diff --git a/tools/binman/control.py b/tools/binman/control.py
index 9c0cafeafc..9709aa9a2b 100644
--- a/tools/binman/control.py
+++ b/tools/binman/control.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ images = OrderedDict()
 #    value: Text for the help
 missing_blob_help = {}
 
-def _ReadImageDesc(binman_node):
+def _ReadImageDesc(binman_node, use_expanded):
     """Read the image descriptions from the /binman node
 
     This normally produces a single Image object called 'image'. But if
@@ -36,15 +36,17 @@ def _ReadImageDesc(binman_node):
 
     Args:
         binman_node: Node object of the /binman node
+        use_expanded: True if the FDT will be updated with the entry information
     Returns:
         OrderedDict of Image objects, each of which describes an image
     """
     images = OrderedDict()
     if 'multiple-images' in binman_node.props:
         for node in binman_node.subnodes:
-            images[node.name] = Image(node.name, node)
+            images[node.name] = Image(node.name, node,
+                                      use_expanded=use_expanded)
     else:
-        images['image'] = Image('image', binman_node)
+        images['image'] = Image('image', binman_node, use_expanded=use_expanded)
     return images
 
 def _FindBinmanNode(dtb):
@@ -399,7 +401,7 @@ def ReplaceEntries(image_fname, input_fname, indir, entry_paths,
     return image
 
 
-def PrepareImagesAndDtbs(dtb_fname, select_images, update_fdt):
+def PrepareImagesAndDtbs(dtb_fname, select_images, update_fdt, use_expanded):
     """Prepare the images to be processed and select the device tree
 
     This function:
@@ -413,6 +415,9 @@ def PrepareImagesAndDtbs(dtb_fname, select_images, update_fdt):
         dtb_fname: Filename of the device tree file to use (.dts or .dtb)
         selected_images: List of images to output, or None for all
         update_fdt: True to update the FDT wth entry offsets, etc.
+        use_expanded: True to use expanded versions of entries, if available.
+            So if 'u-boot' is called for, we use 'u-boot-expanded' instead. This
+            is needed if update_fdt is True (although tests may disable it)
 
     Returns:
         OrderedDict of images:
@@ -438,7 +443,7 @@ def PrepareImagesAndDtbs(dtb_fname, select_images, update_fdt):
         raise ValueError("Device tree '%s' does not have a 'binman' "
                             "node" % dtb_fname)
 
-    images = _ReadImageDesc(node)
+    images = _ReadImageDesc(node, use_expanded)
 
     if select_images:
         skip = []
@@ -611,6 +616,13 @@ def Binman(args):
         elf.debug = args.debug
         cbfs_util.VERBOSE = args.verbosity > 2
         state.use_fake_dtb = args.fake_dtb
+
+        # Normally we replace the 'u-boot' etype with 'u-boot-expanded', etc.
+        # When running tests this can be disabled using this flag. When not
+        # updating the FDT in image, it is not needed by binman, but we use it
+        # for consistency, so that the images look the same to U-Boot at
+        # runtime.
+        use_expanded = not args.no_expanded
         try:
             tools.SetInputDirs(args.indir)
             tools.PrepareOutputDir(args.outdir, args.preserve)
@@ -618,7 +630,7 @@ def Binman(args):
             state.SetEntryArgs(args.entry_arg)
 
             images = PrepareImagesAndDtbs(dtb_fname, args.image,
-                                          args.update_fdt)
+                                          args.update_fdt, use_expanded)
             missing = False
             for image in images.values():
                 missing |= ProcessImage(image, args.update_fdt, args.map,
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/section.py b/tools/binman/etype/section.py
index 2103919b0c..2f862bddf0 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/section.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/section.py
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ class Entry_section(Entry):
         for node in self._node.subnodes:
             if node.name.startswith('hash') or node.name.startswith('signature'):
                 continue
-            entry = Entry.Create(self, node)
+            entry = Entry.Create(self, node,
+                                 expanded=self.GetImage().use_expanded)
             entry.ReadNode()
             entry.SetPrefix(self._name_prefix)
             self._entries[node.name] = entry
diff --git a/tools/binman/image.py b/tools/binman/image.py
index e949435241..10778f47fe 100644
--- a/tools/binman/image.py
+++ b/tools/binman/image.py
@@ -47,9 +47,23 @@ class Image(section.Entry_section):
             exception). This should be used if the Image is being loaded from
             a file rather than generated. In that case we obviously don't need
             the entry arguments since the contents already exists.
+        use_expanded: True if we are updating the FDT wth entry offsets, etc.
+            and should use the expanded versions of the U-Boot entries.
+            Any entry type that includes a devicetree must put it in a
+            separate entry so that it will be updated. For example. 'u-boot'
+            normally just picks up 'u-boot.bin' which includes the
+            devicetree, but this is not updateable, since it comes into
+            binman as one piece and binman doesn't know that it is actually
+            an executable followed by a devicetree. Of course it could be
+            taught this, but then when reading an image (e.g. 'binman ls')
+            it may need to be able to split the devicetree out of the image
+            in order to determine the location of things. Instead we choose
+            to ignore 'u-boot-bin' in this case, and build it ourselves in
+            binman with 'u-boot-dtb.bin' and 'u-boot.dtb'. See
+            Entry_u_boot_expanded and Entry_blob_phase for details.
     """
     def __init__(self, name, node, copy_to_orig=True, test=False,
-                 ignore_missing=False):
+                 ignore_missing=False, use_expanded=False):
         super().__init__(None, 'section', node, test=test)
         self.copy_to_orig = copy_to_orig
         self.name = 'main-section'
@@ -59,6 +73,7 @@ class Image(section.Entry_section):
         self.fdtmap_data = None
         self.allow_repack = False
         self._ignore_missing = ignore_missing
+        self.use_expanded = use_expanded
         if not test:
             self.ReadNode()