diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fit-extra-artifacts.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fit-extra-artifacts.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..385fe9895a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fit-extra-artifacts.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+# Generate and deploy additional artifacts required for FIT image creation.
+# To use this class, add it to the KERNEL_CLASSES variable.
+
+inherit kernel-uboot
+
+kernel_do_deploy:append() {
+	# Provide the kernel artifacts to post processing recipes e.g. for creating a FIT image
+	uboot_prep_kimage "$deployDir"
+	# For x86 a setup.bin needs to be include"d in a fitImage as well
+	if [ -e ${KERNEL_OUTPUT_DIR}/setup.bin ]; then
+		install -D "${B}/${KERNEL_OUTPUT_DIR}/setup.bin" "$deployDir/"
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fit-image.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fit-image.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d80cd4bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fit-image.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+
+inherit kernel-arch kernel-artifact-names uboot-config deploy
+require conf/image-fitimage.conf
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}/sources"
+UNPACKDIR = "${S}"
+
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
+
+DEPENDS += "\
+    u-boot-tools-native dtc-native \
+    ${@'kernel-signing-keys-native' if d.getVar('FIT_GENERATE_KEYS') == '1' else ''} \
+"
+
+python () {
+    image = d.getVar('INITRAMFS_IMAGE')
+    if image and d.getVar('INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE') != '1':
+        if d.getVar('INITRAMFS_MULTICONFIG'):
+            mc = d.getVar('BB_CURRENT_MC')
+            d.appendVarFlag('do_compile', 'mcdepends', ' mc:' + mc + ':${INITRAMFS_MULTICONFIG}:${INITRAMFS_IMAGE}:do_image_complete')
+        else:
+            d.appendVarFlag('do_compile', 'depends', ' ${INITRAMFS_IMAGE}:do_image_complete')
+
+    #check if there are any dtb providers
+    providerdtb = d.getVar("PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/dtb")
+    if providerdtb:
+        d.appendVarFlag('do_compile', 'depends', ' virtual/dtb:do_populate_sysroot')
+        d.setVar('EXTERNAL_KERNEL_DEVICETREE', "${RECIPE_SYSROOT}/boot/devicetree")
+}
+
+do_configure[noexec] = "1"
+
+UBOOT_MKIMAGE_KERNEL_TYPE ?= "kernel"
+KERNEL_IMAGEDEST ?= "/boot"
+
+python do_compile() {
+    import shutil
+    import oe.fitimage
+
+    itsfile = "fit-image.its"
+    fitname = "fitImage"
+    kernel_deploydir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
+    kernel_deploysubdir = d.getVar('KERNEL_DEPLOYSUBDIR')
+    if kernel_deploysubdir:
+        kernel_deploydir = os.path.join(kernel_deploydir, kernel_deploysubdir)
+
+    # Collect all the its nodes before the its file is generated and mkimage gets executed
+    root_node = oe.fitimage.ItsNodeRootKernel(
+        d.getVar("FIT_DESC"), d.getVar("FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS"),
+        d.getVar('HOST_PREFIX'), d.getVar('UBOOT_ARCH'),  d.getVar("FIT_CONF_PREFIX"),
+        oe.types.boolean(d.getVar('UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE')), d.getVar("UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR"),
+        d.getVar("UBOOT_MKIMAGE"), d.getVar("UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS"),
+        d.getVar("UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN"), d.getVar("UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS"),
+        d.getVar('FIT_HASH_ALG'), d.getVar('FIT_SIGN_ALG'), d.getVar('FIT_PAD_ALG'),
+        d.getVar('UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME'),
+        oe.types.boolean(d.getVar('FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL')), d.getVar('UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME')
+    )
+
+    # Prepare a kernel image section.
