diff --git a/common/splash_source.c b/common/splash_source.c
index d05670f5ee..2c03cbdf92 100644
--- a/common/splash_source.c
+++ b/common/splash_source.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <spi_flash.h>
 #include <splash.h>
 #include <usb.h>
+#include <virtio.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
@@ -179,6 +180,16 @@ static inline int splash_init_sata(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+static int splash_init_virtio(void)
+{
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VIRTIO)) {
+		printf("Cannot load splash image: no virtio support\n");
+		return -ENOSYS;
+	} else {
+		return virtio_init();
+	}
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_UBIFS
 static int splash_mount_ubifs(struct splash_location *location)
 {
@@ -233,6 +244,9 @@ static int splash_load_fs(struct splash_location *location, u32 bmp_load_addr)
 	if (location->storage == SPLASH_STORAGE_SATA)
 		res = splash_init_sata();
 
+	if (location->storage == SPLASH_STORAGE_VIRTIO)
+		res = splash_init_virtio();
+
 	if (location->ubivol != NULL)
 		res = splash_mount_ubifs(location);
 
diff --git a/include/splash.h b/include/splash.h
index 7fd2de8fea..33e45e6941 100644
--- a/include/splash.h
+++ b/include/splash.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ enum splash_storage {
 	SPLASH_STORAGE_MMC,
 	SPLASH_STORAGE_USB,
 	SPLASH_STORAGE_SATA,
+	SPLASH_STORAGE_VIRTIO,
 };
 
 enum splash_flags {
diff --git a/include/virtio.h b/include/virtio.h
index a42bdad6b8..34e2bfdcdd 100644
--- a/include/virtio.h
+++ b/include/virtio.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef __VIRTIO_H__
 #define __VIRTIO_H__
 
+#include <virtio_types.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #define VIRTIO_ID_NET		1 /* virtio net */