diff --git a/drivers/core/ofnode.c b/drivers/core/ofnode.c
index a5efedf..39ba480 100644
--- a/drivers/core/ofnode.c
+++ b/drivers/core/ofnode.c
@@ -243,6 +243,24 @@
 
 #endif /* OFNODE_MULTI_TREE */
 
+int oftree_to_fdt(oftree tree, struct abuf *buf)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (of_live_active()) {
+		ret = of_live_flatten(ofnode_to_np(oftree_root(tree)), buf);
+		if (ret)
+			return log_msg_ret("flt", ret);
+	} else {
+		void *fdt = oftree_lookup_fdt(tree);
+
+		abuf_init(buf);
+		abuf_set(buf, fdt, fdt_totalsize(fdt));
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * ofnode_from_tree_offset() - get an ofnode from a tree offset (flat tree)
  *
diff --git a/include/dm/ofnode.h b/include/dm/ofnode.h
index f1ee02c..a8605fb 100644
--- a/include/dm/ofnode.h
+++ b/include/dm/ofnode.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 /* Enable checks to protect against invalid calls */
 #undef OF_CHECKS
 
+struct abuf;
 struct resource;
 
 #include <dm/ofnode_decl.h>
@@ -137,6 +138,18 @@
 int oftree_new(oftree *treep);
 
 /**
+ * oftree_to_fdt() - Convert an oftree to a flat FDT
+ *
+ * @tree: tree to flatten (if livetree) or copy (if not)
+ * @buf: Returns inited buffer containing the newly created flat tree. Note
+ * that for flat tree the buffer is not allocated. In either case the caller
+ * must call abut_uninit() to free any memory used by @buf
+ * Return: 0 on success, -ENOMEM if out of memory, other -ve value for any other
+ * error
+ */
+int oftree_to_fdt(oftree tree, struct abuf *buf);
+
+/**
  * ofnode_to_np() - convert an ofnode to a live DT node pointer
  *
  * This cannot be called if the reference contains an offset.
diff --git a/include/of_live.h b/include/of_live.h
index 81cb9bd..67bd5f0 100644
--- a/include/of_live.h
+++ b/include/of_live.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef _OF_LIVE_H
 #define _OF_LIVE_H
 
+struct abuf;
 struct device_node;
 
 /**
@@ -54,4 +55,13 @@
  */
 int of_live_create_empty(struct device_node **rootp);
 
+/**
+ * of_live_flatten() - Create an FDT from a hierarchical tree
+ *
+ * @root: Root node of tree to convert
+ * @buf: Buffer to return the tree (inited by this function)
+ * Return: 0 if OK, -ENOMEM if out of memory
+ */
+int of_live_flatten(const struct device_node *root, struct abuf *buf);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/of_live.c b/lib/of_live.c
index e4eee38..812c488 100644
--- a/lib/of_live.c
+++ b/lib/of_live.c
@@ -8,13 +8,21 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2017 Google, Inc
  */
 
+#define LOG_CATEGORY	LOGC_DT
+
 #include <common.h>
+#include <abuf.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <linux/libfdt.h>
 #include <of_live.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <dm/of_access.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/sizes.h>
+
+enum {
+	BUF_STEP	= SZ_64K,
+};
 
