diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d5e64ea45..edd435c0c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -809,8 +809,8 @@ ifeq ($(RAS_FFH_SUPPORT),1)
 endif
 # When FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT is used, require that FEAT_RAS is enabled
 ifeq ($(FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT),1)
-    ifneq ($(ENABLE_FEAT_RAS),1)
-        $(error For FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT, ENABLE_FEAT_RAS must also be 1)
+    ifeq ($(ENABLE_FEAT_RAS),0)
+        $(error For FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT, ENABLE_FEAT_RAS must not be 0)
     endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/common/feat_detect.c b/common/feat_detect.c
index 9b3bffc72..50b74d0c8 100644
--- a/common/feat_detect.c
+++ b/common/feat_detect.c
@@ -60,16 +60,6 @@ check_feature(int state, unsigned long field, const char *feat_name,
 	}
 }
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- * Feature : FEAT_RAS (Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability Extension)
- ******************************************************************************/
-static void read_feat_ras(void)
-{
-#if (ENABLE_FEAT_RAS == FEAT_STATE_ALWAYS)
-	feat_detect_panic(is_armv8_2_feat_ras_present(), "RAS");
-#endif
-}
-
 /************************************************
  * Feature : FEAT_PAUTH (Pointer Authentication)
  ***********************************************/
@@ -160,9 +150,9 @@ void detect_arch_features(void)
 	check_feature(ENABLE_FEAT_VHE, read_feat_vhe_id_field(), "VHE", 1, 1);
 
 	/* v8.2 features */
-	read_feat_ras();
 	check_feature(ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS, read_feat_sve_id_field(),
 		      "SVE", 1, 1);
+	check_feature(ENABLE_FEAT_RAS, read_feat_ras_id_field(), "RAS", 1, 2);
 
 	/* v8.3 features */
 	read_feat_pauth();
diff --git a/include/arch/aarch64/arch.h b/include/arch/aarch64/arch.h
index ac5eae249..20206c1c3 100644
--- a/include/arch/aarch64/arch.h
+++ b/include/arch/aarch64/arch.h
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@
 #define ID_AA64PFR1_EL1_RNG_TRAP_SUPPORTED	ULL(0x1)
 #define ID_AA64PFR1_EL1_RNG_TRAP_NOT_SUPPORTED	ULL(0x0)
 
+#define VDISR_EL2				S3_4_C12_C1_1
+#define VSESR_EL2				S3_4_C5_C2_3
+
 /* Memory Tagging Extension is not implemented */
 #define MTE_UNIMPLEMENTED	U(0)
 /* FEAT_MTE: MTE instructions accessible at EL0 are implemented */
diff --git a/include/arch/aarch64/arch_features.h b/include/arch/aarch64/arch_features.h
index a0141defa..d6f12f3f2 100644
--- a/include/arch/aarch64/arch_features.h
+++ b/include/arch/aarch64/arch_features.h
@@ -499,14 +499,22 @@ static inline bool is_feat_sve_supported(void)
 	return read_feat_sve_id_field() >= ID_AA64PFR0_SVE_SUPPORTED;
 }
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- * Function to identify the presence of FEAT_RAS (Reliability,Availability,
- * and Serviceability Extension)
- ******************************************************************************/
-static inline bool is_armv8_2_feat_ras_present(void)
+static unsigned int read_feat_ras_id_field(void)
 {
-	return (((read_id_aa64pfr0_el1() >> ID_AA64PFR0_RAS_SHIFT) &
-		ID_AA64PFR0_RAS_MASK) != ID_AA64PFR0_RAS_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+	return ISOLATE_FIELD(read_id_aa64pfr0_el1(), ID_AA64PFR0_RAS);
+}
+
+static inline bool is_feat_ras_supported(void)
+{
+	if (ENABLE_FEAT_RAS == FEAT_STATE_DISABLED) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (ENABLE_FEAT_RAS == FEAT_STATE_ALWAYS) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return read_feat_ras_id_field() != 0U;
 }
 
 static unsigned int read_feat_dit_id_field(void)
diff --git a/include/arch/aarch64/arch_helpers.h b/include/arch/aarch64/arch_helpers.h
index 1b4bc1113..5b3d4c26f 100644
--- a/include/arch/aarch64/arch_helpers.h
+++ b/include/arch/aarch64/arch_helpers.h
@@ -549,6 +549,10 @@ DEFINE_RENAME_SYSREG_RW_FUNCS(ttbr1_el2, TTBR1_EL2)
 /* Armv8.2 ID Registers */
 DEFINE_RENAME_IDREG_READ_FUNC(id_aa64mmfr2_el1, ID_AA64MMFR2_EL1)
 
+/* Armv8.2 RAS Registers */
+DEFINE_RENAME_SYSREG_RW_FUNCS(vdisr_el2, VDISR_EL2)
+DEFINE_RENAME_SYSREG_RW_FUNCS(vsesr_el2, VSESR_EL2)
+
 /* Armv8.2 MPAM Registers */
 DEFINE_RENAME_SYSREG_READ_FUNC(mpamidr_el1, MPAMIDR_EL1)
 DEFINE_RENAME_SYSREG_RW_FUNCS(mpam3_el3, MPAM3_EL3)
diff --git a/include/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.h b/include/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.h
index c9590d434..e6af43e58 100644
--- a/include/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.h
+++ b/include/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.h
@@ -523,10 +523,6 @@ void el2_sysregs_context_restore_common(el2_sysregs_t *regs);
 void el2_sysregs_context_save_mte(el2_sysregs_t *regs);
 void el2_sysregs_context_restore_mte(el2_sysregs_t *regs);
 #endif /* CTX_INCLUDE_MTE_REGS */
-#if ENABLE_FEAT_RAS
-void el2_sysregs_context_save_ras(el2_sysregs_t *regs);
-void el2_sysregs_context_restore_ras(el2_sysregs_t *regs);
-#endif /* ENABLE_FEAT_RAS */
 #endif /* CTX_INCLUDE_EL2_REGS */
 
