diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
index f00983a..e761e56 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     int file_names_mode = 0;
     off64_t erase_blk_size = 0;
     off64_t logical_blk_size = 0;
+    std::string vbmeta_partition;
 };
 
 struct flag_list {
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@
         {"verifyatboot", MF_VERIFYATBOOT},
         {"verify", MF_VERIFY},
         {"avb", MF_AVB},
+        {"avb=", MF_AVB},
         {"noemulatedsd", MF_NOEMULATEDSD},
         {"notrim", MF_NOTRIM},
         {"formattable", MF_FORMATTABLE},
@@ -314,6 +316,8 @@
                     flag_vals->swap_prio = strtoll(arg, NULL, 0);
                 } else if (flag == MF_MAX_COMP_STREAMS) {
                     flag_vals->max_comp_streams = strtoll(arg, NULL, 0);
+                } else if (flag == MF_AVB) {
+                    flag_vals->vbmeta_partition = arg;
                 } else if (flag == MF_ZRAMSIZE) {
                     auto is_percent = !!strrchr(arg, '%');
                     auto val = strtoll(arg, NULL, 0);
@@ -583,6 +587,7 @@
         entry.erase_blk_size = flag_vals.erase_blk_size;
         entry.logical_blk_size = flag_vals.logical_blk_size;
         entry.sysfs_path = std::move(flag_vals.sysfs_path);
+        entry.vbmeta_partition = std::move(flag_vals.vbmeta_partition);
         if (entry.fs_mgr_flags.logical) {
             entry.logical_partition_name = entry.blk_device;
         }
diff --git a/fs_mgr/include_fstab/fstab/fstab.h b/fs_mgr/include_fstab/fstab/fstab.h
index 26a1e5c..d9a5e0a 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/include_fstab/fstab/fstab.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/include_fstab/fstab/fstab.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
     off64_t erase_blk_size = 0;
     off64_t logical_blk_size = 0;
     std::string sysfs_path;
+    std::string vbmeta_partition;
 
     // TODO: Remove this union once fstab_rec is deprecated. It only serves as a
     // convenient way to convert between fstab_rec::fs_mgr_flags and these bools.
diff --git a/init/first_stage_mount.cpp b/init/first_stage_mount.cpp
index f5b291e..c96c381 100644
--- a/init/first_stage_mount.cpp
+++ b/init/first_stage_mount.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "uevent_listener.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+using android::base::Split;
 using android::base::Timer;
 using android::fs_mgr::AvbHandle;
 using android::fs_mgr::AvbHashtreeResult;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
 // ------------------
 class FirstStageMount {
   public:
-    FirstStageMount();
+    FirstStageMount(Fstab fstab);
     virtual ~FirstStageMount() = default;
 
     // The factory method to create either FirstStageMountVBootV1 or FirstStageMountVBootV2
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@
 
 class FirstStageMountVBootV1 : public FirstStageMount {
   public:
-    FirstStageMountVBootV1() = default;
+    FirstStageMountVBootV1(Fstab fstab) : FirstStageMount(std::move(fstab)) {}
     ~FirstStageMountVBootV1() override = default;
 
   protected:
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@
   public:
     friend void SetInitAvbVersionInRecovery();
 
-    FirstStageMountVBootV2();
+    FirstStageMountVBootV2(Fstab fstab);
     ~FirstStageMountVBootV2() override = default;
 
   protected:
@@ -114,13 +115,17 @@
     bool SetUpDmVerity(FstabEntry* fstab_entry) override;
     bool InitAvbHandle();
 
-    std::string device_tree_vbmeta_parts_;
+    std::vector<std::string> vbmeta_partitions_;
     AvbUniquePtr avb_handle_;
 };
 
 // Static Functions
 // ----------------
-static inline bool IsDtVbmetaCompatible() {
+static inline bool IsDtVbmetaCompatible(const Fstab& fstab) {
+    if (std::any_of(fstab.begin(), fstab.end(),
+                    [](const auto& entry) { return entry.fs_mgr_flags.avb; })) {
+        return true;
+    }
     return is_android_dt_value_expected("vbmeta/compatible", "android,vbmeta");
 }
 
@@ -128,21 +133,26 @@
     return access("/system/bin/recovery", F_OK) == 0;
 }
 
-// Class Definitions
-// -----------------
-FirstStageMount::FirstStageMount() : need_dm_verity_(false), uevent_listener_(16 * 1024 * 1024) {
-    if (!ReadFstabFromDt(&fstab_)) {
-        if (ReadDefaultFstab(&fstab_)) {
-            fstab_.erase(std::remove_if(fstab_.begin(), fstab_.end(),
-                                        [](const auto& entry) {
-                                            return !entry.fs_mgr_flags.first_stage_mount;
-                                        }),
-                         fstab_.end());
+static Fstab ReadFirstStageFstab() {
+    Fstab fstab;
+    if (!ReadFstabFromDt(&fstab)) {
+        if (ReadDefaultFstab(&fstab)) {
+            fstab.erase(std::remove_if(fstab.begin(), fstab.end(),
+                                       [](const auto& entry) {
+                                           return !entry.fs_mgr_flags.first_stage_mount;
+                                       }),
+                        fstab.end());
         } else {
             LOG(INFO) << "Failed to fstab for first stage mount";
         }
     }
+    return fstab;
+}
 
