diff --git a/util/ectool/ectool.c b/util/ectool/ectool.c
index cb6f280f4c..585ae5faf1 100644
--- a/util/ectool/ectool.c
+++ b/util/ectool/ectool.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void print_usage(const char *name)
 	       "   -d | --dump:                      print RAM\n"
 	       "   -i | --idx:                       print IDX RAM & RAM\n"
 	       "   -q | --query:                     print query byte\n"
+               "   -r <addr in hex>                  read from addr\n"
 	       "   -w <addr in hex>                  write to addr\n"
 	       "   -z <data in hex>                  write to data\n"
 	       "\n");
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int i, opt, option_index = 0;
 	long write_data = -1;
 	long write_addr = -1;
+	long read_addr = -1;
 
 	static struct option long_options[] = {
 		{"version", 0, 0, 'v'},
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "vh?Vidqpw:z:",
+	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "vh?Vidqpr:w:z:",
 				  long_options, &option_index)) != EOF) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'v':
@@ -95,6 +97,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			dump_idx = 1;
 			dump_ram = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'r':
+			read_addr = strtol(optarg , NULL, 16);
+			break;
 		case 'w':
 			write_addr = strtol(optarg , NULL, 16);
 			break;
@@ -133,6 +138,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		printf("You need to be root.\n");
 		exit(1);
 	}
+
 	if (write_addr >= 0 && write_data >= 0) {
 		write_addr &= 0xff;
 		write_data &= 0xff;
@@ -140,6 +146,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		ec_write(write_addr & 0xff, write_data & 0xff);
 	}
 
+	if (read_addr >= 0) {
+		printf("%02x", ec_read(read_addr));
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
 	/* preserve default - dump_ram if nothing selected */
 	if (!dump_ram && !dump_idx && !dump_query && (write_addr == -1))
 		dump_ram = 1;