diff --git a/docs/firmware-design.md b/docs/firmware-design.md
index 3203a524c435204963c5ce5e118d9971334e892c..ed702a8698e86fdef84cec09c35c9c66eebdab06 100644
--- a/docs/firmware-design.md
+++ b/docs/firmware-design.md
@@ -955,22 +955,95 @@ PROGBITS sections then the resulting binary file would contain a bunch of zero
 bytes at the location of this NOBITS section, making the image unnecessarily
 bigger. Smaller images allow faster loading from the FIP to the main memory.
 
-On FVP platforms, we use the Trusted ROM and Trusted SRAM to store the trusted
-firmware binaries.
+On FVP platforms, we use the Trusted ROM, Trusted SRAM and, optionally, Trusted
+DRAM to store the trusted firmware binaries and shared data.
+
+ *    A 4KB page of shared memory is used to store the entrypoint mailboxes
+      and the parameters passed between bootloaders. The shared memory can be
+      allocated either at the top of Trusted SRAM or at the base of Trusted
+      DRAM at build time. When allocated in Trusted SRAM, the amount of Trusted
+      SRAM available to load the bootloader images will be reduced by the size
+      of the shared memory.
 
  *    BL1 is originally sitting in the Trusted ROM at address `0x0`. Its
       read-write data are relocated at the top of the Trusted SRAM at runtime.
+      If the shared memory is allocated in Trusted SRAM, the BL1 read-write data
+      is relocated just below the shared memory.
 
  *    BL3-1 is loaded at the top of the Trusted SRAM, such that its NOBITS
       sections will overwrite BL1 R/W data.
 
  *    BL2 is loaded below BL3-1.
 
- *    The TSP is loaded as the BL3-2 image at the base of the Trusted SRAM. Its
-      NOBITS sections are allowed to overlay BL2.
+ *    The TSP is loaded as the BL3-2 image at the base of either the Trusted
+      SRAM or Trusted DRAM. When loaded into Trusted SRAM, its NOBITS sections
+      are allowed to overlay BL2. When loaded into Trusted DRAM, an offset
+      corresponding to the size of the shared memory is applied to avoid
+      overlap.
 
 This memory layout is designed to give the BL3-2 image as much memory as
-possible. It is illustrated by the following diagram.
+possible when it is loaded into Trusted SRAM. Depending on the location of the
+shared memory page and the TSP, it will result in different memory maps,
+illustrated by the following diagrams.
+
+** Shared data & TSP in Trusted SRAM (default option): **
+
+               Trusted SRAM
+    0x04040000 +----------+
+               |  Shared  |
+    0x0403F000 +----------+  loaded by BL2  ------------------
+               | BL1 (rw) |  <<<<<<<<<<<<<  |  BL3-1 NOBITS  |
+               |----------|  <<<<<<<<<<<<<  |----------------|
+               |          |  <<<<<<<<<<<<<  | BL3-1 PROGBITS |
+               |----------|                 ------------------
+               |   BL2    |  <<<<<<<<<<<<<  |  BL3-2 NOBITS  |
+               |----------|  <<<<<<<<<<<<<  |----------------|
+               |          |  <<<<<<<<<<<<<  | BL3-2 PROGBITS |
+    0x04000000 +----------+                 ------------------
+
+               Trusted ROM
+    0x04000000 +----------+
+               | BL1 (ro) |
+    0x00000000 +----------+
+
+
+** Shared data & TSP in Trusted DRAM: **
+
+               Trusted DRAM
+    0x08000000 +----------+
+               |          |
+               |  BL3-2   |
+               |          |
+    0x06001000 |----------|
+               |  Shared  |
+    0x06000000 +----------+
+
+               Trusted SRAM
+    0x04040000 +----------+  loaded by BL2  ------------------
+               | BL1 (rw) |  <<<<<<<<<<<<<  |  BL3-1 NOBITS  |
+               |----------|  <<<<<<<<<<<<<  |----------------|
+               |          |  <<<<<<<<<<<<<  | BL3-1 PROGBITS |
+               |----------|                 ------------------
+               |   BL2    |
+               |----------|
+               |          |
+    0x04000000 +----------+
+
+               Trusted ROM
+    0x04000000 +----------+
+               | BL1 (ro) |
+    0x00000000 +----------+
+
+** Shared data in Trusted DRAM, TSP in Trusted SRAM: **
+
+               Trusted DRAM
+    0x08000000 +----------+
+               |          |
+               |          |
+               |          |
+    0x06001000 |----------|
+               |  Shared  |
+    0x06000000 +----------+
 
