diff --git a/host/lib/update_payload/checker_unittest.py b/host/lib/update_payload/checker_unittest.py
index d7c6025..b05c728 100755
--- a/host/lib/update_payload/checker_unittest.py
+++ b/host/lib/update_payload/checker_unittest.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
       'ZERO': common.OpType.ZERO,
       'DISCARD': common.OpType.DISCARD,
       'REPLACE_XZ': common.OpType.REPLACE_XZ,
+      'IMGDIFF': common.OpType.IMGDIFF,
   }
   return op_name_to_type[op_name]
 
diff --git a/host/lib/update_payload/common.py b/host/lib/update_payload/common.py
index 80e2501..88cd6ed 100644
--- a/host/lib/update_payload/common.py
+++ b/host/lib/update_payload/common.py
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@
   ZERO = _CLASS.ZERO
   DISCARD = _CLASS.DISCARD
   REPLACE_XZ = _CLASS.REPLACE_XZ
+  IMGDIFF = _CLASS.IMGDIFF
   ALL = (REPLACE, REPLACE_BZ, MOVE, BSDIFF, SOURCE_COPY, SOURCE_BSDIFF, ZERO,
-         DISCARD, REPLACE_XZ)
+         DISCARD, REPLACE_XZ, IMGDIFF)
   NAMES = {
       REPLACE: 'REPLACE',
       REPLACE_BZ: 'REPLACE_BZ',
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@
       SOURCE_BSDIFF: 'SOURCE_BSDIFF',
       ZERO: 'ZERO',
       DISCARD: 'DISCARD',
-      REPLACE_XZ: 'REPLACE_XZ'
+      REPLACE_XZ: 'REPLACE_XZ',
+      IMGDIFF: 'IMGDIFF',
   }
 
