diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.cmd b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.cmd
index 6f9ab768424..a1004e34c6e 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.cmd
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.cmd
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ SECTIONS
     {
     GROUP_START(ROMABLE_REGION)
 
+	_image_rom_start = CONFIG_FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS;
+
     SECTION_PROLOGUE(_TEXT_SECTION_NAME,,)
 	{
 	KEEP(*(.exc_vector_table))
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	*(".rodata.*")
 	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
 
+	_image_rom_end = .;
     __data_rom_start = ALIGN(4);    /* XIP imaged DATA ROM start addr */
 
     GROUP_END(ROMABLE_REGION)
@@ -145,6 +148,7 @@ SECTIONS
     SECTION_PROLOGUE(_DATA_SECTION_NAME,,)
 #endif
 	{
+	_image_ram_start = .;
 	__data_ram_start = .;
 	*(.data)
 	*(".data.*")
@@ -244,6 +248,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
     /* Define linker symbols */
 
+	_image_ram_end = .;
     _end = .; /* end of image */
     __bss_num_words = (__bss_end - __bss_start) >> 2;
 
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/linker-common-sections.h b/include/arch/x86/linker-common-sections.h
index f80edea346a..9e1be632b32 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/linker-common-sections.h
+++ b/include/arch/x86/linker-common-sections.h
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ SECTIONS
 	{
 	GROUP_START(ROMABLE_REGION)
 
+	_image_rom_start = PHYS_LOAD_ADDR;
+
 	SECTION_PROLOGUE(_TEXT_SECTION_NAME, (OPTIONAL),)
 	{
+
 	*(.text_start)
 	*(".text_start.*")
 	*(.text)
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	KEXEC_PGALIGN_PAD(MMU_PAGE_SIZE)
 	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
 
+	_image_rom_end = .;
 	__data_rom_start = ALIGN(4);		/* XIP imaged DATA ROM start addr */
 
 	GROUP_END(ROMABLE_REGION)
@@ -124,6 +128,7 @@ SECTIONS
 #endif
 	{
 	KEXEC_PGALIGN_PAD(MMU_PAGE_SIZE)
+	_image_ram_start = .;
 	__data_ram_start = .;
 	*(.data)
 	*(".data.*")
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	} GROUP_LINK_IN(RAM)
 
 	/* Define linker symbols */
+	_image_ram_end = .;
 	_end = .; /* end of image */
 
 	. = ALIGN(MMU_PAGE_SIZE);
diff --git a/include/linker-defs.h b/include/linker-defs.h
index 50f5846d5df..00382f651f1 100644
--- a/include/linker-defs.h
+++ b/include/linker-defs.h
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ extern char __data_ram_start[];
 extern int __data_num_words[];
 #endif
 
+extern char _image_rom_start[];
+extern char _image_rom_end[];
+extern char _image_ram_start[];
+extern char _image_ram_end[];
+
 /* end address of image. */
 extern char _end[];