diff --git a/common/main.c b/common/main.c
index 163ba02e6..21e7afab6 100644
--- a/common/main.c
+++ b/common/main.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #include <post.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE
+#if defined(CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE) || defined(CONFIG_POST)
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 #endif
 
@@ -369,6 +369,12 @@ void main_loop (void)
 	init_cmd_timeout ();
 # endif	/* CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_POST
+	if (gd->flags & GD_FLG_POSTFAIL) {
+		s = getenv("failbootcmd");
+	}
+	else
+#endif /* CONFIG_POST */
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT
 	if (bootlimit && (bootcount > bootlimit)) {
 		printf ("Warning: Bootlimit (%u) exceeded. Using altbootcmd.\n",
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/global_data.h b/include/asm-arm/global_data.h
index c2d52915a..0410b5ef7 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/global_data.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 #define	GD_FLG_RELOC	0x00001		/* Code was relocated to RAM		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_DEVINIT	0x00002		/* Devices have been initialized	*/
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
+#define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register volatile gd_t *gd asm ("r8")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-avr32/global_data.h b/include/asm-avr32/global_data.h
index 681c514cc..daf64bc00 100644
--- a/include/asm-avr32/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-avr32/global_data.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 #define GD_FLG_RELOC	0x00001		/* Code was relocated to RAM	 */
 #define GD_FLG_DEVINIT	0x00002		/* Devices have been initialized */
 #define GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode			 */
+#define GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed	 */
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR register gd_t *gd asm("r5")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-blackfin/global_data.h b/include/asm-blackfin/global_data.h
index cb0dfc2d9..6debfc745 100644
--- a/include/asm-blackfin/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-blackfin/global_data.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ typedef struct global_data {
 #define	GD_FLG_RELOC	0x00001	/* Code was relocated to RAM     */
 #define	GD_FLG_DEVINIT	0x00002	/* Devices have been initialized */
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004	/* Silent mode                   */
+#define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008	/* Critical POST test failed     */
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register gd_t * volatile gd asm ("P5")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/global_data.h b/include/asm-i386/global_data.h
index 1d309d5b5..68a9ad61e 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/global_data.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef	struct {
 #define	GD_FLG_RELOC	0x00001		/* Code was relocated to RAM		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_DEVINIT	0x00002		/* Devices have been initialized	*/
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
+#define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 
 extern gd_t *global_data;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-m68k/global_data.h b/include/asm-m68k/global_data.h
index 1e26eb037..958736ec7 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68k/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68k/global_data.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 #define	GD_FLG_RELOC	0x00001		/* Code was relocated to RAM		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_DEVINIT	0x00002		/* Devices have been initialized	*/
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
+#define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 
 #if 0
 extern gd_t *global_data;
diff --git a/include/asm-microblaze/global_data.h b/include/asm-microblaze/global_data.h
index a6e783424..91243b22c 100644
--- a/include/asm-microblaze/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-microblaze/global_data.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 #define	GD_FLG_RELOC	0x00001		/* Code was relocated to RAM		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_DEVINIT	0x00002		/* Devices have been initialized	*/
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
+#define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register volatile gd_t *gd asm ("r31")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/global_data.h b/include/asm-mips/global_data.h
index a024194ba..bd9e4dd86 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/global_data.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 #define	GD_FLG_RELOC	0x00001		/* Code was relocated to RAM     */
 #define	GD_FLG_DEVINIT	0x00002		/* Devices have been initialized */
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode			 */
+#define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed	 */
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register volatile gd_t *gd asm ("k0")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-nios/global_data.h b/include/asm-nios/global_data.h
index fd1138920..ddd66cfd4 100644
--- a/include/asm-nios/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-nios/global_data.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 #define	GD_FLG_RELOC	0x00001		/* Code was relocated to RAM		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_DEVINIT	0x00002		/* Devices have been initialized	*/
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
+#define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register gd_t *gd asm ("%g7")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-nios2/global_data.h b/include/asm-nios2/global_data.h
index a1ac28856..ae5f61700 100644
--- a/include/asm-nios2/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-nios2/global_data.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 #define	GD_FLG_RELOC	0x00001		/* Code was relocated to RAM		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_DEVINIT	0x00002		/* Devices have been initialized	*/
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
+#define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register gd_t *gd asm ("r15")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h b/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h
index 205f7ed74..e07092baa 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 #define	GD_FLG_RELOC	0x00001		/* Code was relocated to RAM		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_DEVINIT	0x00002		/* Devices have been initialized	*/
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
+#define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 
 #if 1
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register volatile gd_t *gd asm ("r2")
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/global_data.h b/include/asm-sh/global_data.h
index 0a44a34ce..521a66ffc 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/global_data.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ typedef	struct global_data
 #define	GD_FLG_RELOC	0x00001		/* Code was relocated to RAM		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_DEVINIT	0x00002		/* Devices have been initialized	*/
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
+#define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR	register gd_t *gd asm ("r13")
 
