diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 8befe8787f..48bc74ed73 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1418,6 +1418,12 @@ else ifndef BUILDING_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE # && BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE != t
   endif
 endif # BUILDING_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE == "" && BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE != true
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(BOARD_KERNEL_SEPARATED_DT)),true)
+  INSTALLED_DTIMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/dt.img
+  INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --dt $(INSTALLED_DTIMAGE_TARGET)
+  BOOTIMAGE_EXTRA_DEPS    := $(INSTALLED_DTIMAGE_TARGET)
+endif
+
 INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS := \
   --os_version $(PLATFORM_VERSION_LAST_STABLE) \
   --os_patch_level $(PLATFORM_SECURITY_PATCH)
@@ -1442,7 +1448,7 @@ define build_boot_board_avb_enabled
   $(call build_boot_from_kernel_avb_enabled,$(1),$(kernel))
 endef
 
-$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(AVBTOOL) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES) $(BOARD_AVB_BOOT_KEY_PATH)
+$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(AVBTOOL) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES) $(BOARD_AVB_BOOT_KEY_PATH) $(BOOTIMAGE_EXTRA_DEPS)
 	$(call pretty,"Target boot image: $@")
 	$(call build_boot_board_avb_enabled,$@)
 
@@ -1456,7 +1462,30 @@ bootimage-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG) $(AVBTOOL) $(BOARD_AVB_BOOT_KEY_PATH)
 	@echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
 	$(foreach b,$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(call build_boot_board_avb_enabled,$(b)))
 
-else # BOARD_AVB_ENABLE != true
+else ifeq (true,$(PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT)) # BOARD_AVB_ENABLE != true
+
+# $1: boot image target
+define build_boot_supports_vboot
+  $(MKBOOTIMG) --kernel $(call bootimage-to-kernel,$(1)) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(1).unsigned
+  $(VBOOT_SIGNER) $(FUTILITY) $(1).unsigned $(PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbpubk $(PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbprivk $(PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_SUBKEY).vbprivk $(1).keyblock $(1)
+  $(call assert-max-image-size,$(1),$(call get-bootimage-partition-size,$(1),boot))
+endef
+
+$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES) $(VBOOT_SIGNER) $(FUTILITY) $(BOOTIMAGE_EXTRA_DEPS)
+	$(call pretty,"Target boot image: $@")
+	$(call build_boot_supports_vboot,$@)
+
+$(call declare-container-license-metadata,$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),SPDX-license-identifier-GPL-2.0-only SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0,restricted notice,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/LINUX_KERNEL_COPYING build/soong/licenses/LICENSE,"Boot Image",boot)
+$(call declare-container-license-deps,$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES),$(PRODUCT_OUT)/:/)
+
+UNMOUNTED_NOTICE_VENDOR_DEPS += $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)
+
+.PHONY: bootimage-nodeps
+bootimage-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG) $(VBOOT_SIGNER) $(FUTILITY)
+	@echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
+	$(foreach b,$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(call build_boot_supports_vboot,$(b)))
+
+else # PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT != true
 
 # $1: boot image target
 define build_boot_novboot
@@ -1464,7 +1493,7 @@ define build_boot_novboot
   $(call assert-max-image-size,$1,$(call get-bootimage-partition-size,$(1),boot))
 endef
 
-$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES)
+$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES) $(BOOTIMAGE_EXTRA_DEPS)
 	$(call pretty,"Target boot image: $@")
 	$(call build_boot_novboot,$@)
 
@@ -2786,6 +2815,11 @@ ifndef BOARD_RECOVERY_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS
   BOARD_RECOVERY_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS := $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(BOARD_KERNEL_SEPARATED_DT)),true)
+  INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS += --dt $(INSTALLED_DTIMAGE_TARGET)
+  RECOVERYIMAGE_EXTRA_DEPS    := $(INSTALLED_DTIMAGE_TARGET)
+endif
+
 $(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP): $(MKBOOTFS) \
 	    $(INTERNAL_ROOT_FILES) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
@@ -2881,7 +2915,7 @@ UNMOUNTED_NOTICE_VENDOR_DEPS+= $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)
 endif # BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT
 
 ifndef BOARD_CUSTOM_BOOTIMG_MK
-$(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET): $(recoveryimage-deps)
+$(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET): $(recoveryimage-deps) $(RECOVERYIMAGE_EXTRA_DEPS)
 	$(call build-recoveryimage-target, $@, \
 	  $(if $(filter true, $(BOARD_EXCLUDE_KERNEL_FROM_RECOVERY_IMAGE)),, $(recovery_kernel)))
 else
@@ -6582,6 +6616,9 @@ endif
 ifdef BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE
 	echo "$(BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE)" > $(zip_root)/$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_OUT)/pagesize
 endif
+ifeq ($(strip $(BOARD_KERNEL_SEPARATED_DT)),true)
+	$(hide) $(ACP) $(INSTALLED_DTIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_OUT)/dt
+endif
 endif # not (BUILDING_VENDOR_BOOT_IMAGE and BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT)
 endif # INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET defined or BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT is true
 	@# Components of the boot image
@@ -6612,6 +6649,9 @@ endif
 ifdef BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE
 	echo "$(BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE)" > $(zip_root)/BOOT/pagesize
 endif
+ifeq ($(strip $(BOARD_KERNEL_SEPARATED_DT)),true)
+	$(hide) $(ACP) $(INSTALLED_DTIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/BOOT/dt
+endif
 endif # INSTALLED_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET == "" && BOARD_USES_GENERIC_KERNEL_IMAGE != true
 endif # BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT not true
 	$(hide) $(foreach t,$(INSTALLED_RADIOIMAGE_TARGET),\
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index a5f88f05c2..d25c886d26 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -1791,6 +1791,11 @@ def _BuildBootableImage(image_name, sourcedir, fs_config_file,
     cmd.append("--pagesize")
     cmd.append(open(fn).read().rstrip("\n"))
 
+  fn = os.path.join(sourcedir, "dt")
+  if os.access(fn, os.F_OK):
+    cmd.append("--dt")
+    cmd.append(fn)
+
   if partition_name == "recovery":
     args = info_dict.get("recovery_mkbootimg_args")
     if not args: