diff --git a/lib/semihosting/aarch32/semihosting_call.S b/lib/semihosting/aarch32/semihosting_call.S
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+++ b/lib/semihosting/aarch32/semihosting_call.S
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <asm_macros.S>
+
+	.globl	semihosting_call
+
+func semihosting_call
+	svc	#0x123456
+	bx	lr
+endfunc semihosting_call
diff --git a/lib/semihosting/aarch64/semihosting_call.S b/lib/semihosting/aarch64/semihosting_call.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfded2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/semihosting/aarch64/semihosting_call.S
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <asm_macros.S>
+
+	.globl	semihosting_call
+
+func semihosting_call
+	hlt	#0xf000
+	ret
+endfunc semihosting_call
diff --git a/lib/semihosting/semihosting.c b/lib/semihosting/semihosting.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/lib/semihosting/semihosting.c
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <semihosting.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifndef SEMIHOSTING_SUPPORTED
+#define SEMIHOSTING_SUPPORTED  1
+#endif
+
+long semihosting_call(unsigned long operation,
+			void *system_block_address);
+
+typedef struct {
+	const char *file_name;
+	unsigned long mode;
+	size_t name_length;
+} smh_file_open_block_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+	long handle;
+	uintptr_t buffer;
+	size_t length;
+} smh_file_read_write_block_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+	long handle;
+	ssize_t location;
+} smh_file_seek_block_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+	char *command_line;
+	size_t command_length;
+} smh_system_block_t;
+
+long semihosting_connection_supported(void)
+{
+	return SEMIHOSTING_SUPPORTED;
+}
+
+long semihosting_file_open(const char *file_name, size_t mode)
+{
+	smh_file_open_block_t open_block;
+
+	open_block.file_name = file_name;
+	open_block.mode = mode;
+	open_block.name_length = strlen(file_name);
+
+	return semihosting_call(SEMIHOSTING_SYS_OPEN,
+				(void *) &open_block);
+}
+
+long semihosting_file_seek(long file_handle, ssize_t offset)
+{
+	smh_file_seek_block_t seek_block;
+	long result;
+
+	seek_block.handle = file_handle;
+	seek_block.location = offset;
+
+	result = semihosting_call(SEMIHOSTING_SYS_SEEK,
+				  (void *) &seek_block);
+
+	if (result)
+		result = semihosting_call(SEMIHOSTING_SYS_ERRNO, 0);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+long semihosting_file_read(long file_handle, size_t *length, uintptr_t buffer)
+{
+	smh_file_read_write_block_t read_block;
+	long result = -EINVAL;
+
+	if ((length == NULL) || (buffer == (uintptr_t)NULL))
+		return result;
+
+	read_block.handle = file_handle;
+	read_block.buffer = buffer;
+	read_block.length = *length;
+
+	result = semihosting_call(SEMIHOSTING_SYS_READ,
+				  (void *) &read_block);
+
+	if (result == *length) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	} else if (result < *length) {
+		*length -= result;
+		return 0;
+	} else
+		return result;
+}
+
+long semihosting_file_write(long file_handle,
+			    size_t *length,
+			    const uintptr_t buffer)
+{
+	smh_file_read_write_block_t write_block;
+
+	if ((length == NULL) || (buffer == (uintptr_t)NULL))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	write_block.handle = file_handle;
+	write_block.buffer = (uintptr_t)buffer; /* cast away const */
+	write_block.length = *length;
+
+	*length = semihosting_call(SEMIHOSTING_SYS_WRITE,
+				   (void *) &write_block);
+
+	return *length;
+}
+
+long semihosting_file_close(long file_handle)
+{
+	return semihosting_call(SEMIHOSTING_SYS_CLOSE,
+				(void *) &file_handle);
+}
+
+long semihosting_file_length(long file_handle)
+{
+	return semihosting_call(SEMIHOSTING_SYS_FLEN,
+				(void *) &file_handle);
+}
+
+char semihosting_read_char(void)
+{
+	return semihosting_call(SEMIHOSTING_SYS_READC, NULL);
+}
+
+void semihosting_write_char(char character)
+{
+	semihosting_call(SEMIHOSTING_SYS_WRITEC, (void *) &character);
+}
+
+void semihosting_write_string(char *string)
+{
+	semihosting_call(SEMIHOSTING_SYS_WRITE0, (void *) string);
+}
+
+long semihosting_system(char *command_line)
+{
+	smh_system_block_t system_block;
+
+	system_block.command_line = command_line;
+	system_block.command_length = strlen(command_line);
+
+	return semihosting_call(SEMIHOSTING_SYS_SYSTEM,
+				(void *) &system_block);
+}
+
+long semihosting_get_flen(const char *file_name)
+{
+	long file_handle;
+	size_t length;
+
+	assert(semihosting_connection_supported());
+
+	file_handle = semihosting_file_open(file_name, FOPEN_MODE_RB);
+	if (file_handle == -1)
+		return file_handle;
+
+	/* Find the length of the file */
+	length = semihosting_file_length(file_handle);
+
+	return semihosting_file_close(file_handle) ? -1 : length;
+}
+
+long semihosting_download_file(const char *file_name,
+			      size_t buf_size,
+			      uintptr_t buf)
+{
+	long ret = -EINVAL;
+	size_t length;
+	long file_handle;
+
+	/* Null pointer check */
+	if (!buf)
+		return ret;
+
+	assert(semihosting_connection_supported());
+
+	file_handle = semihosting_file_open(file_name, FOPEN_MODE_RB);
+	if (file_handle == -1)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Find the actual length of the file */
+	length = semihosting_file_length(file_handle);
+	if (length == -1)
+		goto semihosting_fail;
+
+	/* Signal error if we do not have enough space for the file */
+	if (length > buf_size)
+		goto semihosting_fail;
+
+	/*
+	 * A successful read will return 0 in which case we pass back
+	 * the actual number of bytes read. Else we pass a negative
+	 * value indicating an error.
+	 */
+	ret = semihosting_file_read(file_handle, &length, buf);
+	if (ret)
+		goto semihosting_fail;
+	else
+		ret = length;
+
+semihosting_fail:
+	semihosting_file_close(file_handle);
+	return ret;
+}