diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm-stub.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm-stub.c
index c7b091f50e55..1db943c1ba2b 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm-stub.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm-stub.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ unsigned long efi_entry(void *handle, efi_system_table_t *sys_table_arg,
 	enum efi_secureboot_mode secure_boot;
 	struct screen_info *si;
 	efi_properties_table_t *prop_tbl;
+	unsigned long max_addr;
 
 	sys_table = sys_table_arg;
 
@@ -255,11 +256,18 @@ unsigned long efi_entry(void *handle, efi_system_table_t *sys_table_arg,
 	if (!fdt_addr)
 		pr_efi("Generating empty DTB\n");
 
-	status = efi_load_initrd(image, ULONG_MAX,
-				 efi_get_max_initrd_addr(dram_base, *image_addr),
-				 &initrd_addr, &initrd_size);
+	max_addr = efi_get_max_initrd_addr(dram_base, *image_addr);
+	status = efi_load_initrd_devpath(&initrd_addr, &initrd_size, max_addr);
+	if (status == EFI_SUCCESS)
+		pr_efi("Loaded initrd from LINUX_EFI_INITRD_MEDIA_GUID device path\n");
+	else if (status == EFI_NOT_FOUND) {
+		status = efi_load_initrd(image, ULONG_MAX, max_addr,
+					 &initrd_addr, &initrd_size);
+		if (status == EFI_SUCCESS)
+			pr_efi("Loaded initrd from command line option\n");
+	}
 	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
-		pr_efi_err("Failed initrd from command line!\n");
+		pr_efi_err("Failed to load initrd!\n");
 
 	efi_random_get_seed();
 
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efi-stub-helper.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efi-stub-helper.c
index 8e60a39df3c5..eaf45ea749b3 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efi-stub-helper.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efi-stub-helper.c
@@ -323,3 +323,68 @@ void efi_char16_printk(efi_char16_t *str)
 	efi_call_proto(efi_table_attr(efi_system_table(), con_out),
 		       output_string, str);
 }
+
+static const struct {
+	struct efi_vendor_dev_path	vendor;
+	struct efi_generic_dev_path	end;
+} __packed initrd_devpath = {
+	{
+		EFI_DEV_MEDIA,
+		EFI_DEV_MEDIA_VENDOR,
+		sizeof(struct efi_vendor_dev_path),
+		LINUX_EFI_INITRD_MEDIA_GUID
+	}, {
+		EFI_DEV_END_PATH,
+		EFI_DEV_END_ENTIRE,
+		sizeof(struct efi_generic_dev_path)
+	}
+};
+
+efi_status_t efi_load_initrd_devpath(unsigned long *load_addr,
+				     unsigned long *load_size,
+				     unsigned long max)
+{
+	efi_guid_t lf2_proto_guid = EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL_GUID;
+	efi_device_path_protocol_t *dp;
+	efi_load_file2_protocol_t *lf2;
+	unsigned long initrd_addr;
+	unsigned long initrd_size;
+	efi_handle_t handle;
+	efi_status_t status;
+
+	if (!load_addr || !load_size)
+		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+
+	dp = (efi_device_path_protocol_t *)&initrd_devpath;
+	status = efi_bs_call(locate_device_path, &lf2_proto_guid, &dp, &handle);
+	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
+
+	status = efi_bs_call(handle_protocol, handle, &lf2_proto_guid,
+			     (void **)&lf2);
+	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
+
+	initrd_size = 0;
+	status = efi_call_proto(lf2, load_file,
+				(efi_device_path_protocol_t *)&initrd_devpath,
+				false, &initrd_size, NULL);
+	if (status != EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL)
+		return EFI_LOAD_ERROR;
+
+	status = efi_allocate_pages(initrd_size, &initrd_addr, max);
+	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
+
+	status = efi_call_proto(lf2, load_file,
+				(efi_device_path_protocol_t *)&initrd_devpath,
+				false, &initrd_size, (void *)initrd_addr);
+	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+		efi_free(initrd_size, initrd_addr);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	*load_addr = initrd_addr;
+	*load_size = initrd_size;
+	return EFI_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h
index 99e93fd76ec5..fbf9f9442eed 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h
@@ -566,6 +566,14 @@ union efi_load_file_protocol {
 	} mixed_mode;
 };
 
