diff --git a/package/boot/grub2/Makefile b/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
index 1f92ba9250..b26ef64ca4 100644
--- a/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ define Host/Configure
 	$(Host/Configure/Default)
 endef
 
+define Package/grub2/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/grub-bios-setup $(1)/usr/sbin/
+endef
+
 define Package/grub2-editenv/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/grub-editenv $(1)/usr/sbin/
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh b/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
index 3b6c25877f..8be96dfcd4 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
+++ b/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+RAMFS_COPY_BIN='grub-bios-setup'
+
 platform_check_image() {
 	local diskdev partdev diff
 	[ "$#" -gt 1 ] && return 1
@@ -44,6 +46,26 @@ platform_copy_config() {
 	fi
 }
 
+platform_do_bootloader_upgrade() {
+	local bootpart
+	local diskdev="$1"
+
+	if export_partdevice bootpart 1; then
+		mkdir -p /tmp/boot
+		mount -o rw,noatime "/dev/$bootpart" /tmp/boot
+		echo "(hd0) /dev/$diskdev" > /tmp/device.map
+
+		echo "Upgrading bootloader on /dev/$diskdev..."
+		grub-bios-setup \
+			-m "/tmp/device.map" \
+			-d "/tmp/boot/boot/grub" \
+			-r "hd0,msdos1" \
+			"/dev/$diskdev"
+
+		umount /tmp/boot
+	fi
+}
+
 platform_do_upgrade() {
 	local diskdev partdev diff
 
@@ -92,4 +114,6 @@ platform_do_upgrade() {
 	#copy partition uuid
 	echo "Writing new UUID to /dev/$diskdev..."
 	get_image "$@" | dd of="/dev/$diskdev" bs=1 skip=440 count=4 seek=440 conv=fsync
+
+	platform_do_bootloader_upgrade "$diskdev"
 }
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
index 2838b3139c..373f2396b7 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_GRUB_IMAGES),)
 	grub-mkimage \
 		-p /boot/grub \
 		-d $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/grub/i386-pc \
-		-o $(KDIR)/grub2/core.img \
+		-o $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub/core.img \
 		-O i386-pc \
 		-c ./grub-early.cfg \
 		$(GRUB2_MODULES)
-	$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/grub/i386-pc/*.img $(KDIR)/grub2/
+	$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/grub/i386-pc/*.img $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub/
 	echo '(hd0) $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).img' > $(KDIR)/grub2/device.map
 	sed \
 		-e 's#@SERIAL_CONFIG@#$(strip $(GRUB_SERIAL_CONFIG))#g' \
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_GRUB_IMAGES),)
 		-e 's#@TITLE@#$(GRUB_TITLE)#g' \
 		./grub.cfg > $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub/grub.cfg
 	-$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_ROOT)/boot/. $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/
+	grub-bios-setup -V | cut -d' ' -f3 > $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub/version
 	PADDING="1" SIGNATURE="$(IMG_PART_SIGNATURE)" PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(SCRIPT_DIR)/gen_image_generic.sh \
 		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).img \
 		$(CONFIG_TARGET_KERNEL_PARTSIZE) $(KDIR)/root.grub \
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_GRUB_IMAGES),)
 		256
 	grub-bios-setup \
 		--device-map="$(KDIR)/grub2/device.map" \
-		-d "$(KDIR)/grub2" \
+		-d "$(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub" \
 		-r "hd0,msdos1" \
 		"$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).img"
   endef