diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-binary.xml b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-binary.xml
index 3c5ce4e2..cca63a11 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-binary.xml
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-binary.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <!-- Pre and Post install hook scripts -->
     <pre_install>scripts/pre-install.sh</pre_install>
     <post_install>scripts/post-install.sh</post_install>
+    <deploy_precheck></deploy_precheck>
     <!-- Packages to be included -->
     <stx_packages>
         <!-- Starlingx packages -->
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-insvc.xml b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-insvc.xml
index 334dc372..cbb8e52c 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-insvc.xml
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-insvc.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <!-- Pre and Post install hook scripts are optional -->
     <pre_install></pre_install>
     <post_install></post_install>
+    <deploy_precheck></deploy_precheck>
     <!-- Packages to be included -->
     <stx_packages>
         <!-- Starlingx packages -->
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-large.xml b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-large.xml
index bf6db8e4..949742f0 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-large.xml
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample-large.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <!-- Pre and Post install hook scripts -->
     <pre_install>scripts/pre-install.sh</pre_install>
     <post_install>scripts/post-install.sh</post_install>
+    <deploy_precheck>scripts/deploy-precheck.sh</deploy_precheck>
     <!-- Packages to be included -->
     <stx_packages>
         <!-- Starlingx packages -->
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample.xml b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample.xml
index d3461d6c..dac6c229 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample.xml
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/EXAMPLES/patch-recipe-sample.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <!-- Pre and Post install hook scripts are optional -->
     <pre_install>scripts/pre-install.sh</pre_install>
     <post_install>scripts/post-install.sh</post_install>
+    <deploy_precheck>scripts/deploy-precheck.sh</deploy_precheck>
     <!-- Packages to be included -->
     <stx_packages>
         <!-- Starlingx packages -->
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/config/patch-recipe-schema.xsd b/build-tools/stx/patch/config/patch-recipe-schema.xsd
index 753942e4..2f130749 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/config/patch-recipe-schema.xsd
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/config/patch-recipe-schema.xsd
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <xs:element name="semantics" type="xs:string"/>
         <xs:element name="pre_install" type="xs:string"/>
         <xs:element name="post_install" type="xs:string"/>
+        <xs:element name="deploy_precheck" type="xs:string"/>
         <xs:element name="stx_packages">
           <xs:complexType>
             <xs:sequence>
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/metadata.py b/build-tools/stx/patch/metadata.py
index c39948fb..86b78fbe 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/metadata.py
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/metadata.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ WARNINGS = 'warnings'
 REBOOT_REQUIRED = 'reboot_required'
 PRE_INSTALL = 'pre_install'
 POST_INSTALL = 'post_install'
+DEPLOY_PRECHECK = 'deploy_precheck'
 UNREMOVABLE = 'unremovable'
 REQUIRES = 'requires'
 REQUIRES_PATCH_ID = 'req_patch_id'
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ class PatchMetadata(object):
         # strip path from pre_install and post_install scripts
         self.pre_install = self.pre_install.split('/')[-1]
         self.post_install = self.post_install.split('/')[-1]
+        self.deploy_precheck = self.deploy_precheck.split('/')[-1]
 
         top_tag = ET.Element(PATCH_ROOT_TAG)
         self.__add_text_tag_to_xml(top_tag, PATCH_ID, self.patch_id)
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ class PatchMetadata(object):
 
         self.__add_text_tag_to_xml(top_tag, PRE_INSTALL, self.pre_install)
         self.__add_text_tag_to_xml(top_tag, POST_INSTALL, self.post_install)
+        self.__add_text_tag_to_xml(top_tag, DEPLOY_PRECHECK, self.deploy_precheck)
 
         packages_tag = ET.SubElement(top_tag, PACKAGES)
         for package in sorted(self.debs):
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ class PatchMetadata(object):
         self.reboot_required = patch_recipe[REBOOT_REQUIRED]
         self.pre_install = self.check_script_path(patch_recipe[PRE_INSTALL])
         self.post_install = self.check_script_path(patch_recipe[POST_INSTALL])
+        self.deploy_precheck = self.check_script_path(patch_recipe[DEPLOY_PRECHECK])
         self.unremovable = patch_recipe[UNREMOVABLE]
         self.status = patch_recipe[STATUS]
         if 'id' in patch_recipe[REQUIRES]:
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/patch_builder.py b/build-tools/stx/patch/patch_builder.py
index 34095246..69b3e4fe 100755
--- a/build-tools/stx/patch/patch_builder.py
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/patch_builder.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class PatchBuilder(object):
 
         pre_install = self.metadata.pre_install
         post_install = self.metadata.post_install
+        deploy_precheck = self.metadata.deploy_precheck
         # pre/post install scripts
         if pre_install:
             logger.debug(f"Copying pre-install script: {pre_install}")
@@ -94,6 +95,10 @@ class PatchBuilder(object):
             logger.debug(f"Copying post-install script: {post_install}")
             self.copy_script(post_install)
 
+        if deploy_precheck:
+            logger.debug(f"Copying pre-check deploy script: {deploy_precheck}")
+            self.copy_script(deploy_precheck)
+
         if not pre_install and not post_install and self.metadata.reboot_required == 'N':
             logger.warn("In service patch without restart scripts provided")
 
@@ -129,6 +134,9 @@ class PatchBuilder(object):
         if self.metadata.post_install:
             filelist.append(self.metadata.post_install)
 
+        if self.metadata.deploy_precheck:
+            filelist.append(self.metadata.deploy_precheck)
+
         # Generate the local signature file
         logger.debug(f"Generating signature for patch files {filelist}")
         sig = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
diff --git a/build-tools/stx/patch/scripts/deploy-precheck.sh b/build-tools/stx/patch/scripts/deploy-precheck.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21eef534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-tools/stx/patch/scripts/deploy-precheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+#
+# The patching subsystem provides a patch-functions bash source file
+# with useful function and variable definitions.
+#
+. /etc/patching/patch-functions
+
+#
+# Declare an overall script return code
+#
+declare -i GLOBAL_RC=$PATCH_STATUS_OK
+
+echo "Pre deploy check script"
+
+#
+# Exit the script with the overall return code
+#
+exit $GLOBAL_RC