diff --git a/device_tree.c b/device_tree.c
index b1dff4f..8e9262c 100644
--- a/device_tree.c
+++ b/device_tree.c
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ int qemu_devtree_setprop_string(void *fdt, const char *node_path,
     return r;
 }
 
+int qemu_devtree_setprop_phandle(void *fdt, const char *node_path,
+                                 const char *property, const char *string)
+{
+    uint32_t phandle = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, findnode_nofail(fdt, string));
+    return qemu_devtree_setprop_cell(fdt, node_path, property, phandle);
+}
+
 int qemu_devtree_nop_node(void *fdt, const char *node_path)
 {
     int r;
diff --git a/device_tree.h b/device_tree.h
index 9db7f86..2e87c58 100644
--- a/device_tree.h
+++ b/device_tree.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ int qemu_devtree_setprop_cell4(void *fdt, const char *node_path,
                                uint32_t val2, uint32_t val3, uint32_t val4);
 int qemu_devtree_setprop_string(void *fdt, const char *node_path,
                                 const char *property, const char *string);
+int qemu_devtree_setprop_phandle(void *fdt, const char *node_path,
+                                 const char *property, const char *string);
 int qemu_devtree_nop_node(void *fdt, const char *node_path);
 int qemu_devtree_add_subnode(void *fdt, const char *name);