                Trusted SRAM
     0x04040000 +----------+  loaded by BL2  ------------------
@@ -988,8 +1061,8 @@ possible. It is illustrated by the following diagram.
                | BL1 (ro) |
     0x00000000 +----------+
 
-The TSP image may be loaded in Trusted DRAM instead. This doesn't change the
-memory layout of the other boot loader images in Trusted SRAM.
+Loading the TSP image in Trusted DRAM doesn't change the memory layout of the
+other boot loader images in Trusted SRAM.
 
 Each bootloader stage image layout is described by its own linker script. The
 linker scripts export some symbols into the program symbol table. Their values
diff --git a/docs/user-guide.md b/docs/user-guide.md
index 4af9c2862161adb02e4a5758fcfd2fcf12b34c51..fe9afb46f23ae949d2b0596d651fc445e3303119 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide.md
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ the build system doesn't track dependency for build options. Therefore, if any
 of the build options are changed from a previous build, a clean build must be
 performed.
 
+#### Common build options
+
 *   `BL30`: Path to BL3-0 image in the host file system. This image is optional.
     If a BL3-0 image is present then this option must be passed for the `fip`
     target
@@ -192,6 +194,19 @@ performed.
     synchronous method) or 1 (BL3-2 is initialized using asynchronous method).
     Default is 0.
 
+#### FVP specific build options
+
+*   `FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION`: location of the shared memory page. Available
+    options:
+      - 'tsram' (default) : top of Trusted SRAM
+      - 'tdram' : base of Trusted DRAM
+
+*   `FVP_TSP_RAM_LOCATION`: location of the TSP binary. Options:
+      - 'tsram' (default) : base of Trusted SRAM
+      - 'tdram' : Trusted DRAM (above shared data)
+
+For a better understanding of FVP options, the FVP memory map is detailed in
+[Firmware Design].
 
