diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 2802b9b3fa5..d290194f900 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -905,6 +905,8 @@ config ARCH_IMX8ULP
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	select GPIO_EXTRA_HEADER
+	select MISC
+	select IMX_SENTINEL
 	imply CMD_DM
 	imply DM_EVENT
 
@@ -914,6 +916,8 @@ config ARCH_IMX9
 	select DM
 	select MACH_IMX
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
+	select MISC
+	select IMX_SENTINEL
 	imply CMD_DM
 	imply DM_EVENT
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
index 085e12b5d4d..09f352269e5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct arch_global_data {
 	struct udevice *scu_dev;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_IMX8ULP
+#ifdef CONFIG_IMX_SENTINEL
 	struct udevice *s400_dev;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx8ulp/mu_hal.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/mu_hal.h
similarity index 79%
rename from arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx8ulp/mu_hal.h
rename to arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/mu_hal.h
index 10d966d5d43..5db559c1ac5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx8ulp/mu_hal.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/mu_hal.h
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  * Copyright 2021 NXP
  */
 
-#ifndef __IMX8ULP_MU_HAL_H__
-#define __IMX8ULP_MU_HAL_H__
+#ifndef __SNT_MU_HAL_H__
+#define __SNT_MU_HAL_H__
 
 void mu_hal_init(ulong base);
 int mu_hal_sendmsg(ulong base, u32 reg_index, u32 msg);
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx8ulp/s400_api.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/s400_api.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx8ulp/s400_api.h
rename to arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/s400_api.h
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8ulp/ahab.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8ulp/ahab.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87c4c66a087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8ulp/ahab.c
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 NXP
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <command.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/s400_api.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h>
+#include <asm/arch-imx/cpu.h>
+#include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/image.h>
+#include <console.h>
+#include <cpu_func.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/ahab.h>
+#include <asm/global_data.h>
+
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+#define IMG_CONTAINER_BASE             (0x22010000UL)
+#define IMG_CONTAINER_END_BASE         (IMG_CONTAINER_BASE + 0xFFFFUL)
+
+#define AHAB_NO_AUTHENTICATION_IND 0xee
+#define AHAB_BAD_KEY_HASH_IND 0xfa
+#define AHAB_INVALID_KEY_IND 0xf9
+#define AHAB_BAD_SIGNATURE_IND 0xf0
+#define AHAB_BAD_HASH_IND 0xf1
+
+static void display_ahab_auth_ind(u32 event)
+{
+	u8 resp_ind = (event >> 8) & 0xff;
+
+	switch (resp_ind) {
+	case AHAB_NO_AUTHENTICATION_IND:
+		printf("AHAB_NO_AUTHENTICATION_IND (0x%02X)\n\n", resp_ind);
+		break;
+	case AHAB_BAD_KEY_HASH_IND:
+		printf("AHAB_BAD_KEY_HASH_IND (0x%02X)\n\n", resp_ind);
+		break;
+	case AHAB_INVALID_KEY_IND:
+		printf("AHAB_INVALID_KEY_IND (0x%02X)\n\n", resp_ind);
+		break;
+	case AHAB_BAD_SIGNATURE_IND:
+		printf("AHAB_BAD_SIGNATURE_IND (0x%02X)\n\n", resp_ind);
+		break;
+	case AHAB_BAD_HASH_IND:
+		printf("AHAB_BAD_HASH_IND (0x%02X)\n\n", resp_ind);
+		break;
+	default:
+		printf("Unknown Indicator (0x%02X)\n\n", resp_ind);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+int ahab_auth_cntr_hdr(struct container_hdr *container, u16 length)
+{
+	int err;
+	u32 resp;
+
+	memcpy((void *)IMG_CONTAINER_BASE, (const void *)container,
+	       ALIGN(length, CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE));
+
+	flush_dcache_range(IMG_CONTAINER_BASE,
+			   IMG_CONTAINER_BASE + ALIGN(length, CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE) - 1);
+
+	err = ahab_auth_oem_ctnr(IMG_CONTAINER_BASE, &resp);
+	if (err) {
+		printf("Authenticate container hdr failed, return %d, resp 0x%x\n",
+		       err, resp);
+		display_ahab_auth_ind(resp);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+int ahab_auth_release(void)
+{
+	int err;
+	u32 resp;
+
+	err = ahab_release_container(&resp);
+	if (err) {
+		printf("Error: release container failed, resp 0x%x!\n", resp);
+		display_ahab_auth_ind(resp);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+int ahab_verify_cntr_image(struct boot_img_t *img, int image_index)
+{
+	int err;
+	u32 resp;
+
+	err = ahab_verify_image(image_index, &resp);
+	if (err) {
+		printf("Authenticate img %d failed, return %d, resp 0x%x\n",
+		       image_index, err, resp);
+		display_ahab_auth_ind(resp);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline bool check_in_dram(ulong addr)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct bd_info *bd = gd->bd;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; ++i) {
+		if (bd->bi_dram[i].size) {
+			if (addr >= bd->bi_dram[i].start &&
+			    addr < (bd->bi_dram[i].start + bd->bi_dram[i].size))
+				return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+int authenticate_os_container(ulong addr)
+{
+	struct container_hdr *phdr;
+	int i, ret = 0;
+	int err;
+	u16 length;
+	struct boot_img_t *img;
+	unsigned long s, e;
+
+	if (addr % 4) {
