diff --git a/platforms/esp32/Makefile.build b/platforms/esp32/Makefile.build
index 55e080042..e91a6c1ea 100644
--- a/platforms/esp32/Makefile.build
+++ b/platforms/esp32/Makefile.build
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ ESP_IDF_EXTRA_PARTITION ?=
 ESP_IDF_EXTRA_PARTITION_1 ?=
 ESP_IDF_EXTRA_PARTITION_2 ?=
 ESP_IDF_EXTRA_PARTITION_3 ?=
+# Partition will be placed before all other mOS partitions.
+ESP_IDF_EXTRA_BEFORE_PARTITION ?=
 
 MGOS_UPDATE_BOOT_LOADER ?= false
 
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ export ESP_IDF_EXTRA_PARTITION
 export ESP_IDF_EXTRA_PARTITION_1
 export ESP_IDF_EXTRA_PARTITION_2
 export ESP_IDF_EXTRA_PARTITION_3
+export ESP_IDF_EXTRA_BEFORE_PARTITION
 export NVS_ADDR ?= 0x9000
 export NVS_SIZE ?= 0x4000
 export APP_OFFSET ?= 0x10000
diff --git a/platforms/esp32/src/partitions_mgos.csv b/platforms/esp32/src/partitions_mgos.csv
index 55f481be2..4603946d8 100644
--- a/platforms/esp32/src/partitions_mgos.csv
+++ b/platforms/esp32/src/partitions_mgos.csv
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # Name,   Type, SubType, Offset,             Size                Flags
 nvs,      data, nvs,     $NVS_ADDR,          $NVS_SIZE,
 otadata,  data, ota,     $OTA_DATA_ADDR,     $OTA_DATA_SIZE,     encrypted
+$ESP_IDF_EXTRA_BEFORE_PARTITION
 app_0,    app,  ota_0,   $APP_OFFSET,        $APP_SLOT_SIZE,     encrypted
 fs_0,     data, spiffs,  ,                   $MGOS_ROOT_FS_SIZE, $FS_PART_ENCR_FLAG
 app_1,    app,  ota_1,   ,                   $APP_SLOT_SIZE,     encrypted