diff --git a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/Manifest b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/Manifest
index deb93322c2269..c7ed6fc1a6471 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/Manifest
+++ b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/Manifest
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ DIST gentoo-kernel-7.1.7-1.amd64.gpkg.tar 358819840 BLAKE2B 8a6688691a8124864795
 DIST gentoo-kernel-7.1.7-1.arm64.gpkg.tar 331335680 BLAKE2B a81ebed3bdf227175d0a228e878824d48fd2083b480fa0e658021d7b2cf890c88c4b8de06337ee53b03fdc5d9e2c9437a35dae4484568b9e32da5a33443e7f38 SHA512 2aa692a4023b13ed5466a1364db8107adc9c18f49dc4e43adadad82543d5230de8103da0a2b064159b19f20d050480cf246e1f55d670a98520ee69cc8264c23b
 DIST gentoo-kernel-7.1.7-1.ppc64le.gpkg.tar 79073280 BLAKE2B a3f9a50d5c31ee8c5694ada724ea74a797ec00317283d5f17f5d7f117c4378be0bb27cb29473c9fa6de92c6aff9364fa73386d908d8db31565387460c36bd81a SHA512 0d637ec5dd2b69c878d824a85e2c8fc40f445dd3a4af095429d1204830d549b2dfd808a343e511b5ce00b732916f083e7992fe7693570109a3a3be26bbe0c429
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+DIST gentoo-kernel-7.1.8-1.amd64.gpkg.tar 358860800 BLAKE2B 7a575f1ccb250af8bf0707f99bd873c08897126edec5d00feb8a6348ac86b80b96b42bb7206f8231b5f15029191a282bddca2c815d6583e0da4c9229ee562cac SHA512 2cd80b8150b04e7dabba37dfefdbaa9342b11096f81a0ae50bd84882e12b1f9252abcc1699ce2313c229519a8d643ac8aef40280194b9afdf09e913c24bad9cc
+DIST gentoo-kernel-7.1.8-1.arm64.gpkg.tar 331397120 BLAKE2B d033c2acdc8bdbd76e6fc7c1440a608b3471cda46ea46eccf34015ccffa0e4d67894594e3055eb8a97782f80a2758e9e26e6af4d3bf3d630ef470ccbe7f4a7da SHA512 6339998861e8fd753217817e1fe6da1da222dace50434bbbb51a648353ee4d31e0d66f1be5d72aed2f40b8abdfcc36fb75ea17de77f8b7c3a90f23c678bbd302
+DIST gentoo-kernel-7.1.8-1.ppc64le.gpkg.tar 79063040 BLAKE2B edc14c04bcc29e729ab7496c98c94ee290aefdc58ba9cfda1cc8e33dae9d5197ed5f1670bd30cb8444aed753a48aa0341c6bccd809f505fd09a6dce93d8d2312 SHA512 e74f10fc52b3a452358c747124bf2145bc6e4c52be86a77de0ee801fea607e80cd55a848c7fcaad2343e522366fe7a63ba9da20a4827341fa3c681fdc5ddbf4d
+DIST gentoo-kernel-7.1.8-1.x86.gpkg.tar 86056960 BLAKE2B b9370b6c07bb9fc37f9ec2c11467d4a76a2d8a5a4ea7e6d14ef476866d94751dbfb8fc81172810f5c19c13eda29d6624f41c1e9d269c1793a4a4b3278aa70f01 SHA512 afc7c729999debb4417680e55b2977e0a9c3efa763dd99f69a840a355818acb3075651367855451487bcb3db7623f193a8b5f6a9fbeeda3f75e38e23a0ebabd6
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@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ DIST linux-6.x-sha256sums-20260806.asc 239051 BLAKE2B c056b363f25be7a16124cca67d
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+DIST linux-7.x-sha256sums-20260809.asc 8878 BLAKE2B 113c895be8751bc8f778393d619475be01182675b13f6fc0711a37bbfe78ac0ee819d15d88e84f2e5385a0266e5ccbbf207b9ef00e05be38ce9f5e10a50cde08 SHA512 62995faa6038e13ceec9cb575d0fd9c0b78070dc4e92d1438b5d00bb18f0f93a7a03067d77e607a41042661a0330d431ded41a6bd62bcc04f3ce9db9454032b1
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+DIST patch-7.1.8.xz 1241320 BLAKE2B 8a364fe7cba72c1ae5d9c0784304aed681359d52840b7482cce46874cf478bb2d19d31b21e42ac977c048042b78601482e287513820bcb07fa328fc5b23d233d SHA512 15477b52f1c36e42d38486037b721bca075d8312d09b108c2628e14137fed6aeb9ed641035adae0f40d3fed9a231f8a315c7d163bb599d319714464963d8626d
diff --git a/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-7.1.8.ebuild b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-7.1.8.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0f42331555d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin/gentoo-kernel-bin-7.1.8.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+# Copyright 2020-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+KERNEL_IUSE_GENERIC_UKI=1
