diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 1fb84478..832b8408 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ fi
 # one also must request disk1-img-xz image format
 if [ "$IMAGEFORMAT" = "ext4" ] && [ "$PROJECT" = "ubuntu-cpc" ]; then
 	case $ARCH:$SUBARCH in
-		armhf:raspi2|riscv64:sifive_*|riscv64:nezha|riscv64:visionfive|*:generic)
+		armhf:raspi2|riscv64:sifive_*|riscv64:nezha|riscv64:visionfive|riscv64:licheerv|riscv64:icicle|*:generic)
 			IMAGE_HAS_HARDCODED_PASSWORD=1
 			if [ -z "${IMAGE_TARGETS:-}" ]; then
 				export IMAGE_TARGETS="disk1-img-xz"
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ case $PROJECT in
 			riscv64*)
 				if [ -n "$SUBARCH" ]; then
 					case "${SUBARCH:-}" in
-						nezha)
+						nezha|licheerv)
 							KERNEL_FLAVOURS=allwinner
 							;;
 						visionfive)
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-uefi.binary b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-uefi.binary
index aaf4e401..df8cb4af 100755
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-uefi.binary
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-uefi.binary
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ create_partitions() {
                        --typecode=15:ef00 \
                        --new=1:: \
                        --attributes=1:set:2
-            elif [ "${SUBARCH:-}" = "nezha" ]; then
-                # Nezha D1 board
+            elif [ "${SUBARCH:-}" = "nezha" ] || [ "${SUBARCH:-}" = "licheerv" ]; then
+                # Nezha/LicheeRV D1 boards
                 sgdisk "${disk_image}" \
                        --set-alignment=2 \
                        --new=13:256:25575 \
@@ -93,6 +93,20 @@ create_partitions() {
                        --change-name=12:CIDATA \
                        --new=1:: \
                        --attributes=1:set:2
+            elif [ "${SUBARCH:-}" = "icicle" ]; then
+                # Microchip Icicle Kit
+                sgdisk "${disk_image}" \
+                       --set-alignment=2 \
+                       --new=13:256:25575 \
+                       --change-name=13:loader \
+                       --typecode=13:ef02 \
+                       --new=15::+106M \
+                       --typecode=15:ef00 \
+                       --change-name=15:ESP \
+                       --new=12::+4M \
+                       --change-name=12:CIDATA \
+                       --new=1:: \
+                       --attributes=1:set:2
             elif [ "${SUBARCH:-}" = "visionfive" ]; then
                 # VisionFive
                 sgdisk "${disk_image}" \
@@ -222,26 +236,74 @@ install_grub() {
             # TODO grub-efi-riscv64 exists, but is not used by all the images yet
             if [ -n "${SUBARCH:-}" ]; then
                 # Per-device images
+                local my_d=$(dirname $(readlink -f ${0}))
+                echo "Adjusting GRUB defaults for ${ARCH}"
+                mkdir -p mountpoint/etc/default/grub.d/
+                cp ${my_d}/riscv64/grub/cmdline.cfg mountpoint/etc/default/grub.d/
                 case "${SUBARCH}" in
-                    "nezha")
-                        echo "Installing U-Boot for Nezha board" &1>2
+                    "icicle")
+                        echo "Installing GRUB for ${SUBARCH} board"
+                        # flash-kernel is needed to install the dtb for update-grub: it uses the
+                        # /proc/device-tree/model value to pick the correct dtb and as we are in a chroot,
+                        # the model value is wrong and we need to use /etc/flash-kernel/machine instead.
+                        # This explains why we install flash-kernel here.
+                        chroot mountpoint mkdir -p /etc/flash-kernel/
+                        chroot mountpoint bash -c "echo 'Microchip PolarFire-SoC Icicle Kit' > /etc/flash-kernel/machine"
+                        chroot mountpoint bash -c 'FK_FORCE=yes apt-get install -qqy grub-efi-riscv64 flash-kernel'
+                        efi_target=riscv64-efi
+                        # The real U-Boot
+                        chroot mountpoint apt-get install -qqy u-boot-microchip
+                        loader="/dev/mapper${loop_device///dev/}p13"
+                        dd if=mountpoint/usr/lib/u-boot/microchip_icicle/u-boot.payload of=$loader
+                        # Provide end-user modifyable CIDATA
+                        cidata_dev="/dev/mapper${loop_device///dev/}p12"
+                        setup_cidata "${cidata_dev}"
+                        # Provide stock nocloud datasource
+                        # Allow interactive login on baremetal board,
+                        # without a cloud datasource.
+                        setup_cinocloud mountpoint
+
+                        # u-boot-microchip will boot using UEFI if it does not find
+                        # any extlinux.conf or boot.scr: but flash-kernel will
+                        # install a boot.scr if it believes it did not boot in
+                        # EFI mode, so make sure we don't leave a boot.scr
+                        # behind.
+                        chroot mountpoint rm -f /boot/boot.scr
+                        ;;
+                    "nezha"|"licheerv")
+                        echo "Reducing initramfs size for ${SUBARCH} board"
+                        mkdir -p mountpoint/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/
+                        cp ${my_d}/riscv64/initramfs-tools/modules_list.conf mountpoint/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/
+                        chroot mountpoint update-initramfs -c -v -k all
+                        echo "Installing U-Boot for ${SUBARCH} board"
                         # flash-kernel is needed to install the dtb for update-grub: it uses the
                         # /proc/device-tree/model value to pick the correct dtb and as we are in a chroot,
                         # the model value is wrong and we need to use /etc/flash-kernel/machine instead.
                         # This explains why we install flash-kernel here.
                         chroot mountpoint mkdir -p /etc/flash-kernel/
-                        chroot mountpoint bash -c "echo 'Allwinner D1 Nezha' > /etc/flash-kernel/machine"
+                        if [ "$SUBARCH" = "nezha" ]; then
+                            chroot mountpoint bash -c "echo 'Allwinner D1 Nezha' > /etc/flash-kernel/machine"
+                        elif [ "$SUBARCH" = "licheerv" ]; then
+                            chroot mountpoint bash -c "echo 'Sipeed Lichee RV Dock' > /etc/flash-kernel/machine"
+                            # cryptsetup-initramfs is a large contributor of the initrd size: we have to
+                            # remove it for the LicheeRV board, otherwise it fails to boot. cryptsetup-initramfs
+                            # needs to embed plymouth (and then the drm/gpu stuff) for interacting with the user
+                            # to decrypt the rootfs (passphrase key).
+                            chroot mountpoint bash -c "apt remove -qqy cryptsetup-initramfs"
+                        fi
                         chroot mountpoint bash -c 'FK_FORCE=yes apt-get install -qqy grub-efi-riscv64 flash-kernel'
                         efi_target=riscv64-efi
 