+    shutil.copyfile(os.path.join(kernel_deploydir, "linux.bin"), "linux.bin")
+    with open(os.path.join(kernel_deploydir, "linux_comp")) as linux_comp_f:
+        linux_comp = linux_comp_f.read()
+    root_node.fitimage_emit_section_kernel("kernel-1", "linux.bin", linux_comp,
+        d.getVar('UBOOT_LOADADDRESS'), d.getVar('UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT'),
+        d.getVar('UBOOT_MKIMAGE_KERNEL_TYPE'), d.getVar("UBOOT_ENTRYSYMBOL"))
+
+    # Prepare a DTB image section
+    kernel_devicetree = d.getVar('KERNEL_DEVICETREE')
+    external_kernel_devicetree = d.getVar("EXTERNAL_KERNEL_DEVICETREE")
+    if kernel_devicetree:
+        for dtb in kernel_devicetree.split():
+            # In deploy_dir the DTBs are without sub-directories also with KERNEL_DTBVENDORED = "1"
+            dtb_name = os.path.basename(dtb)
+
+            # Skip DTB if it's also provided in EXTERNAL_KERNEL_DEVICETREE directory
+            if external_kernel_devicetree:
+                ext_dtb_path = os.path.join(external_kernel_devicetree, dtb_name)
+                if os.path.exists(ext_dtb_path) and os.path.getsize(ext_dtb_path) > 0:
+                    continue
+
+            # Copy the dtb or dtbo file into the FIT image assembly directory
+            shutil.copyfile(os.path.join(kernel_deploydir, dtb_name), dtb_name)
+            root_node.fitimage_emit_section_dtb(dtb_name, dtb_name,
+                d.getVar("UBOOT_DTB_LOADADDRESS"), d.getVar("UBOOT_DTBO_LOADADDRESS"))
+
+    if external_kernel_devicetree:
+        # iterate over all .dtb and .dtbo files in the external kernel devicetree directory
+        # and copy them to the FIT image assembly directory
+        for dtb_name in sorted(os.listdir(external_kernel_devicetree)):
+            if dtb_name.endswith('.dtb') or dtb_name.endswith('.dtbo'):
+                dtb_path = os.path.join(external_kernel_devicetree, dtb_name)
+
+                # For symlinks, add a configuration node that refers to the DTB image node to which the symlink points
+                symlink_target = oe.fitimage.symlink_points_below(dtb_name, external_kernel_devicetree)
+                if symlink_target:
+                    root_node.fitimage_emit_section_dtb_alias(dtb_name, symlink_target, True)
+                # For real DTB files add an image node and a configuration node
+                else:
+                    shutil.copyfile(dtb_path, dtb_name)
+                    root_node.fitimage_emit_section_dtb(dtb_name, dtb_name,
+                        d.getVar("UBOOT_DTB_LOADADDRESS"), d.getVar("UBOOT_DTBO_LOADADDRESS"), True)
+
+    # Prepare a u-boot script section
+    fit_uboot_env = d.getVar("FIT_UBOOT_ENV")
+    if fit_uboot_env:
+        root_node.fitimage_emit_section_boot_script("bootscr-"+fit_uboot_env , fit_uboot_env)
+
+    # Prepare a setup section (For x86)
+    setup_bin_path = os.path.join(kernel_deploydir, "setup.bin")
+    if os.path.exists(setup_bin_path):
+        shutil.copyfile(setup_bin_path, "setup.bin")
+        root_node.fitimage_emit_section_setup("setup-1", "setup.bin")
+
+    # Prepare a ramdisk section.