+// Class Definitions
+// -----------------
+FirstStageMount::FirstStageMount(Fstab fstab)
+    : need_dm_verity_(false), fstab_(std::move(fstab)), uevent_listener_(16 * 1024 * 1024) {
     auto boot_devices = fs_mgr_get_boot_devices();
     device_handler_ = std::make_unique<DeviceHandler>(
             std::vector<Permissions>{}, std::vector<SysfsPermissions>{}, std::vector<Subsystem>{},
@@ -152,10 +162,11 @@
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<FirstStageMount> FirstStageMount::Create() {
-    if (IsDtVbmetaCompatible()) {
-        return std::make_unique<FirstStageMountVBootV2>();
+    auto fstab = ReadFirstStageFstab();
+    if (IsDtVbmetaCompatible(fstab)) {
+        return std::make_unique<FirstStageMountVBootV2>(std::move(fstab));
     } else {
-        return std::make_unique<FirstStageMountVBootV1>();
+        return std::make_unique<FirstStageMountVBootV1>(std::move(fstab));
     }
 }
 
@@ -492,22 +503,27 @@
     return true;  // Returns true to mount the partition.
 }
 
-// FirstStageMountVBootV2 constructor.
-// Gets the vbmeta partitions from device tree.
-// /{
-//     firmware {
-//         android {
-//             vbmeta {
-//                 compatible = "android,vbmeta";
-//                 parts = "vbmeta,boot,system,vendor"
-//             };
-//         };
-//     };
-//  }
-FirstStageMountVBootV2::FirstStageMountVBootV2() : avb_handle_(nullptr) {
-    if (!read_android_dt_file("vbmeta/parts", &device_tree_vbmeta_parts_)) {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to read vbmeta/parts from device tree";
-        return;
+// First retrieve any vbmeta partitions from device tree (legacy) then read through the fstab
+// for any further vbmeta partitions.
+FirstStageMountVBootV2::FirstStageMountVBootV2(Fstab fstab)
+    : FirstStageMount(std::move(fstab)), avb_handle_(nullptr) {
+    std::string device_tree_vbmeta_parts;
+    read_android_dt_file("vbmeta/parts", &device_tree_vbmeta_parts);
+
+    for (auto&& partition : Split(device_tree_vbmeta_parts, ",")) {
+        if (!partition.empty()) {
+            vbmeta_partitions_.emplace_back(std::move(partition));
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (const auto& entry : fstab_) {
+        if (!entry.vbmeta_partition.empty()) {
+            vbmeta_partitions_.emplace_back(entry.vbmeta_partition);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (vbmeta_partitions_.empty()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to read vbmeta partitions.";
     }
 }
 
@@ -529,18 +545,15 @@
         }
     }
 
-    // libavb verifies AVB metadata on all verified partitions at once.
-    // e.g., The device_tree_vbmeta_parts_ will be "vbmeta,boot,system,vendor"
-    // for libavb to verify metadata, even if there is only /vendor in the
-    // above mount_fstab_recs_.
+    // Any partitions needed for verifying the partitions used in first stage mount, e.g. vbmeta
+    // must be provided as vbmeta_partitions.
     if (need_dm_verity_) {
-        if (device_tree_vbmeta_parts_.empty()) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << "Missing vbmeta parts in device tree";
+        if (vbmeta_partitions_.empty()) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << "Missing vbmeta partitions";
             return false;
         }
-        std::vector<std::string> partitions = android::base::Split(device_tree_vbmeta_parts_, ",");
         std::string ab_suffix = fs_mgr_get_slot_suffix();
-        for (const auto& partition : partitions) {
+        for (const auto& partition : vbmeta_partitions_) {
             std::string partition_name = partition + ab_suffix;
             if (logical_partitions.count(partition_name)) {
                 continue;
@@ -613,7 +626,9 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!IsDtVbmetaCompatible()) {
+    auto fstab = ReadFirstStageFstab();
+
+    if (!IsDtVbmetaCompatible(fstab)) {
         LOG(INFO) << "Skipped setting INIT_AVB_VERSION (not vbmeta compatible)";
         return;
     }
@@ -623,7 +638,7 @@
     // We only set INIT_AVB_VERSION when the AVB verification succeeds, i.e., the
     // Open() function returns a valid handle.
     // We don't need to mount partitions here in recovery mode.
-    FirstStageMountVBootV2 avb_first_mount;
+    FirstStageMountVBootV2 avb_first_mount(std::move(fstab));
     if (!avb_first_mount.InitDevices()) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to init devices for INIT_AVB_VERSION";
         return;