diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e025907..f77e79e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@
 	firmware/2lib/2sha256.c \
 	firmware/2lib/2sha512.c \
 	firmware/2lib/2sha_utility.c \
+	firmware/2lib/2stub_hwcrypto.c \
 	firmware/2lib/2tpm_bootmode.c \
 	firmware/2lib/2ui.c \
 	firmware/2lib/2ui_screens.c \
@@ -503,6 +504,7 @@
 	firmware/2lib/2sha512.c \
 	firmware/2lib/2sha_utility.c \
 	firmware/2lib/2stub.c \
+	firmware/2lib/2stub_hwcrypto.c \
 	firmware/lib/cgptlib/cgptlib_internal.c \
 	firmware/lib/cgptlib/crc32.c \
 	firmware/lib/gpt_misc.c \
diff --git a/firmware/2lib/2api.c b/firmware/2lib/2api.c
index d49b8d3..95dc6c2 100644
--- a/firmware/2lib/2api.c
+++ b/firmware/2lib/2api.c
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@
 				      vb2_member_of(sd, sd->data_key_offset),
 				      sd->data_key_size));
 
+	key.allow_hwcrypto = vb2_hwcrypto_rsa_allowed(ctx);
+
 	/*
 	 * Check digest vs. signature.  Note that this destroys the signature.
 	 * That's ok, because we only check each signature once per boot.
diff --git a/firmware/2lib/2common.c b/firmware/2lib/2common.c
index 09379cc..782ea63 100644
--- a/firmware/2lib/2common.c
+++ b/firmware/2lib/2common.c
@@ -164,6 +164,23 @@
 		return VB2_ERROR_VDATA_SIG_SIZE;
 	}
 
+	if (key->allow_hwcrypto) {
+		vb2_error_t rv =
+			vb2ex_hwcrypto_rsa_verify_digest(key, sig_data, digest);
+
+		if (rv != VB2_ERROR_EX_HWCRYPTO_UNSUPPORTED) {
+			VB2_DEBUG("Using HW RSA engine for sig_alg %d %s\n",
+					key->sig_alg,
+					rv ? "failed" : "succeeded");
+			return rv;
+		}
+
+		VB2_DEBUG("HW RSA for sig_alg %d not supported, using SW\n",
+			  key->sig_alg);
+	} else {
+		VB2_DEBUG("HW RSA forbidden, using SW\n");
+	}
+
 	return vb2_rsa_verify_digest(key, sig_data, digest, wb);
 }
 
diff --git a/firmware/2lib/2kernel.c b/firmware/2lib/2kernel.c
index 4b6badb..7a827c3 100644
--- a/firmware/2lib/2kernel.c
+++ b/firmware/2lib/2kernel.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 		flags &= ~VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAG_PHONE_RECOVERY_DISABLED;
 		flags |= VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAG_PHONE_RECOVERY_UI_DISABLED;
 		flags |= VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAG_DIAGNOSTIC_UI_DISABLED;
+		flags |= VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAG_HWCRYPTO_ALLOWED;
 		vb2_secdata_kernel_set(ctx, VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAGS, flags);
 	}
 
diff --git a/firmware/2lib/2stub.c b/firmware/2lib/2stub.c
index fc539fe..ed42f74 100644
--- a/firmware/2lib/2stub.c
+++ b/firmware/2lib/2stub.c
@@ -41,33 +41,6 @@
 }
 
