diff --git a/common/filetype.c b/common/filetype.c
index fb029a7..e2d707b 100644
--- a/common/filetype.c
+++ b/common/filetype.c
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
 	[filetype_elf] = { "ELF", "elf" },
 	[filetype_imx_image_v1] = { "i.MX image (v1)", "imx-image-v1" },
 	[filetype_imx_image_v2] = { "i.MX image (v2)", "imx-image-v2" },
+	[filetype_layerscape_image] = { "Layerscape image", "layerscape-PBL" },
+	[filetype_layerscape_qspi_image] = { "Layerscape QSPI image", "layerscape-qspi-PBL" },
 };
 
 const char *file_type_to_string(enum filetype f)
@@ -329,6 +331,11 @@
 	if (is_sparse_image(_buf))
 		return filetype_android_sparse;
 
+	if (buf[0] == 0x55aa55aa && buf[1] == 0x0001ee01)
+		return filetype_layerscape_image;
+	if (buf[0] == 0x01ee0100 && buf[1] == 0xaa55aa55)
+		return filetype_layerscape_qspi_image;
+
 	if (bufsize < 64)
 		return filetype_unknown;
 
diff --git a/include/filetype.h b/include/filetype.h
index 395053d..dcb331a 100644
--- a/include/filetype.h
+++ b/include/filetype.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 	filetype_elf,
 	filetype_imx_image_v1,
 	filetype_imx_image_v2,
+	filetype_layerscape_image,
+	filetype_layerscape_qspi_image,
 	filetype_max,
 };