diff --git a/linux/Config.in b/linux/Config.in
index 84fae910e2..553aa39735 100644
--- a/linux/Config.in
+++ b/linux/Config.in
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE
 	depends on BR2_arm || BR2_armeb || BR2_bfin || BR2_powerpc || BR2_avr32 || BR2_sh || BR2_sh64
 	select BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UBOOT_IMAGE
 
+config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_UIMAGE
+	bool "uImage with appended DT"
+	depends on BR2_arm || BR2_armeb
+	select BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT
+	select BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_DTB
+	select BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UBOOT_IMAGE
+
 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_BZIMAGE
 	bool "bzImage"
 	depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
@@ -148,6 +155,12 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE
 	bool "zImage"
 	depends on BR2_arm || BR2_armeb || BR2_powerpc || BR2_sparc || BR2_sh || BR2_sh64 || BR2_xtensa
 
+config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_ZIMAGE
+	bool "zImage with appended DT"
+	depends on BR2_arm || BR2_armeb
+	select BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT
+	select BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_DTB
+
 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX_BIN
 	bool "vmlinux.bin"
 	depends on BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_sh || BR2_sh64
@@ -187,6 +200,26 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT
 
 if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT
 
+# We have mainly three cases when it comes to device tree support:
+#   1) We don't want any support at all. Then the ..DTS_SUPPORT
+#      variable won't be set
+#   2) We want device tree support, so we need the user to enter
+#      the device tree name or the the path to the custom device
+#      he uses, but the kernel abstracts this from us and only
+#      build an image that looks like a regular kernel image. In
+#      this case, we only need to derive the kernel image name from
+#      the given device tree name, and all the rest is as usual
+#   3) We want device tree support, but the kernel requires us to
+#      build the device tree blob separately. In this case, some
+#      more logic will be needed.
+# The variable below address the second case, were you only want
+# limited actions from buildroot.
+config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTB_IS_SELF_BUILT
+	bool
+
+config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_DTB
+	bool
+
 choice
 	prompt "Device tree source"
 	default BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_INTREE_DTS
diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 844ce55294..d466228f2e 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_DTS),y)
 KERNEL_DTS_NAME = $(basename $(notdir $(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH)))
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_DTB),y)
+ifneq ($(words $(KERNEL_DTS_NAME)),1)
+$(error Kernel with appended device tree needs exactly one DTS source.\
+  Check BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME or BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH.)
+endif
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_TARGET_CUSTOM),y)
 LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_TARGET_NAME))
 else
@@ -68,10 +75,14 @@ LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=vmImage
 else
 LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=uImage
 endif
+else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_UIMAGE),y)
+LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=uImage
 else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_BZIMAGE),y)
 LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=bzImage
 else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE),y)
 LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=zImage
+else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_ZIMAGE),y)
+LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=zImage
 else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX_BIN),y)
 LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=vmlinux.bin
 else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX),y)
@@ -81,6 +92,12 @@ LINUX_IMAGE_NAME=vmlinuz
 endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_DTB),y)
+LINUX_IMAGE_TARGET=zImage
+else
+LINUX_IMAGE_TARGET=$(LINUX_IMAGE_NAME)
+endif
+
 # Compute the arch path, since i386 and x86_64 are in arch/x86 and not
 # in arch/$(KERNEL_ARCH). Even if the kernel creates symbolic links
 # for bzImage, arch/i386 and arch/x86_64 do not exist when copying the
@@ -161,10 +178,13 @@ define LINUX_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		$(call KCONFIG_SET_OPT,CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH,\"/sbin/mdev\",$(@D)/.config))
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD),
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_CGROUPS,$(@D)/.config))
+	$(if $(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_DTB),
+		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_ARM_APPENDED_DTB,$(@D)/.config))
 	yes '' | $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(@D) oldconfig
 endef
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTB_IS_SELF_BUILT),)
 define LINUX_BUILD_DTB
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(@D) $(KERNEL_DTS_NAME).dtb
 endef
@@ -172,17 +192,32 @@ define LINUX_INSTALL_DTB
 	cp $(KERNEL_ARCH_PATH)/boot/$(KERNEL_DTS_NAME).dtb $(BINARIES_DIR)/
 endef
 endif
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_UIMAGE),y)
+define LINUX_APPEND_DTB
+	cat $(KERNEL_ARCH_PATH)/boot/$(KERNEL_DTS_NAME).dtb >> $(KERNEL_ARCH_PATH)/boot/zImage
+	# We need to generate the uImage here after that so that the uImage is
+	# generated with the right image size.
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(@D) uImage
+endef
+else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_ZIMAGE),y)
+define LINUX_APPEND_DTB
+	cat $(KERNEL_ARCH_PATH)/boot/$(KERNEL_DTS_NAME).dtb >> $(KERNEL_ARCH_PATH)/boot/zImage
+endef
+endif
 
 # Compilation. We make sure the kernel gets rebuilt when the
 # configuration has changed.
 define LINUX_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(if $(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_DTS),
 		cp $(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH) $(KERNEL_ARCH_PATH)/boot/dts/)
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(@D) $(LINUX_IMAGE_NAME)
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(@D) $(LINUX_IMAGE_TARGET)
 	@if grep -q "CONFIG_MODULES=y" $(@D)/.config; then 	\
 		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(@D) modules ;	\
 	fi
 	$(LINUX_BUILD_DTB)
+	$(LINUX_APPEND_DTB)
 endef