diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh b/target/linux/ixp4xx/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..869eab32140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+REQUIRE_IMAGE_METADATA=1
+
+platform_check_image() {
+	local board=$(board_name)
+
+	case "$board" in
+	netgear,wg302v1)
+		return 0
+		;;
+	esac
+
+	echo "Sysupgrade is not yet supported on $board."
+	return 1
+}
+
+platform_do_upgrade() {
+	local board=$(board_name)
+
+	case "$board" in
+	netgear,wg302v1)
+		PART_NAME=rootfs
+		default_do_upgrade "$1"
+		;;
+	esac
+}
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/Makefile b/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/Makefile
index f1172ee1234..d4b2e5b9627 100644
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/Makefile
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ define Device/netgear_wg302v1
 	IMAGES := kernel.bin rootfs.bin
 	IMAGE/kernel.bin := append-kernel
 	IMAGE/rootfs.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | pad-to 128k
+	IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | pad-to 128k | append-metadata
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += netgear_wg302v1