diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.cmd b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.cmd
index a1004e34c6e..86793d252a3 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.cmd
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.cmd
@@ -85,10 +85,14 @@ SECTIONS
 	KEEP(*(.security_frdm_k64f))
 	KEEP(*(".security_frdm_k64f.*"))
 
+	_image_text_start = .;
+
 	*(.text)
 	*(".text.*")
 	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
 
+	_image_text_end = .;
+
 	SECTION_PROLOGUE (devconfig, (OPTIONAL),)
 	{
 		__devconfig_start = .;
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/linker-common-sections.h b/include/arch/x86/linker-common-sections.h
index 9e1be632b32..f66cc140f5e 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/linker-common-sections.h
+++ b/include/arch/x86/linker-common-sections.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	GROUP_START(ROMABLE_REGION)
 
 	_image_rom_start = PHYS_LOAD_ADDR;
+	_image_text_start = PHYS_LOAD_ADDR;
 
 	SECTION_PROLOGUE(_TEXT_SECTION_NAME, (OPTIONAL),)
 	{
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ SECTIONS
 	KEXEC_PGALIGN_PAD(MMU_PAGE_SIZE)
 	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
 
+	_image_text_end = .;
+
 	SECTION_PROLOGUE(_CTOR_SECTION_NAME, (OPTIONAL),)
 	{
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linker-defs.h b/include/linker-defs.h
index 00382f651f1..b34b55cc04f 100644
--- a/include/linker-defs.h
+++ b/include/linker-defs.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ extern char _image_rom_start[];
 extern char _image_rom_end[];
 extern char _image_ram_start[];
 extern char _image_ram_end[];
+extern char _image_text_start[];
+extern char _image_text_end[];
 
 /* end address of image. */
 extern char _end[];