diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru_rk3288.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru_rk3288.h
index c7e21bd605efdde1c395756df188dfc61888260e..79a6d6db80bbc1283346c33240e3c2caefb01cd9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru_rk3288.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru_rk3288.h
@@ -220,4 +220,16 @@ enum {
 	CLKF_MASK		= 0x1fff << CLKF_SHIFT,
 };
 
+/* CRU_GLB_RST_ST */
+enum {
+	GLB_POR_RST,
+	FST_GLB_RST_ST		= BIT(0),
+	SND_GLB_RST_ST		= BIT(1),
+	FST_GLB_TSADC_RST_ST	= BIT(2),
+	SND_GLB_TSADC_RST_ST	= BIT(3),
+	FST_GLB_WDT_RST_ST	= BIT(4),
+	SND_GLB_WDT_RST_ST	= BIT(5),
+	GLB_RST_ST_MASK		= GENMASK(5, 0),
+};
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/rk3288-board.c b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/rk3288-board.c
index 74c6cc14a140e51b9cd78fe61c9754485b27b9c3..278bb406f03cf6a6ef7937537d4eb25e125ef6c7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/rk3288-board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/rk3288-board.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <syscon.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/arch/clock.h>
+#include <asm/arch/cru_rk3288.h>
 #include <asm/arch/periph.h>
 #include <asm/arch/pmu_rk3288.h>
 #include <asm/arch/qos_rk3288.h>
@@ -70,10 +71,48 @@ int rk3288_qos_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void rk3288_detect_reset_reason(void)
+{
+	struct rk3288_cru *cru = rockchip_get_cru();
+	const char *reason;
+
+	if (IS_ERR(cru))
+		return;
+
+	switch (cru->cru_glb_rst_st) {
+	case GLB_POR_RST:
+		reason = "POR";
+		break;
+	case FST_GLB_RST_ST:
+	case SND_GLB_RST_ST:
+		reason = "RST";
+		break;
+	case FST_GLB_TSADC_RST_ST:
+	case SND_GLB_TSADC_RST_ST:
+		reason = "THERMAL";
+		break;
+	case FST_GLB_WDT_RST_ST:
+	case SND_GLB_WDT_RST_ST:
+		reason = "WDOG";
+		break;
+	default:
+		reason = "unknown reset";
+	}
+
+	env_set("reset_reason", reason);
+
+	/*
+	 * Clear cru_glb_rst_st, so we can determine the last reset cause
+	 * for following resets.
+	 */
+	rk_clrreg(&cru->cru_glb_rst_st, GLB_RST_ST_MASK);
+}
+
 int board_late_init(void)
 {
 	setup_boot_mode();
 	rk3288_qos_init();
+	rk3288_detect_reset_reason();
 
 	return rk_board_late_init();
 }