 __attribute__((weak))
-vb2_error_t vb2ex_hwcrypto_digest_init(enum vb2_hash_algorithm hash_alg,
-				       uint32_t data_size)
-{
-	return VB2_ERROR_EX_HWCRYPTO_UNSUPPORTED;
-}
-
-__attribute__((weak))
-vb2_error_t vb2ex_hwcrypto_digest_extend(const uint8_t *buf, uint32_t size)
-{
-	return VB2_ERROR_SHA_EXTEND_ALGORITHM;  /* Should not be called. */
-}
-
-__attribute__((weak))
-vb2_error_t vb2ex_hwcrypto_digest_finalize(uint8_t *digest,
-					   uint32_t digest_size)
-{
-	return VB2_ERROR_SHA_FINALIZE_ALGORITHM;  /* Should not be called. */
-}
-
-__attribute__((weak))
-vb2_error_t vb2ex_hwcrypto_rsa_verify_digest(const struct vb2_public_key *key,
-					     const uint8_t *sig, const uint8_t *digest)
-{
-	return VB2_ERROR_EX_HWCRYPTO_UNSUPPORTED;
-}
-
-__attribute__((weak))
 vb2_error_t vb2ex_tpm_set_mode(enum vb2_tpm_mode mode_val)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s: function not implemented\n", __func__);
diff --git a/firmware/2lib/2stub_hwcrypto.c b/firmware/2lib/2stub_hwcrypto.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..542a5ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firmware/2lib/2stub_hwcrypto.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* Copyright 2020 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * Stub hwcrypto API implementations which should be implemented by the caller.
+ */
+
+#include "2api.h"
+
+__attribute__((weak))
+vb2_error_t vb2ex_hwcrypto_digest_init(enum vb2_hash_algorithm hash_alg,
+				       uint32_t data_size)
+{
+	return VB2_ERROR_EX_HWCRYPTO_UNSUPPORTED;
+}
+
+__attribute__((weak))
+vb2_error_t vb2ex_hwcrypto_digest_extend(const uint8_t *buf, uint32_t size)
+{
+	return VB2_ERROR_SHA_EXTEND_ALGORITHM;  /* Should not be called. */
+}
+
+__attribute__((weak))
+vb2_error_t vb2ex_hwcrypto_digest_finalize(uint8_t *digest,
+					   uint32_t digest_size)
+{
+	return VB2_ERROR_SHA_FINALIZE_ALGORITHM;  /* Should not be called. */
+}
+
+__attribute__((weak))
+vb2_error_t vb2ex_hwcrypto_rsa_verify_digest(const struct vb2_public_key *key,
+					     const uint8_t *sig, const uint8_t *digest)
+{
+	return VB2_ERROR_EX_HWCRYPTO_UNSUPPORTED;
+}
+
diff --git a/firmware/2lib/include/2rsa.h b/firmware/2lib/include/2rsa.h
index 4b1febc..6d5ffcb 100644
--- a/firmware/2lib/include/2rsa.h
+++ b/firmware/2lib/include/2rsa.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 	const char *desc;			/* Description */
 	uint32_t version;			/* Key version */
 	const struct vb2_id *id;		/* Key ID */
+	int allow_hwcrypto;			/* Is hwcrypto allowed for key */
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/firmware/2lib/include/2secdata.h b/firmware/2lib/include/2secdata.h
index 425dcff..880a2ec 100644
--- a/firmware/2lib/include/2secdata.h
+++ b/firmware/2lib/include/2secdata.h
@@ -107,6 +107,18 @@
 	 * disallowing the user from booting into the diagnostic UI.
 	 */
 	VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAG_DIAGNOSTIC_UI_DISABLED = (1 << 2),
+
+	/*
+	 * Allow HW acceleration for RSA.
+	 *
+	 * RW firmware currently set this flag to enable RSA acceleration.
+	 * Verstage will use HW implementation for RSA only when
+	 * this flag is set.
+	 *
+	 * Note: this will only allow/disallow HWCRYPTO for RSA.
+	 * Using HW for hash digest is controlled by flag in the FW preamble.
+	 */
+	VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAG_HWCRYPTO_ALLOWED = (1 << 3),
 };
 
 /**
@@ -204,4 +216,23 @@
  */
 uint8_t *vb2_secdata_fwmp_get_dev_key_hash(struct vb2_context *ctx);
 
+/*
+ * Helper function to check if hwcrypto for RSA is allowed
+ */
+static inline int vb2_hwcrypto_rsa_allowed(struct vb2_context *ctx) {
+
+	/* disable hwcrypto in recovery mode */
+	if (ctx->flags & VB2_CONTEXT_RECOVERY_MODE)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* enable hwcrypto only if RW firmware set the flag */
+	if (vb2_secdata_kernel_get(ctx, VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAGS)
+				& VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAG_HWCRYPTO_ALLOWED)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
+
 #endif  /* VBOOT_REFERENCE_2SECDATA_H_ */
diff --git a/firmware/lib20/misc.c b/firmware/lib20/misc.c
index 4e1250c..a2d5b23 100644
--- a/firmware/lib20/misc.c
+++ b/firmware/lib20/misc.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 	/* Unpack the root key */
 	VB2_TRY(vb2_unpack_key_buffer(&root_key, key_data, key_size));
 
+	root_key.allow_hwcrypto = vb2_hwcrypto_rsa_allowed(ctx);
+
 	/* Load the firmware keyblock header after the root key */
 	kb = vb2_workbuf_alloc(&wb, sizeof(*kb));
 	if (!kb)
@@ -147,6 +149,8 @@
 
 	VB2_TRY(vb2_unpack_key_buffer(&data_key, key_data, key_size));
 
+	data_key.allow_hwcrypto = vb2_hwcrypto_rsa_allowed(ctx);
+
 	/* Load the firmware preamble header */
 	pre = vb2_workbuf_alloc(&wb, sizeof(*pre));
 	if (!pre)
diff --git a/firmware/lib20/packed_key.c b/firmware/lib20/packed_key.c
index e2e9b22..3870288 100644
--- a/firmware/lib20/packed_key.c
+++ b/firmware/lib20/packed_key.c
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 	key->n = buf32 + 2;
 	key->rr = buf32 + 2 + key->arrsize;
 
