diff --git a/lib/functions/cli/commands.sh b/lib/functions/cli/commands.sh
index 86363aab28c8..6cc89a4b7035 100644
--- a/lib/functions/cli/commands.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/cli/commands.sh
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ function armbian_register_commands() {
 		# Patch to git & patch rewrite, for kernel
 		["kernel-patches-to-git"]="patch_kernel"  # implemented in cli_patch_kernel_pre_run and cli_patch_kernel_run
 		["rewrite-kernel-patches"]="patch_kernel" # implemented in cli_patch_kernel_pre_run and cli_patch_kernel_run
+		["rewrite-kernel-patches-needing-rebase"]="patch_kernel" # implemented in cli_patch_kernel_pre_run and cli_patch_kernel_run
 
 		# Patch to git & patch rewrite, for u-boot
 		["uboot-patches-to-git"]="patch_uboot"  # implemented in cli_patch_uboot_pre_run and cli_patch_uboot_run
 		["rewrite-uboot-patches"]="patch_uboot" # implemented in cli_patch_uboot_pre_run and cli_patch_uboot_run
+		["rewrite-uboot-patches-needing-rebase"]="patch_uboot" # implemented in cli_patch_uboot_pre_run and cli_patch_uboot_run
 
 		["build"]="standard_build" # implemented in cli_standard_build_pre_run and cli_standard_build_run
 		["distccd"]="distccd"      # implemented in cli_distccd_pre_run and cli_distccd_run
@@ -114,8 +116,10 @@ function armbian_register_commands() {
 		["inventory-boards"]="TARGETS_FILE='something_that_does_not_exist_so_defaults_are_used'"
 
 		# patching
-		["rewrite-kernel-patches"]="REWRITE_PATCHES=yes" # rewrite the patches after round-tripping to git: "rebase patches"
-		["rewrite-uboot-patches"]="REWRITE_PATCHES=yes"  # rewrite the patches after round-tripping to git: "rebase patches"
+		["rewrite-kernel-patches"]="REWRITE_PATCHES='yes'" # rewrite the patches after round-tripping to git: "rebase patches"
+		["rewrite-uboot-patches"]="REWRITE_PATCHES='yes'"  # rewrite the patches after round-tripping to git: "rebase patches"
+		["rewrite-kernel-patches-needing-rebase"]="REWRITE_PATCHES='yes' REWRITE_PATCHES_NEEDING_REBASE='yes'"
+		["rewrite-uboot-patches-needing-rebase"]="REWRITE_PATCHES='yes' REWRITE_PATCHES_NEEDING_REBASE='yes'"
 
