diff --git a/board/freescale/mx7dsabresd/mx7dsabresd.c b/board/freescale/mx7dsabresd/mx7dsabresd.c
index b9365445e85edb747a7a00ecc612b3785cd5f679..6ccdd4b33b223e44bcd693572bdeb2e39205b8bd 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx7dsabresd/mx7dsabresd.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx7dsabresd/mx7dsabresd.c
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 #define NAND_PAD_CTRL (PAD_CTL_DSE_3P3V_49OHM | PAD_CTL_SRE_SLOW | PAD_CTL_HYS)
 
+#define SPI_PAD_CTRL \
+  (PAD_CTL_HYS | PAD_CTL_DSE_3P3V_49OHM | PAD_CTL_SRE_FAST)
+
 #define NAND_PAD_READY0_CTRL (PAD_CTL_DSE_3P3V_49OHM | PAD_CTL_PUS_PU5KOHM)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MXC
 #define PC MUX_PAD_CTRL(I2C_PAD_CTRL)
@@ -68,6 +71,23 @@ static struct i2c_pads_info i2c_pad_info1 = {
 };
 #endif
 
+static iomux_v3_cfg_t const ecspi3_pads[] = {
+    MX7D_PAD_SAI2_RX_DATA__ECSPI3_SCLK | MUX_PAD_CTRL(SPI_PAD_CTRL),
+    MX7D_PAD_SAI2_TX_SYNC__ECSPI3_MISO | MUX_PAD_CTRL(SPI_PAD_CTRL),
+    MX7D_PAD_SAI2_TX_BCLK__ECSPI3_MOSI | MUX_PAD_CTRL(SPI_PAD_CTRL),
+    MX7D_PAD_SAI2_TX_DATA__GPIO6_IO22 | MUX_PAD_CTRL(NO_PAD_CTRL),
+};
+
+int board_spi_cs_gpio(unsigned bus, unsigned cs)
+{
+         return (bus == 2 && cs == 0) ? (IMX_GPIO_NR(6, 22)) : -1;
+}
+
+static void setup_spi(void)
+{
+         imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(ecspi3_pads, ARRAY_SIZE(ecspi3_pads));
+}
+
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	gd->ram_size = PHYS_SDRAM_SIZE;
@@ -553,6 +573,10 @@ int board_init(void)
 	board_qspi_init();
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MXC_SPI
+       setup_spi();
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/configs/mx7dsabresd_secure_defconfig b/configs/mx7dsabresd_secure_defconfig
index 126ce31ff73ed3b2417d13e21db29b72bbf5a42d..ef935221c48b26f4796896e23b40ea4813817b9c 100644
--- a/configs/mx7dsabresd_secure_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx7dsabresd_secure_defconfig
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ CONFIG_G_DNL_MANUFACTURER="FSL"
 CONFIG_G_DNL_VENDOR_NUM=0x0525
 CONFIG_G_DNL_PRODUCT_NUM=0xa4a5
 CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT=y
+CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_CMD_SF=y
+CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_EON=y
diff --git a/include/configs/mx7dsabresd.h b/include/configs/mx7dsabresd.h
index 360a5e0d9c59017f17036444dc1a440284a55380..ca5f9db568b9a3680f2795c6b6ef9e8c1cc97a45 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx7dsabresd.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx7dsabresd.h
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_ENV_SIZE			SZ_8K
 #define CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC
 
+/* MXC SPI driver support */
+#define CONFIG_MXC_SPI
+
 /*
  * If want to use nand, define CONFIG_NAND_MXS and rework board
  * to support nand, since emmc has pin conflicts with nand