diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/emif.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/emif.c
index ceead9eb02..1234a7e32a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/emif.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/emif.c
@@ -792,6 +792,244 @@ void emif_get_device_timings(u32 emif_nr,
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYS_DEFAULT_LPDDR2_TIMINGS */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_AUTOMATIC_SDRAM_DETECTION
+const char *get_lpddr2_type(u8 type_id)
+{
+	switch (type_id) {
+	case LPDDR2_TYPE_S4:
+		return "LPDDR2-S4";
+	case LPDDR2_TYPE_S2:
+		return "LPDDR2-S2";
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+const char *get_lpddr2_io_width(u8 width_id)
+{
+	switch (width_id) {
+	case LPDDR2_IO_WIDTH_8:
+		return "x8";
+	case LPDDR2_IO_WIDTH_16:
+		return "x16";
+	case LPDDR2_IO_WIDTH_32:
+		return "x32";
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+const char *get_lpddr2_manufacturer(u32 manufacturer)
+{
+	switch (manufacturer) {
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_SAMSUNG:
+		return "Samsung";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_QIMONDA:
+		return "Qimonda";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_ELPIDA:
+		return "Elpida";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_ETRON:
+		return "Etron";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_NANYA:
+		return "Nanya";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_HYNIX:
+		return "Hynix";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_MOSEL:
+		return "Mosel";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_WINBOND:
+		return "Winbond";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_ESMT:
+		return "ESMT";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_SPANSION:
+		return "Spansion";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_SST:
+		return "SST";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_ZMOS:
+		return "ZMOS";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_INTEL:
+		return "Intel";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_NUMONYX:
+		return "Numonyx";
+	case LPDDR2_MANUFACTURER_MICRON:
+		return "Micron";
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static void display_sdram_details(u32 emif_nr, u32 cs,
+				  struct lpddr2_device_details *device)
+{
+	const char *mfg_str;
+	const char *type_str;
+	char density_str[10];
+	u32 density;
+
+	debug("EMIF%d CS%d\t", emif_nr, cs);
+
+	if (!device) {
+		debug("None\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mfg_str = get_lpddr2_manufacturer(device->manufacturer);
+	type_str = get_lpddr2_type(device->type);
+
+	density = lpddr2_density_2_size_in_mbytes[device->density];
+	if ((density / 1024 * 1024) == density) {
+		density /= 1024;
+		sprintf(density_str, "%d GB", density);
+	} else
+		sprintf(density_str, "%d MB", density);
+	if (mfg_str && type_str)
+		debug("%s\t\t%s\t%s\n", mfg_str, type_str, density_str);
+}
+
+static u8 is_lpddr2_sdram_present(u32 base, u32 cs,
+				  struct lpddr2_device_details *lpddr2_device)
+{
+	u32 mr = 0, temp;
+
+	mr = get_mr(base, cs, LPDDR2_MR0);
+	if (mr > 0xFF) {
+		/* Mode register value bigger than 8 bit */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	temp = (mr & LPDDR2_MR0_DI_MASK) >> LPDDR2_MR0_DI_SHIFT;
+	if (temp) {
+		/* Not SDRAM */
+		return 0;
+	}
+	temp = (mr & LPDDR2_MR0_DNVI_MASK) >> LPDDR2_MR0_DNVI_SHIFT;
+
+	if (temp) {
+		/* DNV supported - But DNV is only supported for NVM */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	mr = get_mr(base, cs, LPDDR2_MR4);
+	if (mr > 0xFF) {
+		/* Mode register value bigger than 8 bit */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	mr = get_mr(base, cs, LPDDR2_MR5);
+	if (mr >= 0xFF) {
+		/* Mode register value bigger than 8 bit */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!get_lpddr2_manufacturer(mr)) {
+		/* Manufacturer not identified */
+		return 0;
+	}
+	lpddr2_device->manufacturer = mr;
+
