diff --git a/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/Kconfig.rpmsg b/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/Kconfig.rpmsg
index b5104ca45a7..7bff068fd49 100644
--- a/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/Kconfig.rpmsg
+++ b/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/Kconfig.rpmsg
@@ -12,4 +12,13 @@ config IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_RPMSG_WQ_STACK_SIZE
 	  prevent notifying service users about received data from the system
 	  work queue. Size is the same for all instances.
 
+config IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_RPMSG_SHMEM_RESET
+	bool "Reset shared memory state"
+	help
+	  Some platforms retain the memory content upon reset. This is
+	  problematic because the backend expects a zero-ed memory to be
+	  able to correctly setup instances and endpoints at init time.
+	  When this parameter is set to 'y' the status region of the shared
+	  memory is reset on kernel initialization.
+
 endif # IP_SERVICE_BACKEND_RPMSG
diff --git a/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/ipc_rpmsg_static_vrings.c b/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/ipc_rpmsg_static_vrings.c
index 0ef7e8bf73d..16f46ddddaf 100644
--- a/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/ipc_rpmsg_static_vrings.c
+++ b/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/ipc_rpmsg_static_vrings.c
@@ -508,3 +508,24 @@ static int backend_init(const struct device *instance)
 			 &backend_ops);
 
 DT_INST_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(DEFINE_BACKEND_DEVICE)
+
+#define BACKEND_CONFIG_INIT(n) &backend_config_##n,
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_RPMSG_SHMEM_RESET)
+static int shared_memory_prepare(const struct device *arg)
+{
+	static const struct backend_config_t *config[] = {
+		DT_INST_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(BACKEND_CONFIG_INIT)
+	};
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < DT_NUM_INST_STATUS_OKAY(DT_DRV_COMPAT); i++) {
+		if (config[i]->role == ROLE_HOST) {
+			memset((void *) config[i]->shm_addr, 0, VDEV_STATUS_SIZE);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SYS_INIT(shared_memory_prepare, PRE_KERNEL_1, 1);
+#endif /* CONFIG_IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_RPMSG_SHMEM_RESET */