diff --git a/bl31/aarch64/ea_delegate.S b/bl31/aarch64/ea_delegate.S
index d5ecfc5..40c3191 100644
--- a/bl31/aarch64/ea_delegate.S
+++ b/bl31/aarch64/ea_delegate.S
@@ -68,9 +68,13 @@
 	/* Save GP registers */
 	bl	save_gp_registers
 
+	/* Save ARMv8.3-PAuth registers and load firmware key */
 #if CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS
 	bl	pauth_context_save
 #endif
+#if ENABLE_PAUTH
+	bl	pauth_load_bl_apiakey
+#endif
 
 	/* Setup exception class and syndrome arguments for platform handler */
 	mov	x0, #ERROR_EA_SYNC
@@ -102,9 +106,13 @@
 	/* Save GP registers */
 	bl	save_gp_registers
 
+	/* Save ARMv8.3-PAuth registers and load firmware key */
 #if CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS
 	bl	pauth_context_save
 #endif
+#if ENABLE_PAUTH
+	bl	pauth_load_bl_apiakey
+#endif
 
 	/* Setup exception class and syndrome arguments for platform handler */
 	mov	x0, #ERROR_EA_ASYNC
diff --git a/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S b/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S
index cea7a8a..aa9d007 100644
--- a/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S
+++ b/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S
@@ -123,9 +123,13 @@
 
 	bl	save_gp_registers
 
+	/* Save ARMv8.3-PAuth registers and load firmware key */
 #if CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS
 	bl	pauth_context_save
 #endif
+#if ENABLE_PAUTH
+	bl	pauth_load_bl_apiakey
+#endif
 
 	/* Save the EL3 system registers needed to return from this exception */
 	mrs	x0, spsr_el3
@@ -331,9 +335,13 @@
 	/* Save general purpose registers */
 	bl	save_gp_registers
 
+	/* Save ARMv8.3-PAuth registers and load firmware key */
 #if CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS
 	bl	pauth_context_save
 #endif
+#if ENABLE_PAUTH
+	bl	pauth_load_bl_apiakey
+#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * Populate the parameters for the SMC handler.