 ### Creating a Firmware Image Package
 
diff --git a/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_common.c b/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_common.c
index b8f32a1f0354fa185d3a5555b9a1b509cb129620..5041511355433af175cd3612207ab21001da0a42 100644
--- a/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_common.c
+++ b/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_common.c
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ plat_config_t plat_config;
  * configure_mmu_elx() will give the available subset of that,
  */
 const mmap_region_t fvp_mmap[] = {
-	{ FVP_TRUSTED_ROM_BASE,	FVP_TRUSTED_ROM_BASE,	FVP_TRUSTED_ROM_SIZE,
-						MT_MEMORY | MT_RO | MT_SECURE },
+	{ FVP_SHARED_RAM_BASE,	FVP_SHARED_RAM_BASE,	FVP_SHARED_RAM_SIZE,
+						MT_MEMORY | MT_RW | MT_SECURE },
 	{ FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE, FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE,	FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_SIZE,
 						MT_MEMORY | MT_RW | MT_SECURE },
 	{ FLASH0_BASE,	FLASH0_BASE,	FLASH0_SIZE,
diff --git a/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_helpers.S b/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_helpers.S
index 4eecd4c110ed8ade99b8bda9153c00e713edc928..922329c159cbf3be9f82e2f2905ba30744e49469 100644
--- a/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_helpers.S
+++ b/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_helpers.S
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ warm_reset:
 	 * its safe to read it here with SO attributes
 	 * ---------------------------------------------
 	 */
-	ldr	x10, =FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE + MBOX_OFF
+	ldr	x10, =MBOX_BASE
 	bl	platform_get_core_pos
 	lsl	x0, x0, #CACHE_WRITEBACK_SHIFT
 	ldr	x0, [x10, x0]
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ _panic:	b	_panic
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
 	 * void platform_mem_init (void);
 	 *
-	 * Zero out the mailbox registers in the TZDRAM. The
-	 * mmu is turned off right now and only the primary can
+	 * Zero out the mailbox registers in the shared memory.
+	 * The mmu is turned off right now and only the primary can
 	 * ever execute this code. Secondaries will read the
 	 * mailboxes using SO accesses. In short, BL31 will
 	 * update the mailboxes after mapping the tzdram as
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ _panic:	b	_panic
 	 * -----------------------------------------------------
 	 */
 func platform_mem_init
-	ldr	x0, =FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE + MBOX_OFF
+	ldr	x0, =MBOX_BASE
 	mov	w1, #PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT
 loop:
 	str	xzr, [x0], #CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE
diff --git a/plat/fvp/bl2_fvp_setup.c b/plat/fvp/bl2_fvp_setup.c
index b200b37205781b5b67dd70f1ee25b2ac2a3fa0d5..2c26d971846b357c5d48e78139ec452795ab1b98 100644
--- a/plat/fvp/bl2_fvp_setup.c
+++ b/plat/fvp/bl2_fvp_setup.c
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ static meminfo_t bl2_tzram_layout
 __attribute__ ((aligned(PLATFORM_CACHE_LINE_SIZE),
 		section("tzfw_coherent_mem")));
 
+/* Assert that BL3-1 parameters fit in shared memory */
+CASSERT((PARAMS_BASE + sizeof(bl2_to_bl31_params_mem_t)) <
+	(FVP_SHARED_RAM_BASE + FVP_SHARED_RAM_SIZE),
+	assert_bl31_params_do_not_fit_in_shared_memory);
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Reference to structures which holds the arguments which need to be passed
  * to BL31
@@ -97,14 +102,6 @@ bl31_params_t *bl2_plat_get_bl31_params(void)
 {
 	bl2_to_bl31_params_mem_t *bl31_params_mem;
 
-#if FVP_TSP_RAM_LOCATION_ID == FVP_IN_TRUSTED_DRAM
-	/*
-	 * Ensure that the secure DRAM memory used for passing BL31 arguments
-	 * does not overlap with the BL32_BASE.
-	 */
-	assert(BL32_BASE > PARAMS_BASE + sizeof(bl2_to_bl31_params_mem_t));
-#endif
-
 	/*
 	 * Allocate the memory for all the arguments that needs to
 	 * be passed to BL31
diff --git a/plat/fvp/fvp_def.h b/plat/fvp/fvp_def.h
index c54537f669fff525571c05899a9074effc117c93..b371ea942b6a2185468c9c669589f84d3f2f2c53 100644
--- a/plat/fvp/fvp_def.h
+++ b/plat/fvp/fvp_def.h
@@ -74,10 +74,27 @@
 #define NSRAM_BASE		0x2e000000
 #define NSRAM_SIZE		0x10000
 