+
+inherit kernel-install toolchain-funcs unpacker verify-sig
+
+BASE_P=linux-${PV%.*}
+PATCH_PV=${PV%_p*}
+PATCHSET=linux-gentoo-patches-7.1.6
+BINPKG=${P/-bin}-1
+SHA256SUM_DATE=20260809
+
+DESCRIPTION="Pre-built Linux kernel with Gentoo patches"
+HOMEPAGE="
+	https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Distribution_Kernel
+	https://www.kernel.org/
+"
+SRC_URI+="
+	https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v$(ver_cut 1).x/${BASE_P}.tar.xz
+	https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v$(ver_cut 1).x/patch-${PATCH_PV}.xz
+	https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/proj/dist-kernel/patchsets/$(ver_cut 1-2)/${PATCHSET}.tar.xz
+	verify-sig? (
+		https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v$(ver_cut 1).x/sha256sums.asc
+			-> linux-$(ver_cut 1).x-sha256sums-${SHA256SUM_DATE}.asc
+	)
+	amd64? (
+		https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/proj/dist-kernel/binpkg/amd64/$(ver_cut 1-2)/${BINPKG}.amd64.gpkg.tar
+	)
+	arm64? (
+		https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/proj/dist-kernel/binpkg/arm64/$(ver_cut 1-2)/${BINPKG}.arm64.gpkg.tar
+	)
+	ppc64? (
+		https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/proj/dist-kernel/binpkg/ppc64le/$(ver_cut 1-2)/${BINPKG}.ppc64le.gpkg.tar
+	)
+	x86? (
+		https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/proj/dist-kernel/binpkg/x86/$(ver_cut 1-2)/${BINPKG}.x86.gpkg.tar
+	)
+"
+S=${WORKDIR}
+
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~ppc64 ~x86"
+IUSE="debug"
+
+PDEPEND="
+	>=virtual/dist-kernel-${PV}
+"
+BDEPEND="
+	app-alternatives/bc
+	app-alternatives/lex
+	app-alternatives/yacc
+	dev-util/pahole
+	sys-libs/binutils-libs
+	virtual/libelf
+	amd64? ( app-crypt/sbsigntools )
+	arm64? ( app-crypt/sbsigntools )
+	verify-sig? ( >=sec-keys/openpgp-keys-kernel-20250702 )
+"
+
+KV_LOCALVERSION='-gentoo-dist-bin'
+KV_FULL=${PV/_p/-p}${KV_LOCALVERSION}
+
+QA_PREBUILT='*'
+
+VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/kernel.org.asc
+
+src_unpack() {
+	if use verify-sig; then
+		cd "${DISTDIR}" || die
+		verify-sig_verify_signed_checksums \
+			"linux-$(ver_cut 1).x-sha256sums-${SHA256SUM_DATE}.asc" \
+			sha256 "${BASE_P}.tar.xz patch-${PATCH_PV}.xz"
+		cd "${WORKDIR}" || die
+	fi
+
+	unpacker
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	local patch
+	cd "${BASE_P}" || die
+	eapply "${WORKDIR}/patch-${PATCH_PV}"
+	eapply "${WORKDIR}/${PATCHSET}"
+
+	default
+
+	# add Gentoo patchset version
+	local extraversion=${PV#${PATCH_PV}}
+	sed -i -e "s:^\(EXTRAVERSION =\).*:\1 ${extraversion/_/-}:" Makefile || die
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	# force ld.bfd if we can find it easily
+	local HOSTLD="$(tc-getBUILD_LD)"
+	if type -P "${HOSTLD}.bfd" &>/dev/null; then
+		HOSTLD+=.bfd
+	fi
+	local LD="$(tc-getLD)"
+	if type -P "${LD}.bfd" &>/dev/null; then
+		LD+=.bfd
+	fi
+	tc-export_build_env
+	local makeargs=(
+		V=1
+		WERROR=0
+
+		HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)"
+		HOSTCXX="$(tc-getBUILD_CXX)"
+		HOSTLD="${HOSTLD}"
+		HOSTAR="$(tc-getBUILD_AR)"
+		HOSTCFLAGS="${BUILD_CFLAGS}"
+		HOSTLDFLAGS="${BUILD_LDFLAGS}"
+
+		CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}-
+		AS="$(tc-getAS)"
+		CC="$(tc-getCC)"
+		LD="${LD}"
+		AR="$(tc-getAR)"
+		NM="$(tc-getNM)"
+		STRIP="$(tc-getSTRIP)"
+		OBJCOPY="$(tc-getOBJCOPY)"
+		OBJDUMP="$(tc-getOBJDUMP)"
+		READELF="$(tc-getREADELF)"
+
+		# we need to pass it to override colliding Gentoo envvar
+		ARCH="$(tc-arch-kernel)"
+
+		O="${WORKDIR}"/modprep
+	)
+
+	local kernel_dir="${BINPKG}/image/usr/src/linux-${KV_FULL}"
+
+	# If this is set it will have an effect on the name of the output
+	# image. Set this variable to track this setting.
