diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d5a1f0a..658a622 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CPU),ixp)
 LIBS += arch/arm/cpu/ixp/npe/libnpe.o
 endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_OF_EMBED),y)
+LIBS += dts/libdts.o
+endif
 LIBS += arch/$(ARCH)/lib/lib$(ARCH).o
 LIBS += fs/cramfs/libcramfs.o fs/fat/libfat.o fs/fdos/libfdos.o fs/jffs2/libjffs2.o \
 	fs/reiserfs/libreiserfs.o fs/ext2/libext2fs.o fs/yaffs2/libyaffs2.o \
@@ -962,6 +965,7 @@ clobber:	clean
 	@rm -f $(obj)u-boot.kwb
 	@rm -f $(obj)u-boot.imx
 	@rm -f $(obj)u-boot.ubl
+	@rm -f $(obj)u-boot.dtb
 	@rm -f $(obj)tools/{env/crc32.c,inca-swap-bytes}
 	@rm -f $(obj)arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/bedbug_603e.c
 	@rm -fr $(obj)include/asm/proc $(obj)include/asm/arch $(obj)include/asm
diff --git a/README b/README
index 812805f..5a2f060 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -803,8 +803,15 @@ The following options need to be configured:
 		experimental and only available on a few boards. The device
 		tree is available in the global data as gd->blob.
 
-		U-Boot needs to get its device tree from somewhere. This will
-		be enabled in a future patch.
+		U-Boot needs to get its device tree from somewhere. At present
+		the only way is to embed it in the image with CONFIG_OF_EMBED.
+
+		CONFIG_OF_EMBED
+		If this variable is defined, U-Boot will embed a device tree
+		binary in its image. This device tree file should be in the
+		board directory and called <soc>-<board>.dts. The binary file
+		is then picked up in board_init_f() and made available through
+		the global data structure as gd->blob.
 
 - Watchdog:
 		CONFIG_WATCHDOG
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index e2b440d..6e61eb6 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ STRIP	= $(CROSS_COMPILE)strip
 OBJCOPY = $(CROSS_COMPILE)objcopy
 OBJDUMP = $(CROSS_COMPILE)objdump
 RANLIB	= $(CROSS_COMPILE)RANLIB
+DTC	= dtc
 
 #########################################################################
 
diff --git a/dts/Makefile b/dts/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e70a16b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium OS Authors.
+#
+# See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+# project.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundatio; either version 2 of
+# the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.	See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+# MA 02111-1307 USA
+#
+
+# This Makefile builds the internal U-Boot fdt if CONFIG_OF_CONTROL is
+# enabled. See doc/README.fdt-control for more details.
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
+
+LIB	= $(obj)libdts.o
+
+$(if $(CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE),,\
+$(error Please define CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE in your board header file))
+DEVICE_TREE = $(subst ",,$(CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE))
+
+all:	$(obj).depend $(LIB)
+
+# Use a constant name for this so we can access it from C code.
+# objcopy doesn't seem to allow us to set the symbol name independently of
+# the filename.
+DT_BIN	:= $(obj)dt.dtb
+
+$(DT_BIN): $(TOPDIR)/board/$(BOARDDIR)/$(DEVICE_TREE).dts
+	$(DTC) -R 4 -p 0x1000 -O dtb -o ${DT_BIN} $<
+
+process_lds = \
+	$(1) | sed -r -n 's/^OUTPUT_$(2)[ ("]*([^")]*).*/\1/p'
+
+# Run the compiler and get the link script from the linker
+GET_LDS = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,--verbose 2>&1
+
+$(obj)dt.o: $(DT_BIN)
+	# We want the output format and arch.
+	# We also hope to win a prize for ugliest Makefile / shell interaction
+	# We look in the LDSCRIPT first.
+	# Then try the linker which should give us the answer.
+	# Then check it worked.
+	oformat=`$(call process_lds,cat $(LDSCRIPT),FORMAT)` ;\
+	oarch=`$(call process_lds,cat $(LDSCRIPT),ARCH)` ;\
+	\
+	[ -z $${oformat} ] && \
+		oformat=`$(call process_lds,$(GET_LDS),FORMAT)` ;\
+	[ -z $${oarch} ] && \
+		oarch=`$(call process_lds,$(GET_LDS),ARCH)` ;\
+	\
+	[ -z $${oformat} ] && \
+		echo "Cannot read OUTPUT_FORMAT from lds file $(LDSCRIPT)" && \
+		exit 1 || true ;\
+	[ -z $${oarch} ] && \
+		echo "Cannot read OUTPUT_ARCH from lds file $(LDSCRIPT)" && \
+		exit 1 || true ;\
+	\
+	cd $(dir ${DT_BIN}) && \
+	$(OBJCOPY) -I binary -O $${oformat} -B $${oarch} \
+		$(notdir ${DT_BIN}) $@
+	rm $(DT_BIN)
+
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_OF_EMBED)	:= dt.o
+
+COBJS	:= $(OBJS-y)
+
+OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
+
+binary:	$(DT_BIN)
+
+$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(DTB)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(OBJS) $(LIB)
+	rm -f $(DT_BIN)
+
+distclean:	clean
+
+#########################################################################
+
+# defines $(obj).depend target
+include $(SRCTREE)/rules.mk
+
+sinclude $(obj).depend
+
+#########################################################################
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index bd10f31..6cdcc50 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ int	checkdram     (void);
 int	last_stage_init(void);
 extern ulong monitor_flash_len;
 int mac_read_from_eeprom(void);
+extern u8 _binary_dt_dtb_start[];	/* embedded device tree blob */
 
 /* common/flash.c */
 void flash_perror (int);