diff --git a/include/configs/am335x_evm.h b/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
index 68ccf11..67d6cb3 100644
--- a/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
 		"${optargs} " \
 		"root=${mmcroot} " \
 		"rootfstype=${mmcrootfstype}\0" \
+	"preenv=preEnv.txt\0" \
+	"loadpreenv=fatload mmc ${mmcdev} ${loadaddr} ${preenv}\0" \
+	"importpreenv=echo Importing preboot environment from mmc ...; " \
+		"env import -t $loadaddr $filesize\0" \
 	"bootenv=uEnv.txt\0" \
 	"loadbootenv=fatload mmc ${mmcdev} ${loadaddr} ${bootenv}\0" \
 	"importbootenv=echo Importing environment from mmc ...; " \
@@ -94,6 +98,18 @@
 		"if test $board_name = A335X_SK; then " \
 			"setenv fdtfile am335x-evmsk.dtb; fi\0" \

+#define CONFIG_PREBOOT \
+	"echo checking for ${preenv};" \
+	"if mmc rescan ${mmcdev}; then " \
+		"if run loadpreenv; then " \
+			"echo Loaded environment from ${preenv};" \
+			"run importpreenv;" \
+			"if test -n $preenvcmd; then " \
+				"echo Running preenvcmd ...;" \
+				"run preenvcmd;" \
+			"fi;" \
+		"fi;" \
+	"fi"

 #define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND \
 	"run findfdt; " \