+	mr = get_mr(base, cs, LPDDR2_MR6);
+	if (mr >= 0xFF) {
+		/* Mode register value bigger than 8 bit */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	mr = get_mr(base, cs, LPDDR2_MR7);
+	if (mr >= 0xFF) {
+		/* Mode register value bigger than 8 bit */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	mr = get_mr(base, cs, LPDDR2_MR8);
+	if (mr >= 0xFF) {
+		/* Mode register value bigger than 8 bit */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	temp = (mr & MR8_TYPE_MASK) >> MR8_TYPE_SHIFT;
+	if (!get_lpddr2_type(temp)) {
+		/* Not SDRAM */
+		return 0;
+	}
+	lpddr2_device->type = temp;
+
+	temp = (mr & MR8_DENSITY_MASK) >> MR8_DENSITY_SHIFT;
+	if (temp > LPDDR2_DENSITY_32Gb) {
+		/* Density not supported */
+		return 0;
+	}
+	lpddr2_device->density = temp;
+
+	temp = (mr & MR8_IO_WIDTH_MASK) >> MR8_IO_WIDTH_SHIFT;
+	if (!get_lpddr2_io_width(temp)) {
+		/* IO width unsupported value */
+		return 0;
+	}
+	lpddr2_device->io_width = temp;
+
+	/*
+	 * If all the above tests pass we should
+	 * have a device on this chip-select
+	 */
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static struct lpddr2_device_details *get_lpddr2_details(u32 base, u8 cs,
+			struct lpddr2_device_details *lpddr2_dev_details)
+{
+	u32 phy;
+	struct emif_reg_struct *emif = (struct emif_reg_struct *)base;
+
+	if (!lpddr2_dev_details)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* Do the minimum init for mode register accesses */
+	if (!running_from_sdram()) {
+		phy = get_ddr_phy_ctrl_1(get_sys_clk_freq() / 2, RL_BOOT);
+		writel(phy, &emif->emif_ddr_phy_ctrl_1);
+	}
+
+	if (!(is_lpddr2_sdram_present(base, cs, lpddr2_dev_details)))
+		return NULL;
+
+	display_sdram_details(emif_num(base), cs, lpddr2_dev_details);
+
+	return lpddr2_dev_details;
+}
+
+void emif_get_device_details(u32 emif_nr,
+		struct lpddr2_device_details *cs0_device_details,
+		struct lpddr2_device_details *cs1_device_details)
+{
+	u32 base = (emif_nr == 1) ? OMAP44XX_EMIF1 : OMAP44XX_EMIF2;
+
+	if (running_from_sdram()) {
+		/*
+		 * We can not do automatic discovery running from SDRAM
+		 * Most likely we came here by mistake. Indicate error
+		 * by returning NULL
+		 */
+		cs0_device_details = NULL;
+		cs1_device_details = NULL;
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Automatically find the device details:
+		 *
+		 * Reset the PHY after each call to get_lpddr2_details().
+		 * If there is nothing connected to a given chip select
+		 * (typically CS1) mode register reads will mess up with
+		 * the PHY state and subsequent initialization won't work.
+		 * PHY reset brings back PHY to a good state.
+		 */
+		cs0_device_details =
+		    get_lpddr2_details(base, CS0, cs0_device_details);
+		emif_reset_phy(base);
+
+		cs1_device_details =
+		    get_lpddr2_details(base, CS1, cs1_device_details);
+		emif_reset_phy(base);
+	}
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYS_AUTOMATIC_SDRAM_DETECTION */
+
 static void do_sdram_init(u32 base)
 {
 	const struct emif_regs *regs;
diff --git a/include/configs/omap4_panda.h b/include/configs/omap4_panda.h
index 9f82ef4902..a8dd861126 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap4_panda.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap4_panda.h
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@
 
 /* Defines for SDRAM init */
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_EMIF_PRECALCULATED_TIMING_REGS
+#define CONFIG_SYS_AUTOMATIC_SDRAM_DETECTION
 #define CONFIG_SYS_DEFAULT_LPDDR2_TIMINGS
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/configs/omap4_sdp4430.h b/include/configs/omap4_sdp4430.h
index 6df1c3df4b..534f89a5e7 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap4_sdp4430.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap4_sdp4430.h
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
 
 /* Defines for SDRAM init */
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_EMIF_PRECALCULATED_TIMING_REGS
+#define CONFIG_SYS_AUTOMATIC_SDRAM_DETECTION
 #define CONFIG_SYS_DEFAULT_LPDDR2_TIMINGS
 #endif