diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Core/Dxe/Gcd/Gcd.c b/MdeModulePkg/Core/Dxe/Gcd/Gcd.c
index 6ea89fbc8b..602bb3624d 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Core/Dxe/Gcd/Gcd.c
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Core/Dxe/Gcd/Gcd.c
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
                                        EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_16_BIT_IO           | \
                                        EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_32_BIT_IO           | \
                                        EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_64_BIT_IO           | \
-                                       EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_PERSISTENT          )
+                                       EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_PERSISTENT          | \
+                                       EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_SPECIAL_PURPOSE     )
 
 #define TESTED_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES  (EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_PRESENT     |     \
                                        EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_INITIALIZED | \
@@ -2668,6 +2669,12 @@ CoreInitializeGcdServices (
             GcdMemoryType = EfiGcdMemoryTypePersistent;
           }
 
+          // Mark special purpose memory as system memory, if it was system memory in the HOB
+          // However, if this is also marked as persistent, let persistent take precedence
+          if ((ResourceHob->ResourceAttribute & EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_SPECIAL_PURPOSE) == EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_SPECIAL_PURPOSE) {
+            GcdMemoryType = EfiGcdMemoryTypeSystemMemory;
+          }
+
           break;
         case EFI_RESOURCE_MEMORY_MAPPED_IO:
         case EFI_RESOURCE_FIRMWARE_DEVICE: