diff --git a/drivers/marvell/mg_conf_cm3/mg_conf_cm3.c b/drivers/marvell/mg_conf_cm3/mg_conf_cm3.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e249b5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/marvell/mg_conf_cm3/mg_conf_cm3.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:     BSD-3-Clause
+ * https://spdx.org/licenses
+ */
+
+#include <a8k_plat_def.h>
+#include <common/debug.h>
+#include <lib/mmio.h>
+#include <mvebu.h>
+
+/* CONFI REGISTERS */
+#define MG_CM3_CONFI_BASE(CP)		(MVEBU_CP_REGS_BASE(CP) + 0x100000)
+#define MG_CM3_CONFI_GLOB_CFG_REG(CP)	(MG_CM3_CONFI_BASE(CP) + 0x2B500)
+#define CM3_CPU_EN_BIT			BIT(28)
+#define MG_CM3_MG_INT_MFX_REG(CP)	(MG_CM3_CONFI_BASE(CP) + 0x2B054)
+#define CM3_SYS_RESET_BIT		BIT(0)
+
+void mg_start_ap_fw(int cp_nr)
+{
+	if (mmio_read_32(MG_CM3_CONFI_GLOB_CFG_REG(cp_nr)) & CM3_CPU_EN_BIT) {
+		VERBOSE("cm3 already running\n");
+		return;  /* cm3 already running */
+	}
+
+	mmio_setbits_32(MG_CM3_CONFI_GLOB_CFG_REG(cp_nr), CM3_CPU_EN_BIT);
+	mmio_setbits_32(MG_CM3_MG_INT_MFX_REG(cp_nr), CM3_SYS_RESET_BIT);
+
+	/* TODO: add some routine for checking if ap process is running, if not
+	 * disable cm3.
+	 */
+}
diff --git a/drivers/marvell/mg_conf_cm3/mg_conf_cm3.h b/drivers/marvell/mg_conf_cm3/mg_conf_cm3.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44c7b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/marvell/mg_conf_cm3/mg_conf_cm3.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:     BSD-3-Clause
+ * https://spdx.org/licenses
+ */
+
+void mg_start_ap_fw(int cp_nr);
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
index dcbf9a6..0446b8d 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
 				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/ccu.c	\
 				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/cache_llc.c	\
 				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/comphy/phy-comphy-cp110.c \
-				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/mc_trustzone/mc_trustzone.c
+				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/mc_trustzone/mc_trustzone.c \
+				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/mg_conf_cm3/mg_conf_cm3.c
 
 BL31_PORTING_SOURCES	:=	$(BOARD_DIR)/board/marvell_plat_config.c