diff --git a/external/config/bootscripts/boot-sun50iw9.cmd b/external/config/bootscripts/boot-sun50iw9.cmd
index b02ef4b14eda..e781ffc8da6a 100644
--- a/external/config/bootscripts/boot-sun50iw9.cmd
+++ b/external/config/bootscripts/boot-sun50iw9.cmd
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ fdt set disp tv_vdid <${tv_vdid}>
 fdt set disp fb0_width <${fb0_width}>
 fdt set disp fb0_height <${fb0_height}>
 
+for overlay_file in ${user_overlays}; do
+        if load ${devtype} ${devnum} ${load_addr} ${prefix}overlay-user/${overlay_file}.dtbo; then
+                echo "Applying user provided DT overlay ${overlay_file}.dtbo"
+                fdt apply ${load_addr} || setenv overlay_error "true"
+        fi
+done
+
 load ${devtype} ${devnum} ${ramdisk_addr_r} ${prefix}uInitrd
 load ${devtype} ${devnum} ${kernel_addr_r} ${prefix}uImage
 
diff --git a/external/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/orangepi-add-overlay b/external/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/orangepi-add-overlay
index 42c6359badcf..791ad147fa6e 100755
--- a/external/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/orangepi-add-overlay
+++ b/external/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/orangepi-add-overlay
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fi
 . /etc/orangepi-release
 
 case "${LINUXFAMILY}" in
-	sunxi|sunxi64|rockchip64)
+	sunxi|sunxi64|rockchip64|sun50iw9)
 		:;;
 	*)
 		echo >&2 "Overlays are not supported on ${LINUXFAMILY^} based boards."