diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8qx/imx8qx_bl31_setup.c b/plat/imx/imx8qx/imx8qx_bl31_setup.c
index 97d2227..3ff5400 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8qx/imx8qx_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8qx/imx8qx_bl31_setup.c
@@ -38,11 +38,43 @@
 static entry_point_info_t bl32_image_ep_info;
 static entry_point_info_t bl33_image_ep_info;
 
+/* Default configuration for i.MX8QM/QXP MEK */
+#if defined(IMX_USE_UART0)
 #define UART_PAD_CTRL	(PADRING_IFMUX_EN_MASK | PADRING_GP_EN_MASK | \
 			(SC_PAD_CONFIG_OUT_IN << PADRING_CONFIG_SHIFT) | \
 			(SC_PAD_ISO_OFF << PADRING_LPCONFIG_SHIFT) | \
 			(SC_PAD_28FDSOI_DSE_DV_LOW << PADRING_DSE_SHIFT) | \
 			(SC_PAD_28FDSOI_PS_PD << PADRING_PULL_SHIFT))
+#define IMX_RES_UART			SC_R_UART_0
+#define IMX_PAD_UART_RX			SC_P_UART0_RX
+#define IMX_PAD_UART_TX			SC_P_UART0_TX
+
+/*
+ * On Toradex Colibri i.MX8QXP UART3 on the FLEXCAN2.
+ * Use custom pad control for this
+ */
+#elif defined(IMX_USE_UART3)
+/*
+ * FLEXCAN2_RX/TX pads are muxed to ADMA_UART3_RX/TX,
+ * For ref:
+ * 000b - ADMA_FLEXCAN2_RX
+ * 001b - ADMA_SAI3_RXD
+ * 010b - ADMA_UART3_RX
+ * 011b - ADMA_SAI1_RXFS
+ * 100b - LSIO_GPIO1_IO19
+ */
+#define UART_PAD_CTRL	(PADRING_IFMUX_EN_MASK | PADRING_GP_EN_MASK | \
+			(SC_PAD_CONFIG_OUT_IN << PADRING_CONFIG_SHIFT) | \
+			(2U << PADRING_IFMUX_SHIFT) | \
+			(SC_PAD_ISO_OFF << PADRING_LPCONFIG_SHIFT) | \
+			(SC_PAD_28FDSOI_DSE_DV_LOW << PADRING_DSE_SHIFT) | \
+			(SC_PAD_28FDSOI_PS_PD << PADRING_PULL_SHIFT))
+#define IMX_RES_UART			SC_R_UART_3
+#define IMX_PAD_UART_RX			SC_P_FLEXCAN2_RX
+#define IMX_PAD_UART_TX			SC_P_FLEXCAN2_TX
+#else
+#error "Provide proper UART configuration in IMX_DEBUG_UART"
+#endif
 
 static const mmap_region_t imx_mmap[] = {
 	MAP_REGION_FLAT(IMX_REG_BASE, IMX_REG_SIZE, MT_DEVICE | MT_RW),
@@ -74,7 +106,7 @@
 	if (baudrate == 0)
 		panic();
 
-	sc_pm_get_clock_rate(ipc_handle, SC_R_UART_0, 2, &rate);
+	sc_pm_get_clock_rate(ipc_handle, IMX_RES_UART, 2, &rate);
 
 	baud_diff = baudrate;
 	osr = 0;
@@ -261,14 +293,15 @@
 		panic();
 
 #if DEBUG_CONSOLE_A35
-	sc_pm_set_resource_power_mode(ipc_handle, SC_R_UART_0, SC_PM_PW_MODE_ON);
+	sc_pm_set_resource_power_mode(ipc_handle, IMX_RES_UART,
+				      SC_PM_PW_MODE_ON);
 	sc_pm_clock_rate_t rate = 80000000;
-	sc_pm_set_clock_rate(ipc_handle, SC_R_UART_0, 2, &rate);
-	sc_pm_clock_enable(ipc_handle, SC_R_UART_0, 2, true, false);
+	sc_pm_set_clock_rate(ipc_handle, IMX_RES_UART, 2, &rate);
+	sc_pm_clock_enable(ipc_handle, IMX_RES_UART, 2, true, false);
 
 	/* Configure UART pads */
-	sc_pad_set(ipc_handle, SC_P_UART0_RX, UART_PAD_CTRL);
-	sc_pad_set(ipc_handle, SC_P_UART0_TX, UART_PAD_CTRL);
+	sc_pad_set(ipc_handle, IMX_PAD_UART_RX, UART_PAD_CTRL);
+	sc_pad_set(ipc_handle, IMX_PAD_UART_TX, UART_PAD_CTRL);
 	lpuart32_serial_init(IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8qx/include/platform_def.h b/plat/imx/imx8qx/include/platform_def.h
index 41475ff..b880e1b 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8qx/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8qx/include/platform_def.h
@@ -38,7 +38,15 @@
 
 #define PLAT_GICD_BASE			0x51a00000
 #define PLAT_GICR_BASE			0x51b00000
+
+#if defined(IMX_USE_UART0)
 #define IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE		0x5a060000
+#elif defined(IMX_USE_UART3)
+#define IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE		0x5a090000
+#else
+#error "Provide proper UART configuration in IMX_DEBUG_UART"
+#endif
+
 #define IMX_BOOT_UART_BAUDRATE		115200
 #define IMX_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ		24000000
 #define PLAT_CRASH_UART_BASE		IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE
@@ -55,8 +63,6 @@
 
 /* non-secure u-boot base */
 #define PLAT_NS_IMAGE_OFFSET		0x80020000
-
-#define DEBUG_CONSOLE			0
-#define DEBUG_CONSOLE_A35		0
+#define DEBUG_CONSOLE_A35		DEBUG_CONSOLE
 
 #endif /* PLATFORM_DEF_H */
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8qx/platform.mk b/plat/imx/imx8qx/platform.mk
index f18d634..b25be07 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8qx/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8qx/platform.mk
@@ -32,3 +32,9 @@
 
 USE_COHERENT_MEM	:=	1
 RESET_TO_BL31		:=	1
+
+IMX_DEBUG_UART		?= 	0
+$(eval $(call add_define,IMX_USE_UART${IMX_DEBUG_UART}))
+
+DEBUG_CONSOLE		?= 	0
+$(eval $(call add_define,DEBUG_CONSOLE))