diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 73254bbdfc2..ffb255bb840 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1642,6 +1642,21 @@ if(CONFIG_OUTPUT_DISASSEMBLE_ALL)
     )
 endif()
 
+if(CONFIG_OUTPUT_SYMBOLS)
+  list(APPEND
+    post_build_commands
+    COMMAND $<TARGET_PROPERTY:bintools,symbols_command>
+            $<TARGET_PROPERTY:bintools,symbols_flag>
+            $<TARGET_PROPERTY:bintools,symbols_infile>${KERNEL_ELF_NAME}
+            $<TARGET_PROPERTY:bintools,symbols_outfile>${KERNEL_SYMBOLS_NAME}
+            $<TARGET_PROPERTY:bintools,symbols_final>
+    )
+  list(APPEND
+    post_build_byproducts
+    ${KERNEL_SYMBOLS_NAME}
+    )
+endif()
+
 if(CONFIG_OUTPUT_STAT)
 #  zephyr_post_build(TOOLS bintools COMMAND readelf FLAGS headers INFILE file OUTFILE outfile)
   list(APPEND
diff --git a/Kconfig.zephyr b/Kconfig.zephyr
index 411f1dd153f..e0a8804589e 100644
--- a/Kconfig.zephyr
+++ b/Kconfig.zephyr
@@ -377,6 +377,11 @@ config OUTPUT_STAT
 	help
 	  Create a stat file using readelf -e <elf>
 
+config OUTPUT_SYMBOLS
+	bool "Create a symbol file"
+	help
+	  Create a symbol file using nm <elf>
+
 config OUTPUT_DISASSEMBLY
 	bool "Create a disassembly file"
 	default y
diff --git a/cmake/bintools/bintools_template.cmake b/cmake/bintools/bintools_template.cmake
index 9667075dffe..4b48ffe005a 100644
--- a/cmake/bintools/bintools_template.cmake
+++ b/cmake/bintools/bintools_template.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # - elfconvert  : Tool for converting from elf into another format.
 # - readelf     : Tool for elf file processing
 # - strip       : Tool for symbol stripping
+# - symbols     : Tool for listing symbols in a binary
 #
 # Each tool will have the following minimum properties:
 # - <tool>_command : Name of executable to call
@@ -108,6 +109,13 @@
 #   strip_flag_dwo     : Flag for removing dwarf sections
 #   strip_flag_infile  : Flag for specifying the input file
 #   strip_flag_outfile : Flag for specifying the output file
+#
+# - symbols : Name of command for printing out symbols
+#             For GNU binary utilities this is nm
+#   symbols_command         : empty
+#   symbols_final   : empty
+#   symbols_infile  : ELF file name
+#   symbols_outfile : output file
 
 set(COMMAND_NOT_SUPPORTED "command not supported on bintools: ")
 
@@ -156,3 +164,10 @@ set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY strip_flag_debug "")
 set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY strip_flag_dwo "")
 set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY strip_flag_infile "")
 set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY strip_flag_outfile "")
+
+# list symbols in a binary
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_command ${CMAKE_NM})
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_flag "")
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_final "")
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_infile "")
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_outfile ">;" )
diff --git a/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_bintools.cmake b/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_bintools.cmake
index a35f6ed6ac5..e8cb6e181d5 100644
--- a/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_bintools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_bintools.cmake
@@ -124,3 +124,10 @@ set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY readelf_flag_outfile ">;" )
 #set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY readelf_flag_headers -E)
 #set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY readelf_flag_infile "")
 #set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY readelf_flag_outfile "-O file=" )
+
+
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_command ${CMAKE_NM})
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_flag "")
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_final "")
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_infile "")
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_outfile ">;" )
diff --git a/cmake/bintools/llvm/target_bintools.cmake b/cmake/bintools/llvm/target_bintools.cmake
index 7828e07ea84..3a3e04e4388 100644
--- a/cmake/bintools/llvm/target_bintools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/bintools/llvm/target_bintools.cmake
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@ set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY disassembly_flag_all "")
 set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY disassembly_flag_infile "")
 set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY disassembly_flag_outfile ">;" )
 
+#
+# - symbols : Name of command for printing out symbols
+#   symbols_command         : empty
+#   symbols_final   : empty
+#   symbols_infile  : ELF file name
+#   symbols_outfile : output file
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_command ${CMAKE_NM})
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_flag "")
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_final "")
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_infile "")
+set_property(TARGET bintools PROPERTY symbols_outfile ">;" )
+
 #
 # - strip: Name of command for stripping symbols
 #          In this implementation `strip` is used
diff --git a/cmake/modules/kernel.cmake b/cmake/modules/kernel.cmake
index 7b3bcba679b..461072cfe0b 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/kernel.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/kernel.cmake
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ set(KERNEL_EXE_NAME   ${KERNEL_NAME}.exe)
 set(KERNEL_STAT_NAME  ${KERNEL_NAME}.stat)
 set(KERNEL_STRIP_NAME ${KERNEL_NAME}.strip)
 set(KERNEL_META_NAME  ${KERNEL_NAME}.meta)
+set(KERNEL_SYMBOLS_NAME    ${KERNEL_NAME}.symbols)
 
 include(${BOARD_DIR}/board.cmake OPTIONAL)