diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
index fa4ea6f..bb2f3c4 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
@@ -56,6 +56,22 @@
 # fitImage Signature Algo
 FIT_SIGN_ALG ?= "rsa2048"
 
+# Generate keys for signing fitImage
+FIT_GENERATE_KEYS ?= "0"
+
+# Size of private key in number of bits
+FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS ?= "2048"
+
+# args to openssl genrsa (Default is just the public exponent)
+FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS ?= "-F4"
+
+# args to openssl req (Default is -batch for non interactive mode and
+# -new for new certificate)
+FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS ?= "-batch -new"
+
+# Standard format for public key certificate
+FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS ?= "-x509"
+
 #
 # Emit the fitImage ITS header
 #
@@ -522,6 +538,34 @@
 
 addtask assemble_fitimage_initramfs before do_deploy after do_bundle_initramfs
 
+do_generate_rsa_keys() {
+	if [ "${UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE}" = "0" ] && [ "${FIT_GENERATE_KEYS}" = "1" ]; then
+		bbwarn "FIT_GENERATE_KEYS is set to 1 eventhough UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE is set to 0. The keys will not be generated as they won't be used."
+	fi
+
+	if [ "${UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE}" = "1" ] && [ "${FIT_GENERATE_KEYS}" = "1" ]; then
+
+		# Generate keys only if they don't already exist
+		if [ ! -f "${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR}/${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME}".key ] || \
+			[ ! -f "${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR}/${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME}".crt]; then
+
+			# make directory if it does not already exist
+			mkdir -p "${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR}"
+
+			echo "Generating RSA private key for signing fitImage"
+			openssl genrsa ${FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS} -out \
+				"${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR}/${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME}".key \
+				"${FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS}"
+
+			echo "Generating certificate for signing fitImage"
+			openssl req ${FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS} "${FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS}" \
+				-key "${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR}/${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME}".key \
+				-out "${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR}/${UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME}".crt
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+addtask generate_rsa_keys before do_assemble_fitimage after do_compile
 
 kernel_do_deploy[vardepsexclude] = "DATETIME"
 kernel_do_deploy_append() {