diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/Makefile
index 11dba31712840..f1191c1ded824 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ dtbo-$(CONFIG_ARCH_BCM2835) += \
 	mz61581.dtbo \
 	pi3-act-led.dtbo \
 	pi3-disable-bt.dtbo \
+	pi3-disable-wifi.dtbo \
 	pi3-miniuart-bt.dtbo \
 	piscreen.dtbo \
 	piscreen2r.dtbo \
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
index e8fa4ccb44c34..34109c69416c1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
@@ -800,6 +800,12 @@ Load:   dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt
 Params: <None>
 
 
+Name:   pi3-disable-wifi
+Info:   Disable Pi3 onboard WiFi
+Load:   dtoverlay=pi3-disable-wifi
+Params: <None>
+
+
 Name:   pi3-miniuart-bt
 Info:   Switch Pi3 Bluetooth function to use the mini-UART (ttyS0) and restore
         UART0/ttyAMA0 over GPIOs 14 & 15. Note that this may reduce the maximum
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/pi3-disable-wifi-overlay.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/pi3-disable-wifi-overlay.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..017199554bf2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/pi3-disable-wifi-overlay.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/dts-v1/;
+/plugin/;
+
+/{
+	compatible = "brcm,bcm2708";
+
+	fragment@0 {
+		target = <&mmc>;
+		__overlay__ {
+			status = "disabled";
+		};
+	};
+};