diff --git a/Kconfig.zephyr b/Kconfig.zephyr
index 50cce1a41a6..396aad9240e 100644
--- a/Kconfig.zephyr
+++ b/Kconfig.zephyr
@@ -180,6 +180,20 @@ config SRAM_OFFSET
 
 	  If unsure, leave at the default value 0.
 
+menu "Linker Sections"
+
+config LINKER_USE_BOOT_SECTION
+	bool "Enable Usage of Boot Linker Section"
+	help
+	  If enabled, the symbols which are needed for the boot process
+	  will be put into another linker section reserved for these
+	  symbols.
+
+	  Requires that boot sections exist in the architecture, SoC,
+	  board or custom linker script.
+
+endmenu # "Linker Sections"
+
 endmenu
 
 menu "Compiler Options"
diff --git a/include/linker/linker-defs.h b/include/linker/linker-defs.h
index 8a79a7f3983..7c032162ffa 100644
--- a/include/linker/linker-defs.h
+++ b/include/linker/linker-defs.h
@@ -317,6 +317,30 @@ extern char __tls_end[];
 extern char __tls_size[];
 #endif /* CONFIG_THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_LINKER_USE_BOOT_SECTION
+/* lnkr_boot_start[] and lnkr_boot_end[]
+ * must encapsulate all the boot sections.
+ */
+extern char lnkr_boot_start[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_end[];
+
+extern char lnkr_boot_text_start[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_text_end[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_text_size[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_data_start[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_data_end[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_data_size[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_rodata_start[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_rodata_end[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_rodata_size[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_bss_start[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_bss_end[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_bss_size[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_noinit_start[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_noinit_end[];
+extern char lnkr_boot_noinit_size[];
+#endif /* CONFIG_LINKER_USE_BOOT_SECTION */
+
 #endif /* ! _ASMLANGUAGE */
 
 #endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_LINKER_LINKER_DEFS_H_ */
diff --git a/include/linker/section_tags.h b/include/linker/section_tags.h
index 86e383e7a0c..51134117149 100644
--- a/include/linker/section_tags.h
+++ b/include/linker/section_tags.h
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@
 #define __kstackmem __noinit
 #endif /* CONFIG_KERNEL_COHERENCE */
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_LINKER_USE_BOOT_SECTION)
+#define __boot_func	Z_GENERIC_DOT_SECTION(BOOT_TEXT_SECTION_NAME)
+#define __boot_data	Z_GENERIC_DOT_SECTION(BOOT_DATA_SECTION_NAME)
+#define __boot_rodata	Z_GENERIC_DOT_SECTION(BOOT_RODATA_SECTION_NAME)
+#define __boot_bss	Z_GENERIC_DOT_SECTION(BOOT_BSS_SECTION_NAME)
+#define __boot_noinit	Z_GENERIC_DOT_SECTION(BOOT_NOINIT_SECTION_NAME)
+#else
+#define __boot_func
+#define __boot_data
+#define __boot_rodata
+#define __boot_bss
+#define __boot_noinit	__noinit
+#endif /* CONFIG_LINKER_USE_BOOT_SECTION */
+
 #endif /* !_ASMLANGUAGE */
 
 #endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_LINKER_SECTION_TAGS_H_ */
diff --git a/include/linker/sections.h b/include/linker/sections.h
index 57b81031599..4ec09ce77e1 100644
--- a/include/linker/sections.h
+++ b/include/linker/sections.h
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@
 #define _NOCACHE_SECTION_NAME nocache
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_LINKER_USE_BOOT_SECTION)
+#define BOOT_TEXT_SECTION_NAME		boot_text
+#define BOOT_BSS_SECTION_NAME		boot_bss
+#define BOOT_RODATA_SECTION_NAME	boot_rodata
+#define BOOT_DATA_SECTION_NAME		boot_data
+#define BOOT_NOINIT_SECTION_NAME	boot_noinit
+#endif
+
 /* Short section references for use in ASM files */
 #if defined(_ASMLANGUAGE)
 /* Various text section names */
@@ -77,6 +85,21 @@
 #define RODATA rodata
 #define DATA data
 #define NOINIT noinit
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_LINKER_USE_BOOT_SECTION)
+#define BOOT_TEXT			BOOT_TEXT_SECTION_NAME
+#define BOOT_BSS			BOOT_BSS_SECTION_NAME
+#define BOOT_RODATA			BOOT_RODATA_SECTION_NAME
+#define BOOT_DATA			BOOT_DATA_SECTION_NAME
+#define BOOT_NOINIT			BOOT_NOINIT_SECTION_NAME
+#else
+#define BOOT_TEXT			TEXT
+#define BOOT_BSS			BSS
+#define BOOT_RODATA			RODATA
+#define BOOT_DATA			DATA
+#define BOOT_NOINIT			NOINIT
+#endif /* CONFIG_LINKER_USE_BOOT_SECTION */
+
 #endif /* _ASMLANGUAGE */
 
 #include <linker/section_tags.h>
diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h b/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h
index 807d29c7e2b..6e8bbeac170 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ static inline void z_data_copy(void)
 	/* Do nothing */
 }
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LINKER_USE_BOOT_SECTION
+void z_bss_zero_boot(void);
+#else
+static inline void z_bss_zero_boot(void)
+{
+	/* Do nothing */
+}
+#endif
+
 FUNC_NORETURN void z_cstart(void);
 
 void z_device_state_init(void);
diff --git a/kernel/init.c b/kernel/init.c
index b9ab4deeefc..ce230a8ae96 100644
--- a/kernel/init.c
+++ b/kernel/init.c
@@ -109,6 +109,24 @@ void z_bss_zero(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_LINKER_USE_BOOT_SECTION
+/**
+ * @brief Clear BSS within the bot region
+ *
+ * This routine clears the BSS within the boot region.
+ * This is separate from z_bss_zero() as boot region may
+ * contain symbols required for the boot process before
+ * paging is initialized.
+ */
+__boot_func
+void z_bss_zero_boot(void)
+{
+	(void)memset(&lnkr_boot_bss_start, 0,
+		     (uintptr_t)&lnkr_boot_bss_end
+		     - (uintptr_t)&lnkr_boot_bss_start);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_LINKER_USE_BOOT_SECTION */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACK_CANARIES
 extern volatile uintptr_t __stack_chk_guard;
 #endif /* CONFIG_STACK_CANARIES */