diff --git a/include/plat/common/platform.h b/include/plat/common/platform.h
index 332cfca..f5bd298 100644
--- a/include/plat/common/platform.h
+++ b/include/plat/common/platform.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <lib/psci/psci.h>
+#if defined(SPD_spmd)
+ #include <services/spm_core_manifest.h>
+#endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Forward declarations
@@ -272,7 +275,11 @@
 int plat_spm_sp_rd_load(struct sp_res_desc *rd, const void *ptr, size_t size);
 int plat_spm_sp_get_next_address(void **sp_base, size_t *sp_size,
 				 void **rd_base, size_t *rd_size);
-
+#if defined(SPD_spmd)
+int plat_spm_core_manifest_load(spmc_manifest_sect_attribute_t *manifest,
+				const void *ptr,
+				size_t size);
+#endif
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Mandatory BL image load functions(may be overridden).
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/include/services/spm_core_manifest.h b/include/services/spm_core_manifest.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06ecc13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/services/spm_core_manifest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef SPMC_MANIFEST_H
+#define SPMC_MANIFEST_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Attribute Section
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+typedef struct spm_core_manifest_sect_attribute {
+	/*
+	 * SPCI version (mandatory).
+	 */
+	uint32_t major_version;
+	uint32_t minor_version;
+
+	/*
+	 * Run-Time Exception Level (mandatory):
+	 * - 1: SEL1
+	 * - 2: SEL2
+	 */
+	uint32_t runtime_el;
+
+	/*
+	 * Run-Time Execution state (optional):
+	 * - 0: AArch64 (default)
+	 * - 1: AArch32
+	 */
+	uint32_t exec_state;
+
+	/*
+	 * Address of binary image containing SPM core in bytes (optional).
+	 */
+	uint64_t load_address;
+
+	/*
+	 * Offset from the base of the partition's binary image to the entry
+	 * point of the partition.
+	 */
+	uint64_t entrypoint;
+
+	/*
+	 * Size of binary image containing SPM core in bytes (mandatory).
+	 */
+	uint32_t binary_size;
+
+} spmc_manifest_sect_attribute_t;
+
+#endif /* SPMC_MANIFEST_H */