diff --git a/common/cmd_elf.c b/common/cmd_elf.c
index 104d6e6..bf32612 100644
--- a/common/cmd_elf.c
+++ b/common/cmd_elf.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 #endif
 
 int valid_elf_image (unsigned long addr);
-unsigned long load_elf_image (unsigned long addr);
+static unsigned long load_elf_image_phdr(unsigned long addr);
+static unsigned long load_elf_image_shdr(unsigned long addr);
 
 /* Allow ports to override the default behavior */
 __attribute__((weak))
@@ -61,19 +62,34 @@
 {
 	unsigned long addr;		/* Address of the ELF image     */
 	unsigned long rc;		/* Return value from user code  */
+	char *sload, *saddr;
 
 	/* -------------------------------------------------- */
 	int rcode = 0;
 
-	if (argc < 2)
-		addr = load_addr;
+	sload = saddr = NULL;
+	if (argc == 3) {
+		sload = argv[1];
+		saddr = argv[2];
+	} else if (argc == 2) {
+		if (argv[1][0] == '-')
+			sload = argv[1];
+		else
+			saddr = argv[1];
+	}
+
+	if (saddr)
+		addr = simple_strtoul(saddr, NULL, 16);
 	else
-		addr = simple_strtoul (argv[1], NULL, 16);
+		addr = load_addr;
 
 	if (!valid_elf_image (addr))
 		return 1;
 
-	addr = load_elf_image (addr);
+	if (sload && sload[1] == 'p')
+		addr = load_elf_image_phdr(addr);
+	else
+		addr = load_elf_image_shdr(addr);
 
 	printf ("## Starting application at 0x%08lx ...\n", addr);
 
@@ -204,7 +220,7 @@
 	 */
 
 	if (valid_elf_image (addr)) {
-		addr = load_elf_image (addr);
+		addr = load_elf_image_shdr (addr);
 	} else {
 		puts ("## Not an ELF image, assuming binary\n");
 		/* leave addr as load_addr */
@@ -258,7 +274,33 @@
  * A very simple elf loader, assumes the image is valid, returns the
  * entry point address.
  * ====================================================================== */
-unsigned long load_elf_image (unsigned long addr)
+static unsigned long load_elf_image_phdr(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	Elf32_Ehdr *ehdr;		/* Elf header structure pointer     */
+	Elf32_Phdr *phdr;		/* Program header structure pointer */
+	int i;
+
+	ehdr = (Elf32_Ehdr *) addr;
+	phdr = (Elf32_Phdr *) (addr + ehdr->e_phoff);
+
+	/* Load each program header */
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; ++i) {
+		void *dst = (void *) phdr->p_paddr;
+		void *src = (void *) addr + phdr->p_offset;
+		debug("Loading phdr %i to 0x%p (%i bytes)\n",
+			i, dst, phdr->p_filesz);
+		if (phdr->p_filesz)
+			memcpy(dst, src, phdr->p_filesz);
+		if (phdr->p_filesz != phdr->p_memsz)
+			memset(dst + phdr->p_filesz, 0x00, phdr->p_memsz - phdr->p_filesz);
+		flush_cache((unsigned long)dst, phdr->p_filesz);
+		++phdr;
+	}
+
+	return ehdr->e_entry;
+}
+
+static unsigned long load_elf_image_shdr(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	Elf32_Ehdr *ehdr;		/* Elf header structure pointer     */
 	Elf32_Shdr *shdr;		/* Section header structure pointer */
@@ -312,9 +354,11 @@
 
 /* ====================================================================== */
 U_BOOT_CMD(
-	bootelf,      2,      0,      do_bootelf,
+	bootelf,      3,      0,      do_bootelf,
 	"Boot from an ELF image in memory",
-	" [address] - load address of ELF image."
+	"[-p|-s] [address]\n"
+	"\t- load ELF image at [address] via program headers (-p)\n"
+	"\t  or via section headers (-s)"
 );
 
 U_BOOT_CMD(