+		puts("Error: Image's address is not 4 byte aligned\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!check_in_dram(addr)) {
+		puts("Error: Image's address is invalid\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	phdr = (struct container_hdr *)addr;
+	if (phdr->tag != 0x87 || phdr->version != 0x0) {
+		printf("Error: Wrong container header\n");
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	if (!phdr->num_images) {
+		printf("Error: Wrong container, no image found\n");
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	length = phdr->length_lsb + (phdr->length_msb << 8);
+
+	debug("container length %u\n", length);
+
+	err = ahab_auth_cntr_hdr(phdr, length);
+	if (err) {
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	debug("Verify images\n");
+
+	/* Copy images to dest address */
+	for (i = 0; i < phdr->num_images; i++) {
+		img = (struct boot_img_t *)(addr +
+					    sizeof(struct container_hdr) +
+					    i * sizeof(struct boot_img_t));
+
+		debug("img %d, dst 0x%x, src 0x%lx, size 0x%x\n",
+		      i, (uint32_t)img->dst, img->offset + addr, img->size);
+
+		memcpy((void *)img->dst, (const void *)(img->offset + addr), img->size);
+
+		s = img->dst & ~(CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE - 1);
+		e = ALIGN(img->dst + img->size, CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE) - 1;
+
+		flush_dcache_range(s, e);
+
+		ret = ahab_verify_cntr_image(img, i);
+		if (ret)
+			goto exit;
+	}
+
+exit:
+	debug("ahab_auth_release, 0x%x\n", ret);
+	ahab_auth_release();
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int do_authenticate(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
+			   char *const argv[])
+{
+	ulong addr;
+
+	if (argc < 2)
+		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
+
+	addr = simple_strtoul(argv[1], NULL, 16);
+
+	printf("Authenticate OS container at 0x%lx\n", addr);
+
+	if (authenticate_os_container(addr))
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+
+	return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void display_life_cycle(u32 lc)
+{
+	printf("Lifecycle: 0x%08X, ", lc);
+	switch (lc) {
+	case 0x1:
+		printf("BLANK\n\n");
+		break;
+	case 0x2:
+		printf("FAB\n\n");
+		break;
+	case 0x4:
+		printf("NXP Provisioned\n\n");
+		break;
+	case 0x8:
+		printf("OEM Open\n\n");
+		break;
+	case 0x10:
+		printf("OEM Secure World Closed\n\n");
+		break;
+	case 0x20:
+		printf("OEM closed\n\n");
+		break;
+	case 0x40:
+		printf("Field Return OEM\n\n");
+		break;
+	case 0x80:
+		printf("Field Return NXP\n\n");
+		break;
+	case 0x100:
+		printf("OEM Locked\n\n");
+		break;
+	case 0x200:
+		printf("BRICKED\n\n");
+		break;
+	default:
+		printf("Unknown\n\n");
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static int confirm_close(void)
+{
+	puts("Warning: Please ensure your sample is in NXP closed state, "
+	     "OEM SRK hash has been fused, \n"
+	     "         and you are able to boot a signed image successfully "
+	     "without any SECO events reported.\n"
+	     "         If not, your sample will be unrecoverable.\n"
+	     "\nReally perform this operation? <y/N>\n");
+
+	if (confirm_yesno())
+		return 1;
+
+	puts("Ahab close aborted\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int do_ahab_close(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
+			 char *const argv[])
+{
+	int err;
+	u32 resp;
+
+	if (!confirm_close())
+		return -EACCES;
+
+	err = ahab_forward_lifecycle(8, &resp);
+	if (err != 0) {
+		printf("Error in forward lifecycle to OEM closed\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	printf("Change to OEM closed successfully\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ahab_dump(void)
+{
+	u32 buffer[32];
+	int ret, i = 0;
+
+	do {
+		ret = ahab_dump_buffer(buffer, 32);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			printf("Error in dump AHAB log\n");
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+
+		if (ret == 1)
+			break;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < ret; i++)
+			printf("0x%x\n", buffer[i]);
+	} while (ret >= 21);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int do_ahab_dump(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const argv[])
+{
+	return ahab_dump();
+}
+
+static int do_ahab_status(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const argv[])
+{
+	u32 lc;
+
+	lc = readl(FSB_BASE_ADDR + 0x41c);
+	lc &= 0x3f;
+
+	display_life_cycle(lc);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(auth_cntr, CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS, 1, do_authenticate,
+	   "autenticate OS container via AHAB",
+	   "addr\n"
+	   "addr - OS container hex address\n"
+);
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(ahab_close, CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS, 1, do_ahab_close,
+	   "Change AHAB lifecycle to OEM closed",
+	   ""
+);
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(ahab_dump, CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS, 1, do_ahab_dump,
+	   "Dump AHAB log for debug",
+	   ""
+);
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(ahab_status, CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS, 1, do_ahab_status,
+	   "display AHAB lifecycle only",
+	   ""
+);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8ulp/rdc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8ulp/rdc.c
index e2eca0633e3..cc47079d8f5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8ulp/rdc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8ulp/rdc.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <asm/arch/imx-regs.h>