 		# artifact shortcuts
 		["rootfs"]="WHAT='rootfs' ${common_cli_artifact_vars}"
diff --git a/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-patching.sh b/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-patching.sh
index 9d1e1086c01b..ee426680ab00 100644
--- a/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-patching.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-patching.sh
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ function kernel_main_patching_python() {
 		"PATH=${PATH}"
 		"HOME=${HOME}"
 		# What to do?
-		"APPLY_PATCHES=yes"                      # Apply the patches to the filesystem. Does not imply git commiting. If no, still exports the hash.
-		"PATCHES_TO_GIT=${PATCHES_TO_GIT:-no}"   # Commit to git after applying the patches.
-		"REWRITE_PATCHES=${REWRITE_PATCHES:-no}" # Rewrite the original patch files after git commiting.
+		"APPLY_PATCHES=yes"                                                    # Apply the patches to the filesystem. Does not imply git commiting. If no, still exports the hash.
+		"PATCHES_TO_GIT=${PATCHES_TO_GIT:-no}"                                 # Commit to git after applying the patches.
+		"REWRITE_PATCHES=${REWRITE_PATCHES:-no}"                               # Rewrite the original patch files after git commiting.
+		"REWRITE_PATCHES_NEEDING_REBASE=${REWRITE_PATCHES_NEEDING_REBASE:-no}" # Only rewrite those patch files in need of a rebase.
 		# Git dir, revision, and target branch
 		"GIT_WORK_DIR=${kernel_work_dir}"                                # "Where to apply patches?"
 		"BASE_GIT_REVISION=${kernel_git_revision}"                       # The revision we're building/patching. Python will reset and clean to this.
diff --git a/lib/functions/compilation/uboot-patching.sh b/lib/functions/compilation/uboot-patching.sh
index d039510c2156..2e50be3db5cd 100644
--- a/lib/functions/compilation/uboot-patching.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/compilation/uboot-patching.sh
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ function uboot_main_patching_python() {
 		"PATH=${PATH}"
 		"HOME=${HOME}"
 		# What to do?
-		"APPLY_PATCHES=yes"                      # Apply the patches to the filesystem. Does not imply git commiting. If no, still exports the hash.
-		"PATCHES_TO_GIT=${PATCHES_TO_GIT:-no}"   # Commit to git after applying the patches.
-		"REWRITE_PATCHES=${REWRITE_PATCHES:-no}" # Rewrite the original patch files after git commiting.
+		"APPLY_PATCHES=yes"                                                    # Apply the patches to the filesystem. Does not imply git commiting. If no, still exports the hash.
+		"PATCHES_TO_GIT=${PATCHES_TO_GIT:-no}"                                 # Commit to git after applying the patches.
+		"REWRITE_PATCHES=${REWRITE_PATCHES:-no}"                               # Rewrite the original patch files after git commiting.
+		"REWRITE_PATCHES_NEEDING_REBASE=${REWRITE_PATCHES_NEEDING_REBASE:-no}" # Only rewrite those patch files in need of a rebase.
 		# Git dir, revision, and target branch
 		"GIT_WORK_DIR=${uboot_work_dir}"               # "Where to apply patches?"
 		"BASE_GIT_REVISION=${uboot_git_revision}"      # The revision we're building/patching. Python will reset and clean to this.
diff --git a/lib/tools/patching.py b/lib/tools/patching.py
index 4f11a4409319..d14c53f6987c 100755
--- a/lib/tools/patching.py
+++ b/lib/tools/patching.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 APPLY_PATCHES = armbian_utils.get_from_env("APPLY_PATCHES")
 PATCHES_TO_GIT = armbian_utils.get_from_env("PATCHES_TO_GIT")
 REWRITE_PATCHES = armbian_utils.get_from_env("REWRITE_PATCHES")
+REWRITE_PATCHES_NEEDING_REBASE = armbian_utils.get_from_env("REWRITE_PATCHES_NEEDING_REBASE")
 SPLIT_PATCHES = armbian_utils.get_from_env("SPLIT_PATCHES")
 ALLOW_RECREATE_EXISTING_FILES = armbian_utils.get_from_env("ALLOW_RECREATE_EXISTING_FILES")
 GIT_ARCHEOLOGY = armbian_utils.get_from_env("GIT_ARCHEOLOGY")
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
 git_archeology = GIT_ARCHEOLOGY == "yes"
 fast_archeology = FAST_ARCHEOLOGY == "yes"
 rewrite_patches_in_place = REWRITE_PATCHES == "yes"
+rewrite_only_patches_needing_rebase = REWRITE_PATCHES_NEEDING_REBASE == "yes"
 split_patches = SPLIT_PATCHES == "yes"
 apply_options = {
 	"allow_recreate_existing_files": (ALLOW_RECREATE_EXISTING_FILES == "yes"),
@@ -357,6 +359,12 @@
 			if one_patch.rewritten_patch is None:
 				log.warning(f"Skipping patch {one_patch} from rewrite because it was not rewritten.")
 				continue
+			
+			# Skip the patch if it doesn't need rebasing
+			if rewrite_only_patches_needing_rebase:
+				if "needs_rebase" not in one_patch.problems:
+					log.info(f"Skipping patch {one_patch} from rewrite because it doesn't need a rebase.")
+					continue
 
 			if one_patch.parent not in patch_files_by_parent:
 				patch_files_by_parent[one_patch.parent] = []
@@ -365,8 +373,8 @@
 		for parent in patch_files_by_parent:
 			patches = patch_files_by_parent[parent]
 			parent.rewrite_patch_file(patches)
-		UNAPPLIED_PATCHES = [one_patch for one_patch in VALID_PATCHES if (not one_patch.applied_ok) or (one_patch.rewritten_patch is None)]
-		for failed_patch in UNAPPLIED_PATCHES:
+		FAILED_PATCHES = [one_patch for one_patch in VALID_PATCHES if (not one_patch.applied_ok) or (one_patch.rewritten_patch is None)]
+		for failed_patch in FAILED_PATCHES:
 			log.info(
 				f"Consider removing {failed_patch.parent.full_file_path()}(:{failed_patch.counter}); "
 				f"it was not applied successfully.")