diff --git a/include/fwu.h b/include/fwu.h
index 167f91388e..99f43f07b0 100644
--- a/include/fwu.h
+++ b/include/fwu.h
@@ -212,4 +212,33 @@ int fwu_accept_image(efi_guid_t *img_type_id, u32 bank);
  */
 int fwu_clear_accept_image(efi_guid_t *img_type_id, u32 bank);
 
+/**
+ * fwu_plat_get_alt_num() - Get the DFU Alt Num for the image from the platform
+ * @dev: FWU device
+ * @image_guid: Image GUID for which DFU alt number needs to be retrieved
+ * @alt_num: Pointer to the alt_num
+ *
+ * Get the DFU alt number from the platform for the image specified by the
+ * image GUID.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ *
+ */
+int fwu_plat_get_alt_num(struct udevice *dev, efi_guid_t *image_guid,
+			 u8 *alt_num);
+
+/**
+ * fwu_plat_get_update_index() - Get the value of the update bank
+ * @update_idx: Bank number to which images are to be updated
+ *
+ * Get the value of the bank(partition) to which the update needs to be
+ * made.
+ *
+ * Note: This is a weak function and platforms can override this with
+ * their own implementation for selection of the update bank.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ *
+ */
+int fwu_plat_get_update_index(uint *update_idx);
 #endif /* _FWU_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c b/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
index fe8058bc37..5cf6bec6a0 100644
--- a/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
+++ b/lib/fwu_updates/fwu.c
@@ -361,3 +361,30 @@ int fwu_clear_accept_image(efi_guid_t *img_type_id, u32 bank)
 	return fwu_clrset_image_accept(img_type_id, bank,
 				       IMAGE_ACCEPT_CLEAR);
 }
+
+/**
+ * fwu_plat_get_update_index() - Get the value of the update bank
+ * @update_idx: Bank number to which images are to be updated
+ *
+ * Get the value of the bank(partition) to which the update needs to be
+ * made.
+ *
+ * Note: This is a weak function and platforms can override this with
+ * their own implementation for selection of the update bank.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ *
+ */
+__weak int fwu_plat_get_update_index(uint *update_idx)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 active_idx;
+
+	ret = fwu_get_active_index(&active_idx);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	*update_idx = (active_idx + 1) % CONFIG_FWU_NUM_BANKS;
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/lib/fwu_updates/fwu_gpt.c b/lib/fwu_updates/fwu_gpt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1b0f3bea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fwu_updates/fwu_gpt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, Linaro Limited
+ */
+
+#include <blk.h>
+#include <dfu.h>
+#include <efi.h>
+#include <efi_loader.h>
+#include <fwu.h>
+#include <log.h>
+#include <part.h>
+
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+
+static int get_gpt_dfu_identifier(struct blk_desc *desc, efi_guid_t *image_guid)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct disk_partition info;
+	efi_guid_t unique_part_guid;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < MAX_SEARCH_PARTITIONS; i++) {
+		if (part_get_info(desc, i, &info))
+			continue;
+		uuid_str_to_bin(info.uuid, unique_part_guid.b,
+				UUID_STR_FORMAT_GUID);
+
+		if (!guidcmp(&unique_part_guid, image_guid))
+			return i;
+	}
+
+	log_err("No partition found with image_guid %pUs\n", image_guid);
+	return -ENOENT;
+}
+
+static int fwu_gpt_get_alt_num(struct blk_desc *desc, efi_guid_t *image_guid,
+			       u8 *alt_num, unsigned char dfu_dev)
+{
+	int ret = -1;
+	int i, part, dev_num;
+	int nalt;
+	struct dfu_entity *dfu;
+
+	dev_num = desc->devnum;
+	part = get_gpt_dfu_identifier(desc, image_guid);
+	if (part < 0)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	dfu_init_env_entities(NULL, NULL);
+
+	nalt = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry(dfu, &dfu_list, list)
+		nalt++;
+
+	if (!nalt) {
+		log_warning("No entities in dfu_alt_info\n");
+		dfu_free_entities();
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nalt; i++) {
+		dfu = dfu_get_entity(i);
+
+		if (!dfu)
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * Currently, Multi Bank update
+		 * feature is being supported
+		 * only on GPT partitioned
+		 * MMC/SD devices.
+		 */
+		if (dfu->dev_type != dfu_dev)
+			continue;
+
+		if (dfu->layout == DFU_RAW_ADDR &&
+		    dfu->data.mmc.dev_num == dev_num &&
+		    dfu->data.mmc.part == part) {
+			*alt_num = dfu->alt;
+			ret = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	dfu_free_entities();
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * fwu_plat_get_alt_num() - Get the DFU alt number
+ * @dev: FWU metadata device
+ * @image_guid: GUID value of the image for which the alt num is to
+ *              be obtained
+ * @alt_num: The DFU alt number for the image that is to be updated
+ *
+ * Get the DFU alt number for the image that is to be updated. The
+ * image is identified with the image_guid parameter that is passed
+ * to the function.
+ *
+ * Note: This is a weak function and platforms can override this with
+ * their own implementation for obtaining the alt number value.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ *
+ */
+__weak int fwu_plat_get_alt_num(struct udevice *dev, efi_guid_t *image_guid,
+				u8 *alt_num)
+{
+	struct fwu_mdata_gpt_blk_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
+
+	return fwu_gpt_get_alt_num(dev_get_uclass_plat(priv->blk_dev),
+				   image_guid, alt_num, DFU_DEV_MMC);
+}