+	if grep -q "CONFIG_EFI_ZBOOT=y" "${kernel_dir}/.config"; then
+		KERNEL_EFI_ZBOOT=1
+	elif use arm64 && use generic-uki; then
+		die "USE=generic-uki requires a CONFIG_EFI_ZBOOT enabled build"
+	fi
+
+	local image="${kernel_dir}/$(dist-kernel_get_image_path)"
+	local uki="${image%/*}/uki.efi"
+
+	# Override user variable with the cert used during build
+	openssl x509 \
+		-inform DER -in "${kernel_dir}/certs/signing_key.x509" \
+		-outform PEM -out "${T}/cert.pem" ||
+			die "Failed to convert pcrpkey to PEM format"
+	export SECUREBOOT_SIGN_CERT=${T}/cert.pem
+
+	if [[ -s ${uki} ]]; then
+		# We need to extract the plain image for the test phase
+		# and USE=-generic-uki.
+		kernel-install_extract_from_uki linux "${uki}" "${image}"
+	fi
+
+	mkdir modprep || die
+	cp "${kernel_dir}/.config" modprep/ || die
+	emake -C "${BASE_P}" "${makeargs[@]}" modules_prepare
+}
+
+src_test() {
+	local kernel_dir="${BINPKG}/image/usr/src/linux-${KV_FULL}"
+	kernel-install_test "${KV_FULL}" \
+		"${WORKDIR}/${kernel_dir}/$(dist-kernel_get_image_path)" \
+		"${BINPKG}/image/lib/modules/${KV_FULL}" \
+		"${WORKDIR}/${kernel_dir}/.config"
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	local rel_kernel_dir=/usr/src/linux-${KV_FULL}
+	local kernel_dir="${BINPKG}/image${rel_kernel_dir}"
+	local image="${kernel_dir}/$(dist-kernel_get_image_path)"
+	local uki="${image%/*}/uki.efi"
+	if [[ -s ${uki} ]]; then
+		# Keep the kernel image type we don't want out of install tree
+		# Replace back with placeholder
+		if use generic-uki; then
+			> "${image}" || die
+		else
+			> "${uki}" || die
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	# Overwrite the identifier in the prebuilt package
+	echo "${CATEGORY}/${PF}:${SLOT}" > "${kernel_dir}/dist-kernel" || die
+
+	mv "${BINPKG}"/image/{lib,usr} "${ED}"/ || die
+
+	# FIXME: requires proper mount-boot
+	if [[ -d ${BINPKG}/image/boot/dtbs ]]; then
+		mv "${BINPKG}"/image/boot "${ED}"/ || die
+	fi
+
+	# strip out-of-source build stuffs from modprep
+	# and then copy built files
+	find modprep -type f '(' \
+			-name Makefile -o \
+			-name '*.[ao]' -o \
+			'(' -name '.*' -a -not -name '.config' ')' \
+		')' -delete || die
+	rm modprep/source || die
+	cp -p -R modprep/. "${ED}${rel_kernel_dir}"/ || die
+
+	# Update timestamps on all modules to ensure cleanup works correctly
+	# when switching USE=modules-compress.
+	find "${ED}/lib" -name '*.ko' -exec touch {} + || die
+
+	# Modules were already stripped before signing
+	dostrip -x /lib/modules
+	kernel-install_compress_modules
+
+	# Mirror the logic from kernel-build_src_install, for architectures
+	# where USE=debug is used.
+	if use ppc64; then
+		dostrip -x "${rel_kernel_dir}/$(dist-kernel_get_image_path)"
+	elif use debug && { use amd64 || use arm64; }; then
+		dostrip -x "${rel_kernel_dir}/vmlinux"
+		dostrip -x "${rel_kernel_dir}/vmlinux.ctfa"
+	fi
+}