diff --git a/include/post.h b/include/post.h
index 12c0e9200..ee07d2caa 100644
--- a/include/post.h
+++ b/include/post.h
@@ -42,12 +42,16 @@
 #define POST_REBOOT		0x0800	/* test may cause rebooting */
 #define POST_PREREL             0x1000  /* test runs before relocation */
 
+#define POST_CRITICAL		0x2000	/* Use failbootcmd if test failed */
+
 #define POST_MEM		(POST_RAM | POST_ROM)
 #define POST_ALWAYS		(POST_NORMAL	| \
 				 POST_SLOWTEST	| \
 				 POST_MANUAL	| \
 				 POST_POWERON	)
 
+#define POST_FAIL_SAVE		0x80
+
 #ifndef	__ASSEMBLY__
 
 struct post_test {
diff --git a/post/post.c b/post/post.c
index 4ff75ee4b..1df0657d8 100644
--- a/post/post.c
+++ b/post/post.c
@@ -157,8 +157,10 @@ static void post_bootmode_test_off (void)
 
 static void post_get_flags (int *test_flags)
 {
-	int  flag[] = {  POST_POWERON,   POST_NORMAL,   POST_SLOWTEST };
-	char *var[] = { "post_poweron", "post_normal", "post_slowtest" };
+	int  flag[] = {  POST_POWERON,   POST_NORMAL,   POST_SLOWTEST,
+			 POST_CRITICAL };
+	char *var[] = { "post_poweron", "post_normal", "post_slowtest",
+			"post_critical" };
 	int varnum = sizeof (var) / sizeof (var[0]);
 	char list[128];			/* long enough for POST list */
 	char *name;
@@ -224,7 +226,9 @@ static int post_run_single (struct post_test *test,
 
 		if (!(flags & POST_REBOOT)) {
 			if ((test_flags & POST_REBOOT) && !(flags & POST_MANUAL)) {
-				post_bootmode_test_on (i);
+				post_bootmode_test_on (
+					(gd->flags & GD_FLG_POSTFAIL) ?
+						POST_FAIL_SAVE | i : i);
 			}
 
 			if (test_flags & POST_PREREL)
@@ -236,10 +240,14 @@ static int post_run_single (struct post_test *test,
 		if (test_flags & POST_PREREL) {
 			if ((*test->test) (flags) == 0)
 				post_log_mark_succ ( test->testid );
+			else if (test_flags & POST_CRITICAL)
+				gd->flags |= GD_FLG_POSTFAIL;
 		} else {
 		if ((*test->test) (flags) != 0) {
 			post_log ("FAILED\n");
 			show_boot_progress (-32);
+			if (test_flags & POST_CRITICAL)
+				gd->flags |= GD_FLG_POSTFAIL;
 		}
 		else
 			post_log ("PASSED\n");
@@ -266,6 +274,10 @@ int post_run (char *name, int flags)
 		unsigned int last;
 
 		if (post_bootmode_get (&last) & POST_POWERTEST) {
+			if (last & POST_FAIL_SAVE) {
+				last &= ~POST_FAIL_SAVE;
+				gd->flags |= GD_FLG_POSTFAIL;
+			}
 			if (last < post_list_size &&
 				(flags & test_flags[last] & POST_ALWAYS) &&
 				(flags & test_flags[last] & POST_MEM)) {