diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py b/poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
index f92255d..3164171 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@
                 pathvars = ['T', 'RECIPE_SYSROOT', 'RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE']
                 for pathvar in pathvars:
                     path = rd.getVar(pathvar)
-                    shutil.rmtree(path)
+                    if os.path.exists(path):
+                        shutil.rmtree(path)
         finally:
             if fetchrecipe:
                 try:
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
index 9d10ec0..495518f 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         updated = False
         for part in self.parts:
             if not part.realnum or not part.mountpoint \
-               or part.mountpoint == "/":
+               or part.mountpoint == "/" or not part.mountpoint.startswith('/'):
                 continue
 
             if part.use_uuid:
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py
index cdc7254..0391aeb 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+import tempfile
 import shutil
 import re
 
@@ -119,12 +120,13 @@
         bootloader = creator.ks.bootloader
 
         loader_conf = ""
-        loader_conf += "default boot\n"
+        if source_params.get('create-unified-kernel-image') != "true":
+            loader_conf += "default boot\n"
         loader_conf += "timeout %d\n" % bootloader.timeout
 
         initrd = source_params.get('initrd')
 
-        if initrd:
+        if initrd and source_params.get('create-unified-kernel-image') != "true":
             # obviously we need to have a common common deploy var
             bootimg_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
             if not bootimg_dir:
@@ -183,11 +185,12 @@
                 for rd in initrds:
                     boot_conf += "initrd /%s\n" % rd
 
-        logger.debug("Writing systemd-boot config "
-                     "%s/hdd/boot/loader/entries/boot.conf", cr_workdir)
-        cfg = open("%s/hdd/boot/loader/entries/boot.conf" % cr_workdir, "w")
-        cfg.write(boot_conf)
-        cfg.close()
+        if source_params.get('create-unified-kernel-image') != "true":
+            logger.debug("Writing systemd-boot config "
+                         "%s/hdd/boot/loader/entries/boot.conf", cr_workdir)
+            cfg = open("%s/hdd/boot/loader/entries/boot.conf" % cr_workdir, "w")
+            cfg.write(boot_conf)
+            cfg.close()
 
 
     @classmethod
@@ -288,9 +291,60 @@
                 kernel = "%s-%s.bin" % \
                     (get_bitbake_var("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE"), get_bitbake_var("INITRAMFS_LINK_NAME"))
 
-        install_cmd = "install -m 0644 %s/%s %s/%s" % \
-            (staging_kernel_dir, kernel, hdddir, kernel)
-        exec_cmd(install_cmd)
+        if source_params.get('create-unified-kernel-image') == "true":
+            initrd = source_params.get('initrd')
+            if not initrd:
+                raise WicError("initrd= must be specified when create-unified-kernel-image=true, exiting")
+
+            deploy_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
+            efi_stub = glob("%s/%s" % (deploy_dir, "linux*.efi.stub"))
+            if len(efi_stub) == 0:
+                raise WicError("Unified Kernel Image EFI stub not found, exiting")
+            efi_stub = efi_stub[0]
+
+            with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
+                label = source_params.get('label')
+                label_conf = "root=%s" % creator.rootdev
+                if label:
+                    label_conf = "LABEL=%s" % label
+
+                bootloader = creator.ks.bootloader
+                cmdline = open("%s/cmdline" % tmp_dir, "w")
+                cmdline.write("%s %s" % (label_conf, bootloader.append))
+                cmdline.close()
+
+                initrds = initrd.split(';')
+                initrd = open("%s/initrd" % tmp_dir, "wb")
+                for f in initrds:
+                    with open("%s/%s" % (deploy_dir, f), 'rb') as in_file:
+                        shutil.copyfileobj(in_file, initrd)
+                initrd.close()
+
+                # Searched by systemd-boot:
+                # https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION/#type-2-efi-unified-kernel-images
+                install_cmd = "install -d %s/EFI/Linux" % hdddir
+                exec_cmd(install_cmd)
+
+                staging_dir_host = get_bitbake_var("STAGING_DIR_HOST")
+
+                # https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-stub.html
+                objcopy_cmd = "objcopy \
+                    --add-section .osrel=%s --change-section-vma .osrel=0x20000 \
+                    --add-section .cmdline=%s --change-section-vma .cmdline=0x30000 \
+                    --add-section .linux=%s --change-section-vma .linux=0x2000000 \
+                    --add-section .initrd=%s --change-section-vma .initrd=0x3000000 \
+                    %s %s" % \
+                    ("%s/usr/lib/os-release" % staging_dir_host,
+                    cmdline.name,
+                    "%s/%s" % (staging_kernel_dir, kernel),
+                    initrd.name,
+                    efi_stub,
+                    "%s/EFI/Linux/linux.efi" % hdddir)
+                exec_cmd(objcopy_cmd)
+        else:
+            install_cmd = "install -m 0644 %s/%s %s/%s" % \
+                (staging_kernel_dir, kernel, hdddir, kernel)
+            exec_cmd(install_cmd)
 
         if get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_EFI_BOOT_FILES"):
             for src_path, dst_path in cls.install_task: