diff --git a/bl1/bl1_fwu.c b/bl1/bl1_fwu.c
index 43bb4d2ba..205ea9223 100644
--- a/bl1/bl1_fwu.c
+++ b/bl1/bl1_fwu.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ static register_t bl1_fwu_image_resume(register_t image_param,
 			unsigned int flags);
 static int bl1_fwu_sec_image_done(void **handle,
 			unsigned int flags);
+static int bl1_fwu_image_reset(unsigned int image_id,
+			unsigned int flags);
 __dead2 static void bl1_fwu_done(void *client_cookie, void *reserved);
 
 /*
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ __dead2 static void bl1_fwu_done(void *client_cookie, void *reserved);
  */
 static unsigned int sec_exec_image_id = INVALID_IMAGE_ID;
 
+/* Authentication status of each image. */
+extern unsigned int auth_img_flags[];
+
 void cm_set_next_context(void *cpu_context);
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -78,6 +83,9 @@ register_t bl1_fwu_smc_handler(unsigned int smc_fid,
 	case FWU_SMC_SEC_IMAGE_DONE:
 		SMC_RET1(handle, bl1_fwu_sec_image_done(&handle, flags));
 
+	case FWU_SMC_IMAGE_RESET:
+		SMC_RET1(handle, bl1_fwu_image_reset(x1, flags));
+
 	case FWU_SMC_UPDATE_DONE:
 		bl1_fwu_done((void *)x1, NULL);
 		/* We should never return from bl1_fwu_done() */
@@ -666,3 +674,56 @@ __dead2 static void bl1_fwu_done(void *client_cookie, void *reserved)
 	bl1_plat_fwu_done(client_cookie, reserved);
 	assert(0);
 }
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * This function resets an image to IMAGE_STATE_RESET. It fails if the image is
+ * being executed.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static int bl1_fwu_image_reset(unsigned int image_id, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	image_desc_t *image_desc = bl1_plat_get_image_desc(image_id);
+
+	if ((!image_desc) || (GET_SECURITY_STATE(flags) == SECURE)) {
+		WARN("BL1-FWU: Reset not allowed due to invalid args\n");
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
+	switch (image_desc->state) {
+
+	case IMAGE_STATE_RESET:
+		/* Nothing to do. */
+		break;
+
+	case IMAGE_STATE_INTERRUPTED:
+	case IMAGE_STATE_AUTHENTICATED:
+	case IMAGE_STATE_COPIED:
+	case IMAGE_STATE_COPYING:
+
+		if (bl1_fwu_remove_loaded_id(image_id)) {
+			WARN("BL1-FWU: Image reset couldn't find the image ID\n");
+			return -EPERM;
+		}
+
+		/* Clear the memory.*/
+		zero_normalmem((void *)image_desc->image_info.image_base,
+				image_desc->copied_size);
+		flush_dcache_range(image_desc->image_info.image_base,
+				image_desc->copied_size);
+
+		/* Reset status variables */
+		image_desc->copied_size = 0;
+		image_desc->image_info.image_size = 0;
+		image_desc->state = IMAGE_STATE_RESET;
+
+		/* Clear authentication state */
+		auth_img_flags[image_id] = 0;
+
+		break;
+
+	case IMAGE_STATE_EXECUTED:
+	default:
+		assert(0);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/docs/firmware-update.md b/docs/firmware-update.md
index 56ef15cbb..e3eec26f9 100644
--- a/docs/firmware-update.md
+++ b/docs/firmware-update.md
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ The following is a brief description of the supported states:
 *   RESET:         This is the initial state of every image at the start of FWU.
                    Authentication failure also leads to this state. A secure
                    image may yield to this state if it has completed execution.
+                   It can also be reached by using `FWU_SMC_IMAGE_RESET`.
 
 *   COPYING:       This is the state of a secure image while BL1 is copying it
                    in blocks from non-secure to secure memory.
@@ -356,9 +357,28 @@ function `bl1_plat_fwu_done`, passing the optional argument `client_cookie` as
 a `void *`. The SMC does not return.
 
 
+### FWU_SMC_IMAGE_RESET
+
+    Arguments:
+        uint32_t     function ID : 0x16
+        unsigned int image_id
+
+    Return:
+        int : 0 (Success)
+            : -EPERM
+
+    Pre-conditions:
+        if (secure world caller) return -EPERM
+        if (image in EXECUTED) return -EPERM
+
+This SMC sets the state of an image to RESET and zeroes the memory used by it.
+
+This is only allowed if the image is not being executed.
+
+
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
-_Copyright (c) 2015-2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved._
+_Copyright (c) 2015-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved._
 
 
 [Porting Guide]:        ./porting-guide.md
diff --git a/include/bl1/bl1.h b/include/bl1/bl1.h
index 8f4f992cd..154452351 100644
--- a/include/bl1/bl1.h
+++ b/include/bl1/bl1.h
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@
 #define FWU_SMC_IMAGE_RESUME		0x13
 #define FWU_SMC_SEC_IMAGE_DONE		0x14
 #define FWU_SMC_UPDATE_DONE		0x15
+#define FWU_SMC_IMAGE_RESET		0x16
 
 /*
  * Number of FWU calls (above) implemented
  */
-#define FWU_NUM_SMC_CALLS		6
+#define FWU_NUM_SMC_CALLS		7
 
 #if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT
 # define BL1_NUM_SMC_CALLS		(FWU_NUM_SMC_CALLS + 4)
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
  * calls from the SMC function ID
  */
 #define FWU_SMC_FID_START		FWU_SMC_IMAGE_COPY
-#define FWU_SMC_FID_END			FWU_SMC_UPDATE_DONE
+#define FWU_SMC_FID_END			FWU_SMC_IMAGE_RESET
 #define is_fwu_fid(_fid) \
     ((_fid >= FWU_SMC_FID_START) && (_fid <= FWU_SMC_FID_END))