diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 8a1ddf96f5..6e64c8c817 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS += \
 	CONFIG_SIGNED_PACKAGES CONFIG_TARGET_INIT_PATH CONFIG_TARGET_PREINIT_DISABLE_FAILSAFE \
 	CONFIG_NAND_SUPPORT \
+	CONFIG_EMMC_SUPPORT \
 	CONFIG_CLEAN_IPKG \
 	CONFIG_PER_FEED_REPO \
 	$(foreach feed,$(FEEDS_AVAILABLE),CONFIG_FEED_$(feed))
@@ -124,10 +125,18 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_NAND_SUPPORT),)
   endef
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_EMMC_SUPPORT),)
+  define Package/base-files/emmc-support
+	rm -f $(1)/lib/upgrade/emmc.sh
+  endef
+endif
+
+
 define Package/base-files/install
 	$(CP) ./files/* $(1)/
 	$(Package/base-files/install-key)
 	$(Package/base-files/nand-support)
+	$(Package/base-files/emmc-support)
 	if [ -d $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/. ]; then \
 		$(CP) $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/* $(1)/; \
 	fi
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/emmc.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/emmc.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15fa370cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/emmc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2021 OpenWrt.org
+#
+
+. /lib/functions.sh
+
+emmc_upgrade_tar() {
+	local tar_file="$1"
+	[ "$CI_KERNPART" -a -z "$EMMC_KERN_DEV" ] && export EMMC_KERN_DEV="$(find_mmc_part $CI_KERNPART $CI_ROOTDEV)"
+	[ "$CI_ROOTPART" -a -z "$EMMC_ROOT_DEV" ] && export EMMC_ROOT_DEV="$(find_mmc_part $CI_ROOTPART $CI_ROOTDEV)"
+	[ "$CI_DATAPART" -a -z "$EMMC_DATA_DEV" ] && export EMMC_DATA_DEV="$(find_mmc_part $CI_DATAPART $CI_ROOTDEV)"
+	local has_kernel
+	local has_rootfs
+	local board_dir=$(tar tf "$tar_file" | grep -m 1 '^sysupgrade-.*/$')
+	board_dir=${board_dir%/}
+
+	tar tf "$tar_file" ${board_dir}/kernel 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null && has_kernel=1
+	tar tf "$tar_file" ${board_dir}/root 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null && has_rootfs=1
+
+	[ "$has_kernel" = 1 -a "$EMMC_KERN_DEV" ] &&
+		export EMMC_KERNEL_BLOCKS=$(($(tar xf "$tar_file" ${board_dir}/kernel -O | dd of="$EMMC_KERN_DEV" bs=512 2>&1 | grep "records out" | cut -d' ' -f1)))
+
+	[ "$has_rootfs" = 1 -a "$EMMC_ROOT_DEV" ] &&
+		export EMMC_ROOTFS_BLOCKS=$(($(tar xf "$tar_file" ${board_dir}/root -O | dd of="$EMMC_ROOT_DEV" bs=512 2>&1 | grep "records out" | cut -d' ' -f1)))
+
+	if [ -z "$UPGRADE_BACKUP" ]; then
+		if [ "$EMMC_DATA_DEV" ]; then
+			dd if=/dev/zero of="$EMMC_DATA_DEV" bs=512 count=8
+		elif [ "$EMMC_ROOTFS_BLOCKS" ]; then
+			dd if=/dev/zero of="$EMMC_ROOT_DEV" bs=512 seek=$EMMC_ROOTFS_BLOCKS count=8
+		elif [ "$EMMC_KERNEL_BLOCKS" ]; then
+			dd if=/dev/zero of="$EMMC_KERN_DEV" bs=512 seek=$EMMC_KERNEL_BLOCKS count=8
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+emmc_upgrade_fit() {
+	local fit_file="$1"
+	[ "$CI_KERNPART" -a -z "$EMMC_KERN_DEV" ] && export EMMC_KERN_DEV="$(find_mmc_part $CI_KERNPART $CI_ROOTDEV)"
+
+	if [ "$EMMC_KERN_DEV" ]; then
+		export EMMC_KERNEL_BLOCKS=$(($(get_image "$fit_file" | fwtool -i /dev/null -T - | dd of="$EMMC_KERN_DEV" bs=512 2>&1 | grep "records out" | cut -d' ' -f1)))
+
+		[ -z "$UPGRADE_BACKUP" ] && dd if=/dev/zero of="$EMMC_KERN_DEV" bs=512 seek=$EMMC_KERNEL_BLOCKS count=8
+	fi
+}
+
+emmc_copy_config() {
+	if [ "$EMMC_DATA_DEV" ]; then
+		dd if="$UPGRADE_BACKUP" of="$EMMC_DATA_DEV" bs=512
+	elif [ "$EMMC_ROOTFS_BLOCKS" ]; then
+		dd if="$UPGRADE_BACKUP" of="$EMMC_ROOT_DEV" bs=512 seek=$EMMC_ROOTFS_BLOCKS
+	elif [ "$EMMC_KERNEL_BLOCKS" ]; then
+		dd if="$UPGRADE_BACKUP" of="$EMMC_KERN_DEV" bs=512 seek=$EMMC_KERNEL_BLOCKS
+	fi
+}
+
+emmc_do_upgrade() {
+	local file_type=$(identify $1)
+
+	case "$file_type" in
+		"fit")  emmc_upgrade_fit $1;;
+		*)      emmc_upgrade_tar $1;;
+	esac
+}
diff --git a/scripts/target-metadata.pl b/scripts/target-metadata.pl
index d4d4325816..95311f53e5 100755
--- a/scripts/target-metadata.pl
+++ b/scripts/target-metadata.pl
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ sub target_config_features(@) {
 		/^audio$/ and $ret .= "\tselect AUDIO_SUPPORT\n";
 		/^display$/ and $ret .= "\tselect DISPLAY_SUPPORT\n";
 		/^dt$/ and $ret .= "\tselect USES_DEVICETREE\n";
+		/^emmc$/ and $ret .= "\tselect EMMC_SUPPORT\n";
 		/^gpio$/ and $ret .= "\tselect GPIO_SUPPORT\n";
 		/^pci$/ and $ret .= "\tselect PCI_SUPPORT\n";
 		/^pcie$/ and $ret .= "\tselect PCIE_SUPPORT\n";
diff --git a/target/Config.in b/target/Config.in
index 43de4710df..201ab32a26 100644
--- a/target/Config.in
+++ b/target/Config.in
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ config HAS_MIPS16
 config RFKILL_SUPPORT
 	bool
 
+config EMMC_SUPPORT
+	bool
+
 config NAND_SUPPORT
 	bool