+    initramfs_image = d.getVar('INITRAMFS_IMAGE')
+    if initramfs_image and d.getVar("INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE") != '1':
+        # Find and use the first initramfs image archive type we find
+        found = False
+        for img in d.getVar("FIT_SUPPORTED_INITRAMFS_FSTYPES").split():
+            initramfs_path = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE"), "%s.%s" % (d.getVar('INITRAMFS_IMAGE_NAME'), img))
+            if os.path.exists(initramfs_path):
+                bb.note("Found initramfs image: " + initramfs_path)
+                found = True
+                root_node.fitimage_emit_section_ramdisk("ramdisk-1", initramfs_path,
+                    initramfs_image,
+                    d.getVar("UBOOT_RD_LOADADDRESS"),
+                    d.getVar("UBOOT_RD_ENTRYPOINT"))
+                break
+            else:
+                bb.note("Did not find initramfs image: " + initramfs_path)
+
+        if not found:
+            bb.fatal("Could not find a valid initramfs type for %s, the supported types are: %s" % (d.getVar('INITRAMFS_IMAGE_NAME'), d.getVar('FIT_SUPPORTED_INITRAMFS_FSTYPES')))
+
+    # Generate the configuration section
+    root_node.fitimage_emit_section_config(d.getVar("FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB"))
+
+    # Write the its file
+    root_node.write_its_file(itsfile)
+
+    # Assemble the FIT image
+    root_node.run_mkimage_assemble(itsfile, fitname)
+
+    # Sign the FIT image if required
+    root_node.run_mkimage_sign(fitname)
+}
+do_compile[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_deploy"
+
+do_install() {
+    install -d "${D}/${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}"
+    install -m 0644 "${B}/fitImage" "${D}/${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}/fitImage"
+}
+
+FILES:${PN} = "${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}"
+
+
+do_deploy() {
+    deploy_dir="${DEPLOYDIR}"
+    if [ -n "${KERNEL_DEPLOYSUBDIR}" ]; then
+        deploy_dir="${DEPLOYDIR}/${KERNEL_DEPLOYSUBDIR}"
+    fi
+    install -d "$deploy_dir"
+    install -m 0644 "${B}/fitImage" "$deploy_dir/fitImage"
+    install -m 0644 "${B}/fit-image.its" "$deploy_dir/fit-image.its"
+
+    if [ "${INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE}" != "1" ]; then
+        ln -snf fit-image.its "$deploy_dir/fitImage-its-${KERNEL_FIT_NAME}.its"
+        if [ -n "${KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME}" ] ; then
+            ln -snf fit-image.its "$deploy_dir/fitImage-its-${KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME}"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "${INITRAMFS_IMAGE}" ]; then
+        ln -snf fit-image-its "$deploy_dir/fitImage-its-${INITRAMFS_IMAGE_NAME}-${KERNEL_FIT_NAME}.its"
+        if [ -n "${KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME}" ]; then
+            ln -snf fit-image.its "$deploy_dir/fitImage-its-${INITRAMFS_IMAGE_NAME}-${KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME}"
+        fi
+
+        if [ "${INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE}" != "1" ]; then
+            ln -snf fitImage "$deploy_dir/fitImage-${INITRAMFS_IMAGE_NAME}-${KERNEL_FIT_NAME}${KERNEL_FIT_BIN_EXT}"
+            if [ -n "${KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME}" ] ; then
+                ln -snf fitImage "$deploy_dir/fitImage-${INITRAMFS_IMAGE_NAME}-${KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME}"
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+addtask deploy after do_compile before do_build
diff --git a/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass b/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass
index a4151658a6..b959bbd93c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ python multilib_virtclass_handler () {
     bpn = d.getVar("BPN")
     if ("virtual/kernel" in provides
             or bb.data.inherits_class('module-base', d)
+            or bb.data.inherits_class('kernel-fit-image', d)
             or bpn in non_ml_recipes):
         raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe("We shouldn't have multilib variants for %s" % bpn)
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/fitimage.py b/meta/lib/oe/fitimage.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f303799155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/fitimage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,547 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+# This file contains common functions for the fitimage generation
+
+import os
+import shlex
+import subprocess
+import bb
+
+from oeqa.utils.commands import runCmd
+
+class ItsNode:
+    INDENT_SIZE = 8
+
+    def __init__(self, name, parent_node, sub_nodes=None, properties=None):
+        self.name = name
+        self.parent_node = parent_node
+
+        self.sub_nodes = []
+        if sub_nodes:
+            self.sub_nodes = sub_nodes
+
+        self.properties = {}
+        if properties:
+            self.properties = properties
+
+        if parent_node:
