diff --git a/hw/sd/sd.c b/hw/sd/sd.c
index 6b02e0a178..43e0a2d925 100644
--- a/hw/sd/sd.c
+++ b/hw/sd/sd.c
@@ -1390,6 +1390,24 @@ static sd_rsp_type_t sd_normal_command(SDState *sd, SDRequest req)
         break;
 
     case 17:  /* CMD17:  READ_SINGLE_BLOCK */
+        addr = sd_req_get_address(sd, req);
+        switch (sd->state) {
+        case sd_transfer_state:
+
+            if (!address_in_range(sd, "READ_SINGLE_BLOCK", addr, sd->blk_len)) {
+                return sd_r1;
+            }
+
+            sd->state = sd_sendingdata_state;
+            sd->data_start = addr;
+            sd->data_offset = 0;
+            return sd_r1;
+
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+        break;
+
     case 18:  /* CMD18:  READ_MULTIPLE_BLOCK */
         addr = sd_req_get_address(sd, req);
         switch (sd->state) {