diff --git a/builder/frameworks/_embed_files.py b/builder/frameworks/_embed_files.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24cb387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/frameworks/_embed_files.py
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+# Copyright 2014-present PlatformIO <contact@platformio.org>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import shutil
+from os import SEEK_CUR, SEEK_END
+from os.path import basename, isfile, join
+
+from SCons.Script import Builder
+
+Import("env")
+
+board = env.BoardConfig()
+
+#
+# Embedded files helpers
+#
+
+
+def extract_files(cppdefines, files_type):
+    result = []
+    files = env.GetProjectOption("board_build.%s" % files_type, "").splitlines()
+    if files:
+        result.extend([join("$PROJECT_DIR", f.strip()) for f in files if f])
+    else:
+        files_define = "COMPONENT_" + files_type.upper()
+        for define in cppdefines:
+            if files_define not in define:
+                continue
+
+            value = define[1]
+            if not isinstance(define, tuple):
+                print("Warning! %s macro cannot be empty!" % files_define)
+                return []
+
+            if not isinstance(value, str):
+                print(
+                    "Warning! %s macro must contain "
+                    "a list of files separated by ':'" % files_define
+                )
+                return []
+
+            for f in value.split(":"):
+                if not f:
+                    continue
+                result.append(join("$PROJECT_DIR", f))
+
+    for f in result:
+        if not isfile(env.subst(f)):
+            print('Warning! Could not find file "%s"' % basename(f))
+
+    return result
+
+
+def remove_config_define(cppdefines, files_type):
+    for define in cppdefines:
+        if files_type in define:
+            env.ProcessUnFlags("-D%s" % "=".join(str(d) for d in define))
+            return
+
+
+def prepare_file(source, target, env):
+    filepath = source[0].get_abspath()
+    shutil.copy(filepath, filepath + ".piobkp")
+
+    with open(filepath, "rb+") as fp:
+        fp.seek(-1, SEEK_END)
+        if fp.read(1) != "\0":
+            fp.seek(0, SEEK_CUR)
+            fp.write(b"\0")
+
+
+def revert_original_file(source, target, env):
+    filepath = source[0].get_abspath()
+    if isfile(filepath + ".piobkp"):
+        shutil.move(filepath + ".piobkp", filepath)
+
+
+def embed_files(files, files_type):
+    for f in files:
+        filename = basename(f) + ".txt.o"
+        file_target = env.TxtToBin(join("$BUILD_DIR", filename), f)
+        env.Depends("$PIOMAINPROG", file_target)
+        if files_type == "embed_txtfiles":
+            env.AddPreAction(file_target, prepare_file)
+            env.AddPostAction(file_target, revert_original_file)
+        env.AppendUnique(PIOBUILDFILES=[env.File(join("$BUILD_DIR", filename))])
+
+
+def transform_to_asm(target, source, env):
+    files = [join("$BUILD_DIR", s.name + ".S") for s in source]
+    return files, source
+
+
+env.Append(
+    BUILDERS=dict(
+        TxtToBin=Builder(
+            action=env.VerboseAction(
+                " ".join(
+                    [
+                        "xtensa-lx106-elf-objcopy",
+                        "--input-target",
+                        "binary",
+                        "--output-target",
+                        "elf32-xtensa-le",
+                        "--binary-architecture",
+                        "xtensa",
+                        "--rename-section",
+                        ".data=.rodata.embedded",
+                        "$SOURCE",
+                        "$TARGET",
+                    ]
+                ),
+                "Converting $TARGET",
+            ),
+            suffix=".txt.o",
+        ),
+        FileToAsm=Builder(
+            action=env.VerboseAction(
+                " ".join(
+                    [
+                        join(
+                            env.PioPlatform().get_package_dir("tool-cmake") or "",
+                            "bin",
+                            "cmake",
+                        ),
+                        "-DDATA_FILE=$SOURCE",
+                        "-DSOURCE_FILE=$TARGET",
+                        "-DFILE_TYPE=$FILE_TYPE",
+                        "-P",
+                        join(
+                            env.PioPlatform().get_package_dir("framework-esp8266-rtos-sdk") or "",
+                            "tools",
+                            "cmake",
+                            "scripts",
+                            "data_file_embed_asm.cmake",
+                        ),
+                    ]
+                ),
+                "Generating assembly for $TARGET",
+            ),
+            emitter=transform_to_asm,
+            single_source=True,
+        ),
+    )
+)
+
+
+flags = env.get("CPPDEFINES")
+for files_type in ("embed_txtfiles", "embed_files"):
+    if (
+        "COMPONENT_" + files_type.upper() not in env.Flatten(flags)
+        and "build." + files_type not in board
+    ):
+        continue
+
+    files = extract_files(flags, files_type)
+    if "espidf" in env.subst("$PIOFRAMEWORK"):
+        env.Requires(
+            join("$BUILD_DIR", "${PROGNAME}.elf"),
+            env.FileToAsm(
+                files,
+                FILE_TYPE="TEXT" if files_type == "embed_txtfiles" else "BINARY",
+            ),
+        )
+    else:
+        embed_files(files, files_type)
+        remove_config_define(flags, files_type)
diff --git a/builder/frameworks/arduino.py b/builder/frameworks/arduino.py
index e979a97..67fbd4e 100644
--- a/builder/frameworks/arduino.py
+++ b/builder/frameworks/arduino.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 from SCons.Script import COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS, DefaultEnvironment, SConscript
 
+env = DefaultEnvironment()
+SConscript("_embed_files.py", exports="env")
 
 if "nobuild" not in COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS:
     SConscript(
diff --git a/platform.json b/platform.json
index 5569302..08a27b1 100644
--- a/platform.json
+++ b/platform.json
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@
       "optional": true,
       "owner": "platformio",
       "version": "~1.203.0"
+    },
+    "tool-cmake": {
+      "optional": true,
+      "owner": "platformio",
+      "version": "~3.16.0"
     }
   }
 }