+            parent_node.add_sub_node(self)
+
+    def add_sub_node(self, sub_node):
+        self.sub_nodes.append(sub_node)
+
+    def add_property(self, key, value):
+        self.properties[key] = value
+
+    def emit(self, f, indent):
+        indent_str_name = " " * indent
+        indent_str_props = " " * (indent + self.INDENT_SIZE)
+        f.write("%s%s {\n" % (indent_str_name, self.name))
+        for key, value in self.properties.items():
+            bb.debug(1, "key: %s, value: %s" % (key, str(value)))
+            # Single integer: <0x12ab>
+            if isinstance(value, int):
+                f.write(indent_str_props + key + ' = <0x%x>;\n' % value)
+            # list of strings: "string1", "string2" or integers: <0x12ab 0x34cd>
+            elif isinstance(value, list):
+                if len(value) == 0:
+                    f.write(indent_str_props + key + ' = "";\n')
+                elif isinstance(value[0], int):
+                    list_entries = ' '.join('0x%x' % entry for entry in value)
+                    f.write(indent_str_props + key + ' = <%s>;\n' % list_entries)
+                else:
+                    list_entries = ', '.join('"%s"' % entry for entry in value)
+                    f.write(indent_str_props + key + ' = %s;\n' % list_entries)
+            elif isinstance(value, str):
+                # path: /incbin/("path/to/file")
+                if key in ["data"] and value.startswith('/incbin/('):
+                    f.write(indent_str_props + key + ' = %s;\n' % value)
+                # Integers which are already string formatted
+                elif value.startswith("<") and value.endswith(">"):
+                    f.write(indent_str_props + key + ' = %s;\n' % value)
+                else:
+                    f.write(indent_str_props + key + ' = "%s";\n' % value)
+            else:
+                bb.fatal("%s has unexpexted data type." % str(value))
+        for sub_node in self.sub_nodes:
+            sub_node.emit(f, indent + self.INDENT_SIZE)
+        f.write(indent_str_name + '};\n')
+
+class ItsNodeImages(ItsNode):
+    def __init__(self, parent_node):
+        super().__init__("images", parent_node)
+
+class ItsNodeConfigurations(ItsNode):
+    def __init__(self, parent_node):
+        super().__init__("configurations", parent_node)
+
+class ItsNodeHash(ItsNode):
+    def __init__(self, name, parent_node, algo, opt_props=None):
+        properties = {
+            "algo": algo
+        }
+        if opt_props:
+            properties.update(opt_props)
+        super().__init__(name, parent_node, None, properties)
+
+class ItsImageSignature(ItsNode):
+    def __init__(self, name, parent_node, algo, keyname, opt_props=None):
+        properties = {
+            "algo": algo,
+            "key-name-hint": keyname
+        }
+        if opt_props:
+            properties.update(opt_props)
+        super().__init__(name, parent_node, None, properties)
+
+class ItsNodeImage(ItsNode):
+    def __init__(self, name, parent_node, description, type, compression, sub_nodes=None, opt_props=None):
+        properties = {
+            "description": description,
+            "type": type,
+            "compression": compression,
+        }
+        if opt_props:
+            properties.update(opt_props)
+        super().__init__(name, parent_node, sub_nodes, properties)
+
+class ItsNodeDtb(ItsNodeImage):
+    def __init__(self, name, parent_node, description, type, compression,
+                 sub_nodes=None, opt_props=None, compatible=None):
+        super().__init__(name, parent_node, description, type, compression, sub_nodes, opt_props)
+        self.compatible = compatible
+
+class ItsNodeDtbAlias(ItsNode):
+    """Additional Configuration Node for a DTB
+
+    Symlinks pointing to a DTB file are handled by an addtitional
+    configuration node referring to another DTB image node.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, name, alias_name, compatible=None):
+        super().__init__(name, parent_node=None, sub_nodes=None, properties=None)
+        self.alias_name = alias_name
+        self.compatible = compatible
+
+class ItsNodeConfigurationSignature(ItsNode):
+    def __init__(self, name, parent_node, algo, keyname, opt_props=None):
+        properties = {
+            "algo": algo,
+            "key-name-hint": keyname
+        }
+        if opt_props:
+            properties.update(opt_props)
+        super().__init__(name, parent_node, None, properties)
+
+class ItsNodeConfiguration(ItsNode):
+    def __init__(self, name, parent_node, description, sub_nodes=None, opt_props=None):
+        properties = {
+            "description": description,
+        }
+        if opt_props:
+            properties.update(opt_props)
+        super().__init__(name, parent_node, sub_nodes, properties)
+
+class ItsNodeRootKernel(ItsNode):
+    """Create FIT images for the kernel
+
+    Currently only a single kernel (no less or more) can be added to the FIT
+    image along with 0 or more device trees and 0 or 1 ramdisk.
