diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 515e0fea6f..cc02615043 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
 ENTRY(_start)
 SECTIONS
 {
-#ifndef CONFIG_CMDLINE
+#if !defined(CONFIG_CMDLINE) && !defined(CONFIG_U_BOOT_CMD_ALWAYS)
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.u_boot_list_2_cmd_*) }
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARMV7_SECURE_BASE) && defined(CONFIG_ARMV7_NONSEC)
diff --git a/cmd/Kconfig b/cmd/Kconfig
index 4e32dc6323..b522771ce0 100644
--- a/cmd/Kconfig
+++ b/cmd/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ config SYS_PROMPT
 	  This string is displayed in the command line to the left of the
 	  cursor.
 
+config U_BOOT_CMD_ALWAYS
+	bool "Enable cmd with U_BOOT_CMD_ALWAYS() declared"
+	depends on !CMDLINE
+	help
+	  This function is used to support some special U-Boot commands with
+	  U_BOOT_CMD_ALWAYS() declared even when CONFIG_CMDLINE is disabled.
+	  It reduces the image size and works with simple CLI.
+
 menu "Autoboot options"
 
 config AUTOBOOT
diff --git a/include/command.h b/include/command.h
index 767cabb3df..681084b9ea 100644
--- a/include/command.h
+++ b/include/command.h
@@ -221,4 +221,14 @@ int board_run_command(const char *cmdline);
 	U_BOOT_CMD_MKENT_COMPLETE(_name, _maxargs, _rep, _cmd,		\
 					_usage, _help, NULL)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_U_BOOT_CMD_ALWAYS
+#define U_BOOT_CMD_ALWAYS(_name, _maxargs, _rep, _cmd, _usage, _help)	\
+	ll_entry_declare(cmd_tbl_t, _name, cmd) =			\
+			{ #_name, _maxargs, _rep, _cmd, _usage,		\
+				_CMD_HELP(_help) _CMD_COMPLETE(NULL) }
+#else
+#define U_BOOT_CMD_ALWAYS(_name, _maxargs, _rep, _cmd, _usage, _help)	\
+		U_BOOT_CMD(_name, _maxargs, _rep, _cmd, _usage, _help)
+#endif
+
 #endif	/* __COMMAND_H */