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
-#include <asm/arch/mu_hal.h>
-#include <asm/arch/s400_api.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/mu_hal.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/s400_api.h>
 #include <asm/arch/rdc.h>
 #include <div64.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8ulp/soc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8ulp/soc.c
index 9545edc42c5..802cb0e2ba8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8ulp/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8ulp/soc.c
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 #include <event.h>
 #include <spl.h>
 #include <asm/arch/rdc.h>
-#include <asm/arch/s400_api.h>
-#include <asm/arch/mu_hal.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/s400_api.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/mu_hal.h>
 #include <cpu_func.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <dm.h>
diff --git a/board/freescale/imx8ulp_evk/spl.c b/board/freescale/imx8ulp_evk/spl.c
index ece9ff26e92..e672f6ee6cb 100644
--- a/board/freescale/imx8ulp_evk/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/imx8ulp_evk/spl.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/ddr.h>
 #include <asm/arch/rdc.h>
 #include <asm/arch/upower.h>
-#include <asm/arch/s400_api.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/s400_api.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index e839c08c191..a6da6e215de 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -350,6 +350,13 @@ config NPCM_OTP
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
 	  will be called npcm_otp.
 
+config IMX_SENTINEL
+	bool "Enable i.MX Sentinel MU driver and API"
+	depends on MISC && (ARCH_IMX9 || ARCH_IMX8ULP)
+	help
+	  If you say Y here to enable Message Unit driver to work with
+	  Sentinel core on some NXP i.MX processors.
+
 config NUVOTON_NCT6102D
 	bool "Enable Nuvoton NCT6102D Super I/O driver"
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
index 022e54e0650..31d639b837c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)I2C_EEPROM) += i2c_eeprom.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IHS_FPGA) += ihs_fpga.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX8) += imx8/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX8ULP) += imx8ulp/
+obj-$(CONFIG_IMX8ULP) += imx8ulp/
+obj-$(CONFIG_IMX_SENTINEL) += sentinel/
 obj-$(CONFIG_LED_STATUS) += status_led.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LED_STATUS_GPIO) += gpio_led.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MPC83XX_SERDES) += mpc83xx_serdes.o
diff --git a/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/Makefile b/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/Makefile
index 927cc552163..450e615e645 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 
-obj-y += s400_api.o imx8ulp_mu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_FUSE) += fuse.o
diff --git a/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/fuse.c b/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/fuse.c
index 090e702d9f7..83d2c25731f 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/fuse.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/fuse.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/arch/imx-regs.h>
 #include <env.h>
-#include <asm/arch/s400_api.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/s400_api.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/sentinel/Makefile b/drivers/misc/sentinel/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e2f623b278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/misc/sentinel/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+obj-y += s400_api.o s4mu.o
diff --git a/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/s400_api.c b/drivers/misc/sentinel/s400_api.c
similarity index 98%
rename from drivers/misc/imx8ulp/s400_api.c
rename to drivers/misc/sentinel/s400_api.c
index 87f5880ccb8..3d791bc868e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/s400_api.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sentinel/s400_api.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <dm.h>
-#include <asm/arch/s400_api.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/s400_api.h>
 #include <misc.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ int ahab_release_caam(u32 core_did, u32 *response)
 int ahab_get_fw_version(u32 *fw_version, u32 *sha1, u32 *response)
 {
 	struct udevice *dev = gd->arch.s400_dev;
-	int size = sizeof(struct imx8ulp_s400_msg);
-	struct imx8ulp_s400_msg msg;
+	int size = sizeof(struct sentinel_msg);
+	struct sentinel_msg msg;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!dev) {
diff --git a/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/imx8ulp_mu.c b/drivers/misc/sentinel/s4mu.c
similarity index 98%
rename from drivers/misc/imx8ulp/imx8ulp_mu.c
rename to drivers/misc/sentinel/s4mu.c
index 333ebdf5765..121a81060a6 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/imx8ulp/imx8ulp_mu.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sentinel/s4mu.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
- * Copyright 2020 NXP
+ * Copyright 2020-2022 NXP
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <dm/lists.h>
 #include <dm/root.h>
 #include <dm/device-internal.h>
-#include <asm/arch/s400_api.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/s400_api.h>
 #include <asm/arch/imx-regs.h>
 #include <linux/iopoll.h>
 #include <misc.h>