diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9x5_devices.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9x5_devices.c
index 6d77219d0d..93485523b5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9x5_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9x5_devices.c
@@ -118,6 +118,21 @@ void at91_serial2_hw_init(void)
 	writel(1 << ATMEL_ID_USART2, &pmc->pcer);
 }
 
+void at91_mci_hw_init(void)
+{
+	/* Initialize the MCI0 */
+	at91_set_a_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 17, 1);	/* MCCK */
+	at91_set_a_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 16, 1);	/* MCCDA */
+	at91_set_a_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 15, 1);	/* MCDA0 */
+	at91_set_a_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 18, 1);	/* MCDA1 */
+	at91_set_a_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 19, 1);	/* MCDA2 */
+	at91_set_a_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 20, 1);	/* MCDA3 */
+
+	/* Enable clock for MCI0 */
+	struct at91_pmc *pmc = (struct at91_pmc *)ATMEL_BASE_PMC;
+	writel(1 << ATMEL_ID_HSMCI0, &pmc->pcer);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATMEL_SPI
 void at91_spi0_hw_init(unsigned long cs_mask)
 {
diff --git a/board/atmel/at91sam9x5ek/at91sam9x5ek.c b/board/atmel/at91sam9x5ek/at91sam9x5ek.c
index 06028aa01e..edb088680d 100644
--- a/board/atmel/at91sam9x5ek/at91sam9x5ek.c
+++ b/board/atmel/at91sam9x5ek/at91sam9x5ek.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/clk.h>
 #include <lcd.h>
 #include <atmel_hlcdc.h>
+#include <atmel_mci.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_MACB
 #include <net.h>
 #endif
@@ -258,6 +259,15 @@ void spi_cs_deactivate(struct spi_slave *slave)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_ATMEL_SPI */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_ATMEL_MCI
+int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bd)
+{
+	at91_mci_hw_init();
+
+	return atmel_mci_init((void *)ATMEL_BASE_HSMCI0);
+}
+#endif
+
 int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	at91_seriald_hw_init();
diff --git a/include/configs/at91sam9x5ek.h b/include/configs/at91sam9x5ek.h
index cbdc3e93cb..71f765b494 100644
--- a/include/configs/at91sam9x5ek.h
+++ b/include/configs/at91sam9x5ek.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_CMD_DHCP
 #define CONFIG_CMD_NAND
 #define CONFIG_CMD_SF
+#define CONFIG_CMD_MMC
 
 /* SDRAM */
 #define CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS		1
@@ -138,6 +139,15 @@
 #define CONFIG_CMD_UBIFS
 #endif
 
+/* MMC */
+#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_MMC
+#define CONFIG_MMC
+#define CONFIG_CMD_FAT
+#define CONFIG_GENERIC_MMC
+#define CONFIG_GENERIC_ATMEL_MCI
+#define CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
+#endif
+
 /* Ethernet */
 #define CONFIG_MACB
 #define CONFIG_RMII