diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 30f20ed..58e9e7e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ semu
 *.dtb
 Image
 ext4.img
+rootfs.cpio
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c940bc5..171f7fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ext4.img:
 
 check: $(BIN) minimal.dtb $(KERNEL_DATA) $(DISKIMG_FILE)
 	@$(call notice, Ready to launch Linux kernel. Please be patient.)
-	$(Q)./$(BIN) -k $(KERNEL_DATA) -b minimal.dtb $(OPTS)
+	$(Q)./$(BIN) -k $(KERNEL_DATA) -b minimal.dtb -i rootfs.cpio $(OPTS)
 
 build-image:
 	scripts/build-image.sh
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b78d00..1cff54e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@ $ make build-image
 ## Usage
 
 ```
-./semu -k linux-image [-b dtb-file] [-d disk-image]
+./semu -k linux-image [-b dtb-file] [-i initrd-image] [-d disk-image]
 ```
 
 * `linux-image` is the path to the Linux kernel `Image`.
 * `dtb-file` is optional, as it specifies the user-specified device tree blob.
+* `initrd-image` is optional, as it specifies the user-specified init RAM disk image.
 * `disk-image` is optional, as it specifies the path of a disk image in ext4 file system for the virtio-blk device.
 
 ## License
diff --git a/configs/linux.config b/configs/linux.config
index 844ed9c..d079efb 100644
--- a/configs/linux.config
+++ b/configs/linux.config
@@ -123,9 +123,7 @@ CONFIG_CC_NO_ARRAY_BOUNDS=y
 # CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED is not set
 # CONFIG_RELAY is not set
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
-CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="../buildroot/output/images/rootfs.cpio"
-CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID=0
-CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID=0
+CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=""
 # CONFIG_RD_GZIP is not set
 # CONFIG_RD_BZIP2 is not set
 # CONFIG_RD_LZMA is not set
@@ -133,8 +131,6 @@ CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID=0
 # CONFIG_RD_LZO is not set
 # CONFIG_RD_LZ4 is not set
 CONFIG_RD_ZSTD=y
-CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_ZSTD=y
-# CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_NONE is not set
 # CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG is not set
 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_PRESERVE_MTIME=y
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE is not set
diff --git a/device.h b/device.h
index 55d05b3..fd7f07b 100644
--- a/device.h
+++ b/device.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 /* RAM */
 
 #define RAM_SIZE (512 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define DTB_SIZE (1 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define INITRD_SIZE (8 * 1024 * 1024)
 
 void ram_read(vm_t *core,
               uint32_t *mem,
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 86cdb33..fa94e23 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -291,28 +291,30 @@ static void map_file(char **ram_loc, const char *name)
 
 static void usage(const char *execpath)
 {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s -k linux-image [-b dtb] [-d disk-image]\n",
-            execpath);
+    fprintf(
+        stderr,
+        "Usage: %s -k linux-image [-b dtb] [-i initrd-image] [-d disk-image]\n",
+        execpath);
 }
 
 static void handle_options(int argc,
                            char **argv,
                            char **kernel_file,
                            char **dtb_file,
+                           char **initrd_file,
                            char **disk_file)
 {
-    *kernel_file = *dtb_file = *disk_file = NULL;
+    *kernel_file = *dtb_file = *initrd_file = *disk_file = NULL;
 
     int optidx = 0;
     struct option opts[] = {
-        {"kernel", 1, NULL, 'k'},
-        {"dtb", 1, NULL, 'b'},
-        {"disk", 1, NULL, 'd'},
+        {"kernel", 1, NULL, 'k'}, {"dtb", 1, NULL, 'b'},
+        {"initrd", 1, NULL, 'i'}, {"disk", 1, NULL, 'd'},
         {"help", 0, NULL, 'h'},
     };
 
     int c;
-    while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "k:b:d:h", opts, &optidx)) != -1) {
+    while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "k:b:i:d:h", opts, &optidx)) != -1) {
         switch (c) {
         case 'k':
             *kernel_file = optarg;
@@ -320,6 +322,9 @@ static void handle_options(int argc,
         case 'b':
             *dtb_file = optarg;
             break;
+        case 'i':
+            *initrd_file = optarg;
+            break;
         case 'd':
             *disk_file = optarg;
             break;
@@ -347,8 +352,10 @@ static int semu_start(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     char *kernel_file;
     char *dtb_file;
+    char *initrd_file;
     char *disk_file;
-    handle_options(argc, argv, &kernel_file, &dtb_file, &disk_file);
+    handle_options(argc, argv, &kernel_file, &dtb_file, &initrd_file,
+                   &disk_file);
 
     /* Initialize the emulator */
     emu_state_t emu;
@@ -371,13 +378,27 @@ static int semu_start(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     assert(!(((uintptr_t) emu.ram) & 0b11));
 
+    /* *-----------------------------------------*
+     * |              Memory layout              |
+     * *----------------*----------------*-------*
+     * |  kernel image  |  initrd image  |  dtb  |
+     * *----------------*----------------*-------*
+     */
     char *ram_loc = (char *) emu.ram;
     /* Load Linux kernel image */
     map_file(&ram_loc, kernel_file);
-    /* Load at last 1 MiB to prevent kernel / initrd from overwriting it */
-    uint32_t dtb_addr = RAM_SIZE - 1024 * 1024; /* Device tree */
+    /* Load at last 1 MiB to prevent kernel from overwriting it */
+    uint32_t dtb_addr = RAM_SIZE - DTB_SIZE; /* Device tree */
     ram_loc = ((char *) emu.ram) + dtb_addr;
     map_file(&ram_loc, dtb_file);
+    /* Load optional initrd image at last 8 MiB before the dtb region to
+     * prevent kernel from overwritting it
+     */
+    if (initrd_file) {
+        uint32_t initrd_addr = dtb_addr - INITRD_SIZE; /* Init RAM disk */
+        ram_loc = ((char *) emu.ram) + initrd_addr;
+        map_file(&ram_loc, initrd_file);
+    }
 
     /* Hook for unmapping files */
     atexit(unmap_files);
diff --git a/minimal.dts b/minimal.dts
index cb7822c..f6126f1 100644
--- a/minimal.dts
+++ b/minimal.dts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     chosen {
         bootargs = "earlycon console=ttyS0";
         stdout-path = "serial0";
+        linux,initrd-start = <0x1f700000>; /* @403 MiB (503 * 1024 * 1024)     */
+        linux,initrd-end = <0x1fefffff>;   /* @511 MiB (511 * 1024 * 1024 - 1) */
     };
 
     cpus {
diff --git a/scripts/build-image.sh b/scripts/build-image.sh
index 044f39b..3d0cdd5 100755
--- a/scripts/build-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-image.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function do_buildroot
     ASSERT make olddefconfig
     ASSERT make $PARALLEL
     popd
+    cp -f buildroot/output/images/rootfs.cpio ./
 }
 
 function do_linux