diff --git a/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh b/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh
index d9a54f5d93..69ce3f9f44 100644
--- a/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh
@@ -146,6 +146,15 @@ function install_distribution_agnostic() {
 		else
 			echo "  fdtdir ${bootpart_prefix}dtb/" >> "$SDCARD/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf"
 		fi
+
+		if [[ -n $DEFAULT_OVERLAYS ]]; then
+			DEFAULT_OVERLAYS=(${DEFAULT_OVERLAYS//,/ })
+			DEFAULT_OVERLAYS=("${DEFAULT_OVERLAYS[@]/%/".dtbo"}")
+			DEFAULT_OVERLAYS=("${DEFAULT_OVERLAYS[@]/#/"${bootpart_prefix}dtb/${BOOT_FDT_FILE%%/*}/overlay/${OVERLAY_PREFIX}-"}")
+
+			display_alert "Adding to extlinux.conf" "fdtoverlays=${DEFAULT_OVERLAYS[@]}" "debug"
+			echo "  fdtoverlays ${DEFAULT_OVERLAYS[@]}" >> "$SDCARD/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf"
+		fi
 	else # ... not extlinux ...
 
 		if [[ -n "${BOOTSCRIPT}" ]]; then # @TODO: && "${BOOTCONFIG}" != "none"