diff --git a/tests/kernel/fatal/exception/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/fatal/exception/src/main.c
index d897c4e921b..2490ecec001 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/fatal/exception/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/fatal/exception/src/main.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_USERSPACE)
+#include <sys/mem_manage.h>
 #include <syscall_handler.h>
 #include "test_syscalls.h"
 #endif
@@ -446,6 +447,54 @@ void test_fatal(void)
 /*test case main entry*/
 void test_main(void)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING) && \
+	!defined(CONFIG_LINKER_GENERIC_SECTIONS_PRESENT_AT_BOOT)
+	uintptr_t pin_addr;
+	size_t pin_size, obj_size;
+
+	/* Need to pin the whole stack object (including reserved
+	 * space), or else it would cause double faults: exception
+	 * being processed while page faults on the stacks.
+	 *
+	 * Same applies for some variables needed during exception
+	 * processing.
+	 */
+#if defined(CONFIG_STACK_SENTINEL) && !defined(CONFIG_ARCH_POSIX)
+
+	obj_size = K_THREAD_STACK_SIZEOF(overflow_stack);
+#if defined(CONFIG_USERSPACE)
+	obj_size = Z_THREAD_STACK_SIZE_ADJUST(obj_size);
+#endif
+
+	k_mem_region_align(&pin_addr, &pin_size,
+			   POINTER_TO_UINT(&overflow_stack),
+			   obj_size, CONFIG_MMU_PAGE_SIZE);
+
+	k_mem_pin(UINT_TO_POINTER(pin_addr), pin_size);
+#endif /* CONFIG_STACK_SENTINEL && !CONFIG_ARCH_POSIX */
+
+	obj_size = K_THREAD_STACK_SIZEOF(alt_stack);
+#if defined(CONFIG_USERSPACE)
+	obj_size = Z_THREAD_STACK_SIZE_ADJUST(obj_size);
+#endif
+
+	k_mem_region_align(&pin_addr, &pin_size,
+			   POINTER_TO_UINT(&alt_stack),
+			   obj_size,
+			   CONFIG_MMU_PAGE_SIZE);
+
+	k_mem_pin(UINT_TO_POINTER(pin_addr), pin_size);
+
+	k_mem_region_align(&pin_addr, &pin_size,
+			   POINTER_TO_UINT((void *)&expected_reason),
+			   sizeof(expected_reason),
+			   CONFIG_MMU_PAGE_SIZE);
+
+	k_mem_pin(UINT_TO_POINTER(pin_addr), pin_size);
+#endif /* CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING
+	* && !CONFIG_LINKER_GENERIC_SECTIONS_PRESENT_AT_BOOT
+	*/
+
 	ztest_test_suite(fatal,
 			ztest_unit_test(test_fatal));
 	ztest_run_test_suite(fatal);