diff --git a/lib/bb/parse/ast.py b/lib/bb/parse/ast.py
index 001ba8d289a..d3b7fef9895 100644
--- a/lib/bb/parse/ast.py
+++ b/lib/bb/parse/ast.py
@@ -326,6 +326,34 @@ class InheritDeferredNode(AstNode):
         inherits.append(self.inherit)
         data.setVar('__BBDEFINHERITS', inherits)
 
+class AddFragmentsNode(AstNode):
+    def __init__(self, filename, lineno, fragments_path_prefix, fragments_variable):
+        AstNode.__init__(self, filename, lineno)
+        self.path = fragments_path_prefix
+        self.variable = fragments_variable
+
+    def eval(self, data):
+        def find_fragment(layers, layerid, full_fragment_name):
+           for layerpath in layers.split():
+               candidate_fragment_path = os.path.join(layerpath, full_fragment_name)
+               if os.path.exists(candidate_fragment_path) and bb.utils.get_file_layer(candidate_fragment_path, data) == layerid:
+                   return candidate_fragment_path
+           return None
+
+        fragments = data.getVar(self.variable)
+        layers = data.getVar('BBLAYERS')
+
+        if not fragments:
+            return
+        for f in fragments.split():
+            layerid, fragment_name = f.split('/', 1)
+            full_fragment_name = data.expand("{}/{}.conf".format(self.path, fragment_name))
+            fragment_path = find_fragment(layers, layerid, full_fragment_name)
+            if fragment_path:
+                bb.parse.ConfHandler.include(self.filename, fragment_path, self.lineno, data, "include fragment")
+            else:
+                bb.error("Could not find fragment {} in enabled layers: {}".format(f, layers))
+
 def handleInclude(statements, filename, lineno, m, force):
     statements.append(IncludeNode(filename, lineno, m.group(1), force))
 
@@ -370,6 +398,11 @@ def handleInheritDeferred(statements, filename, lineno, m):
     classes = m.group(1)
     statements.append(InheritDeferredNode(filename, lineno, classes))
 
+def handleAddFragments(statements, filename, lineno, m):
+    fragments_path_prefix = m.group(1)
+    fragments_variable = m.group(2)
+    statements.append(AddFragmentsNode(filename, lineno, fragments_path_prefix, fragments_variable))
+
 def runAnonFuncs(d):
     code = []
     for funcname in d.getVar("__BBANONFUNCS", False) or []:
diff --git a/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py b/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
index 27665443dd4..35321dacfe1 100644
--- a/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
+++ b/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/ConfHandler.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ __export_regexp__ = re.compile( r"export\s+([a-zA-Z0-9\-_+.${}/~]+)$" )
 __unset_regexp__ = re.compile( r"unset\s+([a-zA-Z0-9\-_+.${}/~]+)$" )
 __unset_flag_regexp__ = re.compile( r"unset\s+([a-zA-Z0-9\-_+.${}/~]+)\[([a-zA-Z0-9\-_+.][a-zA-Z0-9\-_+.@]+)\]$" )
 __addpylib_regexp__      = re.compile(r"addpylib\s+(.+)\s+(.+)" )
+__addfragments_regexp__  = re.compile(r"addfragments\s+(.+)\s+(.+)" )
 
 def init(data):
     return
@@ -197,6 +198,11 @@ def feeder(lineno, s, fn, statements, baseconfig=False, conffile=True):
         ast.handlePyLib(statements, fn, lineno, m)
         return
 
+    m = __addfragments_regexp__.match(s)
+    if m:
+        ast.handleAddFragments(statements, fn, lineno, m)
+        return
+
     raise ParseError("unparsed line: '%s'" % s, fn, lineno);
 
 # Add us to the handlers list