+
+    If a device tree included in the FIT image, the default configuration is the
+    firt DTB. If there is no dtb present than the default configuation the kernel.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, description, address_cells, host_prefix, arch, conf_prefix,
+                 sign_enable=False, sign_keydir=None,
+                 mkimage=None, mkimage_dtcopts=None,
+                 mkimage_sign=None, mkimage_sign_args=None,
+                 hash_algo=None, sign_algo=None, pad_algo=None,
+                 sign_keyname_conf=None,
+                 sign_individual=False, sign_keyname_img=None):
+        props = {
+            "description": description,
+            "#address-cells": f"<{address_cells}>"
+        }
+        super().__init__("/", None, None, props)
+        self.images = ItsNodeImages(self)
+        self.configurations = ItsNodeConfigurations(self)
+
+        self._host_prefix = host_prefix
+        self._arch = arch
+        self._conf_prefix = conf_prefix
+
+        # Signature related properties
+        self._sign_enable = sign_enable
+        self._sign_keydir = sign_keydir
+        self._mkimage = mkimage
+        self._mkimage_dtcopts = mkimage_dtcopts
+        self._mkimage_sign = mkimage_sign
+        self._mkimage_sign_args = mkimage_sign_args
+        self._hash_algo = hash_algo
+        self._sign_algo = sign_algo
+        self._pad_algo = pad_algo
+        self._sign_keyname_conf = sign_keyname_conf
+        self._sign_individual = sign_individual
+        self._sign_keyname_img = sign_keyname_img
+        self._sanitize_sign_config()
+
+        self._dtbs = []
+        self._dtb_alias = []
+        self._kernel = None
+        self._ramdisk = None
+        self._bootscr = None
+        self._setup = None
+
+    def _sanitize_sign_config(self):
+        if self._sign_enable:
+            if not self._hash_algo:
+                bb.fatal("FIT image signing is enabled but no hash algorithm is provided.")
+            if not self._sign_algo:
+                bb.fatal("FIT image signing is enabled but no signature algorithm is provided.")
+            if not self._pad_algo:
+                bb.fatal("FIT image signing is enabled but no padding algorithm is provided.")
+            if not self._sign_keyname_conf:
+                bb.fatal("FIT image signing is enabled but no configuration key name is provided.")
+            if self._sign_individual and not self._sign_keyname_img:
+                bb.fatal("FIT image signing is enabled for individual images but no image key name is provided.")
+
+    def write_its_file(self, itsfile):
+        with open(itsfile, 'w') as f:
+            f.write("/dts-v1/;\n\n")
+            self.emit(f, 0)
+
+    def its_add_node_image(self, image_id, description, image_type, compression, opt_props):
+        image_node = ItsNodeImage(
+            image_id,
+            self.images,
+            description,
+            image_type,
+            compression,
+            opt_props=opt_props
+        )
+        if self._hash_algo:
+            ItsNodeHash(
+                "hash-1",
+                image_node,
+                self._hash_algo
+            )
+        if self._sign_individual:
+            ItsImageSignature(
+                "signature-1",
+                image_node,
+                f"{self._hash_algo},{self._sign_algo}",
+                self._sign_keyname_img
+            )
+        return image_node
+
+    def its_add_node_dtb(self, image_id, description, image_type, compression, opt_props, compatible):
+        dtb_node = ItsNodeDtb(
+            image_id,
+            self.images,
+            description,
+            image_type,
+            compression,
+            opt_props=opt_props,
+            compatible=compatible
+        )
+        if self._hash_algo:
+            ItsNodeHash(
+                "hash-1",
+                dtb_node,
+                self._hash_algo
+            )
+        if self._sign_individual:
+            ItsImageSignature(
+                "signature-1",
+                dtb_node,
+                f"{self._hash_algo},{self._sign_algo}",
+                self._sign_keyname_img
+            )
+        return dtb_node
+
+    def fitimage_emit_section_kernel(self, kernel_id, kernel_path, compression,
+        load, entrypoint, mkimage_kernel_type, entrysymbol=None):
+        """Emit the fitImage ITS kernel section"""
+        if self._kernel:
+            bb.fatal("Kernel section already exists in the ITS file.")
