diff --git a/meta-ast2400/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/alt_fw_env.config b/meta-ast2400/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/alt_fw_env.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..185603c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-ast2400/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/alt_fw_env.config
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Configuration file for fw_(printenv/setenv) utility.
+# Up to two entries are valid, in this case the redundant
+# environment sector is assumed present.
+# Notice, that the "Number of sectors" is ignored on NOR and SPI-dataflash.
+# Futhermore, if the Flash sector size is ommitted, this value is assumed to
+# be the same as the Environment size, which is valid for NOR and SPI-dataflash
+
+# NOR example
+# MTD device name	Device offset	Env. size	Flash sector size	Number of sectors
+#/dev/mtd1		0x0000		0x20000		0x20000
+#/dev/mtd2		0x0000		0x4000		0x4000
+
+# MTD SPI-dataflash example
+# MTD device name	Device offset	Env. size	Flash sector size	Number of sectors
+#/dev/mtd2		0x00000		0x20000
+/dev/mtd/alt-u-boot-env	0x00000		0x10000
+/dev/mtd/alt-u-boot-env	0x10000		0x10000
+#/dev/mtd5		0x4200		0x4200
+#/dev/mtd6		0x4200		0x4200
+
+# NAND example
+#/dev/mtd0		0x4000		0x4000		0x20000			2
+
+# Block device example
+#/dev/mmcblk0		0xc0000		0x20000
diff --git a/meta-ast2400/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-fw-utils_%.bbappend b/meta-ast2400/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-fw-utils_%.bbappend
index 375359e..9f501ba 100644
--- a/meta-ast2400/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-fw-utils_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ast2400/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-fw-utils_%.bbappend
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend_ast2400 := "${THISDIR}/files:"
 
 SRC_URI_append_ast2400 = " file://fw_env.config"
+SRC_URI_append_ast2400 += "file://alt_fw_env.config"
 
 do_install_append_ast2400() {
     if [ -e ${WORKDIR}/fw_env.config ] ; then
         install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}
         install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/fw_env.config ${D}${sysconfdir}/fw_env.config
+        install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/alt_fw_env.config ${D}${sysconfdir}/alt_fw_env.config
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/meta-ast2400/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_%.bbappend b/meta-ast2400/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_%.bbappend
index e3cc9e2..c2805ea 100644
--- a/meta-ast2400/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ast2400/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_%.bbappend
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend_ast2400 := "${THISDIR}/files:"
 
 SRC_URI_append_ast2400 = " file://fw_env.config"
+SRC_URI_append_ast2400 += "file://alt_fw_env.config"
diff --git a/meta-ast2500/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/alt_fw_env.config b/meta-ast2500/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/alt_fw_env.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..185603c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-ast2500/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/alt_fw_env.config
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Configuration file for fw_(printenv/setenv) utility.
+# Up to two entries are valid, in this case the redundant
+# environment sector is assumed present.
+# Notice, that the "Number of sectors" is ignored on NOR and SPI-dataflash.
+# Futhermore, if the Flash sector size is ommitted, this value is assumed to
+# be the same as the Environment size, which is valid for NOR and SPI-dataflash
+
+# NOR example
+# MTD device name	Device offset	Env. size	Flash sector size	Number of sectors
+#/dev/mtd1		0x0000		0x20000		0x20000
+#/dev/mtd2		0x0000		0x4000		0x4000
+
+# MTD SPI-dataflash example
+# MTD device name	Device offset	Env. size	Flash sector size	Number of sectors
+#/dev/mtd2		0x00000		0x20000
+/dev/mtd/alt-u-boot-env	0x00000		0x10000
+/dev/mtd/alt-u-boot-env	0x10000		0x10000
+#/dev/mtd5		0x4200		0x4200
+#/dev/mtd6		0x4200		0x4200
+
+# NAND example
+#/dev/mtd0		0x4000		0x4000		0x20000			2
+
+# Block device example
+#/dev/mmcblk0		0xc0000		0x20000
diff --git a/meta-ast2500/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-fw-utils_%.bbappend b/meta-ast2500/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-fw-utils_%.bbappend
index ece33b0..0f46f15 100644
--- a/meta-ast2500/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-fw-utils_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ast2500/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-fw-utils_%.bbappend
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend_ast2500 := "${THISDIR}/files:"
 
 SRC_URI_append_ast2500 = " file://fw_env.config"
+SRC_URI_append_ast2500 += "file://alt_fw_env.config"
 
 do_install_append_ast2500() {
     if [ -e ${WORKDIR}/fw_env.config ] ; then
         install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}
         install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/fw_env.config ${D}${sysconfdir}/fw_env.config
+        install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/alt_fw_env.config ${D}${sysconfdir}/alt_fw_env.config
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/meta-ast2500/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_%.bbappend b/meta-ast2500/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_%.bbappend
index f214b22..ae77edd 100644
--- a/meta-ast2500/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ast2500/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_%.bbappend
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend_ast2500 := "${THISDIR}/files:"
 
 SRC_URI_append_ast2500 = " file://fw_env.config"
+SRC_URI_append_ast2500 += "file://alt_fw_env.config"