   def __init__(self):
diff --git a/host/lib/update_payload/update_metadata_pb2.py b/host/lib/update_payload/update_metadata_pb2.py
index 5205a8b..46c475e 100644
--- a/host/lib/update_payload/update_metadata_pb2.py
+++ b/host/lib/update_payload/update_metadata_pb2.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 DESCRIPTOR = _descriptor.FileDescriptor(
   name='update_metadata.proto',
   package='chromeos_update_engine',
-  serialized_pb='\n\x15update_metadata.proto\x12\x16\x63hromeos_update_engine\"1\n\x06\x45xtent\x12\x13\n\x0bstart_block\x18\x01 \x01(\x04\x12\x12\n\nnum_blocks\x18\x02 \x01(\x04\"z\n\nSignatures\x12@\n\nsignatures\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32,.chromeos_update_engine.Signatures.Signature\x1a*\n\tSignature\x12\x0f\n\x07version\x18\x01 \x01(\r\x12\x0c\n\x04\x64\x61ta\x18\x02 \x01(\x0c\"+\n\rPartitionInfo\x12\x0c\n\x04size\x18\x01 \x01(\x04\x12\x0c\n\x04hash\x18\x02 \x01(\x0c\"w\n\tImageInfo\x12\r\n\x05\x62oard\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\x0b\n\x03key\x18\x02 \x01(\t\x12\x0f\n\x07\x63hannel\x18\x03 \x01(\t\x12\x0f\n\x07version\x18\x04 \x01(\t\x12\x15\n\rbuild_channel\x18\x05 \x01(\t\x12\x15\n\rbuild_version\x18\x06 \x01(\t\"\xc5\x03\n\x10InstallOperation\x12;\n\x04type\x18\x01 \x02(\x0e\x32-.chromeos_update_engine.InstallOperation.Type\x12\x13\n\x0b\x64\x61ta_offset\x18\x02 \x01(\r\x12\x13\n\x0b\x64\x61ta_length\x18\x03 \x01(\r\x12\x33\n\x0bsrc_extents\x18\x04 \x03(\x0b\x32\x1e.chromeos_update_engine.Extent\x12\x12\n\nsrc_length\x18\x05 \x01(\x04\x12\x33\n\x0b\x64st_extents\x18\x06 \x03(\x0b\x32\x1e.chromeos_update_engine.Extent\x12\x12\n\ndst_length\x18\x07 \x01(\x04\x12\x18\n\x10\x64\x61ta_sha256_hash\x18\x08 \x01(\x0c\x12\x17\n\x0fsrc_sha256_hash\x18\t \x01(\x0c\"\x84\x01\n\x04Type\x12\x0b\n\x07REPLACE\x10\x00\x12\x0e\n\nREPLACE_BZ\x10\x01\x12\x08\n\x04MOVE\x10\x02\x12\n\n\x06\x42SDIFF\x10\x03\x12\x0f\n\x0bSOURCE_COPY\x10\x04\x12\x11\n\rSOURCE_BSDIFF\x10\x05\x12\x08\n\x04ZERO\x10\x06\x12\x0b\n\x07\x44ISCARD\x10\x07\x12\x0e\n\nREPLACE_XZ\x10\x08\"\x88\x03\n\x0fPartitionUpdate\x12\x16\n\x0epartition_name\x18\x01 \x02(\t\x12\x17\n\x0frun_postinstall\x18\x02 \x01(\x08\x12\x18\n\x10postinstall_path\x18\x03 \x01(\t\x12\x17\n\x0f\x66ilesystem_type\x18\x04 \x01(\t\x12M\n\x17new_partition_signature\x18\x05 \x03(\x0b\x32,.chromeos_update_engine.Signatures.Signature\x12\x41\n\x12old_partition_info\x18\x06 \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12\x41\n\x12new_partition_info\x18\x07 \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12<\n\noperations\x18\x08 \x03(\x0b\x32(.chromeos_update_engine.InstallOperation\"\xc4\x05\n\x14\x44\x65ltaArchiveManifest\x12\x44\n\x12install_operations\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32(.chromeos_update_engine.InstallOperation\x12K\n\x19kernel_install_operations\x18\x02 \x03(\x0b\x32(.chromeos_update_engine.InstallOperation\x12\x18\n\nblock_size\x18\x03 \x01(\r:\x04\x34\x30\x39\x36\x12\x19\n\x11signatures_offset\x18\x04 \x01(\x04\x12\x17\n\x0fsignatures_size\x18\x05 \x01(\x04\x12>\n\x0fold_kernel_info\x18\x06 \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12>\n\x0fnew_kernel_info\x18\x07 \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12>\n\x0fold_rootfs_info\x18\x08 \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12>\n\x0fnew_rootfs_info\x18\t \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12\x39\n\x0eold_image_info\x18\n \x01(\x0b\x32!.chromeos_update_engine.ImageInfo\x12\x39\n\x0enew_image_info\x18\x0b \x01(\x0b\x32!.chromeos_update_engine.ImageInfo\x12\x18\n\rminor_version\x18\x0c \x01(\r:\x01\x30\x12;\n\npartitions\x18\r \x03(\x0b\x32\'.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionUpdateB\x02H\x03')