+                        # nezha-boot0 is actually compatible with the LicheeRV boards (and probably other D1-based boards)
                         chroot mountpoint apt-get install -qqy nezha-boot0
                         # FSBL, which gets U-Boot SPL
                         loader1="/dev/mapper${loop_device///dev/}p13"
                         dd if=mountpoint/usr/lib/u-boot/nezha/boot0_sdcard_sun20iw1p1.bin of=$loader1
                         # The real U-Boot
+                        # u-boot-nezha actually contains both the LicheeRV and the Nezha boards support
                         chroot mountpoint apt-get install -qqy u-boot-nezha
                         loader2="/dev/mapper${loop_device///dev/}p14"
-                        dd if=mountpoint/usr/lib/u-boot/nezha/u-boot.toc1 of=$loader2
+                        dd if=mountpoint/usr/lib/u-boot/${SUBARCH}/u-boot.toc1 of=$loader2
                         # Provide end-user modifyable CIDATA
                         cidata_dev="/dev/mapper${loop_device///dev/}p12"
                         setup_cidata "${cidata_dev}"
@@ -250,7 +312,7 @@ install_grub() {
                         # without a cloud datasource.
                         setup_cinocloud mountpoint
 
-                        # u-boot-nezha will boot using UEFI if it does not find
+                        # u-boot-${SUBARCH} will boot using UEFI if it does not find
                         # any extlinux.conf or boot.scr: but flash-kernel will
                         # install a boot.scr if it believes it did not boot in
                         # EFI mode, so make sure we don't leave a boot.scr
@@ -258,7 +320,7 @@ install_grub() {
                         chroot mountpoint rm -f /boot/boot.scr
                         ;;
                     "visionfive")
-                        echo "Installing GRUB for VisionFive board" &1>2
+                        echo "Installing GRUB for VisionFive board"
                         # flash-kernel is needed to install the dtb for update-grub: it uses the
                         # /proc/device-tree/model value to pick the correct dtb and as we are in a chroot,
                         # the model value is wrong and we need to use /etc/flash-kernel/machine instead.
@@ -336,7 +398,7 @@ EOF
                 chroot mountpoint u-boot-update
             fi
 
-            if [ "${SUBARCH:-}" != "visionfive" ] && [ "${SUBARCH:-}" != "nezha" ]; then
+            if [ "${SUBARCH:-}" != "visionfive" ] && [ "${SUBARCH:-}" != "nezha" ] && [ "${SUBARCH:-}" != "licheerv" ] && [ "${SUBARCH:-}" != "icicle" ]; then
                 ## TODO remove below once we have grub-efi-riscv64 for the platforms
                 rm mountpoint/tmp/device.map
                 umount mountpoint/boot/efi
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/riscv64/grub/cmdline.cfg b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/riscv64/grub/cmdline.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8cf57d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/riscv64/grub/cmdline.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Booting on many riscv64 systems is slow. Let the user view progress.
+# For minimum output use
+# GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"
+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="efi=debug earlycon"
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/riscv64/initramfs-tools/modules_list.conf b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/riscv64/initramfs-tools/modules_list.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99cb474f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/riscv64/initramfs-tools/modules_list.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# The Nezha and the LicheeRV boards do not have enough memory for an initrd with
+# most modules. Therefore the number of included modules has to be reduced.
+#
+# If further modules are needed, add them to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules.
+
+MODULES=list