diff --git a/src/hci/commands/image_cmd.c b/src/hci/commands/image_cmd.c
index c40d42a9..095e266e 100644
--- a/src/hci/commands/image_cmd.c
+++ b/src/hci/commands/image_cmd.c
@@ -485,6 +485,10 @@ struct command image_commands[] __command = {
 		.name = "imgexec",
 		.exec = imgexec_exec,
 	},
+	{
+		.name = "boot", /* synonym for "imgexec" */
+		.exec = imgexec_exec,
+	},
 	{
 		.name = "imgstat",
 		.exec = imgstat_exec,