diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c b/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c
index 31713de74a..be3eb70cdd 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c
@@ -646,6 +646,13 @@ static void aspeed_soc_ast2600_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
+static bool aspeed_soc_ast2600_boot_from_emmc(AspeedSoCState *s)
+{
+    uint32_t hw_strap1 = object_property_get_uint(OBJECT(&s->scu),
+                                                  "hw-strap1", &error_abort);
+    return !!(hw_strap1 & SCU_AST2600_HW_STRAP_BOOT_SRC_EMMC);
+}
+
 static void aspeed_soc_ast2600_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     static const char * const valid_cpu_types[] = {
@@ -673,6 +680,7 @@ static void aspeed_soc_ast2600_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     sc->memmap       = aspeed_soc_ast2600_memmap;
     sc->num_cpus     = 2;
     sc->get_irq      = aspeed_soc_ast2600_get_irq;
+    sc->boot_from_emmc = aspeed_soc_ast2600_boot_from_emmc;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo aspeed_soc_ast2600_types[] = {
diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc_common.c b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc_common.c
index 1e8f2558fd..05551461ae 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc_common.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc_common.c
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ static void aspeed_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
+static bool aspeed_soc_boot_from_emmc(AspeedSoCState *s)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
 static Property aspeed_soc_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_LINK("dram", AspeedSoCState, dram_mr, TYPE_MEMORY_REGION,
                      MemoryRegion *),
@@ -145,9 +150,11 @@ static Property aspeed_soc_properties[] = {
 static void aspeed_soc_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+    AspeedSoCClass *sc = ASPEED_SOC_CLASS(oc);
 
     dc->realize = aspeed_soc_realize;
     device_class_set_props(dc, aspeed_soc_properties);
+    sc->boot_from_emmc = aspeed_soc_boot_from_emmc;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo aspeed_soc_types[] = {
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h b/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
index 849ba37f95..624d489e0d 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ struct AspeedSoCClass {
     const hwaddr *memmap;
     uint32_t num_cpus;
     qemu_irq (*get_irq)(AspeedSoCState *s, int dev);
+    bool (*boot_from_emmc)(AspeedSoCState *s);
 };
 
 const char *aspeed_soc_cpu_type(AspeedSoCClass *sc);