+  serialized_pb='\n\x15update_metadata.proto\x12\x16\x63hromeos_update_engine\"1\n\x06\x45xtent\x12\x13\n\x0bstart_block\x18\x01 \x01(\x04\x12\x12\n\nnum_blocks\x18\x02 \x01(\x04\"z\n\nSignatures\x12@\n\nsignatures\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32,.chromeos_update_engine.Signatures.Signature\x1a*\n\tSignature\x12\x0f\n\x07version\x18\x01 \x01(\r\x12\x0c\n\x04\x64\x61ta\x18\x02 \x01(\x0c\"+\n\rPartitionInfo\x12\x0c\n\x04size\x18\x01 \x01(\x04\x12\x0c\n\x04hash\x18\x02 \x01(\x0c\"w\n\tImageInfo\x12\r\n\x05\x62oard\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\x0b\n\x03key\x18\x02 \x01(\t\x12\x0f\n\x07\x63hannel\x18\x03 \x01(\t\x12\x0f\n\x07version\x18\x04 \x01(\t\x12\x15\n\rbuild_channel\x18\x05 \x01(\t\x12\x15\n\rbuild_version\x18\x06 \x01(\t\"\xd2\x03\n\x10InstallOperation\x12;\n\x04type\x18\x01 \x02(\x0e\x32-.chromeos_update_engine.InstallOperation.Type\x12\x13\n\x0b\x64\x61ta_offset\x18\x02 \x01(\r\x12\x13\n\x0b\x64\x61ta_length\x18\x03 \x01(\r\x12\x33\n\x0bsrc_extents\x18\x04 \x03(\x0b\x32\x1e.chromeos_update_engine.Extent\x12\x12\n\nsrc_length\x18\x05 \x01(\x04\x12\x33\n\x0b\x64st_extents\x18\x06 \x03(\x0b\x32\x1e.chromeos_update_engine.Extent\x12\x12\n\ndst_length\x18\x07 \x01(\x04\x12\x18\n\x10\x64\x61ta_sha256_hash\x18\x08 \x01(\x0c\x12\x17\n\x0fsrc_sha256_hash\x18\t \x01(\x0c\"\x91\x01\n\x04Type\x12\x0b\n\x07REPLACE\x10\x00\x12\x0e\n\nREPLACE_BZ\x10\x01\x12\x08\n\x04MOVE\x10\x02\x12\n\n\x06\x42SDIFF\x10\x03\x12\x0f\n\x0bSOURCE_COPY\x10\x04\x12\x11\n\rSOURCE_BSDIFF\x10\x05\x12\x08\n\x04ZERO\x10\x06\x12\x0b\n\x07\x44ISCARD\x10\x07\x12\x0e\n\nREPLACE_XZ\x10\x08\x12\x0b\n\x07IMGDIFF\x10\t\"\x88\x03\n\x0fPartitionUpdate\x12\x16\n\x0epartition_name\x18\x01 \x02(\t\x12\x17\n\x0frun_postinstall\x18\x02 \x01(\x08\x12\x18\n\x10postinstall_path\x18\x03 \x01(\t\x12\x17\n\x0f\x66ilesystem_type\x18\x04 \x01(\t\x12M\n\x17new_partition_signature\x18\x05 \x03(\x0b\x32,.chromeos_update_engine.Signatures.Signature\x12\x41\n\x12old_partition_info\x18\x06 \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12\x41\n\x12new_partition_info\x18\x07 \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12<\n\noperations\x18\x08 \x03(\x0b\x32(.chromeos_update_engine.InstallOperation\"\xc4\x05\n\x14\x44\x65ltaArchiveManifest\x12\x44\n\x12install_operations\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32(.chromeos_update_engine.InstallOperation\x12K\n\x19kernel_install_operations\x18\x02 \x03(\x0b\x32(.chromeos_update_engine.InstallOperation\x12\x18\n\nblock_size\x18\x03 \x01(\r:\x04\x34\x30\x39\x36\x12\x19\n\x11signatures_offset\x18\x04 \x01(\x04\x12\x17\n\x0fsignatures_size\x18\x05 \x01(\x04\x12>\n\x0fold_kernel_info\x18\x06 \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12>\n\x0fnew_kernel_info\x18\x07 \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12>\n\x0fold_rootfs_info\x18\x08 \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12>\n\x0fnew_rootfs_info\x18\t \x01(\x0b\x32%.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionInfo\x12\x39\n\x0eold_image_info\x18\n \x01(\x0b\x32!.chromeos_update_engine.ImageInfo\x12\x39\n\x0enew_image_info\x18\x0b \x01(\x0b\x32!.chromeos_update_engine.ImageInfo\x12\x18\n\rminor_version\x18\x0c \x01(\r:\x01\x30\x12;\n\npartitions\x18\r \x03(\x0b\x32\'.chromeos_update_engine.PartitionUpdateB\x02H\x03')
 
 
 
@@ -59,11 +59,15 @@
       name='REPLACE_XZ', index=8, number=8,
       options=None,
       type=None),
+    _descriptor.EnumValueDescriptor(
+      name='IMGDIFF', index=9, number=9,
+      options=None,
+      type=None),
   ],
   containing_type=None,
   options=None,
   serialized_start=712,
-  serialized_end=844,
+  serialized_end=857,
 )
 
 
@@ -343,7 +347,7 @@
   is_extendable=False,
   extension_ranges=[],
   serialized_start=391,
-  serialized_end=844,
+  serialized_end=857,
 )
 
 
@@ -419,8 +423,8 @@
   options=None,
   is_extendable=False,
   extension_ranges=[],
-  serialized_start=847,
-  serialized_end=1239,
+  serialized_start=860,
+  serialized_end=1252,
 )
 
 
@@ -531,8 +535,8 @@
   options=None,
   is_extendable=False,
   extension_ranges=[],
-  serialized_start=1242,
-  serialized_end=1950,
+  serialized_start=1255,
+  serialized_end=1963,
 )
 
 _SIGNATURES_SIGNATURE.containing_type = _SIGNATURES;