diff --git a/Documentation/manual.txt b/Documentation/manual.txt
index 97e53b9..cf4b253 100644
--- a/Documentation/manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/manual.txt
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ The syntax of the fdtget command is:
 
 where options are:
 
-    <type>    s=string, i=int, u=unsigned, x=hex
+    <type>    s=string, i=int, u=unsigned, x=hex, r=raw
         Optional modifier prefix:
             hh or b=byte, h=2 byte, l=4 byte (default)
 
diff --git a/fdtget.c b/fdtget.c
index 54fc6a0..dd70985 100644
--- a/fdtget.c
+++ b/fdtget.c
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ static int show_data(struct display_info *disp, const char *data, int len)
 	if (len == 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (disp->type == 'r') {
+		fwrite(data, 1, len, stdout);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	is_string = (disp->type) == 's' ||
 		(!disp->type && util_is_printable_string(data, len));
 	if (is_string) {
diff --git a/fdtput.c b/fdtput.c
index 428745a..c2fecf4 100644
--- a/fdtput.c
+++ b/fdtput.c
@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			if (utilfdt_decode_type(optarg, &disp.type,
 					&disp.size))
 				usage("Invalid type string");
+			if (disp.type == 'r')
+				usage("Unsupported raw data type");
 			break;
 
 		case 'v':
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index d100d5a..11068e1 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -855,6 +855,8 @@ fdtget_tests () {
     run_fdtget_test 8000 -tx $dtb /cpus/PowerPC,970@1 d-cache-size
     run_fdtget_test "61 62 63 0" -tbx $dtb /randomnode tricky1
     run_fdtget_test "a b c d de ea ad be ef" -tbx $dtb /randomnode blob
+    run_fdtget_test "MyBoardName\0MyBoardFamilyName\0" -tr $dtb / compatible
+    run_fdtget_test "\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\xde\xea\xad\xbe\xef" -tr $dtb /randomnode blob
 
     # Here the property size is not a multiple of 4 bytes, so it should fail
     run_wrap_error_test $DTGET -tlx $dtb /randomnode mixed
diff --git a/tests/utilfdt_test.c b/tests/utilfdt_test.c
index c621759..ba6462f 100644
--- a/tests/utilfdt_test.c
+++ b/tests/utilfdt_test.c
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ static void check_sizes(char *modifier, int expected_size)
 
 	*ptr = 's';
 	check(fmt, 's', -1);
+
+	*ptr = 'r';
+	check(fmt, 'r', -1);
 }
 
 static void test_utilfdt_decode_type(void)
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ static void test_utilfdt_decode_type(void)
 	/* try every other character */
 	checkfail("");
 	for (ch = ' '; ch < 127; ch++) {
-		if (!strchr("iuxs", ch)) {
+		if (!strchr("iuxsr", ch)) {
 			*fmt = ch;
 			fmt[1] = '\0';
 			checkfail(fmt);
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 40274fb..14d3868 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -353,11 +353,11 @@ int utilfdt_decode_type(const char *fmt, int *type, int *size)
 	}
 
 	/* we should now have a type */
-	if ((*fmt == '\0') || !strchr("iuxs", *fmt))
+	if ((*fmt == '\0') || !strchr("iuxsr", *fmt))
 		return -1;
 
 	/* convert qualifier (bhL) to byte size */
-	if (*fmt != 's')
+	if (*fmt != 's' && *fmt != 'r')
 		*size = qualifier == 'b' ? 1 :
 				qualifier == 'h' ? 2 :
 				qualifier == 'l' ? 4 : -1;
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index c45b2c2..7a4e910 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ int utilfdt_write_err(const char *filename, const void *blob);
  *		i	signed integer
  *		u	unsigned integer
  *		x	hex
+ *		r	raw
  *
  * TODO: Implement ll modifier (8 bytes)
  * TODO: Implement o type (octal)
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ int utilfdt_decode_type(const char *fmt, int *type, int *size);
  */
 
 #define USAGE_TYPE_MSG \
-	"<type>\ts=string, i=int, u=unsigned, x=hex\n" \
+	"<type>\ts=string, i=int, u=unsigned, x=hex, r=raw\n" \
 	"\tOptional modifier prefix:\n" \
 	"\t\thh or b=byte, h=2 byte, l=4 byte (default)";