diff --git a/dtc.c b/dtc.c
index 5b16e5d..566c904 100644
--- a/dtc.c
+++ b/dtc.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 int quiet;		/* Level of quietness */
 int reservenum;		/* Number of memory reservation slots */
 int minsize;		/* Minimum blob size */
+int padsize;		/* Additional padding to blob */
 
 char *join_path(char *path, char *name)
 {
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ static void  __attribute__ ((noreturn)) usage(void)
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t\tMake space for <number> reserve map entries (relevant for \n\t\tdtb and asm output only)\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-S <bytes>\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t\tMake the blob at least <bytes> long (extra space)\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "\t-p <bytes>\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "\t\tAdd padding to the blob of <bytes> long (extra space)\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-b <number>\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t\tSet the physical boot cpu\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-f\n");
@@ -124,8 +127,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	quiet      = 0;
 	reservenum = 0;
 	minsize    = 0;
+	padsize    = 0;
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "hI:O:o:V:R:S:fcqb:v")) != EOF) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "hI:O:o:V:R:S:p:fcqb:v")) != EOF) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'I':
 			inform = optarg;
@@ -145,6 +149,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'S':
 			minsize = strtol(optarg, NULL, 0);
 			break;
+		case 'p':
+			padsize = strtol(optarg, NULL, 0);
+			break;
 		case 'f':
 			force = 1;
 			break;
@@ -173,6 +180,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	else
 		arg = argv[optind];
 
+	/* minsize and padsize are mutually exclusive */
+	if ((minsize) && (padsize)) {
+		die("Can't set both -p and -S\n");
+	}
+
 	fprintf(stderr, "DTC: %s->%s  on file \"%s\"\n",
 		inform, outform, arg);
 
diff --git a/dtc.h b/dtc.h
index ad21e0d..ef91c4c 100644
--- a/dtc.h
+++ b/dtc.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 extern int quiet;		/* Level of quietness */
 extern int reservenum;		/* Number of memory reservation slots */
 extern int minsize;		/* Minimum blob size */
+extern int padsize;		/* Additional padding to blob */
 
 static inline void __attribute__((noreturn)) die(char * str, ...)
 {
diff --git a/flattree.c b/flattree.c
index c1032d1..c860b63 100644
--- a/flattree.c
+++ b/flattree.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ void dt_to_blob(FILE *f, struct boot_info *bi, int version,
 	struct data dtbuf      = empty_data;
 	struct data strbuf     = empty_data;
 	struct fdt_header fdt;
-	int padlen;
+	int padlen = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(version_table); i++) {
 		if (version_table[i].version == version)
@@ -388,16 +388,17 @@ void dt_to_blob(FILE *f, struct boot_info *bi, int version,
 	/*
 	 * If the user asked for more space than is used, adjust the totalsize.
 	 */
-	padlen = minsize - be32_to_cpu(fdt.totalsize);
-	if (padlen > 0) {
-		fdt.totalsize = cpu_to_be32(minsize);
-	} else {
-		if ((minsize > 0) && (quiet < 1))
+	if (minsize > 0) {
+		padlen = minsize - be32_to_cpu(fdt.totalsize);
+		if ((padlen < 0) && (quiet < 1))
 			fprintf(stderr,
 				"Warning: blob size %d >= minimum size %d\n",
 				be32_to_cpu(fdt.totalsize), minsize);
 	}
 
+	if (padsize > 0)
+		padlen = padsize;
+
 	/*
 	 * Assemble the blob: start with the header, add with alignment
 	 * the reserve buffer, add the reserve map terminating zeroes,
@@ -414,8 +415,10 @@ void dt_to_blob(FILE *f, struct boot_info *bi, int version,
 	 * If the user asked for more space than is used, pad out the blob.
 	 */
 	if (padlen > 0) {
+		int tsize = be32_to_cpu(fdt.totalsize);
+		tsize += padlen;
 		blob = data_append_zeroes(blob, padlen);
-		fdt.totalsize = cpu_to_be32(minsize);
+		fdt.totalsize = cpu_to_be32(tsize);
 	}
 
 	fwrite(blob.val, blob.len, 1, f);
@@ -545,6 +548,9 @@ void dt_to_asm(FILE *f, struct boot_info *bi, int version, int boot_cpuid_phys)
 		fprintf(f, "\t.space\t%d - (_%s_blob_end - _%s_blob_start), 0\n",
 			minsize, symprefix, symprefix);
 	}
+	if (padsize > 0) {
+		fprintf(f, "\t.space\t%d, 0\n", padsize);
+	}
 	emit_label(f, symprefix, "blob_abs_end");
 
 	data_free(strbuf);