diff --git a/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/board.h b/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/board.h
index 6f45889a580..39d984a6c10 100644
--- a/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/board.h
+++ b/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/board.h
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@
 #ifndef __INC_BOARD_H
 #define __INC_BOARD_H
 
+#include <soc.h>
+
 #endif /* __INC_BOARD_H */
diff --git a/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2.dts b/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2.dts
index 542adf89ed1..89e6ca92b33 100644
--- a/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2.dts
+++ b/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2.dts
@@ -7,17 +7,23 @@
 	compatible = "qemu,nios2";
 
 	aliases {
-		uart-0 = &uart0;
+		uart_0 = &jtag_uart;
+		uart_1 = &ns16550_uart;
 	};
 
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,sram = &sram0;
 		zephyr,flash = &flash0;
-		zephyr,console = &uart0;
+		zephyr,console = &jtag_uart;
 	};
 };
 
-&uart0 {
+&jtag_uart {
+	status = "ok";
+	current-speed = <115200>;
+};
+
+&ns16550_uart {
 	status = "ok";
 	current-speed = <115200>;
 };
diff --git a/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2_defconfig b/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2_defconfig
index 2c500219e17..a558679967c 100644
--- a/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2_defconfig
+++ b/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2_defconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_UART_ALTERA_JTAG=y
+CONFIG_UART_NS16550=y
+CONFIG_UART_NS16550_PORT_0=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
-CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_ON_DEV_NAME="jtag_uart0"
 CONFIG_INCLUDE_RESET_VECTOR=n
 CONFIG_EXTRA_EXCEPTION_INFO=y
diff --git a/dts/nios2/nios2-qemu.dtsi b/dts/nios2/nios2-qemu.dtsi
index 5f9b3ed4445..f5f9301c602 100644
--- a/dts/nios2/nios2-qemu.dtsi
+++ b/dts/nios2/nios2-qemu.dtsi
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 		compatible = "simple-bus";
 		ranges;
 
-		uart0: uart@201000 {
+		jtag_uart: uart@201000 {
 			compatible = "altera,jtag-uart";
 			reg = <0x201000 0x400>;
 			label = "jtag_uart0";
@@ -37,5 +37,13 @@
 			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
+		ns16550_uart: uart@440000 {
+			compatible = "ns16550";
+			reg = <0x440000 0x400>;
+			label = "UART_0";
+
+			status = "disabled";
+		};
+
 	};
 };
diff --git a/soc/nios2/nios2-qemu/dts.fixup b/soc/nios2/nios2-qemu/dts.fixup
index 6016d714d30..1a1d47430f7 100644
--- a/soc/nios2/nios2-qemu/dts.fixup
+++ b/soc/nios2/nios2-qemu/dts.fixup
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#define CONFIG_UART_NS16550_PORT_0_BAUD_RATE	NS16550_440000_CURRENT_SPEED
+
+#define CONFIG_UART_NS16550_PORT_0_NAME		NS16550_440000_LABEL
+
 #define _RAM_ADDR				CONFIG_SRAM_BASE_ADDRESS
 
 #define _RAM_SIZE				(CONFIG_SRAM_SIZE * 1024)
diff --git a/soc/nios2/nios2-qemu/soc.h b/soc/nios2/nios2-qemu/soc.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47a80e66de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soc/nios2/nios2-qemu/soc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef __SOC_H_
+#define __SOC_H_
+
+#include <system.h>
+
+#define CONFIG_UART_NS16550_PORT_0_BASE_ADDR	A_16550_UART_0_BASE
+#define CONFIG_UART_NS16550_PORT_0_IRQ		A_16550_UART_0_IRQ
+#define CONFIG_UART_NS16550_PORT_0_CLK_FREQ	A_16550_UART_0_FREQ
+
+#endif