diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index af9e93507c..4a8ec5845b 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -833,6 +833,16 @@ $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT) : $(INTERNAL_ROOT_FILES) $(FILESLIST)
 
 $(call dist-for-goals, sdk win_sdk sdk_addon, $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT))
 
+#------------------------------------------------------------------
+# dtb
+
+ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_DTBIMAGE_DIR
+INSTALLED_DTBIMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/dtb.img
+$(INSTALLED_DTBIMAGE_TARGET) : $(addprefix $(BOARD_PREBUILT_DTBIMAGE_DIR)/,\
+	$(call find-files-in-subdirs,$(BOARD_PREBUILT_DTBIMAGE_DIR),*.dtb,.))
+	cat $^ > $@
+endif
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # the ramdisk
 ifdef BUILDING_RAMDISK_IMAGE
@@ -877,6 +887,10 @@ INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS := \
 	$(addprefix --second ,$(INSTALLED_2NDBOOTLOADER_TARGET)) \
 	--kernel $(INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET)
 
+ifdef BOARD_INCLUDE_DTB_IN_BOOTIMG
+  INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --dtb $(INSTALLED_DTBIMAGE_TARGET)
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
 INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --ramdisk $(INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET)
 endif
@@ -1777,6 +1791,9 @@ endif
 ifdef BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO
   INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS += --recovery_acpio $(BOARD_RECOVERY_ACPIO)
 endif
+ifdef BOARD_INCLUDE_DTB_IN_BOOTIMG
+  INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS += --dtb $(INSTALLED_DTBIMAGE_TARGET)
+endif
 
 # Keys authorized to sign OTA packages this build will accept.  The
 # build always uses dev-keys for this; release packaging tools will
@@ -1866,6 +1883,9 @@ endif
 ifdef BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO
 $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(BOARD_RECOVERY_ACPIO)
 endif
+ifdef BOARD_INCLUDE_DTB_IN_BOOTIMG
+$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(INSTALLED_DTBIMAGE_TARGET)
+endif
 
 $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(MINIGZIP) \
 	    $(INTERNAL_ROOT_FILES) \
@@ -1889,6 +1909,9 @@ endif
 ifdef BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO
 $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET): $(BOARD_RECOVERY_ACPIO)
 endif
+ifdef BOARD_INCLUDE_DTB_IN_BOOTIMG
+$(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET): $(INSTALLED_DTBIMAGE_TARGET)
+endif
 
 $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(MINIGZIP) \
 	    $(INTERNAL_ROOT_FILES) \
@@ -3500,6 +3523,9 @@ endif
 ifdef BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO
 	$(hide) cp $(BOARD_RECOVERY_ACPIO) $(zip_root)/$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_OUT)/recovery_acpio
 endif
+ifdef BOARD_INCLUDE_DTB_IN_BOOTIMG
+	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_DTBIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_OUT)/dtb
+endif
 ifdef INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE
 	$(hide) echo "$(INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE)" > $(zip_root)/$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_OUT)/cmdline
 endif
@@ -3527,6 +3553,9 @@ endif
 ifdef INSTALLED_2NDBOOTLOADER_TARGET
 	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_2NDBOOTLOADER_TARGET) $(zip_root)/BOOT/second
 endif
+ifdef INSTALLED_DTBIMAGE_TARGET
+	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_DTBIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/BOOT/dtb
+endif
 ifdef INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE
 	$(hide) echo "$(INTERNAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE)" > $(zip_root)/BOOT/cmdline
 endif
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index be2c1084b4..3334ce839a 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -588,6 +588,11 @@ def _BuildBootableImage(sourcedir, fs_config_file, info_dict=None,
     cmd.append("--second")
     cmd.append(fn)
 
+  fn = os.path.join(sourcedir, "dtb")
+  if os.access(fn, os.F_OK):
+    cmd.append("--dtb")
+    cmd.append(fn)
+
   fn = os.path.join(sourcedir, "cmdline")
   if os.access(fn, os.F_OK):
     cmd.append("--cmdline")