diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0197239..85e36ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -456,6 +456,22 @@ $(obj)u-boot.sb:       $(obj)u-boot.bin $(obj)spl/u-boot-spl.bin
 		elftosb -zdf imx28 -c $(TOPDIR)/board/$(BOARDDIR)/u-boot.bd \
 			-o $(obj)u-boot.sb
 
+# On x600 (SPEAr600) U-Boot is appended to U-Boot SPL.
+# Both images are created using mkimage (crc etc), so that the ROM
+# bootloader can check its integrity. Padding needs to be done to the
+# SPL image (with mkimage header) and not the binary. Otherwise the resulting image
+# which is loaded/copied by the ROM bootloader to SRAM doesn't fit.
+# The resulting image containing both U-Boot images is called u-boot.spr
+$(obj)u-boot.spr:	$(obj)u-boot.img $(obj)spl/u-boot-spl.bin
+		$(obj)tools/mkimage -A $(ARCH) -T firmware -C none \
+		-a $(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE) -e $(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE) -n XLOADER \
+		-d $(obj)spl/u-boot-spl.bin $(obj)spl/u-boot-spl.img
+		tr "\000" "\377" < /dev/zero | dd ibs=1 count=$(CONFIG_SPL_PAD_TO) \
+			of=$(obj)spl/u-boot-spl-pad.img 2>/dev/null
+		dd if=$(obj)spl/u-boot-spl.img of=$(obj)spl/u-boot-spl-pad.img \
+			conv=notrunc 2>/dev/null
+		cat $(obj)spl/u-boot-spl-pad.img $(obj)u-boot.img > $@
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SANDBOX),y)
 GEN_UBOOT = \
 		cd $(LNDIR) && $(CC) $(SYMS) -T $(obj)u-boot.lds \
@@ -775,6 +791,7 @@ clobber:	tidy
 	@rm -f $(obj)u-boot.ais
 	@rm -f $(obj)u-boot.dtb
 	@rm -f $(obj)u-boot.sb
+	@rm -f $(obj)u-boot.spr
 	@rm -f $(obj)tools/inca-swap-bytes
 	@rm -f $(obj)arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/bedbug_603e.c
 	@rm -f $(obj)arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/ddr-gen?.c
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index c239f23..3dcea6a 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE),)
 CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE=$(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_SPL_PAD_TO),)
+CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SPL_PAD_TO=$(CONFIG_SPL_PAD_TO)
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),y)
 CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 endif