diff --git a/mmc.1 b/mmc.1
index acb37c1..543742c 100644
--- a/mmc.1
+++ b/mmc.1
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ Optional FFU mode 2, uses CMD25+CMD12 Open-ended Multiple-block write to downloa
 .BI opt_ffu3 " \fIimage\-file\-name\fR " " \fIdevice\fR " " [\fIchunk\-bytes\fR]
 Optional FFU mode 3, uses CMD24 Single-block write for downloading, exiting FFU mode after each block is written.
 .TP
+.BI opt_ffu4 " \fIimage\-file\-name\fR " " \fIdevice\fR " " [\fIchunk\-bytes\fR]
+Optional FFU mode 4, uses CMD24 Single-block write for repeated downloads, remaining in FFU mode until completion.
+.TP
 .BI erase " " \fItype\fR " " \fIstart-address\fR " " \fIend\-address\fR " " \fIdevice\fR
 Send Erase CMD38 with specific argument to the device.
 .br
diff --git a/mmc.c b/mmc.c
index d2a4d2a..077e901 100644
--- a/mmc.c
+++ b/mmc.c
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ static struct Command commands[] = {
 	"Optional FFU mode 3, uses CMD24 Single-block write for downloading, exiting FFU mode after each block written.\n",
 	NULL
 	},
+	{ do_opt_ffu4, -2,
+	 "opt_ffu4", "<image name> <device> [chunk-bytes]\n"
+	 "Optional FFU mode 4, uses CMD24 Single-block write for repeated downloads, remaining in FFU mode until completion.\n",
+	 NULL
+	},
 	{ do_erase, -4,
 	"erase", "<type> " "<start address> " "<end address> " "<device>\n"
 		"Send Erase CMD38 with specific argument to the <device>\n\n"
diff --git a/mmc_cmds.c b/mmc_cmds.c
index 2553de2..dbe18ab 100644
--- a/mmc_cmds.c
+++ b/mmc_cmds.c
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ enum ffu_download_mode {
 	FFU_DEFAULT_MODE, // Default mode: Uses CMD23+CMD25; exits FFU mode after each loop.
 	FFU_OPT_MODE1,	// Optional mode 1: Uses CMD23+CMD25; but stays in FFU mode during download.
 	FFU_OPT_MODE2,	// Optional mode 2: Uses CMD25+CMD12 Open-ended Multiple-block write to download
-	FFU_OPT_MODE3	// Optional mode 3: Uses CMD24 Single-block write to download
+	FFU_OPT_MODE3,	// Optional mode 3: Uses CMD24 Single-block write to download
+	FFU_OPT_MODE4	// Optional mode 4: Uses CMD24 Single-block write to download, but stays in FFU mode during download.
 };
 
 static inline __u32 per_byte_htole32(__u8 *arr)
@@ -2866,6 +2867,9 @@ static void set_ffu_download_cmd(struct mmc_ioc_multi_cmd *multi_cmd,
 		set_single_cmd(&multi_cmd->cmds[1], MMC_WRITE_BLOCK, 1, 1, arg);
 		mmc_ioc_cmd_set_data(multi_cmd->cmds[1], buf + offset);
 		fill_switch_cmd(&multi_cmd->cmds[2], EXT_CSD_MODE_CONFIG, EXT_CSD_NORMAL_MODE);
+	} else if (ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE4) {
+		set_single_cmd(&multi_cmd->cmds[0], MMC_WRITE_BLOCK, 1, 1, arg);
+		mmc_ioc_cmd_set_data(multi_cmd->cmds[0], buf + offset);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2973,6 +2977,9 @@ static int do_ffu_download(int dev_fd, __u8 *ext_csd, __u8 *fw_buf, off_t fw_siz
 	} else if (ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE3) {
 		num_of_cmds = 3; /* in FFU_OPT_MODE3, mmc_ioc_multi_cmd contains 3 commands */
 		chunk_size = 512; /* FFU_OPT_MODE3 uses CMD24 single-block write */
+	} else if (ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE4) {
+		num_of_cmds = 1; /* in FFU_OPT_MODE4, it is single command mode  */
+		chunk_size = 512; /* FFU_OPT_MODE4 uses CMD24 single-block write */
 	}
 
