diff --git a/include/fwu.h b/include/fwu.h
index 77e60167fc7..e7bd1d492af 100644
--- a/include/fwu.h
+++ b/include/fwu.h
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ int fwu_read_mdata(struct udevice *dev, struct fwu_mdata *mdata,
 int fwu_write_mdata(struct udevice *dev, struct fwu_mdata *mdata,
 		    bool primary, uint32_t size);
 
+/**
+ * fwu_platform_hook() - Platform specific processing with FWU metadata
+ * @dev: FWU metadata device
+ * @data: FWU metadata
+ *
+ * Provide a platform specific function for processing with the FWU metadata.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ */
+int fwu_platform_hook(struct udevice *dev, struct fwu_data *data);
+
 /**
  * fwu_get_mdata() - Read, verify and return the FWU metadata
  *
diff --git a/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c b/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
index 7f085a0211f..0f5ef2ba515 100644
--- a/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
+++ b/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
@@ -655,6 +655,16 @@ __weak void fwu_plat_get_bootidx(uint *boot_idx)
 		*boot_idx = 0; /* Dummy value */
 }
 
+/**
+ * fwu_platform_hook() - Platform specific processing with FWU metadata
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ */
+__weak int fwu_platform_hook(struct udevice *dev, struct fwu_data *data)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * fwu_update_checks_pass() - Check if FWU update can be done
  *
@@ -712,6 +722,7 @@ static int fwu_boottime_checks(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 	u32 boot_idx, active_idx;
+	struct fwu_data *data;
 
 	ret = uclass_first_device_err(UCLASS_FWU_MDATA, &g_dev);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -770,6 +781,13 @@ static int fwu_boottime_checks(void)
 	if (!ret)
 		boottime_check = 1;
 
+	data = fwu_get_data();
+	ret = fwu_platform_hook(g_dev, data);
+	if (ret) {
+		log_err("fwu_platform_hook() failed\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EVENT_SPY_SIMPLE(EVT_MAIN_LOOP, fwu_boottime_checks);