-#define MBOX_OFF		0x1000
-
-/* Base address where parameters to BL31 are stored */
-#define PARAMS_BASE		FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE
+/* 4KB shared memory */
+#define FVP_SHARED_RAM_SIZE	0x1000
+
+/* Location of shared memory */
+#if (FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION_ID == FVP_IN_TRUSTED_DRAM)
+/* Shared memory at the base of Trusted DRAM */
+# define FVP_SHARED_RAM_BASE		FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE
+# define FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_LIMIT		(FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_BASE \
+					+ FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_SIZE)
+#elif (FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION_ID == FVP_IN_TRUSTED_SRAM)
+# if (FVP_TSP_RAM_LOCATION_ID == FVP_IN_TRUSTED_DRAM)
+#  error "Shared data in Trusted SRAM and TSP in Trusted DRAM is not supported"
+# endif
+/* Shared memory at the top of the Trusted SRAM */
+# define FVP_SHARED_RAM_BASE		(FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_BASE \
+					+ FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_SIZE \
+					- FVP_SHARED_RAM_SIZE)
+# define FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_LIMIT		FVP_SHARED_RAM_BASE
+#else
+# error "Unsupported FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION_ID value"
+#endif
 
 #define DRAM1_BASE		0x80000000ull
 #define DRAM1_SIZE		0x80000000ull
@@ -239,4 +256,15 @@
 #define FVP_NSAID_HDLCD0		2
 #define FVP_NSAID_CLCD			7
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *  Shared Data
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+/* Entrypoint mailboxes */
+#define MBOX_BASE		FVP_SHARED_RAM_BASE
+#define MBOX_SIZE		0x200
+
+/* Base address where parameters to BL31 are stored */
+#define PARAMS_BASE		(MBOX_BASE + MBOX_SIZE)
+
 #endif /* __FVP_DEF_H__ */
diff --git a/plat/fvp/fvp_pm.c b/plat/fvp/fvp_pm.c
index 775e55881b492ca8a1aeb7f0ef777b2c47ef6c06..82a663b1492f6d8da0433cbe5e2ad9b87f1fd0e9 100644
--- a/plat/fvp/fvp_pm.c
+++ b/plat/fvp/fvp_pm.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int fvp_affinst_on(unsigned long mpidr,
 	} while (psysr & PSYSR_AFF_L0);
 
 	linear_id = platform_get_core_pos(mpidr);
-	fvp_mboxes = (mailbox_t *) (FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE + MBOX_OFF);
+	fvp_mboxes = (mailbox_t *)MBOX_BASE;
 	fvp_mboxes[linear_id].value = sec_entrypoint;
 	flush_dcache_range((unsigned long) &fvp_mboxes[linear_id],
 			   sizeof(unsigned long));
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ int fvp_affinst_suspend(unsigned long mpidr,
 
 			/* Program the jump address for the target cpu */
 			linear_id = platform_get_core_pos(mpidr);
-			fvp_mboxes = (mailbox_t *) (FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE +
-					MBOX_OFF);
+			fvp_mboxes = (mailbox_t *)MBOX_BASE;
 			fvp_mboxes[linear_id].value = sec_entrypoint;
 			flush_dcache_range((unsigned long) &fvp_mboxes[linear_id],
 					   sizeof(unsigned long));
@@ -330,8 +329,7 @@ int fvp_affinst_on_finish(unsigned long mpidr,
 		fvp_pwrc_clr_wen(mpidr);
 
