diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index ecdad6cb49..b6cae02575 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1073,6 +1073,8 @@ endif
 ifdef BUILDING_BOOT_IMAGE
 INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET := $(BUILT_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)
 
+ifndef BOARD_CUSTOM_BOOTIMG_MK
+
 ifeq ($(TARGET_BOOTIMAGE_USE_EXT2),true)
 $(error TARGET_BOOTIMAGE_USE_EXT2 is not supported anymore)
 endif # TARGET_BOOTIMAGE_USE_EXT2
@@ -1185,6 +1187,7 @@ bootimage-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG)
 	$(foreach b,$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(call build_boot_novboot,$(b)))
 
 endif # BOARD_AVB_ENABLE
+endif # BOARD_CUSTOM_BOOTIMG_MK not defined
 endif # BUILDING_BOOT_IMAGE
 
 else # TARGET_NO_KERNEL == "true"
@@ -2121,6 +2124,7 @@ IGNORE_RECOVERY_SEPOLICY := $(patsubst $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)/%,--exclude=/%,$(r
 # for the recovery image
 recovery_kernel := $(firstword $(INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET))
 recovery_ramdisk := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/ramdisk-recovery.img
+recovery_uncompressed_ramdisk := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/ramdisk-recovery.cpio
 recovery_resources_common := bootable/recovery/res
 
 # Set recovery_density to a density bucket based on TARGET_SCREEN_DENSITY, PRODUCT_AAPT_PREF_CONFIG,
@@ -2380,7 +2384,7 @@ ifndef BOARD_RECOVERY_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS
   BOARD_RECOVERY_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS := $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS)
 endif
 
-$(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP): $(MKBOOTFS) $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND_DEPS) \
+$(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP): $(MKBOOTFS) \
 	    $(INTERNAL_ROOT_FILES) \
 	    $(INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
 	    $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_FILES) \
@@ -2418,8 +2422,13 @@ $(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP): $(MKBOOTFS) $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND_
 	$(BOARD_RECOVERY_IMAGE_PREPARE)
 	$(hide) touch $@
 
-$(recovery_ramdisk): $(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP)
-	$(MKBOOTFS) -d $(TARGET_OUT) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) | $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND) > $(recovery_ramdisk)
+$(recovery_uncompressed_ramdisk): $(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP)
+	@echo ----- Making uncompressed recovery ramdisk ------
+	$(MKBOOTFS) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) > $@
+
+$(recovery_ramdisk): $(recovery_uncompressed_ramdisk) $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND_DEPS)
+	@echo ----- Making compressed recovery ramdisk ------
+	$(COMPRESSION_COMMAND) < $(recovery_uncompressed_ramdisk) > $@
 
 # $(1): output file
 # $(2): optional kernel file
@@ -2484,9 +2493,13 @@ $(call declare-container-license-deps,$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(recoveryim
 UNMOUNTED_NOTICE_DEPS += $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)
 endif # BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT
 
+ifndef BOARD_CUSTOM_BOOTIMG_MK
 $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET): $(recoveryimage-deps)
 	$(call build-recoveryimage-target, $@, \
 	  $(if $(filter true, $(BOARD_EXCLUDE_KERNEL_FROM_RECOVERY_IMAGE)),, $(recovery_kernel)))
+else
+INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS += --kernel $(recovery_kernel)
+endif # BOARD_CUSTOM_BOOTIMG_MK
 
 ifdef RECOVERY_RESOURCE_ZIP
 $(RECOVERY_RESOURCE_ZIP): $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET) | $(ZIPTIME)
@@ -2568,6 +2581,9 @@ $(eval $(call declare-0p-target,$(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_DEBUG_RAMDISK)))
 
 ifdef BUILDING_DEBUG_BOOT_IMAGE
 
+ifdef BOARD_CUSTOM_BOOTIMG_MK
+include $(BOARD_CUSTOM_BOOTIMG_MK)
+endif
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # the debug ramdisk, which is the original ramdisk plus additional
 # files: force_debuggable, adb_debug.prop and userdebug sepolicy.
@@ -5756,6 +5772,12 @@ ifdef BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE
 	echo "$(BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE)" > $(zip_root)/VENDOR_KERNEL_BOOT/pagesize
 endif
 endif # INSTALLED_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET
+ifdef BOARD_CUSTOM_BOOTIMG
+	@# Prebuilt boot images
+	$(hide) mkdir -p $(zip_root)/BOOTABLE_IMAGES
+	$(hide) $(ACP) $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/BOOTABLE_IMAGES/
+	$(hide) $(ACP) $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/BOOTABLE_IMAGES/
+endif
 ifdef BUILDING_SYSTEM_IMAGE
 	@# Contents of the system image
 	$(hide) $(call package_files-copy-root, \