handle,
-			       &efi_guid_device_path_to_text_protocol,
-			       (void *)&efi_device_path_to_text);
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-		goto failure;
-
-	ret = efi_add_protocol(obj->handle,
-			       &efi_guid_device_path_utilities_protocol,
-			       (void *)&efi_device_path_utilities);
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-		goto failure;
-
-	ret = efi_add_protocol(obj->handle,
-			       &efi_guid_unicode_collation_protocol,
-			       (void *)&efi_unicode_collation_protocol);
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-		goto failure;
-
 	return ret;
 failure:
 	printf("ERROR: Failure to install protocols for loaded image\n");
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_device_path.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_device_path.c
index 9d776a6..5a61a1c 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_device_path.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_device_path.c
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ static const struct efi_device_path END = {
 	.length   = sizeof(END),
 };
 
-#define U_BOOT_GUID \
-	EFI_GUID(0xe61d73b9, 0xa384, 0x4acc, \
-		 0xae, 0xab, 0x82, 0xe8, 0x28, 0xf3, 0x62, 0x8b)
-
 /* template ROOT node: */
 static const struct efi_device_path_vendor ROOT = {
 	.dp = {
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_root_node.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_root_node.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b056ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_root_node.c
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ *  Root node for system services
+ *
+ *  Copyright (c) 2018 Heinrich Schuchardt
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <efi_loader.h>
+
+const efi_guid_t efi_u_boot_guid = U_BOOT_GUID;
+
+struct efi_root_dp {
+	struct efi_device_path_vendor vendor;
+	struct efi_device_path end;
+} __packed;
+
+/**
+ * efi_root_node_register() - create root node
+ *
+ * Create the root node on which we install all protocols that are
+ * not related to a loaded image or a driver.
+ *
+ * Return:	status code
+ */
+efi_status_t efi_root_node_register(void)
+{
+	efi_handle_t root;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+	struct efi_root_dp *dp;
+
+	/* Create handle */
+	ret = efi_create_handle(&root);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Install device path protocol */
+	dp = calloc(1, sizeof(*dp));
+	if (!dp)
+		return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+
+	/* Fill vendor node */
+	dp->vendor.dp.type = DEVICE_PATH_TYPE_HARDWARE_DEVICE;
+	dp->vendor.dp.sub_type = DEVICE_PATH_SUB_TYPE_VENDOR;
+	dp->vendor.dp.length = sizeof(struct efi_device_path_vendor);
+	dp->vendor.guid = efi_u_boot_guid;
+
+	/* Fill end node */
+	dp->end.type = DEVICE_PATH_TYPE_END;
+	dp->end.sub_type = DEVICE_PATH_SUB_TYPE_END;
+	dp->end.length = sizeof(struct efi_device_path);
+
+	/* Install device path protocol */
+	ret = efi_add_protocol(root, &efi_guid_device_path, dp);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto failure;
+
+	/* Install device path to text protocol */
+	ret = efi_add_protocol(root, &efi_guid_device_path_to_text_protocol,
+			       (void *)&efi_device_path_to_text);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto failure;
+
+	/* Install device path utilities protocol */
+	ret = efi_add_protocol(root, &efi_guid_device_path_utilities_protocol,
+			       (void *)&efi_device_path_utilities);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto failure;
+
+	/* Install Unicode collation protocol */
+	ret = efi_add_protocol(root, &efi_guid_unicode_collation_protocol,
+			       (void *)&efi_unicode_collation_protocol);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto failure;
+
+failure:
+	return ret;
+}