diff --git a/src/target/startup.tcl b/src/target/startup.tcl
index 425e1ecfb..02cefb09b 100644
--- a/src/target/startup.tcl
+++ b/src/target/startup.tcl
@@ -159,3 +159,7 @@ proc armv4_5 params {
 # By default(classic) the config scripts will set up the target configuration
 proc init_targets {} {
 }
+
+# Additionally board config scripts can define a procedure init_board that will be executed after init and init_targets
+proc init_board {} {
+}
diff --git a/src/target/target.c b/src/target/target.c
index 5b2117df7..f8326ea72 100644
--- a/src/target/target.c
+++ b/src/target/target.c
@@ -1033,6 +1033,10 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_target_init_command)
 	if (ERROR_OK != retval)
 		return retval;
 
+	retval = command_run_line(CMD_CTX, "init_board");
+	if (ERROR_OK != retval)
+		return retval;
+
 	LOG_DEBUG("Initializing targets...");
 	return target_init(CMD_CTX);
 }