diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index 7d49e9e..1f2d32c 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec  5 18:23:56 UTC 2024 - Eugenio Paolantonio <eugenio.paolantonio@suse.com>
+
+- Split hardware pattern in the new hardware-tools and firmware patterns:
+  * Firmware packages have been moved to the new firmware
+    pattern
+  * Various tools and utilities that were previously installed
+    by the hardware pattern are now installed by hardware-tools
+    instead
+  * The hardware pattern is still available, and will require
+    both hardware-tools and firmware to ensure proper migration
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct 31 08:29:33 UTC 2024 - Jiri Srain <jsrain@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index 99078ae..a2e24d8 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -205,20 +205,46 @@ Provides:       pattern-order() = 9030
 Provides:       pattern-visible()
 Obsoletes:      patterns-microos-hardware
 Provides:       patterns-microos-hardware
+Requires:       pattern() = hardware-tools
+Requires:       pattern() = firmware
+
+%description hardware
+Packages required to install SUSE Linux Framework One on real hardware.
+
+%package hardware-tools
+Summary:        Hardware Tools
+Group:          Metapackages
+Provides:       pattern() = hardware_tools
+Provides:       pattern-category() = SLFO
+Provides:       pattern-icon() = pattern-kubic
+Provides:       pattern-order() = 9035
+Provides:       pattern-visible()
 Requires:       ethtool
 %ifnarch s390x
 Requires:       irqbalance
 %endif
+Requires:       fcoe-utils
+Requires:       hwinfo
+
+%description hardware-tools
+Packages required to manage SUSE Linux Framework One on real hardware.
+
+%package firmware
+Summary:        Various firmware packages
+Group:          Metapackages
+Provides:       pattern() = firmware
+Provides:       pattern-category() = SLFO
+Provides:       pattern-icon() = pattern-kubic
+Provides:       pattern-order() = 9040
+Provides:       pattern-visible()
 %ifarch %ix86 x86_64
 Requires:       ucode-amd
 Requires:       ucode-intel
 %endif
-Requires:       fcoe-utils
-Requires:       hwinfo
-Requires:	kernel-firmware-all
+Requires:	    kernel-firmware-all
 
-%description hardware
-Packages required to install SUSE Linux Framework One on real hardware.
+%description firmware
+Packages that requires various firmwares on SUSE Linux Framework One
 
 %package selinux
 Summary:        SELinux Support
@@ -534,7 +560,7 @@ This is the minimal runtime system. It is really a minimal system. It is intende
 %install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/patterns-base/
 PATTERNS='
-    base base_transactional base_traditional hardware kvm_host
+    base base_transactional base_traditional hardware hardware_tools firmware kvm_host
     sssd_ldap ima_evm ra_agent ra_verifier selinux fips salt_minion cockpit cloud
     bootloader minimal_base
 '
@@ -559,6 +585,14 @@ done
 %dir %{_docdir}/patterns-base
 %{_docdir}/patterns-base/hardware.txt
 
+%files hardware-tools
+%dir %{_docdir}/patterns-base
+%{_docdir}/patterns-base/hardware_tools.txt
+
+%files firmware
+%dir %{_docdir}/patterns-base
+%{_docdir}/patterns-base/firmware.txt
+
 %files kvm_host
 %dir %{_docdir}/patterns-base
 %{_docdir}/patterns-base/kvm_host.txt