diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
index 6a11b12f27d..65b42308f2c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_MACH_SUN8I_A23) += \
 	sun8i-a23-evb.dtb \
 	sun8i-a23-gt90h-v4.dtb \
 	sun8i-a23-ippo-q8h-v5.dtb \
-	sun8i-a23-ippo-q8h-v1.2.dtb
+	sun8i-a23-ippo-q8h-v1.2.dtb \
+	sun8i-a23-q8-tablet.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_MACH_SUN8I_A33) += \
 	sun8i-a33-et-q8-v1.6.dtb \
 	sun8i-a33-ga10h-v1.1.dtb \
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/sun8i-a23-q8-tablet.dts b/arch/arm/dts/sun8i-a23-q8-tablet.dts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6062ea7a990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/sun8i-a23-q8-tablet.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
+ * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
+ * licensing only applies to this file, and not this project as a
+ * whole.
+ *
+ *  a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ *     License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *     This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *     GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * Or, alternatively,
+ *
+ *  b) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+ *     obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+ *     files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+ *     restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ *     sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ *     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+ *     conditions:
+ *
+ *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ *     included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ *     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ *     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+ *     OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ *     NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+ *     HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+ *     WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ *     FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+ *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/dts-v1/;
+#include "sun8i-a23.dtsi"
+#include "sun8i-q8-common.dtsi"
+
+/ {
+	model = "Q8 A23 Tablet";
+	compatible = "allwinner,q8-a23", "allwinner,sun8i-a23";
+};
+
+/*
+ * FIXME for now we only support host mode and rely on u-boot to have
+ * turned on Vbus which is controlled by the axp223 pmic on the board.
+ *
+ * Once we have axp223 support we should switch to fully supporting otg.
+ */
+&usb_otg {
+	dr_mode = "host";
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&usbphy {
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/board/sunxi/MAINTAINERS b/board/sunxi/MAINTAINERS
index f7a837a6eb1..67a9d294d2f 100644
--- a/board/sunxi/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/board/sunxi/MAINTAINERS
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ F:	configs/ga10h_v1_1_defconfig
 F:	configs/gt90h_v4_defconfig
 F:	configs/Ippo_q8h_v1_2_defconfig
 F:	configs/Ippo_q8h_v1_2_a33_1024x600_defconfig
+F:	configs/q8_a23_tablet_800x480_defconfig
 F:	configs/q8_a33_tablet_800x480_defconfig
 F:	configs/q8_a33_tablet_1024x600_defconfig
 F:	include/configs/sun9i.h
diff --git a/configs/q8_a23_tablet_800x480_defconfig b/configs/q8_a23_tablet_800x480_defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a3afa5daa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/q8_a23_tablet_800x480_defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+CONFIG_ARM=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI=y
+CONFIG_MACH_SUN8I_A23=y
+CONFIG_DRAM_CLK=432
+CONFIG_DRAM_ZQ=63306
+CONFIG_MMC0_CD_PIN="PB4"
+CONFIG_USB0_VBUS_PIN="AXP0-VBUS-ENABLE"
+CONFIG_USB0_VBUS_DET="AXP0-VBUS-DETECT"
+CONFIG_USB0_ID_DET="PH8"
+CONFIG_AXP_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_MODE="x:800,y:480,depth:18,pclk_khz:33000,le:36,ri:210,up:18,lo:22,hs:10,vs:5,sync:3,vmode:0"
+CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_DCLK_PHASE=0
+CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_POWER="PH7"
+CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="PH6"
+CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PH0"
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-a23-q8-tablet"
+# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
+CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=5"
+# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
+# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+# CONFIG_CMD_FPGA is not set
+CONFIG_AXP221_DLDO1_VOLT=3300
+CONFIG_AXP221_ALDO1_VOLT=3000
+CONFIG_USB_MUSB_HOST=y