diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b4c348f317..5813a060a96 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,28 +134,59 @@ endif()
 # Apply the final optimization flag(s)
 zephyr_compile_options(${OPTIMIZATION_FLAG})
 
-# Dialects of C++, corresponding to the multiple published ISO standards.
-# Which standard it implements can be selected using the -std= command-line option.
-set_ifndef(DIALECT_STD_CPP98 "c++98")
-set_ifndef(DIALECT_STD_CPP11 "c++11")
-set_ifndef(DIALECT_STD_CPP14 "c++14")
-set_ifndef(DIALECT_STD_CPP17 "c++17")
-set_ifndef(DIALECT_STD_CPP2A "c++2a")
+# @Intent: Obtain compiler specific flags related to C++ that are not influenced by kconfig
+toolchain_cc_cpp_base_flags(CPP_BASE_FLAGS)
+foreach(flag ${CPP_BASE_FLAGS})
+  zephyr_compile_options(
+    $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${flag}>
+  )
+endforeach()
 
+# @Intent: Obtain compiler specific flags for compiling under different ISO standards of C++
+toolchain_cc_cpp_dialect_std_98_flags(CPP_DIALECT_STD_98_FLAGS)
+toolchain_cc_cpp_dialect_std_11_flags(CPP_DIALECT_STD_11_FLAGS)
+toolchain_cc_cpp_dialect_std_14_flags(CPP_DIALECT_STD_14_FLAGS)
+toolchain_cc_cpp_dialect_std_17_flags(CPP_DIALECT_STD_17_FLAGS)
+toolchain_cc_cpp_dialect_std_2a_flags(CPP_DIALECT_STD_2A_FLAGS)
+
+# From kconfig choice, pick a single dialect.
+# Kconfig choice ensures only one of these CONFIG_STD_CPP* is set.
 if(CONFIG_STD_CPP98)
-  set(STD_CPP_DIALECT ${DIALECT_STD_CPP98})
+  set(STD_CPP_DIALECT_FLAGS ${CPP_DIALECT_STD_98_FLAGS})
 elseif(CONFIG_STD_CPP11)
-  set(STD_CPP_DIALECT ${DIALECT_STD_CPP11}) # Default
+  set(STD_CPP_DIALECT_FLAGS ${CPP_DIALECT_STD_11_FLAGS}) # Default in kconfig
 elseif(CONFIG_STD_CPP14)
-  set(STD_CPP_DIALECT ${DIALECT_STD_CPP14})
+  set(STD_CPP_DIALECT_FLAGS ${CPP_DIALECT_STD_14_FLAGS})
 elseif(CONFIG_STD_CPP17)
-  set(STD_CPP_DIALECT ${DIALECT_STD_CPP17})
+  set(STD_CPP_DIALECT_FLAGS ${CPP_DIALECT_STD_17_FLAGS})
 elseif(CONFIG_STD_CPP2A)
-  set(STD_CPP_DIALECT ${DIALECT_STD_CPP2A})
+  set(STD_CPP_DIALECT_FLAGS ${CPP_DIALECT_STD_2A_FLAGS})
 else()
   assert(0 "Unreachable code. Expected C++ standard to have been chosen. See Kconfig.zephyr.")
 endif()
 
+foreach(flag ${STD_CPP_DIALECT_FLAGS})
+  zephyr_compile_options(
+    $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${flag}>
+  )
+endforeach()
+
+if(NOT CONFIG_EXCEPTIONS)
+  # @Intent: Obtain compiler specific flags related to C++ Exceptions
+  toolchain_cc_cpp_no_exceptions_flag(CPP_NO_EXCEPTIONS_FLAG)
+  zephyr_compile_options(
+    $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${CPP_NO_EXCEPTIONS_FLAG}>
+  )
+endif()
+
+if(NOT CONFIG_RTTI)
+  # @Intent: Obtain compiler specific flags related to C++ Run Time Type Information
+  toolchain_cc_cpp_no_rtti_flag(CPP_NO_RTTI_FLAG)
+  zephyr_compile_options(
+    $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${CPP_NO_RTTI_FLAG}>
+  )
+endif()
+
 zephyr_compile_options(
   -g # TODO: build configuration enough?
   -Wall
@@ -171,25 +202,10 @@ zephyr_compile_options(
 )
 
 zephyr_compile_options(
-  $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-std=${STD_CPP_DIALECT}>
-  $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-fcheck-new>
-
   $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:ASM>:-xassembler-with-cpp>
   $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:ASM>:-D_ASMLANGUAGE>
 )
 
