diff --git a/installer/pxe-network-installer/pxe-network-installer/pxeboot-update.sh b/installer/pxe-network-installer/pxe-network-installer/pxeboot-update.sh
index d49df7b3..ab65d59b 100755
--- a/installer/pxe-network-installer/pxe-network-installer/pxeboot-update.sh
+++ b/installer/pxe-network-installer/pxe-network-installer/pxeboot-update.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016-2017 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2023 Wind River Systems, Inc.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Arguments:
     -c <console>        : Specify serial console (optional)
     -b <boot device>    : Specify boot device
     -r <rootfs device>  : Specify rootfs device
+    -H <hwsettle>       : Delay at init waiting for H/W to be ready (optional)
     -u <tisnotify url>  : Base url for TIS install progress notification
     -s <mode>           : Specify Security Profile mode (optional)
     -T <tboot value>    : Specify whether or not to use tboot (optional)
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ parms=$@
 logger -t $0 " $parms"
 debian_menus=false
 
-while getopts "i:o:tgc:b:r:u:s:T:k:l:h:d" opt
+while getopts "i:o:tgc:b:r:H:u:s:T:k:l:h:d" opt
 do
     case $opt in
         i)
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ do
         r)
             rootfs_device=$OPTARG
             ;;
+        H)
+            hwsettle=$OPTARG
+            ;;
         u)
             tisnotify=$OPTARG
             ;;
@@ -165,6 +169,11 @@ fi
 
 if [ "${debian_menus}" = true ] ; then
     APPEND_OPTIONS="instdev=$instdev"
+
+    if [ -n "$hwsettle" ]; then
+        APPEND_OPTIONS="$APPEND_OPTIONS insthwsettle=$hwsettle"
+    fi
+
 else
     APPEND_OPTIONS="boot_device=$boot_device rootfs_device=$rootfs_device"
 
diff --git a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
index 8e61dc78..f262e623 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
@@ -2402,6 +2402,12 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     add_kernel_option "biosdevname=0"
 fi
 
+if [ ! -z "${insthwsettle}" ]; then
+    if [[ ${insthwsettle} =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+        add_kernel_option "hwsettle=${insthwsettle}"
+    fi
+fi
+
 ########################################################################################
 
 ilog "Adding these kernel params to disk boot: ${KERN_OPTS}"
diff --git a/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg b/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
index 90fbc518..4b33af64 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
@@ -2517,6 +2517,12 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     add_kernel_option "biosdevname=0"
 fi
 
+if [ ! -z "${insthwsettle}" ]; then
+    if [[ ${insthwsettle} =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+        add_kernel_option "hwsettle=${insthwsettle}"
+    fi
+fi
+
 ########################################################################################
 
 ilog "Adding these kernel params to disk boot: ${KERN_OPTS}"