diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/initrddump.c b/lib/efi_loader/initrddump.c
index 7de43bcfff..6f8dd09a79 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/initrddump.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/initrddump.c
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  *
  * initrddump.efi saves the initial RAM disk provided via the
  * EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL.
+ *
+ * Specifying 'nocolor' as load option data suppresses colored output and
+ * clearing of the screen.
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ static const efi_guid_t guid_simple_file_system_protocol =
 					EFI_SIMPLE_FILE_SYSTEM_PROTOCOL_GUID;
 static const efi_guid_t load_file2_guid = EFI_LOAD_FILE2_PROTOCOL_GUID;
 static efi_handle_t handle;
+static bool nocolor;
 
 /*
  * Device path defined by Linux to identify the handle providing the
@@ -46,6 +50,17 @@ static const struct efi_initrd_dp initrd_dp = {
 	}
 };
 
+/**
+ * color() - set foreground color
+ *
+ * @color:	foreground color
+ */
+static void color(u8 color)
+{
+	if (!nocolor)
+		cout->set_attribute(cout, color | EFI_BACKGROUND_BLACK);
+}
+
 /**
  * print() - print string
  *
@@ -56,6 +71,17 @@ static void print(u16 *string)
 	cout->output_string(cout, string);
 }
 
+/**
+ * cls() - clear screen
+ */
+static void cls(void)
+{
+	if (nocolor)
+		print(u"\r\n");
+	else
+		cout->clear_screen(cout);
+}
+
 /**
  * error() - print error string
  *
@@ -63,9 +89,9 @@ static void print(u16 *string)
  */
 static void error(u16 *string)
 {
-	cout->set_attribute(cout, EFI_LIGHTRED | EFI_BACKGROUND_BLACK);
+	color(EFI_LIGHTRED);
 	print(string);
-	cout->set_attribute(cout, EFI_LIGHTBLUE | EFI_BACKGROUND_BLACK);
+	color(EFI_LIGHTBLUE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -215,10 +241,13 @@ static u16 *skip_whitespace(u16 *pos)
  *
  * @string:	string to search for keyword
  * @keyword:	keyword to be searched
- * Return:	true fi @string starts with the keyword
+ * Return:	true if @string starts with the keyword
  */
 static bool starts_with(u16 *string, u16 *keyword)
 {
+	if (!string || !keyword)
+		return false;
+
 	for (; *keyword; ++string, ++keyword) {
 		if (*string != *keyword)
 			return false;
@@ -400,6 +429,30 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * get_load_options() - get load options
+ *
+ * Return:	load options or NULL
+ */
+u16 *get_load_options(void)
+{
+	efi_status_t ret;
+	struct efi_loaded_image *loaded_image;
+
+	ret = bs->open_protocol(handle, &loaded_image_guid,
+				(void **)&loaded_image, NULL, NULL,
+				EFI_OPEN_PROTOCOL_GET_PROTOCOL);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+		error(u"Loaded image protocol not found\r\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!loaded_image->load_options_size || !loaded_image->load_options)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return loaded_image->load_options;
+}
+
 /**
  * efi_main() - entry point of the EFI application.
  *
@@ -410,18 +463,23 @@ out:
 efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_main(efi_handle_t image_handle,
 			     struct efi_system_table *systab)
 {
+	u16 *load_options;
+
 	handle = image_handle;
 	systable = systab;
 	cerr = systable->std_err;
 	cout = systable->con_out;
 	cin = systable->con_in;
 	bs = systable->boottime;
+	load_options = get_load_options();
 
-	cout->set_attribute(cout, EFI_LIGHTBLUE | EFI_BACKGROUND_BLACK);
-	cout->clear_screen(cout);
-	cout->set_attribute(cout, EFI_WHITE | EFI_BACKGROUND_BLACK);
+	if (starts_with(load_options, u"nocolor"))
+		nocolor = true;
+
+	color(EFI_WHITE);
+	cls();
 	print(u"INITRD Dump\r\n===========\r\n\r\n");
-	cout->set_attribute(cout, EFI_LIGHTBLUE | EFI_BACKGROUND_BLACK);
+	color(EFI_LIGHTBLUE);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		u16 command[BUFFER_SIZE];
@@ -443,7 +501,8 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_main(efi_handle_t image_handle,
 			do_help();
 	}
 
-	cout->set_attribute(cout, EFI_LIGHTGRAY | EFI_BACKGROUND_BLACK);
-	cout->clear_screen(cout);
+	color(EFI_LIGHTGRAY);
+	cls();
+
 	return EFI_SUCCESS;
 }