diff --git a/include/linker/section_tags.h b/include/linker/section_tags.h
index 39549c82428..f2d7593a65b 100644
--- a/include/linker/section_tags.h
+++ b/include/linker/section_tags.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #if !defined(_ASMLANGUAGE)
 
 #define __noinit		__in_section_unique(_NOINIT_SECTION_NAME)
+#define __noinit_named(name)	__in_section_unique_named(_NOINIT_SECTION_NAME, name)
 #define __irq_vector_table	Z_GENERIC_SECTION(_IRQ_VECTOR_TABLE_SECTION_NAME)
 #define __sw_isr_table		Z_GENERIC_SECTION(_SW_ISR_TABLE_SECTION_NAME)
 
diff --git a/include/toolchain/gcc.h b/include/toolchain/gcc.h
index c34e815151c..cc2fdc7dc9b 100644
--- a/include/toolchain/gcc.h
+++ b/include/toolchain/gcc.h
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ do {                                                                    \
 
 #define __in_section_unique(seg) ___in_section(seg, __FILE__, __COUNTER__)
 
+#define __in_section_unique_named(seg, name) \
+	___in_section(seg, __FILE__, name)
+
 /* When using XIP, using '__ramfunc' places a function into RAM instead
  * of FLASH. Make sure '__ramfunc' is defined only when
  * CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_RAMFUNC_SUPPORT is defined, so that the compiler can