diff --git a/common/blspec.c b/common/blspec.c
index 11e2a8a53..c3f0a3138 100644
--- a/common/blspec.c
+++ b/common/blspec.c
@@ -622,6 +622,41 @@ int blspec_scan_devicename(struct blspec *blspec, const char *devname)
 	return blspec_scan_device(blspec, dev);
 }
 
+static int blspec_append_root(struct blspec_entry *entry)
+{
+	const char *appendroot;
+	const char *rootarg;
+	struct device_d *fsdev;
+	int ret;
+
+	appendroot = blspec_entry_var_get(entry, "appendroot");
+	if (!appendroot || strcmp(appendroot, "true"))
+		return 0;
+
+	fsdev = get_dev_by_mountpath(entry->rootpath);
+	if (!fsdev) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		pr_err("Cannot get fs device for %s\n", entry->rootpath);
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
+	rootarg = dev_get_param(fsdev, "linux.bootargs");
+	if (!rootarg) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		pr_err("rootarg not implemented for fs %s\n", dev_name(fsdev));
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
+	globalvar_add_simple("linux.bootargs.dyn.blspec.appendroot", rootarg);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	pr_err("unable to append root argument\n");
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * blspec_boot - boot an entry
  *
@@ -671,6 +706,10 @@ int blspec_boot(struct blspec_entry *entry, int verbose, int dryrun)
 
 	globalvar_add_simple("linux.bootargs.dyn.blspec", options);
 
+	ret = blspec_append_root(entry);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_out;
+
 	pr_info("booting %s from %s\n", blspec_entry_var_get(entry, "title"),
 			entry->cdev ? dev_name(entry->cdev->dev) : "none");
 
@@ -689,7 +728,7 @@ int blspec_boot(struct blspec_entry *entry, int verbose, int dryrun)
 	ret = bootm_boot(&data);
 	if (ret)
 		pr_err("Booting failed\n");
-
+err_out:
 	free((char *)data.oftree_file);
 	free((char *)data.initrd_file);
 	free((char *)data.os_file);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
index 08cb8dd7e..7fc1aa8d7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ void ubi_do_get_device_info(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_device_info *di)
 	di->min_io_size = ubi->min_io_size;
 	di->max_write_size = ubi->max_write_size;
 	di->ro_mode = ubi->ro_mode;
+	di->mtd = ubi->mtd;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_do_get_device_info);
 
diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index 779f2641b..981f653a7 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -225,6 +225,19 @@ struct cdev *get_cdev_by_mountpath(const char *path)
 	return fsdev->cdev;
 }
 
+/*
+ * get_cdev_by_mountpath - return the cdev the given path
+ *                         is mounted on
+ */
+struct device_d *get_dev_by_mountpath(const char *path)
+{
+	struct fs_device_d *fsdev;
+
+	fsdev = get_fsdevice_by_path(path);
+
+	return &fsdev->dev;
+}
+
 char *get_mounted_path(const char *path)
 {
 	struct fs_device_d *fdev;
diff --git a/fs/nfs.c b/fs/nfs.c
index 2738c781d..ba00270a8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs.c
@@ -1306,6 +1306,20 @@ static int nfs_stat(struct device_d *dev, const char *filename, struct stat *s)
 	}
 }
 
+static void nfs_set_rootarg(struct nfs_priv *npriv, struct device_d *dev)
+{
+	char *str;
+	const char *ip;
+
+	ip = ip_to_string(npriv->server);
+	str = asprintf("root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=%s:%s,v3,tcp",
+			ip, npriv->path);
+
+	dev_add_param_fixed(dev, "linux.bootargs", str);
+
+	free(str);
+}
+
 static int nfs_probe(struct device_d *dev)
 {
 	struct fs_device_d *fsdev = dev_to_fs_device(dev);
@@ -1369,6 +1383,8 @@ static int nfs_probe(struct device_d *dev)
 		goto err2;
 	}
 
+	nfs_set_rootarg(npriv, dev);
+
 	free(tmp);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
index 68d90b36e..48a68372d 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/zlib.h>
 #include <xfuncs.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 
 #include "ubifs.h"
 
@@ -584,6 +585,26 @@ static int ubifs_readlink(struct device_d *dev, const char *pathname, char *buf,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void ubifs_set_rootarg(struct ubifs_priv *priv, struct device_d *dev)
+{
+	struct ubi_volume_info vi = {};
+	struct ubi_device_info di = {};
+	struct mtd_info *mtd;
+	char *str;
+
+	ubi_get_volume_info(priv->ubi, &vi);
+	ubi_get_device_info(vi.ubi_num, &di);
+
+	mtd = di.mtd;
+
+	str = asprintf("root=ubi0:%s ubi.mtd=%s rootfstype=ubifs",
+			vi.name, mtd->cdev.partname);
+
+	dev_add_param_fixed(dev, "linux.bootargs", str);
+
+	free(str);
+}
+
 static int ubifs_probe(struct device_d *dev)
 {
 	struct fs_device_d *fsdev = dev_to_fs_device(dev);
@@ -612,6 +633,8 @@ static int ubifs_probe(struct device_d *dev)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	ubifs_set_rootarg(priv, dev);
+
 	return 0;
 err:
 	ubi_close_volume(priv->ubi);
diff --git a/include/fs.h b/include/fs.h
index f95464de6..81a166c37 100644
--- a/include/fs.h
+++ b/include/fs.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ char *normalise_link(const char *pathname, const char* symlink);
 char *get_mounted_path(const char *path);
 
 struct cdev *get_cdev_by_mountpath(const char *path);
+struct device_d *get_dev_by_mountpath(const char *path);
 
 /* Register a new filesystem driver */
 int register_fs_driver(struct fs_driver_d *fsdrv);
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h b/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h
index 274ec4ee4..0614681d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ struct ubi_device_info {
 	int max_write_size;
 	int ro_mode;
 	dev_t cdev;
+	struct mtd_info *mtd;
 };
 
 /*