diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/meminit.h b/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/meminit.h
index a4fb9fa1f3..566efa03d9 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/meminit.h
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/meminit.h
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ struct mem_spd {
 	struct {
 		uint8_t addr_dimm[CONFIG_DIMMS_PER_CHANNEL];
 	} smbus[MRC_CHANNELS];
+
+	/* If the SPD data is provided in a memory buffer, spd_data.in_mem needs to be
+	 * set to 'true'. In this case spd_data.ptr points to the memory buffer where the
+	 * SPD data is stored in and spd_data.len stores the length of the SPD data
+	 * in that buffer. In this case cbfs_index is ignored.
+	 */
+	struct {
+		bool in_mem;
+		size_t len;
+		uintptr_t ptr;
+	} spd_data;
 };
 
 /* Information about memory technology supported by SoC */
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/memory/meminit.c b/src/soc/intel/common/block/memory/meminit.c
index 3c310798d0..fa80017c50 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/memory/meminit.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/memory/meminit.c
@@ -60,17 +60,24 @@ static void read_spd_md(const struct soc_mem_cfg *soc_mem_cfg, const struct mem_
 
 	if (pop_mask == 0)
 		die("Memory technology does not support the selected configuration!\n");
+	if (!(info->spd_data.in_mem)) {
 
-	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "SPD index = %zu\n", info->cbfs_index);
+		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "SPD index = %zu\n", info->cbfs_index);
 
-	/* Memory leak is ok as long as we have memory mapped boot media */
-	_Static_assert(CONFIG(BOOT_DEVICE_MEMORY_MAPPED),
-		"Function assumes memory-mapped boot media");
+		/* Memory leak is ok as long as we have memory mapped boot media */
+		_Static_assert(CONFIG(BOOT_DEVICE_MEMORY_MAPPED),
+				"Function assumes memory-mapped boot media");
 
-	*spd_len = CONFIG_DIMM_SPD_SIZE;
-	spd_data = spd_cbfs_map(info->cbfs_index);
-	if (!spd_data)
-		die("SPD not found in CBFS or incorrect index!\n");
+		*spd_len = CONFIG_DIMM_SPD_SIZE;
+		spd_data = spd_cbfs_map(info->cbfs_index);
+		if (!spd_data)
+			die("SPD not found in CBFS or incorrect index!\n");
+	} else {
+		*spd_len = info->spd_data.len;
+		spd_data = info->spd_data.ptr;
+		if (!spd_data)
+			die("SPD data in memory expected but no buffer provided!\n");
+	}
 
 	print_spd_info((uint8_t *)spd_data);