-if(NOT CONFIG_RTTI)
-zephyr_compile_options(
-  $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-fno-rtti>
-)
-endif()
-
-if(NOT CONFIG_EXCEPTIONS)
-zephyr_compile_options(
-  $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-fno-exceptions>
-)
-endif()
-
 zephyr_ld_options(
   ${TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS}
 )
@@ -264,11 +280,6 @@ if(W MATCHES "3")
     )
 endif()
 
-if(NOT CONFIG_STD_CPP98) # "register" keyword was deprecated since C++11.
-  zephyr_compile_options(
-    $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-Wno-register>
-    )
-endif()
 
 # Allow the user to inject options when calling cmake, e.g.
 # 'cmake -DEXTRA_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-deprecated-declarations" ..'
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake b/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake
index 9ae784e8eec..fd02fb4539c 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake
@@ -57,3 +57,4 @@ string(REPLACE ";" " " CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS}")
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_security_fortify.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_security_canaries.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_optimizations.cmake)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_cpp.cmake)
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/gcc/target.cmake b/cmake/compiler/gcc/target.cmake
index 33ba21c4bcd..037e66a7c55 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/gcc/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/gcc/target.cmake
@@ -142,3 +142,4 @@ string(REPLACE ";" " " CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS}")
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/${COMPILER}/target_security_fortify.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/${COMPILER}/target_security_canaries.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/${COMPILER}/target_optimizations.cmake)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/${COMPILER}/target_cpp.cmake)
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_cpp.cmake b/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_cpp.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f73a7bd74e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_cpp.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# See root CMakeLists.txt for description and expectations of these macros
+
+macro(toolchain_cc_cpp_base_flags dest_list_name)
+  list(APPEND ${dest_list_name} "-fcheck-new")
+endmacro()
+
+# The "register" keyword was deprecated since C++11, but not for C++98
+macro(toolchain_cc_cpp_dialect_std_98_flags dest_list_name)
+  list(APPEND ${dest_list_name} "-std=c++98")
+endmacro()
+macro(toolchain_cc_cpp_dialect_std_11_flags dest_list_name)
+  list(APPEND ${dest_list_name} "-std=c++11")
+  list(APPEND ${dest_list_name} "-Wno-register")
+endmacro()
+macro(toolchain_cc_cpp_dialect_std_14_flags dest_list_name)
+  list(APPEND ${dest_list_name} "-std=c++14")
+  list(APPEND ${dest_list_name} "-Wno-register")
+endmacro()
+macro(toolchain_cc_cpp_dialect_std_17_flags dest_list_name)
+  list(APPEND ${dest_list_name} "-std=c++17")
+  list(APPEND ${dest_list_name} "-Wno-register")
+endmacro()
+macro(toolchain_cc_cpp_dialect_std_2a_flags dest_list_name)
+  list(APPEND ${dest_list_name} "-std=c++2a")
+  list(APPEND ${dest_list_name} "-Wno-register")
+endmacro()
+
+macro(toolchain_cc_cpp_no_exceptions_flag dest_var_name)
+  set_ifndef(${dest_var_name}  "-fno-exceptions")
+endmacro()
+
+macro(toolchain_cc_cpp_no_rtti_flag dest_var_name)
+  set_ifndef(${dest_var_name}  "-fno-rtti")
+endmacro()
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/host-gcc/target.cmake b/cmake/compiler/host-gcc/target.cmake
index 4165b4e1f85..dadf0b1e6b0 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/host-gcc/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/host-gcc/target.cmake
@@ -62,3 +62,4 @@ endif()
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_security_fortify.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_security_canaries.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_optimizations.cmake)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_cpp.cmake)