diff --git a/hw/core/loader.c b/hw/core/loader.c
index c08f130461..76b244c508 100644
--- a/hw/core/loader.c
+++ b/hw/core/loader.c
@@ -729,9 +729,15 @@ int load_uimage_as(const char *filename, hwaddr *ep, hwaddr *loadaddr,
 
 /* Load a ramdisk.  */
 int load_ramdisk(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, uint64_t max_sz)
+{
+    return load_ramdisk_as(filename, addr, max_sz, NULL);
+}
+
+int load_ramdisk_as(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, uint64_t max_sz,
+                    AddressSpace *as)
 {
     return load_uboot_image(filename, NULL, &addr, NULL, IH_TYPE_RAMDISK,
-                            NULL, NULL, NULL);
+                            NULL, NULL, as);
 }
 
 /* Load a gzip-compressed kernel to a dynamically allocated buffer. */
diff --git a/include/hw/loader.h b/include/hw/loader.h
index 5edbe02b1c..2504cc2259 100644
--- a/include/hw/loader.h
+++ b/include/hw/loader.h
@@ -162,16 +162,26 @@ int load_uimage(const char *filename, hwaddr *ep,
                 void *translate_opaque);
 
 /**
- * load_ramdisk:
+ * load_ramdisk_as:
  * @filename: Path to the ramdisk image
  * @addr: Memory address to load the ramdisk to
  * @max_sz: Maximum allowed ramdisk size (for non-u-boot ramdisks)
+ * @as: The AddressSpace to load the ELF to. The value of address_space_memory
+ *      is used if nothing is supplied here.
  *
  * Load a ramdisk image with U-Boot header to the specified memory
  * address.
  *
  * Returns the size of the loaded image on success, -1 otherwise.
  */
+int load_ramdisk_as(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, uint64_t max_sz,
+                    AddressSpace *as);
+
+/**
+ * load_ramdisk:
+ * Same as load_ramdisk_as(), but doesn't allow the caller to specify
+ * an AddressSpace.
+ */
 int load_ramdisk(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, uint64_t max_sz);
 
 ssize_t gunzip(void *dst, size_t dstlen, uint8_t *src, size_t srclen);