diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
index 078a679d85..de831e1fe7 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ all-parallel: $(MK_DIR)/dockerbuild/install_yq.sh
 all: serial-targets \
 	firecracker-tarball \
 	kernel-tarball \
+	kernel-dragonball-experimental-tarball \
 	nydus-tarball \
 	qemu-tarball \
 	shim-v2-tarball \
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ firecracker-tarball:
 kernel-tarball:
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
+kernel-dragonball-experimental-tarball:
+	${MAKE} $@-build
+
 kernel-experimental-tarball:
 	${MAKE} $@-build
 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index 1e83e31537..a7143096c4 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ options:
 	cloud-hypervisor
 	firecracker
 	kernel
+	kernel-dragonball-experimental
 	kernel-experimental
 	nydus
 	qemu
@@ -103,6 +104,13 @@ install_kernel() {
 	DESTDIR="${destdir}" PREFIX="${prefix}" "${kernel_builder}" -f -v "${kernel_version}"
 }
 
+#Install dragonball experimental kernel asset
+install_dragonball_experimental_kernel() {
+	info "build dragonball experimental kernel"
+	export kernel_version="$(yq r $versions_yaml assets.dragonball-kernel-experimental.version)"
+	info "kernel version ${kernel_version}"
+	DESTDIR="${destdir}" PREFIX="${prefix}" "${kernel_builder}" -e -t dragonball -v ${kernel_version}	
+}
 
 #Install experimental kernel asset
 install_experimental_kernel() {
@@ -204,6 +212,8 @@ handle_build() {
 
 	nydus) install_nydus ;;
 
+	kernel-dragonball-experimental) install_dragonball_experimental_kernel;;
+
 	kernel-experimental) install_experimental_kernel;;
 
 	qemu) install_qemu ;;