diff --git a/service/lib/agama/storage/config.rb b/service/lib/agama/storage/config.rb
index ba825041d9..159a926ba5 100644
--- a/service/lib/agama/storage/config.rb
+++ b/service/lib/agama/storage/config.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def initialize
       def boot_device
         return unless boot.configure? && boot.device.device_alias
 
-        drives.find { |d| d.alias?(boot.device.device_alias) }
+        supporting_partitions.find { |d| d.alias?(boot.device.device_alias) }
       end
 
       # Drive config containing root.
diff --git a/service/lib/agama/storage/config_checkers/boot.rb b/service/lib/agama/storage/config_checkers/boot.rb
index 383ea756d2..4d25a2fe71 100644
--- a/service/lib/agama/storage/config_checkers/boot.rb
+++ b/service/lib/agama/storage/config_checkers/boot.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def invalid_alias_issue
         def valid_alias?
           return false unless device_alias
 
-          storage_config.drives.any? { |d| d.alias?(device_alias) }
+          storage_config.supporting_partitions.any? { |d| d.alias?(device_alias) }
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/service/package/rubygem-agama-yast.changes b/service/package/rubygem-agama-yast.changes
index 1b5c816b25..9ad89f7c22 100644
--- a/service/package/rubygem-agama-yast.changes
+++ b/service/package/rubygem-agama-yast.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May 23 09:27:04 UTC 2025 - Ancor Gonzalez Sosa <ancor@suse.com>
+
+- Allow to specify a software RAID (mdRaids) as explicit boot
+  device (gh#agama-project/agama#2386).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu May 22 17:21:24 UTC 2025 - Ancor Gonzalez Sosa <ancor@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/service/test/agama/storage/config_checkers/boot_test.rb b/service/test/agama/storage/config_checkers/boot_test.rb
index b23f3835f4..a59c348f62 100644
--- a/service/test/agama/storage/config_checkers/boot_test.rb
+++ b/service/test/agama/storage/config_checkers/boot_test.rb
@@ -29,17 +29,20 @@
 
   let(:config_json) do
     {
-      boot:   {
+      boot:    {
         configure: configure,
         device:    device_alias
       },
-      drives: [
+      drives:  [
         {
           alias:      "disk",
           partitions: [
             { alias: "p1" }
           ]
         }
+      ],
+      mdRaids: [
+        { alias: "raid" }
       ]
     }
   end
@@ -77,9 +80,12 @@
         include_examples "alias issue"
       end
 
-      context "and the device with the given alias is not a drive" do
-        let(:device_alias) { "p1" }
-        include_examples "alias issue"
+      context "and the device with the given alias is an mdRaid" do
+        let(:device_alias) { "raid" }
+
+        it "does not include any issue" do
+          expect(subject.issues).to be_empty
+        end
       end
 
       context "and the device with the given alias is a drive" do
@@ -89,6 +95,11 @@
           expect(subject.issues).to be_empty
         end
       end
+
+      context "and the device with the given alias is neither a drive or an mdRaid" do
+        let(:device_alias) { "p1" }
+        include_examples "alias issue"
+      end
     end
 
     context "if boot is not enabled" do
diff --git a/service/test/agama/storage/config_test.rb b/service/test/agama/storage/config_test.rb
index a2c85cc64d..967271b7dd 100644
--- a/service/test/agama/storage/config_test.rb
+++ b/service/test/agama/storage/config_test.rb
@@ -54,17 +54,20 @@
     context "if boot config is set to be configured" do
       let(:config_json) do
         {
-          boot:   {
+          boot:    {
             configure: true,
             device:    device_alias
           },
-          drives: [
+          drives:  [
             {
               alias:      "disk1",
               partitions: [
                 { alias: "part1" }
               ]
             }
+          ],
+          mdRaids: [
+            { alias: "raid1" }
           ]
         }
       end
@@ -78,14 +81,6 @@
       end
 
       context "and boot config has a device alias" do
-        context "and there is not a drive config with the boot device alias" do
-          let(:device_alias) { "part1" }
-
-          it "returns nil" do
-            expect(subject.boot_device).to be_nil
-          end
-        end
-
         context "and there is a drive config with the boot device alias" do
           let(:device_alias) { "disk1" }
 
@@ -94,6 +89,23 @@
             expect(subject.boot_device.alias).to eq("disk1")
           end
         end
+
+        context "and there is an mdRaid config with the boot device alias" do
+          let(:device_alias) { "raid1" }
+
+          it "returns the mdRaid config" do
+            expect(subject.boot_device).to be_a(Agama::Storage::Configs::MdRaid)
+            expect(subject.boot_device.alias).to eq("raid1")
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "and there is not a drive or mdRaid config with the boot device alias" do
+          let(:device_alias) { "part1" }
+
+          it "returns nil" do
+            expect(subject.boot_device).to be_nil
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/service/test/y2storage/agama_proposal_md_test.rb b/service/test/y2storage/agama_proposal_md_test.rb
index a67621e15b..4e063fe39b 100644
--- a/service/test/y2storage/agama_proposal_md_test.rb
+++ b/service/test/y2storage/agama_proposal_md_test.rb
@@ -342,5 +342,35 @@
         expect(partition.sid).to eq part_sid
       end
     end
+
+    context "when configuring explicit boot from an existing RAID" do
+      let(:scenario) { "partitioned_md.yml" }
+
+      let(:config_json) do
+        {
+          mdRaids: [
+            {
+              search:     { max: 1 },
+              alias:      "raid",
+              partitions: [
+                { search: "*", delete: true },
+                { filesystem: { path: "/" } }
+              ]
+            }
+          ],
+          boot:    { configure: true, device: "raid" }
+        }
+      end
+
+      it "allocates the boot partition in the RAID" do
+        md_sid = Y2Storage::StorageManager.instance.probed.find_by_name("/dev/md0").sid
+        proposal.propose
+
+        md = proposal.devices.find_by_name("/dev/md0")
+        expect(md.sid).to eq md_sid
+        expect(md.partitions.size).to eq 2
+        expect(md.partitions.first.id).to eq Y2Storage::PartitionId::BIOS_BOOT
+      end
+    end
   end
 end