 #if CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS
diff --git a/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.S b/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.S
index 63566da06..0f2dfeb77 100644
--- a/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.S
+++ b/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context.S
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 	.global	el2_sysregs_context_save_mte
 	.global	el2_sysregs_context_restore_mte
 #endif /* CTX_INCLUDE_MTE_REGS */
-#if ENABLE_FEAT_RAS
-	.global	el2_sysregs_context_save_ras
-	.global	el2_sysregs_context_restore_ras
-#endif /* ENABLE_FEAT_RAS */
 #endif /* CTX_INCLUDE_EL2_REGS */
 
 	.global	el1_sysregs_context_save
@@ -210,30 +206,6 @@ func el2_sysregs_context_restore_mte
 endfunc el2_sysregs_context_restore_mte
 #endif /* CTX_INCLUDE_MTE_REGS */
 
-#if ENABLE_FEAT_RAS
-func el2_sysregs_context_save_ras
-	/*
-	 * VDISR_EL2 and VSESR_EL2 registers are saved only when
-	 * FEAT_RAS is supported.
-	 */
-	mrs	x11, vdisr_el2
-	mrs	x12, vsesr_el2
-	stp	x11, x12, [x0, #CTX_VDISR_EL2]
-	ret
-endfunc el2_sysregs_context_save_ras
-
-func el2_sysregs_context_restore_ras
-	/*
-	 * VDISR_EL2 and VSESR_EL2 registers are restored only when FEAT_RAS
-	 * is supported.
-	 */
-	ldp	x11, x12, [x0, #CTX_VDISR_EL2]
-	msr	vdisr_el2, x11
-	msr	vsesr_el2, x12
-	ret
-endfunc el2_sysregs_context_restore_ras
-#endif /* ENABLE_FEAT_RAS */
-
 #endif /* CTX_INCLUDE_EL2_REGS */
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -855,7 +827,12 @@ sve_not_enabled:
 1:
 #endif /* IMAGE_BL31 && DYNAMIC_WORKAROUND_CVE_2018_3639 */
 
-#if IMAGE_BL31 && ENABLE_FEAT_RAS
+/*
+ * This is a hot path, so we don't want to do some actual FEAT_RAS runtime
+ * detection here. The "esb" is a cheaper variant, so using "dsb" in the
+ * ENABLE_FEAT_RAS==2 case is not ideal, but won't hurt.
+ */
+#if IMAGE_BL31 && ENABLE_FEAT_RAS == 1
 	/* ----------------------------------------------------------
 	 * Issue Error Synchronization Barrier to synchronize SErrors
 	 * before exiting EL3. We're running with EAs unmasked, so
diff --git a/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context_mgmt.c b/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context_mgmt.c
index 3ddf5fa2f..e107f5ad6 100644
--- a/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context_mgmt.c
+++ b/lib/el3_runtime/aarch64/context_mgmt.c
@@ -1012,9 +1012,13 @@ void cm_el2_sysregs_context_save(uint32_t security_state)
 			write_ctx_reg(el2_sysregs_ctx, CTX_TTBR1_EL2,
 				      read_ttbr1_el2());
 		}
-#if ENABLE_FEAT_RAS
-		el2_sysregs_context_save_ras(el2_sysregs_ctx);
-#endif
+
+		if (is_feat_ras_supported()) {
+			write_ctx_reg(el2_sysregs_ctx, CTX_VDISR_EL2,
+				      read_vdisr_el2());
+			write_ctx_reg(el2_sysregs_ctx, CTX_VSESR_EL2,
+				      read_vsesr_el2());
+		}
 
 		if (is_feat_nv2_supported()) {
 			write_ctx_reg(el2_sysregs_ctx, CTX_VNCR_EL2,
@@ -1095,9 +1099,11 @@ void cm_el2_sysregs_context_restore(uint32_t security_state)
 			write_contextidr_el2(read_ctx_reg(el2_sysregs_ctx, CTX_CONTEXTIDR_EL2));
 			write_ttbr1_el2(read_ctx_reg(el2_sysregs_ctx, CTX_TTBR1_EL2));
 		}
-#if ENABLE_FEAT_RAS
-		el2_sysregs_context_restore_ras(el2_sysregs_ctx);
-#endif
+
+		if (is_feat_ras_supported()) {
+			write_vdisr_el2(read_ctx_reg(el2_sysregs_ctx, CTX_VDISR_EL2));
+			write_vsesr_el2(read_ctx_reg(el2_sysregs_ctx, CTX_VSESR_EL2));
+		}
 
 		if (is_feat_nv2_supported()) {
 			write_vncr_el2(read_ctx_reg(el2_sysregs_ctx, CTX_VNCR_EL2));
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
index 29835d97b..8a6aa00f8 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ ifneq (${SPD}, tspd)
 	ENABLE_FEAT_RNG			:= 2
 	ENABLE_FEAT_TWED		:= 2
 	ENABLE_FEAT_GCS			:= 2
+	ENABLE_FEAT_RAS			:= 2
 ifeq (${ARCH}, aarch64)
 ifneq (${SPD}, spmd)
 ifeq (${SPM_MM}, 0)