+	/* disable hwcrypto for RSA by default */
+	key->allow_hwcrypto = 0;
+
 #ifdef __COVERITY__
 	__coverity_tainted_data_sanitize__(key);
 	__coverity_tainted_data_sanitize__(buf);
diff --git a/tests/vb20_misc_tests.c b/tests/vb20_misc_tests.c
index 73fae53..fdab37e 100644
--- a/tests/vb20_misc_tests.c
+++ b/tests/vb20_misc_tests.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
 	vb2api_secdata_firmware_create(ctx);
 	vb2_secdata_firmware_init(ctx);
 
+	vb2api_secdata_kernel_create(ctx);
+	vb2_secdata_kernel_init(ctx);
+
 	mock_read_res_fail_on_call = 0;
 	mock_unpack_key_retval = VB2_SUCCESS;
 	mock_verify_keyblock_retval = VB2_SUCCESS;
@@ -156,10 +159,13 @@
 	return mock_unpack_key_retval;
 }
 
+static struct vb2_public_key last_used_key;
+
 vb2_error_t vb2_verify_keyblock(struct vb2_keyblock *block, uint32_t size,
 				const struct vb2_public_key *key,
 				const struct vb2_workbuf *wb)
 {
+	memcpy(&last_used_key, key, sizeof(struct vb2_public_key));
 	return mock_verify_keyblock_retval;
 }
 
@@ -168,6 +174,7 @@
 				   const struct vb2_public_key *key,
 				   const struct vb2_workbuf *wb)
 {
+	memcpy(&last_used_key, key, sizeof(struct vb2_public_key));
 	return mock_verify_preamble_retval;
 }
 
@@ -208,6 +215,29 @@
 				sd->data_key_size),
 		"workbuf used after");
 
+	/* Test hwcrypto conditions */
+	reset_common_data(FOR_KEYBLOCK);
+
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2_load_fw_keyblock(ctx), "keyblock verify");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 0,
+		"hwcrypto is forbidden by TPM flag");
+
+	ctx->flags |= VB2_CONTEXT_RECOVERY_MODE;
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2_load_fw_keyblock(ctx), "keyblock verify");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 0,
+		"hwcrypto is forbidden by TPM flag on recovery mode");
+
+	vb2_secdata_kernel_set(ctx, VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAGS,
+			VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAG_HWCRYPTO_ALLOWED);
+
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2_load_fw_keyblock(ctx), "keyblock verify");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 0,
+		"hwcrypto is forbidden on recovery mode");
+
+	ctx->flags &= ~VB2_CONTEXT_RECOVERY_MODE;
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2_load_fw_keyblock(ctx), "keyblock verify");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 1, "hwcrypto is allowed");
+
 	/* Test failures */
 	reset_common_data(FOR_KEYBLOCK);
 	sd->workbuf_used = sd->workbuf_size + VB2_WORKBUF_ALIGN -
@@ -298,6 +328,31 @@
 				sd->preamble_size),
 		"workbuf used");
 
+	/* Test hwcrypto conditions */
+	reset_common_data(FOR_PREAMBLE);
+
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2_load_fw_preamble(ctx), "preamble good");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 0,
+		"hwcrypto is forbidden by TPM flag");
+
+	ctx->flags |= VB2_CONTEXT_RECOVERY_MODE;
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2_load_fw_preamble(ctx), "preamble good");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 0,
+		"hwcrypto is forbidden by TPM flag on recovery mode");
+
+	vb2_secdata_kernel_set(ctx, VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAGS,
+			VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAG_HWCRYPTO_ALLOWED);
+
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2_load_fw_preamble(ctx), "preamble good");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 0,
+		"hwcrypto is forbidden on recovery mode");
+
+	ctx->flags &= ~VB2_CONTEXT_RECOVERY_MODE;
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2_load_fw_preamble(ctx), "preamble good");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 1,
+		"hwcrypto is allowed");
+
+
 	/* Expected failures */
 	reset_common_data(FOR_PREAMBLE);
 	sd->data_key_size = 0;
diff --git a/tests/vb2_api_tests.c b/tests/vb2_api_tests.c
index 3a32d4b..c5e4509 100644
--- a/tests/vb2_api_tests.c
+++ b/tests/vb2_api_tests.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 	vb2api_secdata_firmware_create(ctx);
 
 	vb2api_secdata_kernel_create(ctx);
+	vb2_secdata_kernel_init(ctx);
 
 	force_dev_mode = 0;
 	retval_vb2_fw_init_gbb = VB2_SUCCESS;
@@ -260,10 +261,13 @@
 	return mock_sig_size;
 }
 
