diff --git a/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/module.h b/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/module.h
index 1fd3f6c020b7..bd4b93608078 100644
--- a/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/module.h
+++ b/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/module.h
@@ -127,10 +127,11 @@ void module_close(struct module *module);
  * @param module module structure
  * @param mem_cfg memory configration structure
  * @param verbose verbose logging selection
+ * @param ignore_detached do not mark detached sections
  * @return error code
  */
 void module_parse_sections(struct module *module, const struct memory_config *mem_cfg,
-			   bool verbose);
+			   bool verbose, bool ignore_detached);
 
 /**
  * Read module section to memory buffer
diff --git a/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/rimage.h b/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/rimage.h
index 20eafb8dfd95..139b55951fdc 100644
--- a/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/rimage.h
+++ b/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/rimage.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ struct image {
 
 	/* Output image is a loadable module */
 	bool loadable_module;
+
+	/* Do not mark detached sections */
+	bool ignore_detached;
 };
 
 struct memory_zone {
diff --git a/tools/rimage/src/module.c b/tools/rimage/src/module.c
index f14e34da28e5..d35765c591ac 100644
--- a/tools/rimage/src/module.c
+++ b/tools/rimage/src/module.c
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ static enum module_section_type get_section_type(const struct elf_section_header
 	}
 }
 
-void module_parse_sections(struct module *module, const struct memory_config *mem_cfg, bool verbose)
+void module_parse_sections(struct module *module, const struct memory_config *mem_cfg, bool verbose,
+			   bool ignore_detached)
 {
 	const uint32_t valid = (SHF_WRITE | SHF_ALLOC | SHF_EXECINSTR);
 	uint16_t i;
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ void module_parse_sections(struct module *module, const struct memory_config *me
 		out_section->size = sect->data.size;
 		out_section->type = get_section_type(sect);
 		out_section->rom = section_is_rom(mem_cfg, sect);
-		out_section->detached = section_is_detached(mem_cfg, sect);
+		out_section->detached = !ignore_detached && section_is_detached(mem_cfg, sect);
 		out_section->address = sect->data.vaddr;
 		out_section->load_address = find_physical_address(&module->elf, sect->data.vaddr);
 
diff --git a/tools/rimage/src/rimage.c b/tools/rimage/src/rimage.c
index fb8aba95611d..c9942207066e 100644
--- a/tools/rimage/src/rimage.c
+++ b/tools/rimage/src/rimage.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static void usage(char *name)
 	fprintf(stdout, "\t -y verify signed file\n");
 	fprintf(stdout, "\t -q resign binary\n");
 	fprintf(stdout, "\t -p set PV bit\n");
+	fprintf(stdout, "\t -d ignore detached sections\n");
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	image.imr_type = MAN_DEFAULT_IMR_TYPE;
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "ho:va:s:k:ri:f:b:ec:y:q:pl")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "ho:va:s:k:ri:f:b:ec:y:q:pld")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'o':
 			image.out_file = optarg;
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'l':
 			image.loadable_module = true;
 			break;
+		case 'd':
+			/* ignore detached sections */
+			image.ignore_detached = true;
+			break;
 		default:
 		 /* getopt's default error message is good enough */
 			return 1;
@@ -225,7 +230,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
 
-		module_parse_sections(&image.module[i].file, &image.adsp->mem, image.verbose);
+		module_parse_sections(&image.module[i].file, &image.adsp->mem, image.verbose,
+				      image.ignore_detached);
 
 		/* When there is more than one module, then first one is bootloader.
 		 * Does not apply to building a image of a loadable module. */