diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-extlinux-config.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-extlinux-config.bbclass
index 0413e760bd..659560c675 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-extlinux-config.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-extlinux-config.bbclass
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
# UBOOT_EXTLINUX_ROOT              - Root kernel cmdline.
# UBOOT_EXTLINUX_TIMEOUT           - Timeout before DEFAULT selection is made.
#                                    Measured in 1/10 of a second.
+# UBOOT_EXTLINUX_PROMPT            - Enable/disable prompting for a boot label.
# UBOOT_EXTLINUX_DEFAULT_LABEL     - Target to be selected by default after
#                                    the timeout period.
# UBOOT_EXTLINUX_MENU_TITLE        - Menu title. If empty, MENU TITLE entry
@@ -106,6 +107,10 @@ python do_create_extlinux_config() {
             if timeout:
                 cfgfile.write('TIMEOUT %s\n' % (timeout))

+            prompt = localdata.getVar('UBOOT_EXTLINUX_PROMPT')
+            if prompt:
+                cfgfile.write('PROMPT %s\n' % (prompt))
+
             if len(labels.split()) > 1:
                 default = localdata.getVar('UBOOT_EXTLINUX_DEFAULT_LABEL')
                 if default: