diff --git a/config/suit/templates/nrf54h20/default/v1/app_recovery_local_envelope.yaml.jinja2 b/config/suit/templates/nrf54h20/default/v1/app_recovery_local_envelope.yaml.jinja2
index 0a6f03f11861..6198ff8a3b19 100644
--- a/config/suit/templates/nrf54h20/default/v1/app_recovery_local_envelope.yaml.jinja2
+++ b/config/suit/templates/nrf54h20/default/v1/app_recovery_local_envelope.yaml.jinja2
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ SUIT_Envelope_Tagged:
           - suit-send-sysinfo-failure
     suit-invoke:
     - suit-directive-set-component-index: 0
-{%- if 'CONFIG_SUIT_RECOVERY_BUTTON' in app_recovery_img['config'] and app_recovery_img['config'][CONFIG_SUIT_RECOVERY_BUTTON] != ''  %}
+{%- if 'CONFIG_SUIT_INVOKE_APP_LOCAL_3_BEFORE_MAIN_APP' in app_recovery_img['config'] and app_recovery_img['config'][CONFIG_SUIT_INVOKE_APP_LOCAL_3_BEFORE_MAIN_APP] != ''  %}
     - suit-directive-override-parameters:
         suit-parameter-invoke-args:
           suit-synchronous-invoke: True
diff --git a/config/suit/templates/nrf54h20/default/v1/root_with_binary_nordic_top.yaml.jinja2 b/config/suit/templates/nrf54h20/default/v1/root_with_binary_nordic_top.yaml.jinja2
index b9af88070eaf..c7205e671aa0 100644
--- a/config/suit/templates/nrf54h20/default/v1/root_with_binary_nordic_top.yaml.jinja2
+++ b/config/suit/templates/nrf54h20/default/v1/root_with_binary_nordic_top.yaml.jinja2
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   {%- set mpi_app_recovery_local_vendor_name = main_config['config']['CONFIG_SUIT_MPI_APP_LOCAL_3_VENDOR_NAME']|default('nordicsemi.com') %}
   {%- set mpi_app_recovery_local_class_name = main_config['config']['CONFIG_SUIT_MPI_APP_LOCAL_3_CLASS_NAME']|default('nRF54H20_sample_app_3') %}
 {%- endif %}
-{%- if app_recovery_img is defined and 'CONFIG_SUIT_RECOVERY_BUTTON' in app_recovery_img['config'] and app_recovery_img['config'][CONFIG_SUIT_RECOVERY_BUTTON] != ''  %}
+{%- if app_recovery_img is defined and 'CONFIG_SUIT_INVOKE_APP_LOCAL_3_BEFORE_MAIN_APP' in app_recovery_img['config'] and app_recovery_img['config'][CONFIG_SUIT_INVOKE_APP_LOCAL_3_BEFORE_MAIN_APP] != ''  %}
   {%- set recovery_button_check_on_invoke = True %}
 {%- else %}
   {%- set recovery_button_check_on_invoke = False %}
diff --git a/subsys/suit/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/suit/CMakeLists.txt
index 9141c2a1c850..8f4c3aba6d95 100644
--- a/subsys/suit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/subsys/suit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 add_subdirectory(provisioning)
+add_subdirectory(app_tools)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SUIT plat_err)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SUIT memory_layout)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SUIT_ORCHESTRATOR orchestrator)
@@ -21,5 +22,4 @@ add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SUIT_ENVELOPE_INFO envelope_info)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SUIT_EXECUTION_MODE execution_mode)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SUIT_VALIDATOR validator)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SUIT_EVENTS events)
-add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SUIT_RECOVERY_BUTTON recovery_button)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SUIT_MANIFEST_VARIABLES manifest_variables)
diff --git a/subsys/suit/Kconfig b/subsys/suit/Kconfig
index ccc059cff390..e1f23ba342e4 100644
--- a/subsys/suit/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/suit/Kconfig
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ rsource "execution_mode/Kconfig"
 rsource "memory_layout/Kconfig"
 rsource "validator/Kconfig"
 rsource "events/Kconfig"
-rsource "recovery_button/Kconfig"
+rsource "app_tools/Kconfig"
 rsource "manifest_variables/Kconfig"
 
 # Configure SUIT_LOG_LEVEL
diff --git a/subsys/suit/app_tools/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/suit/app_tools/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9083e6ca0718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subsys/suit/app_tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Nordic-5-Clause
+#
+
+add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SUIT_RECOVERY_BUTTON recovery_button)
diff --git a/subsys/suit/app_tools/Kconfig b/subsys/suit/app_tools/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c215407d2c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subsys/suit/app_tools/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Nordic-5-Clause
+#
+
+config SUIT_INVOKE_APP_LOCAL_3_BEFORE_MAIN_APP
+	bool "Run recovery before main application on startup"
+	help
+	  This Kconfig option should be set if the app_local_3 manifest application should be invoked
+	  on startup before the main application.
+	  This is useful if a companion image (most commonly the same iamge as the recovery application
+	  core image) is to be used for checking conditions (such as checking
+	  if a button is pressed) and optionally entering the recovery mode.
+
+rsource "recovery_button/Kconfig"
diff --git a/subsys/suit/recovery_button/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/suit/app_tools/recovery_button/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from subsys/suit/recovery_button/CMakeLists.txt
rename to subsys/suit/app_tools/recovery_button/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/subsys/suit/recovery_button/Kconfig b/subsys/suit/app_tools/recovery_button/Kconfig
similarity index 91%
rename from subsys/suit/recovery_button/Kconfig
rename to subsys/suit/app_tools/recovery_button/Kconfig
index c575d1e0a027..cc4ecd8f2563 100644
--- a/subsys/suit/recovery_button/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/suit/app_tools/recovery_button/Kconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ DT_CHOSEN_NCS_RECOVERY_BUTTON := ncs,recovery-button
 config SUIT_RECOVERY_BUTTON
 	bool "Enable SUIT enter recovery button checking on startup"
 	depends on $(dt_chosen_enabled,$(DT_CHOSEN_NCS_RECOVERY_BUTTON))
+	default y
 	select SSF_SUIT_SERVICE_ENABLED
+	select SUIT_INVOKE_APP_LOCAL_3_BEFORE_MAIN_APP
 	help
 	  This will make the firmware check if the recovery button specified in the
 	  device tree is pressed on startup. If it is, the firmware will enter
diff --git a/subsys/suit/recovery_button/src/suit_recovery_button.c b/subsys/suit/app_tools/recovery_button/src/suit_recovery_button.c
similarity index 100%
rename from subsys/suit/recovery_button/src/suit_recovery_button.c
rename to subsys/suit/app_tools/recovery_button/src/suit_recovery_button.c