+        if entrysymbol:
+            result = subprocess.run([self._host_prefix + "nm", "vmlinux"], capture_output=True, text=True)
+            for line in result.stdout.splitlines():
+                parts = line.split()
+                if len(parts) == 3 and parts[2] == entrysymbol:
+                    entrypoint = "<0x%s>" % parts[0]
+                    break
+        kernel_node = self.its_add_node_image(
+            kernel_id,
+            "Linux kernel",
+            mkimage_kernel_type,
+            compression,
+            {
+                "data": '/incbin/("' + kernel_path + '")',
+                "arch": self._arch,
+                "os": "linux",
+                "load": f"<{load}>",
+                "entry": f"<{entrypoint}>"
+            }
+        )
+        self._kernel = kernel_node
+
+    def fitimage_emit_section_dtb(self, dtb_id, dtb_path, dtb_loadaddress=None,
+                                  dtbo_loadaddress=None, add_compatible=False):
+        """Emit the fitImage ITS DTB section"""
+        load=None
+        dtb_ext = os.path.splitext(dtb_path)[1]
+        if dtb_ext == ".dtbo":
+            if dtbo_loadaddress:
+                load = dtbo_loadaddress
+        elif dtb_loadaddress:
+            load = dtb_loadaddress
+
+        opt_props = {
+            "data": '/incbin/("' + dtb_path + '")',
+            "arch": self._arch
+        }
+        if load:
+            opt_props["load"] = f"<{load}>"
+
+        # Preserve the DTB's compatible string to be added to the configuration node
+        compatible = None
+        if add_compatible:
+            compatible = get_compatible_from_dtb(dtb_path)
+
+        dtb_node = self.its_add_node_dtb(
+            "fdt-" + dtb_id,
+            "Flattened Device Tree blob",
+            "flat_dt",
+            "none",
+            opt_props,
+            compatible
+        )
+        self._dtbs.append(dtb_node)
+
+    def fitimage_emit_section_dtb_alias(self, dtb_alias_id, dtb_path, add_compatible=False):
+        """Add a configuration node referring to another DTB"""
+        # Preserve the DTB's compatible string to be added to the configuration node
+        compatible = None
+        if add_compatible:
+            compatible = get_compatible_from_dtb(dtb_path)
+
+        dtb_id = os.path.basename(dtb_path)
+        dtb_alias_node = ItsNodeDtbAlias("fdt-" + dtb_id, dtb_alias_id, compatible)
+        self._dtb_alias.append(dtb_alias_node)
+        bb.warn(f"compatible: {compatible}, dtb_alias_id: {dtb_alias_id}, dtb_id: {dtb_id}, dtb_path: {dtb_path}")
+
+    def fitimage_emit_section_boot_script(self, bootscr_id, bootscr_path):
+        """Emit the fitImage ITS u-boot script section"""
+        if self._bootscr:
+            bb.fatal("U-boot script section already exists in the ITS file.")
+        bootscr_node = self.its_add_node_image(
+            bootscr_id,
+            "U-boot script",
+            "script",
+            "none",
+            {
+                "data": '/incbin/("' + bootscr_path + '")',
+                "arch": self._arch,
+                "type": "script"
+            }
+        )
+        self._bootscr = bootscr_node
+
+    def fitimage_emit_section_setup(self, setup_id, setup_path):
+        """Emit the fitImage ITS setup section"""
+        if self._setup:
+            bb.fatal("Setup section already exists in the ITS file.")
