diff --git a/arch/sparc32/boot.c b/arch/sparc32/boot.c
index e9605f5..bb5a579 100644
--- a/arch/sparc32/boot.c
+++ b/arch/sparc32/boot.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 uint32_t kernel_image;
 uint32_t kernel_size;
+uint32_t initrd_image;
+uint32_t initrd_size;
 uint32_t qemu_cmdline;
 uint32_t cmdline_size;
 char boot_device;
diff --git a/arch/sparc32/openbios.c b/arch/sparc32/openbios.c
index 030f4ed..78005e0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc32/openbios.c
+++ b/arch/sparc32/openbios.c
@@ -932,6 +932,16 @@ arch_init( void )
     obp_arg.argv[1] = cmdline;
     qemu_cmdline = (uint32_t)cmdline;
 
+    initrd_size = fw_cfg_read_i32(FW_CFG_INITRD_SIZE);
+    if (initrd_size) {
+        initrd_image = fw_cfg_read_i32(FW_CFG_INITRD_ADDR);
+
+        /* Mark initrd memory as mapped 1:1 and in use */
+        ofmem_claim_phys(PAGE_ALIGN(initrd_image), PAGE_ALIGN(initrd_size), 0);
+        ofmem_claim_virt(PAGE_ALIGN(initrd_image), PAGE_ALIGN(initrd_size), 0);
+        ofmem_map(PAGE_ALIGN(initrd_image), PAGE_ALIGN(initrd_image), PAGE_ALIGN(initrd_size), -1);
+    }
+
         /* Setup nvram variables */
         push_str("/options");
         fword("find-device");
diff --git a/include/drivers/drivers.h b/include/drivers/drivers.h
index d162901..e568f28 100644
--- a/include/drivers/drivers.h
+++ b/include/drivers/drivers.h
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ void ob_intr(int intr);
 /* arch/sparc32/boot.c */
 extern uint32_t kernel_image;
 extern uint32_t kernel_size;
+extern uint32_t initrd_image;
+extern uint32_t initrd_size;
 extern uint32_t qemu_cmdline;
 extern uint32_t cmdline_size;
 extern char boot_device;