diff --git a/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/references/man1/rflash.1.rst b/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/references/man1/rflash.1.rst
index 928102d6e..12833968e 100644
--- a/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/references/man1/rflash.1.rst
+++ b/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/references/man1/rflash.1.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ OpenPOWER BMC specific (using IPMI):
 
 \ **rflash**\  \ *noderange*\  [\ *hpm_file_path*\  | \ **-d**\  \ *data_directory*\ ] [\ **-c | -**\ **-check**\ ] [\ **-**\ **-retry=**\ \ *count*\ ] [\ **-V**\ ]
 
+\ **rflash**\  \ *noderange*\  \ **-**\ **-recover**\  \ *bmc_file_path*\ 
+
 
 OpenPOWER OpenBMC specific :
 ============================
@@ -196,8 +198,14 @@ The command will update firmware for OpenPOWER OpenBMC when given an OpenPOWER n
 
 \ **-**\ **-recover**\ 
  
+ PPC (with HMC) and PPC (without HMC, using Direct FSP Management) specific:
+ 
  Used to recover the flash image in the permanent side of the chip to the temporary side for both managed systems and power subsystems.
  
+ OpenPOWER BMC specific (using IPMI):
+ 
+ Used for IBM Power S822LC for Big Data systems only. Used to recover the BMC with a BMC image downloaded from FixCentral.
+ 
 
 
 \ **-**\ **-retry=**\ \ *count*\ 
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Usage.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Usage.pm
index fb19d3802..3392e2668 100755
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Usage.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Usage.pm
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ my %usage = (
         rflash <noderange> [--bpa_acdl]
     OpenPOWER BMC specific (using IPMI):
         rflash <noderange> [<hpm_file_path>|-d <data_directory>] [-c|--check] [--retry=<count>] [-V]
+        rflash <noderange> --recover <bmc_file_path>
     OpenPOWER OpenBMC specific:
         rflash <noderange> {[-c|--check] | [-l|--list]}
         rflash <noderange> <tar_file_path> {[-c|--check] | [-a|--activate] | [-u|--upload]}
diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rflash.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rflash.1.pod
index cc544efbb..ee2b29da1 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rflash.1.pod
+++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rflash.1.pod
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ B<rflash> I<noderange> I<http_directory>
 
 B<rflash> I<noderange> [I<hpm_file_path> | B<-d> I<data_directory>] [B<-c>|B<--check>] [B<--retry=>I<count>] [B<-V>]
 
+B<rflash> I<noderange> B<--recover> I<bmc_file_path>
+
 =head2 OpenPOWER OpenBMC specific :
 
 B<rflash> I<noderange> {[B<-c>|B<--check>] | [B<-l>|B<--list>]}
@@ -133,8 +135,14 @@ Used to commit the flash image in the temporary side of the chip to the permanen
 
 =item B<--recover>
 
+PPC (with HMC) and PPC (without HMC, using Direct FSP Management) specific:
+
 Used to recover the flash image in the permanent side of the chip to the temporary side for both managed systems and power subsystems.
 
+OpenPOWER BMC specific (using IPMI):
+
+Used for IBM Power S822LC for Big Data systems only. Used to recover the BMC with a BMC image downloaded from FixCentral.
+
 =item B<--retry=>I<count>
 
 Specify number of times to retry the update if failure is detected. Default value is 2. Value of 0 can be used to indicate no retries.
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm
index 2e9f4f582..923aad072 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use xCAT_monitoring::monitorctrl;
 use xCAT::SPD qw/decode_spd/;
 use xCAT::IPMI;
 use xCAT::PasswordUtils;
+use File::Basename;
 my %needbladeinv;
 
 use POSIX qw(ceil floor);
@@ -2494,6 +2495,46 @@ sub do_rflash_process {
                 $callback, $node, %allerrornodes);
             exit(1);
         }
+        my $recover_image;
+        if (grep(/^(--recover)$/, @{ $extra })) {
+            if (@{ $extra } != 2) {
+                xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg([ 1, "The command format for recovery is invalid. Only support 'rflash <noderange> --recover <bmc_file_path>'" ],
+                    $callback, $node);
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            my @argv = @{ $extra };
+            if ($argv[0] eq "--recover") {
+                $recover_image = $argv[1];
+            } elsif ($argv[1] eq "--recover") {
+                $recover_image = $argv[0];
+            }
+        }
+        if (defined($recover_image)) {
+            if ($recover_image !~ /^\//) {
+                $recover_image = xCAT::Utils->full_path($recover_image, $::cwd);
+            }
+            unless(-x "/usr/bin/tftp") {
+                $callback->({ error => "Could not find executable file /usr/bin/tftp, please setup tftp client.",
+                        errorcode => 1 });
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            my $bmcip     = $_[0];
+            my $cmd = "/usr/bin/tftp $bmcip -m binary -c put $recover_image ".basename($recover_image);
+            my $output = xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, -1);
+            if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0) {
+                $callback->({ error => "Running tftp command \'$cmd\' failed. Error Code: $::RUNCMD_RC. Output: $output.",
+                        errorcode => 1 });
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            # Sometimes tftp command retrun error message but without nonzero error code
+            if($output) {
+                $callback->({ error => "Running tftp command \'$cmd\' failed. Output: $output",
+                        errorcode => 1 });
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            $callback->({ data => "$node: Successfully updated recovery image. BMC is restarting and will not be reachable for 5-10 minutes."});
+            exit(0);
+        }
         donode($node, @_);
         while (xCAT::IPMI->waitforrsp()) { yield }
         xCAT::Utils->release_lock($lock, $NON_BLOCK);