+struct efi_vendor_dev_path {
+	u8		type;
+	u8		sub_type;
+	u16		length;
+	efi_guid_t	vendorguid;
+	u8		vendordata[];
+} __packed;
+
 void efi_pci_disable_bridge_busmaster(void);
 
 typedef efi_status_t (*efi_exit_boot_map_processing)(
@@ -651,4 +659,8 @@ efi_status_t efi_load_initrd(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 			     unsigned long *load_addr,
 			     unsigned long *load_size);
 
+efi_status_t efi_load_initrd_devpath(unsigned long *load_addr,
+				     unsigned long *load_size,
+				     unsigned long max);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
index f3e2ff31b624..7f38f95676dd 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
@@ -419,9 +419,20 @@ efi_status_t __efiapi efi_pe_entry(efi_handle_t handle,
 	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		goto fail2;
 
-	status = efi_load_initrd(image, hdr->initrd_addr_max,
-				 above4g ? ULONG_MAX : hdr->initrd_addr_max,
-				 &ramdisk_addr, &ramdisk_size);
+	/*
+	 * The initrd loaded from the Linux initrd vendor device
+	 * path should take precedence, as we don't want the
+	 * [unverified] command line to override the initrd
+	 * supplied by the [potentially verified] firmware.
+	 */
+	status = efi_load_initrd_devpath(&ramdisk_addr, &ramdisk_size,
+					 above4g ? ULONG_MAX
+						 : hdr->initrd_addr_max);
+	if (status == EFI_NOT_FOUND)
+		status = efi_load_initrd(image, hdr->initrd_addr_max,
+					 above4g ? ULONG_MAX
+						 : hdr->initrd_addr_max,
+					 &ramdisk_addr, &ramdisk_size);
 	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		goto fail2;
 	hdr->ramdisk_image = ramdisk_addr & 0xffffffff;
@@ -732,6 +743,25 @@ struct boot_params *efi_main(efi_handle_t handle,
 			 ((u64)boot_params->ext_cmd_line_ptr << 32));
 	efi_parse_options((char *)cmdline_paddr);
 
+	if (!hdr->ramdisk_size && !boot_params->ext_ramdisk_size) {
+		unsigned long max = hdr->initrd_addr_max;
+		unsigned long addr, size;
+
+		if (hdr->xloadflags & XLF_CAN_BE_LOADED_ABOVE_4G)
+			max = ULONG_MAX;
+
+		status = efi_load_initrd_devpath(&addr, &size, max);
+		if (status == EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			hdr->ramdisk_image		= (u32)addr;
+			hdr->ramdisk_size 		= (u32)size;
+			boot_params->ext_ramdisk_image	= (u64)addr >> 32;
+			boot_params->ext_ramdisk_size 	= (u64)size >> 32;
+		} else if (status != EFI_NOT_FOUND) {
+			efi_printk("efi_load_initrd_devpath() failed!\n");
+			goto fail;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If the boot loader gave us a value for secure_boot then we use that,
 	 * otherwise we ask the BIOS.
diff --git a/include/linux/efi.h b/include/linux/efi.h
index 9ccf313fe9de..75c83c322c40 100644
--- a/include/linux/efi.h
+++ b/include/linux/efi.h
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ void efi_native_runtime_setup(void);
 #define LINUX_EFI_TPM_EVENT_LOG_GUID		EFI_GUID(0xb7799cb0, 0xeca2, 0x4943,  0x96, 0x67, 0x1f, 0xae, 0x07, 0xb7, 0x47, 0xfa)
 #define LINUX_EFI_TPM_FINAL_LOG_GUID		EFI_GUID(0x1e2ed096, 0x30e2, 0x4254,  0xbd, 0x89, 0x86, 0x3b, 0xbe, 0xf8, 0x23, 0x25)
 #define LINUX_EFI_MEMRESERVE_TABLE_GUID		EFI_GUID(0x888eb0c6, 0x8ede, 0x4ff5,  0xa8, 0xf0, 0x9a, 0xee, 0x5c, 0xb9, 0x77, 0xc2)
+#define LINUX_EFI_INITRD_MEDIA_GUID		EFI_GUID(0x5568e427, 0x68fc, 0x4f3d,  0xac, 0x74, 0xca, 0x55, 0x52, 0x31, 0xcc, 0x68)
 
 /* OEM GUIDs */
 #define DELLEMC_EFI_RCI2_TABLE_GUID		EFI_GUID(0x2d9f28a2, 0xa886, 0x456a,  0x97, 0xa8, 0xf1, 0x1e, 0xf2, 0x4f, 0xf4, 0x55)