 	/* allocate maximum required */
@@ -2983,10 +2990,11 @@ static int do_ffu_download(int dev_fd, __u8 *ext_csd, __u8 *fw_buf, off_t fw_siz
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	if (ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE1 || ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE2) {
+	if (ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE1 || ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE2 || ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE4) {
 		/*
-		 * In FFU_OPT_MODE1 and FFU_OPT_MODE2, the command to enter FFU mode will be sent
-		 * independently, separate from the firmware bundle download command.
+		 * In FFU_OPT_MODE1, FFU_OPT_MODE2 and FFU_OPT_MODE4, the command to enter FFU
+		 * mode will be sent independently, separate from the firmware bundle download
+		 * command.
 		 */
 		ret = enter_ffu_mode(dev_fd);
 		if (ret)
@@ -3004,11 +3012,14 @@ do_retry:
 		/* prepare multi_cmd for FFU based on cmd to be used */
 		set_ffu_download_cmd(multi_cmd, ext_csd, bytes_per_loop, fw_buf, off, ffu_mode);
 
-		/* send ioctl with multi-cmd, download firmware bundle */
-		ret = ioctl(dev_fd, MMC_IOC_MULTI_CMD, multi_cmd);
+		if (num_of_cmds > 1)
+			/* send ioctl with multi-cmd, download firmware bundle */
+			ret = ioctl(dev_fd, MMC_IOC_MULTI_CMD, multi_cmd);
+		else
+			ret = ioctl(dev_fd, MMC_IOC_CMD, &multi_cmd->cmds[0]);
 
 		if (ret) {
-			perror("Multi-cmd ioctl");
+			perror("ioctl failed");
 			/*
 			 * In case multi-cmd ioctl failed before exiting from
 			 * ffu mode
@@ -3040,10 +3051,10 @@ do_retry:
 		off += bytes_per_loop;
 	}
 
-	if (ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE1 || ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE2) {
+	if (ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE1 || ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE2 || ffu_mode == FFU_OPT_MODE4) {
 		/*
-		 * In FFU_OPT_MODE1 and FFU_OPT_MODE2, the command to exit FFU mode will be sent
-		 * independently, separate from the firmware bundle download command.
+		 * In FFU_OPT_MODE1, FFU_OPT_MODE2 and FFU_OPT_MODE4, the command to exit FFU mode
+		 * will be sent independently, separate from the firmware bundle download command.
 		 */
 		ret = exit_ffu_mode(dev_fd);
 		if (ret)
@@ -3233,6 +3244,11 @@ int do_opt_ffu3(int nargs, char **argv)
 	return __do_ffu(nargs, argv, FFU_OPT_MODE3);
 }
 
+int do_opt_ffu4(int nargs, char **argv)
+{
+	return __do_ffu(nargs, argv, FFU_OPT_MODE4);
+}
+
 int do_general_cmd_read(int nargs, char **argv)
 {
 	int dev_fd;
diff --git a/mmc_cmds.h b/mmc_cmds.h
index 0fbb2b5..407cbe6 100644
--- a/mmc_cmds.h
+++ b/mmc_cmds.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ int do_ffu(int nargs, char **argv);
 int do_opt_ffu1(int nargs, char **argv);
 int do_opt_ffu2(int nargs, char **argv);
 int do_opt_ffu3(int nargs, char **argv);
+int do_opt_ffu4(int nargs, char **argv);
 int do_read_scr(int argc, char **argv);
 int do_read_cid(int argc, char **argv);
 int do_read_csd(int argc, char **argv);
