diff --git a/boot/opensbi/Config.in b/boot/opensbi/Config.in
index 5f3cc13312..b9b0ace8af 100644
--- a/boot/opensbi/Config.in
+++ b/boot/opensbi/Config.in
@@ -22,4 +22,13 @@ config BR2_TARGET_OPENSBI_PLAT
 	  library libsbi.a is built. If a platform is specified then
 	  the platform specific static library libplatsbi.a and firmware
 	  examples are built.
+
+config BR2_TARGET_OPENSBI_LINUX_PAYLOAD
+	bool "Include Linux as OpenSBI Payload"
+	depends on BR2_TARGET_OPENSBI_PLAT != ""
+	depends on BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
+	depends on BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE
+	help
+	  Build OpenSBI with the Linux kernel as a Payload.
+
 endif
diff --git a/boot/opensbi/opensbi.mk b/boot/opensbi/opensbi.mk
index 83552a5442..e202bd0b97 100644
--- a/boot/opensbi/opensbi.mk
+++ b/boot/opensbi/opensbi.mk
@@ -19,19 +19,31 @@ ifneq ($(OPENSBI_PLAT),)
 OPENSBI_MAKE_ENV += PLATFORM=$(OPENSBI_PLAT)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_OPENSBI_LINUX_PAYLOAD),y)
+OPENSBI_DEPENDENCIES += linux
+OPENSBI_MAKE_ENV += FW_PAYLOAD_PATH="$(BINARIES_DIR)/Image"
+endif
+
 define OPENSBI_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(OPENSBI_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 ifneq ($(OPENSBI_PLAT),)
 OPENSBI_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
-define OPENSBI_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/build/platform/$(OPENSBI_PLAT)/firmware/fw_jump.bin $(BINARIES_DIR)/fw_jump.bin
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/build/platform/$(OPENSBI_PLAT)/firmware/fw_jump.elf $(BINARIES_DIR)/fw_jump.elf
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/build/platform/$(OPENSBI_PLAT)/firmware/fw_dynamic.bin $(BINARIES_DIR)/fw_dynamic.bin
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/build/platform/$(OPENSBI_PLAT)/firmware/fw_dynamic.elf $(BINARIES_DIR)/fw_dynamic.elf
-endef
+OPENSBI_FW_IMAGES += jump dynamic
+ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_OPENSBI_LINUX_PAYLOAD),y)
+OPENSBI_FW_IMAGES += payload
 endif
+endif
+
+define OPENSBI_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
+	$(foreach f,$(OPENSBI_FW_IMAGES),\
+		$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/build/platform/$(OPENSBI_PLAT)/firmware/fw_$(f).bin \
+			$(BINARIES_DIR)/fw_$(f).bin
+		$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/build/platform/$(OPENSBI_PLAT)/firmware/fw_$(f).elf \
+			$(BINARIES_DIR)/fw_$(f).elf
+	)
+endef
 
 # libsbi.a is not a library meant to be linked in user-space code, but
 # with bare metal code, which is why we don't install it in