diff --git a/image_verify.cpp b/image_verify.cpp
index 6057653..d7b676d 100644
--- a/image_verify.cpp
+++ b/image_verify.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,30 @@
                 return false;
             }
         }
+        // Validate the optional image files.
+        auto optionalImages = getOptionalImages();
+        for (const auto& optionalImage : optionalImages)
+        {
+            // Build Image File name
+            fs::path file(imageDirPath);
+            file /= optionalImage;
+
+            if (fs::exists(file))
+            {
+                // Build Signature File name
+                fs::path sigFile(file);
+                sigFile.replace_extension(SIGNATURE_FILE_EXT);
+
+                // Verify the signature.
+                auto valid = verifyFile(file, sigFile, publicKeyFile, hashType);
+                if (valid == false)
+                {
+                    log<level::ERR>("Image file Signature Validation failed",
+                                    entry("IMAGE=%s", optionalImage.c_str()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         log<level::DEBUG>("Successfully completed Signature vaildation.");
 
diff --git a/images.cpp b/images.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2945f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "images.hpp"
+
+#include <iterator>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace software
+{
+namespace image
+{
+
+std::vector<std::string> getOptionalImages()
+{
+    std::istringstream optionalImagesStr(OPTIONAL_IMAGES);
+    std::vector<std::string> optionalImages(
+        std::istream_iterator<std::string>{optionalImagesStr},
+        std::istream_iterator<std::string>());
+    return optionalImages;
+}
+
+} // namespace image
+} // namespace software
+} // namespace phosphor
diff --git a/images.hpp b/images.hpp
index 97b8f7f..83c2dd2 100644
--- a/images.hpp
+++ b/images.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 const std::vector<std::string> bmcImages = {"image-kernel", "image-rofs",
                                             "image-rwfs", "image-u-boot"};
 
+std::vector<std::string> getOptionalImages();
+
 } // namespace image
 } // namespace software
 } // namespace phosphor
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 938c10b..1923fb8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
 conf.set_quoted('IMG_UPLOAD_DIR', get_option('img-upload-dir'))
 conf.set_quoted('MANIFEST_FILE_NAME', get_option('manifest-file-name'))
 conf.set_quoted('MEDIA_DIR', get_option('media-dir'))
+optional_array = get_option('optional-images')
+optional_images = ''
+foreach optiona_image : optional_array
+    optional_images = ' '.join([optional_images, optiona_image])
+endforeach
+conf.set_quoted('OPTIONAL_IMAGES', optional_images)
 conf.set_quoted('PUBLICKEY_FILE_NAME', get_option('publickey-file-name'))
 conf.set_quoted('SIGNATURE_FILE_EXT', get_option('signature-file-ext'))
 conf.set_quoted('SIGNED_IMAGE_CONF_PATH', get_option('signed-image-conf-path'))
@@ -97,6 +103,7 @@
 
 image_updater_sources = files(
     'activation.cpp',
+    'images.cpp',
     'item_updater.cpp',
     'item_updater_main.cpp',
     'serialize.cpp',
@@ -236,6 +243,7 @@
     gtest = dependency('gtest', main: true, disabler: true, required: build_tests)
     include_srcs = declare_dependency(sources: [
         'image_verify.cpp',
+        'images.cpp',
         'version.cpp']
     )
 
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index c9b7b33..c0def0c 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
 )
 
 option(
+    'optional-images', type: 'array',
+    choices: ['image-hostfw'],
+    value: [],
+    description: 'A list of additional image files in the BMC tarball.',
+)
+
+option(
     'publickey-file-name', type: 'string',
     value: 'publickey',
     description: 'The name of the public key file.',