diff --git a/scripts/build/file2hex.py b/scripts/build/file2hex.py
index f402060f3e5..71336d0bb3d 100755
--- a/scripts/build/file2hex.py
+++ b/scripts/build/file2hex.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Siemens AG
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_argument("-l", "--length", type=lambda x: int(x, 0), default=-1,
                         help="""Length in bytes to read from the input file.
                         Defaults to reading till the end of the input file.""")
+    parser.add_argument("-m", "--format", default="list",
+                        help="Output format: 'list' (default) or 'literal' (string literal)")
     parser.add_argument("-g", "--gzip", action="store_true",
                         help="Compress the file using gzip before output")
     parser.add_argument("-t", "--gzip-mtime", type=int, default=0,
@@ -56,6 +59,12 @@ def make_hex(chunk):
     print(get_nice_string(hexlist) + ',')
 
 
+def make_string_literal(chunk):
+    hexdata = codecs.encode(chunk, 'hex').decode("utf-8")
+    hexlist = map(''.join, zip(*[iter(hexdata)] * 2))
+    print(''.join("\\x" + str(x) for x in hexlist), end='')
+
+
 def main():
     parse_args()
 
@@ -74,14 +83,30 @@ def main():
     else:
         with open(args.file, "rb") as fp:
             fp.seek(args.offset)
-            if args.length < 0:
-                for chunk in iter(lambda: fp.read(1024), b''):
-                    make_hex(chunk)
+
+            if args.format == "literal":
+                if args.length < 0:
+                    print('"', end='')
+                    for chunk in iter(lambda: fp.read(1024), b''):
+                        make_string_literal(chunk)
+                    print('"', end='')
+                else:
+                    print('"', end='')
+                    remainder = args.length
+                    for chunk in iter(lambda: fp.read(min(1024, remainder)), b''):
+                        make_string_literal(chunk)
+                        remainder = remainder - len(chunk)
+                    print('"', end='')
+
             else:
-                remainder = args.length
-                for chunk in iter(lambda: fp.read(min(1024, remainder)), b''):
-                    make_hex(chunk)
-                    remainder = remainder - len(chunk)
+                if args.length < 0:
+                    for chunk in iter(lambda: fp.read(1024), b''):
+                        make_hex(chunk)
+                else:
+                    remainder = args.length
+                    for chunk in iter(lambda: fp.read(min(1024, remainder)), b''):
+                        make_hex(chunk)
+                        remainder = remainder - len(chunk)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":