diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-hwids-fdt.c b/libfwupdplugin/fu-hwids-fdt.c
index 6bdd776a5..64aee4610 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-hwids-fdt.c
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-hwids-fdt.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 gboolean
 fu_hwids_fdt_setup(FuContext *ctx, FuHwids *self, GError **error)
 {
+	g_autofree gchar *chassis_type = NULL;
 	g_auto(GStrv) compatible = NULL;
 	g_autoptr(FuFirmware) fdt_img = NULL;
 	g_autoptr(FuFdtImage) fdt_img_fwver = NULL;
@@ -49,6 +50,26 @@ fu_hwids_fdt_setup(FuContext *ctx, FuHwids *self, GError **error)
 		fu_hwids_add_value(self, map[i].hwid, tmp);
 	}
 
+	/* chassis kind */
+	fu_fdt_image_get_attr_str(FU_FDT_IMAGE(fdt_img), "chassis-type", &chassis_type, NULL);
+	if (chassis_type != NULL) {
+		struct {
+			FuSmbiosChassisKind chassis_kind;
+			const gchar *dt;
+		} chassis_map[] = {{FU_SMBIOS_CHASSIS_KIND_CONVERTIBLE, "convertible"},
+				   {FU_SMBIOS_CHASSIS_KIND_EMBEDDED_PC, "embedded"},
+				   {FU_SMBIOS_CHASSIS_KIND_HAND_HELD, "handset"},
+				   {FU_SMBIOS_CHASSIS_KIND_LAPTOP, "laptop"},
+				   {FU_SMBIOS_CHASSIS_KIND_TABLET, "tablet"},
+				   {FU_SMBIOS_CHASSIS_KIND_UNKNOWN, NULL}};
+		for (guint i = 0; chassis_map[i].dt != NULL; i++) {
+			if (g_strcmp0(chassis_type, chassis_map[i].dt) == 0) {
+				fu_context_set_chassis_kind(ctx, chassis_map[i].chassis_kind);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* fallback */
 	if (g_strv_length(compatible) > 0)
 		fu_hwids_add_value(self, FU_HWIDS_KEY_MANUFACTURER, compatible[0]);