diff --git a/buildroot-external/Config.in b/buildroot-external/Config.in
index 16cc12b66..1227e1c65 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/Config.in
+++ b/buildroot-external/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_HASSOS_PATH/package/bluetooth-rtl8723/Config.in"
 source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_HASSOS_PATH/package/eq3_char_loop/Config.in"
 source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_HASSOS_PATH/package/gasket/Config.in"
 source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_HASSOS_PATH/package/generic_raw_uart/Config.in"
+source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_HASSOS_PATH/package/hailo8-firmware/Config.in"
 source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_HASSOS_PATH/package/hardkernel-boot/Config.in"
 source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_HASSOS_PATH/package/hassio/Config.in"
 source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_HASSOS_PATH/package/khadas-boot/Config.in"
diff --git a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi5_64_defconfig b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi5_64_defconfig
index eb78ecbb3..5f0e6197a 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi5_64_defconfig
+++ b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi5_64_defconfig
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GPTFDISK=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_MTOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RAUC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_GASKET=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HAILO8_FIRMWARE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HASSIO=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HASSIO_ARCH="aarch64"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HASSIO_MACHINE="raspberrypi5-64"
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/hailo8-firmware/Config.in b/buildroot-external/package/hailo8-firmware/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..841f660f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/hailo8-firmware/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HAILO8_FIRMWARE
+	bool "Hailo-8 Firmware"
+	help
+	  Firmware for Hailo-8 PCIe device found e.g. on Raspberry Pi AI
+	  Kit and Raspberry Pi AI HAT+. Requires the hailo kernel driver
+	  (included in Raspberry Pi's downstream kernel).
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/hailo8-firmware/hailo8-firmware.hash b/buildroot-external/package/hailo8-firmware/hailo8-firmware.hash
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e5aa2041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/hailo8-firmware/hailo8-firmware.hash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sha256  bfa576dd782359d74cabcb19e87c3a934dce03dea0785e41f86fecc9a687a92b  hailo8_fw.4.18.0.bin
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/hailo8-firmware/hailo8-firmware.mk b/buildroot-external/package/hailo8-firmware/hailo8-firmware.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b8688d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/hailo8-firmware/hailo8-firmware.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# Hailo-8 Firmware
+#
+################################################################################
+
+HAILO8_FIRMWARE_VERSION = 4.18.0
+HAILO8_FIRMWARE_LICENSE = PROPRIETARY
+HAILO8_FIRMWARE_SOURCE= hailo8_fw.$(HAILO8_FIRMWARE_VERSION).bin
+HAILO8_FIRMWARE_SITE="https://hailo-hailort.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Hailo8/$(HAILO8_FIRMWARE_VERSION)/FW"
+
+define HAILO8_FIRMWARE_EXTRACT_CMDS
+	cp $(HAILO8_FIRMWARE_DL_DIR)/$(HAILO8_FIRMWARE_SOURCE) $(@D)
+endef
+
+define HAILO8_FIRMWARE_BUILD_CMDS
+	cp $(@D)/$(HAILO8_FIRMWARE_SOURCE) $(@D)/hailo8_fw.bin
+endef
+
+define HAILO8_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/hailo
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 $(@D)/hailo8_fw.bin $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/hailo/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))