diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network b/target/linux/bcm53xx/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
index c748e144cb..f879e01bf2 100755
--- a/target/linux/bcm53xx/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
+++ b/target/linux/bcm53xx/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ asus,rt-ac87u)
 netgear,r8000)
 	ifname=eth2
 	;;
+netgear,r8500)
+	ifname=eth2
+	;;
 *)
 	ifname=eth0
 	;;
diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/image/Makefile b/target/linux/bcm53xx/image/Makefile
index 4d5f082bdf..f6f0f5b756 100644
--- a/target/linux/bcm53xx/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/bcm53xx/image/Makefile
@@ -177,5 +177,6 @@ $(eval $(call AsusDevice,rt-n18u,RT-N18U))
 $(eval $(call DLinkDevice,dir-885l,wrgac42_dlink.2015_dir885l))
 $(eval $(call LinksysDevice,ea6300-v1))
 $(eval $(call NetgearDevice,r7000,U12H270T00_NETGEAR))
+# $(eval $(call NetgearDevice,r8500,U12H334T00_NETGEAR))
 
 $(eval $(call BuildImage))
diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-4.4/306-ARM-BCM5301X-Add-DT-for-Netgear-R8500.patch b/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-4.4/306-ARM-BCM5301X-Add-DT-for-Netgear-R8500.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1576065754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-4.4/306-ARM-BCM5301X-Add-DT-for-Netgear-R8500.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Rafa=C5=82=20Mi=C5=82ecki?= <zajec5@gmail.com>
+Subject: [PATCH] ARM: BCM5301X: Add DT for Netgear R8500
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com>
+---
+ arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile                   |  1 +
+ arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dts | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+)
+ create mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dts
+
+--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
++++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
+@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_BCM_5301X) += \
+ 	bcm4709-netgear-r7000.dtb \
+ 	bcm4709-netgear-r8000.dtb \
+ 	bcm47094-dlink-dir-885l.dtb \
++	bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dtb \
+ 	bcm94708.dtb \
+ 	bcm94709.dtb \
+ 	bcm953012k.dtb
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dts
+@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
++/*
++ * Broadcom BCM470X / BCM5301X ARM platform code.
++ * DTS for Netgear R8500
++ *
++ * Copyright (C) 2016 Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com>
++ *
++ * Licensed under the GNU/GPL. See COPYING for details.
++ */
++
++/dts-v1/;
++
++#include "bcm4708.dtsi"
++#include "bcm5301x-nand-cs0-bch8.dtsi"
++
++/ {
++	compatible = "netgear,r8500", "brcm,bcm47094", "brcm,bcm4708";
++	model = "Netgear R8500";
++
++	chosen {
++		bootargs = "console=ttyS0,115200";
++	};
++
++	memory {
++		reg = <0x00000000 0x08000000>;
++	};
++};
++
++&uart0 {
++	status = "okay";
++	clock-frequency = <125000000>;
++};
diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-4.4/330-ARM-BCM5301X-Enable-earlyprintk-on-tested-devices.patch b/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-4.4/330-ARM-BCM5301X-Enable-earlyprintk-on-tested-devices.patch
index 7cdd268046..b6c9eac6de 100644
--- a/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-4.4/330-ARM-BCM5301X-Enable-earlyprintk-on-tested-devices.patch
+++ b/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-4.4/330-ARM-BCM5301X-Enable-earlyprintk-on-tested-devices.patch
@@ -178,4 +178,15 @@ Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com>
 +		bootargs = "console=ttyS0,115200 earlyprintk";
  	};
  
+ 	memory {
+--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dts
++++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dts
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
+ 	model = "Netgear R8500";
+ 
+ 	chosen {
+-		bootargs = "console=ttyS0,115200";
++		bootargs = "console=ttyS0,115200 earlyprintk";
+ 	};
+ 
  	memory {
diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-4.4/331-ARM-BCM5301X-Specify-RAM-on-devices-by-including-HIG.patch b/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-4.4/331-ARM-BCM5301X-Specify-RAM-on-devices-by-including-HIG.patch
index 802a884aca..ba92025fe0 100644
--- a/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-4.4/331-ARM-BCM5301X-Specify-RAM-on-devices-by-including-HIG.patch
+++ b/target/linux/bcm53xx/patches-4.4/331-ARM-BCM5301X-Specify-RAM-on-devices-by-including-HIG.patch
@@ -183,3 +183,15 @@ Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com>
  	};
  
  	nand: nand@18028000 {
+--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dts
++++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm47094-netgear-r8500.dts
+@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
+ 	};
+ 
+ 	memory {
+-		reg = <0x00000000 0x08000000>;
++		reg = <0x00000000 0x08000000
++		       0x88000000 0x18000000>;
+ 	};
+ };
+