 		/* Zero the jump address in the mailbox for this cpu */
-		fvp_mboxes = (mailbox_t *) (FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE +
-				MBOX_OFF);
+		fvp_mboxes = (mailbox_t *)MBOX_BASE;
 		linear_id = platform_get_core_pos(mpidr);
 		fvp_mboxes[linear_id].value = 0;
 		flush_dcache_range((unsigned long) &fvp_mboxes[linear_id],
diff --git a/plat/fvp/include/platform_def.h b/plat/fvp/include/platform_def.h
index 3b94c425bc6c66e0396002aa0fd978b4b6126dc5..79d789d1b2e7af53697388bfcc14278e18e195d8 100644
--- a/plat/fvp/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/fvp/include/platform_def.h
@@ -83,14 +83,12 @@
 #define BL1_RO_LIMIT			(FVP_TRUSTED_ROM_BASE \
 					+ FVP_TRUSTED_ROM_SIZE)
 /*
- * Put BL1 RW at the top of the Trusted SRAM. BL1_RW_BASE is calculated using
- * the current BL1 RW debug size plus a little space for growth.
+ * Put BL1 RW at the top of the Trusted SRAM (just below the shared memory, if
+ * present). BL1_RW_BASE is calculated using the current BL1 RW debug size plus
+ * a little space for growth.
  */
-#define BL1_RW_BASE			(FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_BASE + \
-					 FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_SIZE - \
-					 0x6000)
-#define BL1_RW_LIMIT			(FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_BASE + \
-					 FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_SIZE)
+#define BL1_RW_BASE			(FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_LIMIT - 0x6000)
+#define BL1_RW_LIMIT			FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_LIMIT
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * BL2 specific defines.
@@ -106,15 +104,13 @@
  * BL31 specific defines.
  ******************************************************************************/
 /*
- * Put BL3-1 at the top of the Trusted SRAM. BL31_BASE is calculated using the
- * current BL3-1 debug size plus a little space for growth.
+ * Put BL3-1 at the top of the Trusted SRAM (just below the shared memory, if
+ * present). BL31_BASE is calculated using the current BL3-1 debug size plus a
+ * little space for growth.
  */
-#define BL31_BASE			(FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_BASE + \
-					 FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_SIZE - \
-					 0x1D000)
+#define BL31_BASE			(FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_LIMIT - 0x1D000)
 #define BL31_PROGBITS_LIMIT		BL1_RW_BASE
-#define BL31_LIMIT			(FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_BASE + \
-					 FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_SIZE)
+#define BL31_LIMIT			FVP_TRUSTED_SRAM_LIMIT
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * BL32 specific defines.
@@ -131,7 +127,8 @@
 #elif FVP_TSP_RAM_LOCATION_ID == FVP_IN_TRUSTED_DRAM
 # define TSP_SEC_MEM_BASE		FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE
 # define TSP_SEC_MEM_SIZE		FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_SIZE
-# define BL32_BASE			(FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE + 0x2000)
+# define BL32_BASE			(FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE \
+					+ FVP_SHARED_RAM_SIZE)
 # define BL32_LIMIT			(FVP_TRUSTED_DRAM_BASE + (1 << 21))
 #else
 # error "Unsupported FVP_TSP_RAM_LOCATION_ID value"
diff --git a/plat/fvp/platform.mk b/plat/fvp/platform.mk
index 945a300a35f7ac2c225c57cf54bed336fe8cd41e..8a33a608b7a2e0e2f514a54626fbce26d64ca253 100644
--- a/plat/fvp/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/fvp/platform.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@
 # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
 
+# Shared memory may be allocated at the top of Trusted SRAM (tsram) or at the
+# base of Trusted SRAM (tdram)
+FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION	:=	tsram
+ifeq (${FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION}, tsram)
+  FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION_ID := FVP_IN_TRUSTED_SRAM
+else ifeq (${FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION}, tdram)
+  FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION_ID := FVP_IN_TRUSTED_DRAM
+else
+  $(error "Unsupported FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION value")
+endif
+
 # On FVP, the TSP can execute either from Trusted SRAM or Trusted DRAM.
 # Trusted SRAM is the default.
 FVP_TSP_RAM_LOCATION	:=	tsram
@@ -39,7 +50,14 @@ else
   $(error "Unsupported FVP_TSP_RAM_LOCATION value")
 endif
 
+ifeq (${FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION}, tsram)
+  ifeq (${FVP_TSP_RAM_LOCATION}, tdram)
+    $(error Shared data in Trusted SRAM and TSP in Trusted DRAM is not supported)
+  endif
+endif
+
 # Process flags
+$(eval $(call add_define,FVP_SHARED_DATA_LOCATION_ID))
 $(eval $(call add_define,FVP_TSP_RAM_LOCATION_ID))
 
 PLAT_INCLUDES		:=	-Iplat/fvp/include/