 static void *unflatten_dt_alloc(void **mem, unsigned long size,
 				unsigned long align)
@@ -355,3 +363,117 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int check_space(int ret, struct abuf *buf)
+{
+	if (ret == -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE) {
+		if (!abuf_realloc_inc(buf, BUF_STEP))
+			return log_msg_ret("spc", -ENOMEM);
+		ret = fdt_resize(abuf_data(buf), abuf_data(buf),
+				 abuf_size(buf));
+		if (ret)
+			return log_msg_ret("res", -EFAULT);
+
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * flatten_node() - Write out the node and its properties into a flat tree
+ */
+static int flatten_node(struct abuf *buf, const struct device_node *node)
+{
+	const struct device_node *np;
+	const struct property *pp;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = fdt_begin_node(abuf_data(buf), node->name);
+	ret = check_space(ret, buf);
+	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+		ret = fdt_begin_node(abuf_data(buf), node->name);
+		if (ret) {
+			log_debug("Internal error a %d\n", ret);
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+	}
+	if (ret)
+		return log_msg_ret("beg", ret);
+
+	/* First write out the properties */
+	for (pp = node->properties; !ret && pp; pp = pp->next) {
+		ret = fdt_property(abuf_data(buf), pp->name, pp->value,
+				   pp->length);
+		ret = check_space(ret, buf);
+		if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+			ret = fdt_property(abuf_data(buf), pp->name, pp->value,
+					   pp->length);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Next write out the subnodes */
+	for (np = node->child; np; np = np->sibling) {
+		ret = flatten_node(buf, np);
+		if (ret)
+			return log_msg_ret("sub", ret);
+	}
+
+	ret = fdt_end_node(abuf_data(buf));
+	ret = check_space(ret, buf);
+	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+		ret = fdt_end_node(abuf_data(buf));
+		if (ret) {
+			log_debug("Internal error b %d\n", ret);
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+	}
+	if (ret)
+		return log_msg_ret("end", ret);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int of_live_flatten(const struct device_node *root, struct abuf *buf)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	abuf_init(buf);
+	if (!abuf_realloc(buf, BUF_STEP))
+		return log_msg_ret("ini", -ENOMEM);
+
+	ret = fdt_create(abuf_data(buf), abuf_size(buf));
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = fdt_finish_reservemap(abuf_data(buf));
+	if (ret) {
+		log_debug("Failed to start FDT (err=%d)\n", ret);
+		return log_msg_ret("sta", -EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	ret = flatten_node(buf, root);
+	if (ret)
+		return log_msg_ret("flt", ret);
+
+	ret = fdt_finish(abuf_data(buf));
+	ret = check_space(ret, buf);
+	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+		ret = fdt_finish(abuf_data(buf));
+		if (ret) {
+			log_debug("Internal error c %d\n", ret);
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+	}
+	if (ret)
+		return log_msg_ret("fin", ret);
+
+	ret = fdt_pack(abuf_data(buf));
+	if (ret) {
+		log_debug("Failed to pack (err=%d)\n", ret);
+		return log_msg_ret("pac", -EFAULT);
+	}
+
+	if (!abuf_realloc(buf, fdt_totalsize(abuf_data(buf))))
+		return log_msg_ret("abu", -EFAULT);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/dm/ofnode.c b/test/dm/ofnode.c
index 845cded..ceeb8e5 100644
--- a/test/dm/ofnode.c
+++ b/test/dm/ofnode.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <abuf.h>
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <of_live.h>
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <dm/root.h>
 #include <dm/test.h>
 #include <dm/uclass-internal.h>
+#include <linux/sizes.h>
 #include <test/test.h>
 #include <test/ut.h>
 
@@ -1456,3 +1458,25 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 DM_TEST(dm_test_ofnode_delete, UT_TESTF_SCAN_FDT);
+
+static int dm_test_oftree_to_fdt(struct unit_test_state *uts)
+{
+	oftree tree, check;
+	struct abuf buf, buf2;
+
+	tree = oftree_default();
+	ut_assertok(oftree_to_fdt(tree, &buf));
+	ut_assert(abuf_size(&buf) > SZ_16K);
+
+	/* convert it back to a tree and see if it looks OK */
+	check = oftree_from_fdt(abuf_data(&buf));
+	ut_assert(oftree_valid(check));
+
+	ut_assertok(oftree_to_fdt(check, &buf2));
+	ut_assert(abuf_size(&buf2) > SZ_16K);
+	ut_asserteq(abuf_size(&buf), abuf_size(&buf2));
+	ut_asserteq_mem(abuf_data(&buf), abuf_data(&buf2), abuf_size(&buf));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+DM_TEST(dm_test_oftree_to_fdt, UT_TESTF_SCAN_FDT);