diff --git a/include/efi_api.h b/include/efi_api.h
index 164147dc87..38dd1240c1 100644
--- a/include/efi_api.h
+++ b/include/efi_api.h
@@ -797,6 +797,47 @@ struct efi_hii_string_protocol {
 		efi_uintn_t *secondary_languages_size);
 };
 
+/*
+ * Both UNICODE_COLLATION protocols seem to be the same thing, but
+ * advertised with two different GUID's because, why not?
+ */
+
+#define EFI_UNICODE_COLLATION_PROTOCOL_GUID \
+	EFI_GUID(0x1d85cd7f, 0xf43d, 0x11d2, \
+		 0x9a, 0x0c, 0x00, 0x90, 0x27, 0x3f, 0xc1, 0x4d)
+
+#define EFI_UNICODE_COLLATION_PROTOCOL2_GUID \
+	EFI_GUID(0xa4c751fc, 0x23ae, 0x4c3e, \
+		 0x92, 0xe9, 0x49, 0x64, 0xcf, 0x63, 0xf3, 0x49)
+
+struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol {
+	efi_intn_t (EFIAPI *stri_coll)(
+		struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+		efi_string_t s1,
+		efi_string_t s2);
+	bool (EFIAPI *metai_match)(
+		struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+		efi_string_t string,
+		efi_string_t pattern);
+	void (EFIAPI *str_lwr)(
+		struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+		efi_string_t string);
+	void (EFIAPI *str_upr)(
+		struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+		efi_string_t string);
+	void (EFIAPI *fat_to_str)(
+		struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+		efi_uintn_t fat_size,
+		uint8_t *fat,
+		efi_string_t string);
+	bool (EFIAPI *str_to_fat)(
+		struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+		efi_string_t string,
+		efi_uintn_t fat_size,
+		uint8_t *fat);
+	uint8_t *supported_languages;
+};
+
 #define EFI_GOP_GUID \
 	EFI_GUID(0x9042a9de, 0x23dc, 0x4a38, \
 		 0x96, 0xfb, 0x7a, 0xde, 0xd0, 0x80, 0x51, 0x6a)
diff --git a/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
index 591bf07e7a..af6812b2b4 100644
--- a/include/efi_loader.h
+++ b/include/efi_loader.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ extern const struct efi_device_path_utilities_protocol efi_device_path_utilities
 extern const struct efi_hii_config_routing_protocol efi_hii_config_routing;
 extern const struct efi_hii_database_protocol efi_hii_database;
 extern const struct efi_hii_string_protocol efi_hii_string;
+extern const struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol efi_unicode_collation;
 
 uint16_t *efi_dp_str(struct efi_device_path *dp);
 
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ extern const efi_guid_t efi_guid_device_path_utilities_protocol;
 extern const efi_guid_t efi_guid_hii_config_routing_protocol;
 extern const efi_guid_t efi_guid_hii_database_protocol;
 extern const efi_guid_t efi_guid_hii_string_protocol;
+extern const efi_guid_t efi_guid_unicode_collation_protocol;
+extern const efi_guid_t efi_guid_unicode_collation_protocol2;
 
 extern unsigned int __efi_runtime_start, __efi_runtime_stop;
 extern unsigned int __efi_runtime_rel_start, __efi_runtime_rel_stop;
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
index 725e0cba85..7ea96a4f1c 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_HELLO) += helloworld_efi.o
 obj-y += efi_image_loader.o efi_boottime.o efi_runtime.o efi_console.o
 obj-y += efi_memory.o efi_device_path_to_text.o efi_device_path.o
-obj-y += efi_device_path_utilities.o efi_hii.o
+obj-y += efi_device_path_utilities.o efi_hii.o efi_unicode.o
 obj-y += efi_file.o efi_variable.o efi_bootmgr.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LCD) += efi_gop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_VIDEO) += efi_gop.o
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
index c179afc25a..b568f3f162 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
@@ -1166,6 +1166,12 @@ void efi_setup_loaded_image(struct efi_loaded_image *info, struct efi_object *ob
 	obj->protocols[7].guid = &efi_guid_hii_config_routing_protocol;
 	obj->protocols[7].protocol_interface = (void *)&efi_hii_config_routing;
 
+	obj->protocols[8].guid = &efi_guid_unicode_collation_protocol;
+	obj->protocols[8].protocol_interface = (void *)&efi_unicode_collation;
+
+	obj->protocols[9].guid = &efi_guid_unicode_collation_protocol2;
+	obj->protocols[9].protocol_interface = (void *)&efi_unicode_collation;
+
 	info->file_path = file_path;
 	info->device_handle = efi_dp_find_obj(device_path, NULL);
 
