diff --git a/core/product_config.rbc b/core/product_config.rbc
index 49a1754..9876d56 100644
--- a/core/product_config.rbc
+++ b/core/product_config.rbc
@@ -396,6 +396,18 @@
     """Returns basename."""
     return path.rsplit("/",1)[-1]
 
+def _board_platform_in(g, string_or_list):
+    """Returns true if board is in the list."""
+    board = g.get("TARGET_BOARD_PLATFORM","")
+    if not board:
+        return False
+    return board in __words(string_or_list)
+
+
+def _board_platform_is(g, s):
+    """True if board is the same as argument."""
+    return g.get("TARGET_BOARD_PLATFORM","") == s
+
 
 def _copy_files(l, outdir):
     """Generate <item>:<outdir>/item for each item."""
@@ -621,6 +633,8 @@
     abspath = _abspath,
     addprefix = _addprefix,
     addsuffix = _addsuffix,
+    board_platform_in = _board_platform_in,
+    board_platform_is = _board_platform_is,
     copy_files = _copy_files,
     copy_if_exists = _copy_if_exists,
     cfg = __h_cfg,
diff --git a/tests/device.rbc b/tests/device.rbc
index 1aa2290..37c5d0c 100644
--- a/tests/device.rbc
+++ b/tests/device.rbc
@@ -55,3 +55,14 @@
   rblf.soong_config_set(g, "NS2", "v3", "abc")
   rblf.soong_config_set(g, "NS2", "v3", "xyz")
 
+  if rblf.board_platform_in(g, "board1 board2"):
+    cfg["PRODUCT_PACKAGES"] += ["bad_package"]
+  g["TARGET_BOARD_PLATFORM"] = "board1"
+  if rblf.board_platform_in(g, "board1 board2"):
+    cfg["PRODUCT_PACKAGES"] += ["board1_in"]
+  if rblf.board_platform_in(g, ["board3","board2"]):
+    cfg["PRODUCT_PACKAGES"] += ["bad_board_in"]
+  if rblf.board_platform_is(g, "board1"):
+    cfg["PRODUCT_PACKAGES"] += ["board1_is"]
+  if rblf.board_platform_is(g, "board2"):
+    cfg["PRODUCT_PACKAGES"] += ["bad_board1_is"]
diff --git a/tests/run.rbc b/tests/run.rbc
index 6dcd37c..3bb9b55 100644
--- a/tests/run.rbc
+++ b/tests/run.rbc
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@
       "PRODUCT_PACKAGES": [
           "dev",
           "inc",
-          "dev_after"
+          "dev_after",
+          "board1_in",
+          "board1_is",
       ],
       "PRODUCT_PRODUCT_PROPERTIES": ["part_properties"]
     },