+        load = "<0x00090000>"
+        entry = "<0x00090000>"
+        setup_node = self.its_add_node_image(
+            setup_id,
+            "Linux setup.bin",
+            "x86_setup",
+            "none",
+            {
+                "data": '/incbin/("' + setup_path + '")',
+                "arch": self._arch,
+                "os": "linux",
+                "load": load,
+                "entry": entry
+            }
+        )
+        self._setup = setup_node
+
+    def fitimage_emit_section_ramdisk(self, ramdisk_id, ramdisk_path, description="ramdisk", load=None, entry=None):
+        """Emit the fitImage ITS ramdisk section"""
+        if self._ramdisk:
+            bb.fatal("Ramdisk section already exists in the ITS file.")
+        opt_props = {
+            "data": '/incbin/("' + ramdisk_path + '")',
+            "type": "ramdisk",
+            "arch": self._arch,
+            "os": "linux"
+        }
+        if load:
+            opt_props["load"] = f"<{load}>"
+        if entry:
+            opt_props["entry"] = f"<{entry}>"
+
+        ramdisk_node = self.its_add_node_image(
+            ramdisk_id,
+            description,
+            "ramdisk",
+            "none",
+            opt_props
+        )
+        self._ramdisk = ramdisk_node
+
+    def _fitimage_emit_one_section_config(self, conf_node_name, dtb=None):
+        """Emit the fitImage ITS configuration section"""
+        opt_props = {}
+        conf_desc = []
+        sign_entries = []
+
+        if self._kernel:
+            conf_desc.append("Linux kernel")
+            opt_props["kernel"] = self._kernel.name
+            if self._sign_enable:
+                sign_entries.append("kernel")
+
+        if dtb:
+            conf_desc.append("FDT blob")
+            opt_props["fdt"] = dtb.name
+            if dtb.compatible:
+                opt_props["compatible"] = dtb.compatible
+            if self._sign_enable:
+                sign_entries.append("fdt")
+
+        if self._ramdisk:
+            conf_desc.append("ramdisk")
+            opt_props["ramdisk"] = self._ramdisk.name
+            if self._sign_enable:
+                sign_entries.append("ramdisk")
+
+        if self._bootscr:
+            conf_desc.append("u-boot script")
+            opt_props["bootscr"] = self._bootscr.name
+            if self._sign_enable:
+                sign_entries.append("bootscr")
+
+        if self._setup:
+            conf_desc.append("setup")
+            opt_props["setup"] = self._setup.name
+            if self._sign_enable:
+                sign_entries.append("setup")
+
+        # First added configuration is the default configuration
+        default_flag = "0"
+        if len(self.configurations.sub_nodes) == 0:
+            default_flag = "1"
+
+        conf_node = ItsNodeConfiguration(
+            conf_node_name,
+            self.configurations,
+            f"{default_flag} {', '.join(conf_desc)}",
+            opt_props=opt_props
+        )
+        if self._hash_algo:
+            ItsNodeHash(
+                "hash-1",
+                conf_node,
+                self._hash_algo
+            )
+        if self._sign_enable:
+            ItsNodeConfigurationSignature(
+                "signature-1",
+                conf_node,
+                f"{self._hash_algo},{self._sign_algo}",
+                self._sign_keyname_conf,
+                opt_props={
+                    "padding": self._pad_algo,
+                    "sign-images": sign_entries
+                }
+            )
+
+    def fitimage_emit_section_config(self, default_dtb_image=None):
+        if self._dtbs:
+            for dtb in self._dtbs:
+                dtb_name = dtb.name
+                if dtb.name.startswith("fdt-"):
+                    dtb_name = dtb.name[len("fdt-"):]
+                self._fitimage_emit_one_section_config(self._conf_prefix + dtb_name, dtb)
+            for dtb in self._dtb_alias:
+                self._fitimage_emit_one_section_config(self._conf_prefix + dtb.alias_name, dtb)
+        else:
+            # Currently exactly one kernel is supported.