+static struct vb2_public_key last_used_key;
+
 vb2_error_t vb2_rsa_verify_digest(const struct vb2_public_key *key,
 				  uint8_t *sig, const uint8_t *digest,
 				  const struct vb2_workbuf *wb)
 {
+	memcpy(&last_used_key, key, sizeof(struct vb2_public_key));
 	return retval_vb2_verify_digest;
 }
 
@@ -736,6 +740,28 @@
 	TEST_SUCC(memcmp(digest_result, &digest_value, sizeof(digest_value)),
 		"check digest value");
 
+	/* Test hwcrypto conditions */
+	reset_common_data(FOR_CHECK_HASH);
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2api_check_hash(ctx), "check hash good");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 0,
+		"hwcrypto is forbidden by TPM flag");
+
+	ctx->flags |= VB2_CONTEXT_RECOVERY_MODE;
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2api_check_hash(ctx), "check hash good");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 0,
+		"hwcrypto is forbidden by TPM flag on recovery mode");
+
+	vb2_secdata_kernel_set(ctx, VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAGS,
+			VB2_SECDATA_KERNEL_FLAG_HWCRYPTO_ALLOWED);
+
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2api_check_hash(ctx), "check hash good");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 0,
+		"hwcrypto is forbidden on recovery mode");
+
+	ctx->flags &= ~VB2_CONTEXT_RECOVERY_MODE;
+	TEST_SUCC(vb2api_check_hash(ctx), "check hash good");
+	TEST_EQ(last_used_key.allow_hwcrypto, 1, "hwcrypto is allowed");
+
 	reset_common_data(FOR_CHECK_HASH);
 	TEST_EQ(vb2api_check_hash_get_digest(ctx, digest_result,
 			digest_result_size - 1),
diff --git a/tests/vb2_common2_tests.c b/tests/vb2_common2_tests.c
index e8c96f7..89a560c 100644
--- a/tests/vb2_common2_tests.c
+++ b/tests/vb2_common2_tests.c
@@ -20,6 +20,26 @@
 static const uint8_t test_data[] = "This is some test data to sign.";
 static const uint32_t test_size = sizeof(test_data);
 
+static enum {
+	HWCRYPTO_OK,
+	HWCRYPTO_NOTSUPPORTED,
+	HWCRYPTO_ERROR,
+} hwcrypto_state;
+
+vb2_error_t vb2ex_hwcrypto_rsa_verify_digest(const struct vb2_public_key *key,
+					     const uint8_t *sig, const uint8_t *digest)
+{
+	switch (hwcrypto_state) {
+		case HWCRYPTO_OK:
+			return VB2_SUCCESS;
+		case HWCRYPTO_NOTSUPPORTED:
+			return VB2_ERROR_EX_HWCRYPTO_UNSUPPORTED;
+		case HWCRYPTO_ERROR:
+			return VB2_ERROR_RSA_VERIFY_DIGEST;
+	}
+}
+
+
 static void test_unpack_key(const struct vb2_packed_key *key1)
 {
 	struct vb2_public_key pubk;
@@ -133,6 +153,32 @@
 	TEST_NEQ(vb2_verify_data(test_data, test_size, sig2, &pubk, &wb),
 		 0, "vb2_verify_data() wrong sig");
 
+	pubk.allow_hwcrypto = 1;
+
+	hwcrypto_state = HWCRYPTO_OK;
+	memcpy(sig2, sig, sig_total_size);
+	vb2_signature_data_mutable(sig2)[0] ^= 0x5A;
+	TEST_EQ(vb2_verify_data(test_data, test_size, sig2, &pubk, &wb),
+		0, "vb2_verify_data() hwcrypto ok");
+
+	hwcrypto_state = HWCRYPTO_ERROR;
+	memcpy(sig2, sig, sig_total_size);
+	TEST_NEQ(vb2_verify_data(test_data, test_size, sig2, &pubk, &wb),
+		0, "vb2_verify_data() hwcrypto error");
+
+	hwcrypto_state = HWCRYPTO_NOTSUPPORTED;
+	memcpy(sig2, sig, sig_total_size);
+	TEST_EQ(vb2_verify_data(test_data, test_size, sig2, &pubk, &wb),
+		0, "vb2_verify_data() hwcrypto fallback ok");
+
+	memcpy(sig2, sig, sig_total_size);
+	sig2->sig_size -= 16;
+	TEST_NEQ(vb2_verify_data(test_data, test_size, sig2, &pubk, &wb),
+		0, "vb2_verify_data() hwcrypto fallback error");
+
+	pubk.allow_hwcrypto = 0;
+
+
 	free(sig2);
 }