diff --git a/linux/Config.ext.in b/linux/Config.ext.in
index 40c468424a..8f156874f0 100644
--- a/linux/Config.ext.in
+++ b/linux/Config.ext.in
@@ -42,4 +42,22 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_EXT_RTAI_PATCH
 	help
 	  Optionally, explicitly specify the RTAI patch to use.
 
+# fbtft
+config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_EXT_FBTFT
+	bool "FB TFT drivers"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_FBTFT
+	help
+	  Linux Framebuffer drivers for small TFT LCD display modules,
+	  e.g. Adafruit PiTFT displays for Raspberry Pi.
+
+	  To enable fbtft, e.g. for Adafruit 2.8 PiTFT, enable the
+	  following kernel configurations:
+	  - CONFIG_SPI
+	  - CONFIG_GPIOLIB
+	  - CONFIG_FB
+	  - CONFIG_FB_TFT
+	  - CONFIG_FB_TFT_ILI9341
+
+	  https://github.com/notro/fbtft
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/linux/linux-ext-fbtft.mk b/linux/linux-ext-fbtft.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36f4fd22dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/linux-ext-fbtft.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+################################################################################
+# Linux fbtft extensions
+#
+# Patch the linux kernel with fbtft extension
+################################################################################
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_EXT_FBTFT),y)
+# Add dependency to fbtft package (download helper for the fbtft source)
+LINUX_DEPENDENCIES += fbtft
+
+# for linux >= 3.15 install to drivers/video/fbdev/fbtft
+# for linux < 3.15 install to drivers/video/fbtft
+define FBTFT_PREPARE_KERNEL
+	if [ -e $(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/video/fbdev ]; then \
+		dest=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/video/fbdev ; \
+	else \
+		dest=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/video/ ; \
+	fi ; \
+	mkdir -p $${dest}/fbtft; \
+	cp -dpfr $(FBTFT_DIR)/* $${dest}/fbtft/ ; \
+	echo 'source "drivers/video/fbdev/fbtft/Kconfig"' \
+		>> $${dest}/Kconfig ; \
+	echo 'obj-y += fbtft/' >> $${dest}/Makefile
+endef
+
+LINUX_PRE_PATCH_HOOKS += FBTFT_PREPARE_KERNEL
+
+endif #BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_EXT_FBTFT
diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 08fa31d267..878aa7242e 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ endif
 	source "package/evemu/Config.in"
 	source "package/evtest/Config.in"
 	source "package/fan-ctrl/Config.in"
+	source "package/fbtft/Config.in"
 	source "package/fconfig/Config.in"
 	source "package/fis/Config.in"
 	source "package/flashrom/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/fbtft/Config.in b/package/fbtft/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a4de19091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/fbtft/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Prompt-less option, because this package is not doing anything
+# except downloading the FB TFT sources. The real work is done by a
+# Linux extension.
+config BR2_PACKAGE_FBTFT
+	bool
+	depends on BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
+	help
+	  Linux Framebuffer drivers for small TFT LCD display modules,
+	  e.g. Adafruit PiTFT displays for Raspberry Pi.
+
+	  This is only the download helper for the kernel patch.
+
+	  https://github.com/notro/fbtft
diff --git a/package/fbtft/fbtft.mk b/package/fbtft/fbtft.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..913627dfc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/fbtft/fbtft.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# fbtft
+#
+################################################################################
+
+FBTFT_VERSION = 274035404701245e7491c0c6471c5b72ade4d491
+FBTFT_SITE = $(call github,notro,fbtft,$(FBTFT_VERSION))
+FBTFT_LICENSE = GPLv2
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))