+            self._fitimage_emit_one_section_config(self._conf_prefix + "1")
+
+        default_conf = self.configurations.sub_nodes[0].name
+        if default_dtb_image and self._dtbs:
+            default_conf = self._conf_prefix + default_dtb_image
+        self.configurations.add_property('default', default_conf)
+
+    def run_mkimage_assemble(self, itsfile, fitfile):
+        cmd = [
+            self._mkimage,
+            '-f', itsfile,
+            fitfile
+        ]
+        if self._mkimage_dtcopts:
+            cmd.insert(1, '-D')
+            cmd.insert(2, self._mkimage_dtcopts)
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, capture_output=True)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            bb.fatal(f"Command '{' '.join(cmd)}' failed with return code {e.returncode}\nstdout: {e.stdout.decode()}\nstderr: {e.stderr.decode()}\nitsflile: {os.path.abspath(itsfile)}")
+
+    def run_mkimage_sign(self, fitfile):
+        if not self._sign_enable:
+            bb.debug(1, "FIT image signing is disabled. Skipping signing.")
+            return
+
+        # Some sanity checks because mkimage exits with 0 also without needed keys
+        sign_key_path = os.path.join(self._sign_keydir, self._sign_keyname_conf)
+        if not os.path.exists(sign_key_path + '.key') or not os.path.exists(sign_key_path + '.crt'):
+            bb.fatal("%s.key or .crt does not exist" % sign_key_path)
+        if self._sign_individual:
+            sign_key_img_path = os.path.join(self._sign_keydir, self._sign_keyname_img)
+            if not os.path.exists(sign_key_img_path + '.key') or not os.path.exists(sign_key_img_path + '.crt'):
+                bb.fatal("%s.key or .crt does not exist" % sign_key_img_path)
+
+        cmd = [
+            self._mkimage_sign,
+            '-F',
+            '-k', self._sign_keydir,
+            '-r', fitfile
+        ]
+        if self._mkimage_dtcopts:
+            cmd.extend(['-D', self._mkimage_dtcopts])
+        if self._mkimage_sign_args:
+            cmd.extend(shlex.split(self._mkimage_sign_args))
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, capture_output=True)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            bb.fatal(f"Command '{' '.join(cmd)}' failed with return code {e.returncode}\nstdout: {e.stdout.decode()}\nstderr: {e.stderr.decode()}")
+
+
+def symlink_points_below(file_or_symlink, expected_parent_dir):
+    """returns symlink destination if it points below directory"""
+    file_path = os.path.join(expected_parent_dir, file_or_symlink)
+    if not os.path.islink(file_path):
+        return None
+
+    realpath = os.path.relpath(os.path.realpath(file_path), expected_parent_dir)
+    if realpath.startswith(".."):
+        return None
+
+    return realpath
+
+def get_compatible_from_dtb(dtb_path, fdtget_path="fdtget"):
+    compatible = None
+    cmd = [fdtget_path, "-t", "s", dtb_path, "/", "compatible"]
+    try:
+        ret = subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+        compatible = ret.stdout.strip().split()
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        compatible = None
+    return compatible
diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-fitimage.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-fitimage.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ce1960a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-fitimage.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+SUMMARY = "The Linux kernel as a FIT image (optionally with initramfs)"
+SECTION = "kernel"
+
+# If an initramfs is included in the FIT image more licenses apply.
+# But also the kernel uses more than one license (see Documentation/process/license-rules.rst)
+LICENSE = "GPL-2.0-with-Linux-syscall-note"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/files/common-licenses/GPL-2.0-with-Linux-syscall-note;md5=0bad96c422c41c3a94009dcfe1bff992"
+
+inherit linux-kernel-base kernel-fit-image
+
+# Set the version of this recipe to the version of the included kernel
+# (without taking the long way around via PV)
+PKGV = "${@get_kernelversion_file("${STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR}")}"