diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
index a7c3e05c13a0..b210ceea6d64 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,22 @@ config EFI_VARIABLE_FILE_STORE
 	  Select this option if you want non-volatile UEFI variables to be
 	  stored as file /ubootefi.var on the EFI system partition.
 
+config EFI_RT_VOLATILE_STORE
+	bool "Allow variable runtime services in volatile storage (e.g RAM)"
+	depends on EFI_VARIABLE_FILE_STORE
+	help
+	  When EFI variables are stored on file we don't allow SetVariableRT,
+	  since the OS doesn't know how to write that file. At he same time
+	  we copy runtime variables in DRAM and support GetVariableRT
+
+	  Enable this option to allow SetVariableRT on the RAM backend of
+	  the EFI variable storage. The OS will be responsible for syncing
+	  the RAM contents to the file, otherwise any changes made during
+	  runtime won't persist reboots.
+	  Authenticated variables are not supported. Note that this will
+	  violate the EFI spec since writing auth variables will return
+	  EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER
+
 config EFI_MM_COMM_TEE
 	bool "UEFI variables storage service via the trusted world"
 	depends on OPTEE
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_runtime.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_runtime.c
index 18da6892e796..8ebbea7e5c69 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_runtime.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_runtime.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <elf.h>
 #include <efi_loader.h>
+#include <efi_variable.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <rtc.h>
@@ -126,6 +127,10 @@ efi_status_t efi_init_runtime_supported(void)
 				EFI_RT_SUPPORTED_SET_VIRTUAL_ADDRESS_MAP |
 				EFI_RT_SUPPORTED_CONVERT_POINTER;
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_RT_VOLATILE_STORE))
+		rt_table->runtime_services_supported |=
+			EFI_RT_SUPPORTED_SET_VARIABLE;
+
 	/*
 	 * This value must be synced with efi_runtime_detach_list
 	 * as well as efi_runtime_services.
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
index 6fe3792a12a5..f79041e6bedd 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
@@ -218,17 +218,20 @@ efi_get_next_variable_name_int(efi_uintn_t *variable_name_size,
 	return efi_get_next_variable_name_mem(variable_name_size, variable_name, vendor);
 }
 
-efi_status_t efi_set_variable_int(const u16 *variable_name,
-				  const efi_guid_t *vendor,
-				  u32 attributes, efi_uintn_t data_size,
-				  const void *data, bool ro_check)
+/**
+ * setvariable_allowed() - checks defined by the UEFI spec for setvariable
+ *
+ * @variable_name:	name of the variable
+ * @vendor:		vendor GUID
+ * @attributes:		attributes of the variable
+ * @data_size:		size of the buffer with the variable value
+ * @data:		buffer with the variable value
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t __efi_runtime
+setvariable_allowed(const u16 *variable_name, const efi_guid_t *vendor,
+		    u32 attributes, efi_uintn_t data_size, const void *data)
 {
-	struct efi_var_entry *var;
-	efi_uintn_t ret;
-	bool append, delete;
-	u64 time = 0;
-	enum efi_auth_var_type var_type;
-
 	if (!variable_name || !*variable_name || !vendor)
 		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 
@@ -260,6 +263,25 @@ efi_status_t efi_set_variable_int(const u16 *variable_name,
 	     !(attributes & EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS)))
 		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 
+	return EFI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+efi_status_t efi_set_variable_int(const u16 *variable_name,
+				  const efi_guid_t *vendor,
+				  u32 attributes, efi_uintn_t data_size,
+				  const void *data, bool ro_check)
+{
+	struct efi_var_entry *var;
+	efi_uintn_t ret;
+	bool append, delete;
+	u64 time = 0;
+	enum efi_auth_var_type var_type;
+
+	ret = setvariable_allowed(variable_name, vendor, attributes, data_size,
+				  data);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+
 	/* check if a variable exists */
 	var = efi_var_mem_find(vendor, variable_name, NULL);
 	append = !!(attributes & EFI_VARIABLE_APPEND_WRITE);
@@ -452,6 +474,78 @@ efi_set_variable_runtime(u16 *variable_name, const efi_guid_t *vendor,
 			 u32 attributes, efi_uintn_t data_size,
 			 const void *data)
 {
+if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_RT_VOLATILE_STORE)) {
+	struct efi_var_entry *var;
+	efi_uintn_t ret;
+	bool append, delete;
+	u64 time = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Authenticated variables are not supported the rest of the checks
+	 * are in setvariable_allowed()
+	 */
+	if (attributes & EFI_VARIABLE_TIME_BASED_AUTHENTICATED_WRITE_ACCESS)
+		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+	/* BS only variables are hidden deny writing them */
+	if (!(attributes & EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS))
+		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+
+	ret = setvariable_allowed(variable_name, vendor, attributes, data_size,
+				  data);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* check if a variable exists */
+	var = efi_var_mem_find(vendor, variable_name, NULL);
+	append = !!(attributes & EFI_VARIABLE_APPEND_WRITE);
+	attributes &= ~EFI_VARIABLE_APPEND_WRITE;
+	delete = !append && (!data_size || !attributes);
+
+	if (var) {
+		if (var->attr & EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY ||
+		    !(var->attr & EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE))
+			return EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED;
+
+		/* attributes won't be changed */
+		if (!delete && (((var->attr & ~EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY) !=
+		    (attributes & ~EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY))))
+			return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		time = var->time;
+	} else {
+		if (!(attributes & EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE))
+			return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		if (append && !data_size)
+			return EFI_SUCCESS;
+		if (delete)
+			return EFI_NOT_FOUND;
+	}
+
+	if (delete) {
+		/* EFI_NOT_FOUND has been handled before */
+		attributes = var->attr;
+		ret = EFI_SUCCESS;
+	} else if (append && var) {
+		u16 *old_data = var->name;
+
+		for (; *old_data; ++old_data)
+			;
+		++old_data;
+		ret = efi_var_mem_ins(variable_name, vendor, attributes,
+				      var->length, old_data, data_size, data,
+				      time);
+	} else {
+		ret = efi_var_mem_ins(variable_name, vendor, attributes,
+				      data_size, data, 0, NULL, time);
+	}
+
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+	/* We are always inserting new variables, get rid of the old copy */
+	efi_var_mem_del(var);
+
+	return EFI_SUCCESS;
+} else
+
 	return EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/efi_selftest/efi_selftest_variables_runtime.c b/lib/efi_selftest/efi_selftest_variables_runtime.c
index 4700d9424105..4c9405c0a7c7 100644
--- a/lib/efi_selftest/efi_selftest_variables_runtime.c
+++ b/lib/efi_selftest/efi_selftest_variables_runtime.c
@@ -62,9 +62,16 @@ static int execute(void)
 				    EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
 				    EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS,
 				    3, v + 4);
-	if (ret != EFI_UNSUPPORTED) {
-		efi_st_error("SetVariable failed\n");
-		return EFI_ST_FAILURE;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_RT_VOLATILE_STORE)) {
+		if (ret != EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER) {
+			efi_st_error("SetVariable failed\n");
+			return EFI_ST_FAILURE;
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (ret != EFI_UNSUPPORTED) {
+			efi_st_error("SetVariable failed\n");
+			return EFI_ST_FAILURE;
+		}
 	}
 	len = EFI_ST_MAX_DATA_SIZE;
 	ret = runtime->get_variable(u"PlatformLangCodes", &guid_vendor0,