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_unicode.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_unicode.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c6302df25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_unicode.c
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+/*
+*  EFI Unicode interface
+ *
+ *  Copyright (c) 2017 Leif Lindholm
+ *
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier:     GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <charset.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <efi_loader.h>
+
+const efi_guid_t efi_guid_unicode_collation_protocol =
+	EFI_UNICODE_COLLATION_PROTOCOL_GUID;
+
+const efi_guid_t efi_guid_unicode_collation_protocol2 =
+	EFI_UNICODE_COLLATION_PROTOCOL2_GUID;
+
+static int matchn(efi_string_t s1, unsigned n1, efi_string_t s2, unsigned n2)
+{
+	char u1[MAX_UTF8_PER_UTF16 * n1 + 1];
+	char u2[MAX_UTF8_PER_UTF16 * n2 + 1];
+
+	*utf16_to_utf8((u8 *)u1, s1, n1) = '\0';
+	*utf16_to_utf8((u8 *)u2, s2, n2) = '\0';
+
+	return strcasecmp(u1, u2);
+}
+
+static efi_intn_t EFIAPI stri_coll(struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+				   efi_string_t s1,
+				   efi_string_t s2)
+{
+	EFI_ENTRY("%p, \"%ls\", \"%ls\"", this, s1, s2);
+
+	unsigned n1 = utf16_strlen(s1);
+	unsigned n2 = utf16_strlen(s2);
+
+	return EFI_EXIT(matchn(s1, n1, s2, n2));
+}
+
+static bool match(efi_string_t string, efi_string_t pattern)
+{
+	while (true) {
+		uint16_t p = *pattern++;
+		bool matches = false;
+
+		if (p == '\0' || *string == '\0') {
+			/*
+			 * End of pattern or string, succeed if
+			 * end of both:
+			 */
+			return *string == p;
+		}
+
+		switch (p) {
+		case '*':
+			/* Match zero or more chars: */
+			while (*string != '\0') {
+				if (match(string, pattern))
+					return true;
+				string++;
+			}
+			return match(string, pattern);
+		case '?':
+			/* Match any one char: */
+			string++;
+			break;
+		case '[':
+			/* Match char set, either [abc] or [a-c]: */
+
+			if (pattern[0] == '\0' || pattern[0] == ']') {
+				/* invalid pattern */
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			if (pattern[1] == '-') {
+				uint16_t lo, hi, c;
+
+				/* range: [a-c] */
+				lo = pattern[0];
+				hi = pattern[2];
+
+				if (hi == '\0' || hi == ']' || pattern[3] != ']') {
+					/* invalid pattern */
+					return false;
+				}
+
+				c  = tolower(*string);
+				lo = tolower(lo);
+				hi = tolower(hi);
+
+				if (lo <= c && c <= hi)
+					matches = true;
+
+				pattern += 4;
+			} else {
+				/* set: [abc] */
+				while ((p = *pattern++) && p != ']')
+					if (matchn(string, 1, &p, 1))
+						matches = true;
+			}
+
+			if (!matches)
+				return false;
+
+			string++;
+			break;
+		default:
+			if (matchn(string, 1, &p, 1))
+				return false;
+			string++;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static bool EFIAPI metai_match(struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+			       efi_string_t string,
+			       efi_string_t pattern)
+{
+	EFI_ENTRY("%p, \"%ls\", \"%ls\"", this, string, pattern);
+	return EFI_EXIT(match(string, pattern));
+}
+
+static void EFIAPI str_lwr(struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+			   efi_string_t string)
+{
+	EFI_ENTRY("%p, \"%ls\"", this, string);
+	EFI_EXIT(EFI_SUCCESS);
+	return;
+}
+
+static void EFIAPI str_upr(struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+			   efi_string_t string)
+{
+	EFI_ENTRY("%p, \"%ls\"", this, string);
+	EFI_EXIT(EFI_SUCCESS);
+	return;
+}
+
+static void EFIAPI fat_to_str(struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+			      efi_uintn_t fat_size,
+			      uint8_t *fat,
+			      efi_string_t string)
+{
+	EFI_ENTRY("%p, %zu, \"%s\", %p", this, fat_size, fat, string);
+	EFI_EXIT(EFI_SUCCESS);
+	return;
+}
+
+static bool EFIAPI str_to_fat(struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol *this,
+			      efi_string_t string,
+			      efi_uintn_t fat_size,
+			      uint8_t *fat)
+{
+	EFI_ENTRY("%p, \"%ls\", %zu, %p", this, string, fat_size, fat);
+	return EFI_EXIT(false);
+}
+
+const struct efi_unicode_collation_protocol efi_unicode_collation = {
+	.stri_coll = stri_coll,
+	.metai_match = metai_match,
+	.str_lwr = str_lwr,
+	.str_upr = str_upr,
+	.fat_to_str = fat_to_str,
+	.str_to_fat = str_to_fat,
+	.supported_languages = (uint8_t *)"eng",
+};
