diff --git a/pmb/config/init.py b/pmb/config/init.py
index 97891598..d75f6f1e 100644
--- a/pmb/config/init.py
+++ b/pmb/config/init.py
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ def ask_for_device(args):
             if not pmb.helpers.cli.confirm(args, default=True):
                 continue
         else:
-            devices = sorted(pmb.helpers.devices.list_codenames(args, vendor))
+            # Unmaintained devices can be selected, but are not displayed
+            devices = sorted(pmb.helpers.devices.list_codenames(args, vendor, unmaintained=False))
             # Remove "vendor-" prefixes from device list
             codenames = [x.split('-', 1)[1] for x in devices]
             logging.info("Available codenames (" + str(len(codenames)) + "): " +
@@ -314,7 +315,8 @@ def ask_for_device(args):
                                        codenames)
 
         device = vendor + '-' + codename
-        device_exists = pmb.helpers.devices.find_path(args, device, 'deviceinfo') is not None
+        device_path = pmb.helpers.devices.find_path(args, device, 'deviceinfo')
+        device_exists = device_path is not None
         if not device_exists:
             if device == args.device:
                 raise RuntimeError(
@@ -331,6 +333,12 @@ def ask_for_device(args):
             logging.info("Generating new aports for: {}...".format(device))
             pmb.aportgen.generate(args, "device-" + device)
             pmb.aportgen.generate(args, "linux-" + device)
+        elif "/unmaintained/" in device_path:
+            apkbuild = device_path[:-len("deviceinfo")] + 'APKBUILD'
+            unmaintained = pmb.parse._apkbuild.unmaintained(apkbuild)
+            logging.info(f"WARNING: {device} is unmaintained: {unmaintained}")
+            if not pmb.helpers.cli.confirm(args):
+                continue
         break
 
     kernel = ask_for_device_kernel(args, device)
diff --git a/pmb/helpers/devices.py b/pmb/helpers/devices.py
index 372c6e11..d8c37c35 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/devices.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/devices.py
@@ -23,14 +23,17 @@ def find_path(args, codename, file=''):
     return g[0]
 
 
-def list_codenames(args, vendor=None):
+def list_codenames(args, vendor=None, unmaintained=True):
     """
     Get all devices, for which aports are available
     :param vendor: vendor name to choose devices from, or None for all vendors
+    :param unmaintained: include unmaintained devices
     :returns: ["first-device", "second-device", ...]
     """
     ret = []
     for path in glob.glob(args.aports + "/device/*/device-*"):
+        if not unmaintained and '/unmaintained/' in path:
+            continue
         device = os.path.basename(path).split("-", 1)[1]
         if (vendor is None) or device.startswith(vendor + '-'):
             ret.append(device)
diff --git a/pmb/parse/_apkbuild.py b/pmb/parse/_apkbuild.py
index d1317790..2bf29c89 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/_apkbuild.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/_apkbuild.py
@@ -402,3 +402,17 @@ def maintainers(path):
     if '' in maintainers:
         raise RuntimeError("Empty (Co-)Maintainer: tag")
     return maintainers
+
+
+def unmaintained(path):
+    """
+    Return if (and why) an APKBUILD might be unmaintained. This should be
+    defined using a # Unmaintained: <reason> tag in the APKBUILD.
+
+    :param path: full path to the APKBUILD
+    :returns: reason why APKBUILD is unmaintained, or None
+    """
+    unmaintained = _parse_comment_tags(read_file(path), 'Unmaintained')
+    if not unmaintained:
+        return None
+    return '\n'.join(unmaintained)
diff --git a/test/test_parse_apkbuild.py b/test/test_parse_apkbuild.py
index 8315e3fc..4a5d8ae9 100644
--- a/test/test_parse_apkbuild.py
+++ b/test/test_parse_apkbuild.py
@@ -145,3 +145,9 @@ def test_parse_maintainers(args):
     ]
 
     assert pmb.parse._apkbuild.maintainers(path) == maintainers
+
+
+def test_parse_unmaintained(args):
+    path = (f"{pmb_test.const.testdata}/apkbuild"
+            "/APKBUILD.missing-pkgdesc-in-subpackage")
+    assert pmb.parse._apkbuild.unmaintained(path) == "This is broken!"
diff --git a/test/testdata/apkbuild/APKBUILD.missing-pkgdesc-in-subpackage b/test/testdata/apkbuild/APKBUILD.missing-pkgdesc-in-subpackage
index 3c3e99b8..280da8ed 100644
--- a/test/testdata/apkbuild/APKBUILD.missing-pkgdesc-in-subpackage
+++ b/test/testdata/apkbuild/APKBUILD.missing-pkgdesc-in-subpackage
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Reference: <https://postmarketos.org/devicepkg>
+# Unmaintained: This is broken!
 pkgname="missing-pkgdesc-in-subpackage"
 arch="noarch"
 subpackages="$pkgname-subpackage invalid-function:does_not_exist"