diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/bootfiles.py b/meta/lib/oe/bootfiles.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..155fe742db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/bootfiles.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Marcus Folkesson
+# Author: Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@gmail.com>
+#
+# Utility functions handling boot files
+#
+# Look into deploy_dir and search for boot_files.
+# Returns a list of tuples with (original filepath relative to
+# deploy_dir, desired filepath renaming)
+#
+# Heavily inspired of bootimg-partition.py
+#
+def get_boot_files(deploy_dir, boot_files):
+    import re
+    import os
+    from glob import glob
+
+    if boot_files is None:
+        return None
+
+    # list of tuples (src_name, dst_name)
+    deploy_files = []
+    for src_entry in re.findall(r'[\w;\-\./\*]+', boot_files):
+        if ';' in src_entry:
+            dst_entry = tuple(src_entry.split(';'))
+            if not dst_entry[0] or not dst_entry[1]:
+                raise ValueError('Malformed boot file entry: %s' % src_entry)
+        else:
+            dst_entry = (src_entry, src_entry)
+
+        deploy_files.append(dst_entry)
+
+    install_files = []
+    for deploy_entry in deploy_files:
+        src, dst = deploy_entry
+        if '*' in src:
+            # by default install files under their basename
+            entry_name_fn = os.path.basename
+            if dst != src:
+                # unless a target name was given, then treat name
+                # as a directory and append a basename
+                entry_name_fn = lambda name: \
+                                os.path.join(dst,
+                                             os.path.basename(name))
+
+            srcs = glob(os.path.join(deploy_dir, src))
+
+            for entry in srcs:
+                src = os.path.relpath(entry, deploy_dir)
+                entry_dst_name = entry_name_fn(entry)
+                install_files.append((src, entry_dst_name))
+        else:
+            install_files.append((src, dst))
+
+    return install_files
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-partition.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-partition.py
index 1071d1af3f..589853a439 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-partition.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-partition.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import re
 
-from glob import glob
+from oe.bootfiles import get_boot_files
 
 from wic import WicError
 from wic.engine import get_custom_config
@@ -66,42 +66,7 @@ class BootimgPartitionPlugin(SourcePlugin):
 
         logger.debug('Boot files: %s', boot_files)
 
-        # list of tuples (src_name, dst_name)
-        deploy_files = []
-        for src_entry in re.findall(r'[\w;\-\./\*]+', boot_files):
-            if ';' in src_entry:
-                dst_entry = tuple(src_entry.split(';'))
-                if not dst_entry[0] or not dst_entry[1]:
-                    raise WicError('Malformed boot file entry: %s' % src_entry)
-            else:
-                dst_entry = (src_entry, src_entry)
-
-            logger.debug('Destination entry: %r', dst_entry)
-            deploy_files.append(dst_entry)
-
-        cls.install_task = [];
-        for deploy_entry in deploy_files:
-            src, dst = deploy_entry
-            if '*' in src:
-                # by default install files under their basename
-                entry_name_fn = os.path.basename
-                if dst != src:
-                    # unless a target name was given, then treat name
-                    # as a directory and append a basename
-                    entry_name_fn = lambda name: \
-                                    os.path.join(dst,
-                                                 os.path.basename(name))
-
-                srcs = glob(os.path.join(kernel_dir, src))
-
-                logger.debug('Globbed sources: %s', ', '.join(srcs))
-                for entry in srcs:
-                    src = os.path.relpath(entry, kernel_dir)
-                    entry_dst_name = entry_name_fn(entry)
-                    cls.install_task.append((src, entry_dst_name))
-            else:
-                cls.install_task.append((src, dst))
-
+        cls.install_task = get_boot_files(kernel_dir, boot_files)
         if source_params.get('loader') != "u-boot":
             return