diff --git a/cmake/dts.cmake b/cmake/dts.cmake
index eb7382207b0..459f82fc7bb 100644
--- a/cmake/dts.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dts.cmake
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ if(SUPPORTS_DTS)
   --bindings-dirs ${DTS_ROOT_BINDINGS}
   --conf-out ${DEVICETREE_CONF}
   --header-out ${DEVICETREE_UNFIXED_H}
+  --dts-out ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/zephyr.dts # As a debugging aid
   )
 
   execute_process(
@@ -209,6 +210,11 @@ if(SUPPORTS_DTS)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "new extractor failed with return code: ${ret}")
   endif()
 
+  # A file that used to be generated by 'dtc'. zephyr.dts is the new
+  # equivalent. Will be removed in Zephyr 2.3.
+  file(WRITE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${BOARD}.dts_compiled
+       "See zephyr.dts for the final merged devicetree.")
+
 else()
   file(WRITE ${DEVICETREE_UNFIXED_H} "/* WARNING. THIS FILE IS AUTO-GENERATED. DO NOT MODIFY! */")
 endif(SUPPORTS_DTS)
diff --git a/scripts/dts/gen_defines.py b/scripts/dts/gen_defines.py
index 049dd6c032c..cc15ca88b80 100755
--- a/scripts/dts/gen_defines.py
+++ b/scripts/dts/gen_defines.py
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ def main():
     except edtlib.EDTError as e:
         sys.exit(f"devicetree error: {e}")
 
+    # Save merged DTS source, as a debugging aid
+    with open(args.dts_out, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        print(edt.dts_source, file=f)
+
     conf_file = open(args.conf_out, "w", encoding="utf-8")
     header_file = open(args.header_out, "w", encoding="utf-8")
 
@@ -87,6 +91,9 @@ def parse_args():
                         help="path to write header to")
     parser.add_argument("--conf-out", required=True,
                         help="path to write configuration file to")
+    parser.add_argument("--dts-out", required=True,
+                        help="path to write merged DTS source code to (e.g. "
+                             "as a debugging aid)")
 
     return parser.parse_args()