diff --git a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
index 2a4b56b..0c39827 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@
 
   has_recovery = OPTIONS.info_dict.get("no_recovery") != "true"
   has_boot = OPTIONS.info_dict.get("no_boot") != "true"
+  has_init_boot = OPTIONS.info_dict.get("init_boot") == "true"
   has_vendor_boot = OPTIONS.info_dict.get("vendor_boot") == "true"
 
   # {vendor,odm,product,system_ext,vendor_dlkm,odm_dlkm, system, system_other}.img
@@ -819,6 +820,17 @@
           if output_zip:
             boot_image.AddToZip(output_zip)
 
+  if has_init_boot:
+    banner("init_boot")
+    init_boot_image = common.GetBootableImage(
+        "IMAGES/init_boot.img", "init_boot.img", OPTIONS.input_tmp, "INIT_BOOT")
+    if init_boot_image:
+      partitions['init_boot'] = os.path.join(OPTIONS.input_tmp, "IMAGES", "init_boot.img")
+      if not os.path.exists(partitions['init_boot']):
+        init_boot_image.WriteToDir(OPTIONS.input_tmp)
+        if output_zip:
+          init_boot_image.AddToZip(output_zip)
+
   if has_vendor_boot:
     banner("vendor_boot")
     vendor_boot_image = common.GetVendorBootImage(
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index 64ac95a..6ec1b94 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 # descriptor into vbmeta.img. When adding a new entry here, the
 # AVB_FOOTER_ARGS_BY_PARTITION in sign_target_files_apks need to be updated
 # accordingly.
-AVB_PARTITIONS = ('boot', 'dtbo', 'odm', 'product', 'pvmfw', 'recovery',
+AVB_PARTITIONS = ('boot', 'init_boot', 'dtbo', 'odm', 'product', 'pvmfw', 'recovery',
                   'system', 'system_ext', 'vendor', 'vendor_boot',
                   'vendor_dlkm', 'odm_dlkm')
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 ]
 
 # Partitions with a build.prop file
-PARTITIONS_WITH_BUILD_PROP = PARTITIONS_WITH_CARE_MAP + ['boot']
+PARTITIONS_WITH_BUILD_PROP = PARTITIONS_WITH_CARE_MAP + ['boot', 'init_boot']
 
 # See sysprop.mk. If file is moved, add new search paths here; don't remove
 # existing search paths.
@@ -935,9 +935,9 @@
   def FromInputFile(input_file, name, placeholder_values=None, ramdisk_format=RamdiskFormat.LZ4):
     """Loads the build.prop file and builds the attributes."""
 
-    if name == "boot":
+    if name in ("boot", "init_boot"):
       data = PartitionBuildProps._ReadBootPropFile(
-          input_file, ramdisk_format=ramdisk_format)
+          input_file, name, ramdisk_format=ramdisk_format)
     else:
       data = PartitionBuildProps._ReadPartitionPropFile(input_file, name)
 
@@ -946,15 +946,16 @@
     return props
 
   @staticmethod
-  def _ReadBootPropFile(input_file, ramdisk_format):
+  def _ReadBootPropFile(input_file, partition_name, ramdisk_format):
     """
     Read build.prop for boot image from input_file.
     Return empty string if not found.
     """
+    image_path = 'IMAGES/' + partition_name + '.img'
     try:
-      boot_img = ExtractFromInputFile(input_file, 'IMAGES/boot.img')
+      boot_img = ExtractFromInputFile(input_file, image_path)
     except KeyError:
-      logger.warning('Failed to read IMAGES/boot.img')
+      logger.warning('Failed to read %s', image_path)
       return ''
     prop_file = GetBootImageBuildProp(boot_img, ramdisk_format=ramdisk_format)
     if prop_file is None:
@@ -1539,6 +1540,8 @@
       logger.info("Excluded kernel binary from recovery image.")
     else:
       kernel = "kernel"
+  elif partition_name == "init_boot":
+    pass
   else:
     kernel = image_name.replace("boot", "kernel")
     kernel = kernel.replace(".img", "")
@@ -1593,6 +1596,8 @@
       # Fall back to "mkbootimg_args" for recovery image
       # in case "recovery_mkbootimg_args" is not set.
       args = info_dict.get("mkbootimg_args")
+  elif partition_name == "init_boot":
+    args = info_dict.get("mkbootimg_init_args")
   else:
     args = info_dict.get("mkbootimg_args")
   if args and args.strip():
@@ -1752,9 +1757,11 @@
   logger.info("building image from target_files %s...", tree_subdir)
 
   # With system_root_image == "true", we don't pack ramdisk into the boot image.
+  # With init_boot == "true", we don't pack the ramdisk into boot.img.
   # Unless "recovery_as_boot" is specified, in which case we carry the ramdisk
   # for recovery.
-  has_ramdisk = (info_dict.get("system_root_image") != "true" or
+  has_ramdisk = ((info_dict.get("system_root_image") != "true" and
+                  info_dict.get("init_boot") != "true") or
                  prebuilt_name != "boot.img" or
                  info_dict.get("recovery_as_boot") == "true")
 
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/img_from_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/img_from_target_files.py
index cbb51e1..0b2b187 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/img_from_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/img_from_target_files.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
   for image_path in [name for name in namelist if name.startswith('IMAGES/')]:
     image = os.path.basename(image_path)
-    if OPTIONS.bootable_only and image not in('boot.img', 'recovery.img', 'bootloader'):
+    if OPTIONS.bootable_only and image not in('boot.img', 'recovery.img', 'bootloader', 'init_boot.img'):
       continue
     if not image.endswith('.img') and image != 'bootloader':
       continue
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py b/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
index 5626980..8b837b8 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@
 
 AVB_FOOTER_ARGS_BY_PARTITION = {
     'boot': 'avb_boot_add_hash_footer_args',
+    'init_boot': 'avb_init_boot_add_hash_footer_args',
     'dtbo': 'avb_dtbo_add_hash_footer_args',
     'product': 'avb_product_add_hashtree_footer_args',
     'recovery': 'avb_recovery_add_hash_footer_args',
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/test_sign_target_files_apks.py b/tools/releasetools/test_sign_target_files_apks.py
index 92dca9a..0f13add 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/test_sign_target_files_apks.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/test_sign_target_files_apks.py
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
       'avb_boot_add_hash_footer_args':
           ('--prop com.android.build.boot.os_version:R '
            '--prop com.android.build.boot.security_patch:2019-09-05'),
+      'avb_init_boot_add_hash_footer_args':
+          ('--prop com.android.build.boot.os_version:R '
+           '--prop com.android.build.boot.security_patch:2019-09-05'),
       'avb_system_add_hashtree_footer_args':
           ('--prop com.android.build.system.os_version:R '
            '--prop com.android.build.system.security_patch:2019-09-05 '
@@ -77,6 +80,9 @@
       'avb_boot_add_hash_footer_args':
           ('--prop com.android.build.boot.os_version:R '
            '--prop com.android.build.boot.security_patch:2019-09-05'),
+      'avb_init_boot_add_hash_footer_args':
+          ('--prop com.android.build.boot.os_version:R '
+           '--prop com.android.build.boot.security_patch:2019-09-05'),
       'avb_system_add_hashtree_footer_args':
           ('--prop com.android.build.system.os_version:R '
            '--prop com.android.build.system.security_patch:2019-09-05 '