diff --git a/Kconfig.zephyr b/Kconfig.zephyr
index 4710cc82149..0edb610d677 100644
--- a/Kconfig.zephyr
+++ b/Kconfig.zephyr
@@ -306,6 +306,24 @@ config LINKER_USE_RELAX
 
 endmenu # "Linker Sections"
 
+config LINKER_DEVNULL_SUPPORT
+	bool
+	default y if CPU_CORTEX_M || (RISCV && !64BIT)
+
+config LINKER_DEVNULL_MEMORY
+	bool "Devnull region"
+	depends on LINKER_DEVNULL_SUPPORT
+	help
+	  Devnull region is created. It is stripped from final binary but remains
+	  in byproduct elf file.
+
+config LINKER_DEVNULL_MEMORY_SIZE
+	int "Devnull region size"
+	depends on LINKER_DEVNULL_MEMORY
+	default 262144
+	help
+	  Size can be adjusted so it fits all data placed in that region.
+
 endmenu
 
 menu "Compiler Options"
diff --git a/include/zephyr/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld b/include/zephyr/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
index 92b6f02d029..13c2747f5a3 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/zephyr/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_FLASH_LOAD_SIZE > 0
 #define ROM_SIZE CONFIG_FLASH_LOAD_SIZE
 #else
-#define ROM_SIZE (CONFIG_FLASH_SIZE*1K - CONFIG_FLASH_LOAD_OFFSET)
+#define ROM_SIZE (CONFIG_FLASH_SIZE * 1024 - CONFIG_FLASH_LOAD_OFFSET)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_XIP)
@@ -75,10 +75,15 @@ _region_min_align = 4;
     . = ALIGN(_region_min_align)
 #endif
 
+#include <zephyr/linker/linker-devnull.h>
+
 MEMORY
     {
     FLASH (rx) : ORIGIN = ROM_ADDR, LENGTH = ROM_SIZE
     RAM   (wx) : ORIGIN = RAM_ADDR, LENGTH = RAM_SIZE
+#if defined(CONFIG_LINKER_DEVNULL_MEMORY)
+    DEVNULL_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = DEVNULL_ADDR, LENGTH = DEVNULL_SIZE
+#endif
     LINKER_DT_REGIONS()
     /* Used by and documented in include/linker/intlist.ld */
     IDT_LIST (wx) : ORIGIN = 0xFFFFF7FF, LENGTH = 2K
diff --git a/include/zephyr/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld b/include/zephyr/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld
index 5bed82439d6..eb5c4782441 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld
+++ b/include/zephyr/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 	#define MPU_ALIGN(region_size) . = ALIGN(4)
 #endif
 
+#include <zephyr/linker/linker-devnull.h>
+
 MEMORY
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_XIP
@@ -79,6 +81,10 @@ MEMORY
 #endif
     RAM (rwx) : ORIGIN = RAM_BASE, LENGTH = RAM_SIZE
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_LINKER_DEVNULL_MEMORY)
+    DEVNULL_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = DEVNULL_ADDR, LENGTH = DEVNULL_SIZE
+#endif
+
     LINKER_DT_REGIONS()
 
     /* Used by and documented in include/linker/intlist.ld */
diff --git a/include/zephyr/linker/linker-devnull.h b/include/zephyr/linker/linker-devnull.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0545da7c8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/zephyr/linker/linker-devnull.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/*
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Platform independent set of macros for creating a memory segment for
+ * aggregating data that shall be kept in the elf file but not in the binary.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_LINKER_LINKER_DEVNULL_H_
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_LINKER_DEVNULL_MEMORY)
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_XIP)
+#if (!defined(ROM_ADDR) && !defined(ROM_BASE)) || !defined(ROM_SIZE)
+#error "ROM_SIZE, ROM_ADDR or ROM_BASE not defined"
+#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_XIP */
+
+#if (!defined(RAM_ADDR) && !defined(RAM_BASE)) || !defined(RAM_SIZE)
+#error "RAM_SIZE, RAM_ADDR or RAM_BASE not defined"
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_XIP) && !defined(ROM_ADDR)
+#define ROM_ADDR ROM_BASE
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(RAM_ADDR)
+#define RAM_ADDR RAM_BASE
+#endif
+
+#define ROM_END_ADDR (ROM_ADDR + ROM_SIZE)
+#define DEVNULL_SIZE CONFIG_LINKER_DEVNULL_MEMORY_SIZE
+#define ROM_DEVNULL_END_ADDR (ROM_END_ADDR + DEVNULL_SIZE)
+#define MAX_ADDR UINT32_MAX
+
+/* Determine where to put the devnull region. It should be adjacent to the ROM
+ * region. If ROM starts after RAM or the distance between ROM and RAM is big
+ * enough to fit the devnull region then devnull region is placed just after
+ * the ROM region. If it cannot be done then the devnull region is placed before
+ * the ROM region. It is possible that the devnull region cannot be placed
+ * adjacent to the ROM (e.g. ROM starts at 0 and RAM follows ROM). In that
+ * case compilation fails and the devnull region is not supported in that
+ * configuration.
+ */
+#if !defined(CONFIG_XIP)
+
+#if RAM_ADDR >= DEVNULL_SIZE
+#define DEVNULL_ADDR (RAM_ADDR - DEVNULL_SIZE)
+#else
+#define DEVNULL_ADDR (RAM_ADDR + RAM_SIZE)
+#endif
+
+#else /* CONFIG_XIP */
+
+#if ((ROM_ADDR > RAM_ADDR) && ((MAX_ADDR - ROM_END_ADDR) >= DEVNULL_SIZE)) || \
+	((ROM_END_ADDR + DEVNULL_SIZE) <= RAM_ADDR)
+#define DEVNULL_ADDR ROM_END_ADDR
+#elif ROM_ADDR > DEVNULL_SIZE
+#define DEVNULL_ADDR (ROM_ADDR - DEVNULL_SIZE)
+#else
+#error "Cannot place devnull segment adjacent to ROM region."
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_LINKER_DEVNULL_MEMORY)
+#define DEVNULL_REGION DEVNULL_ROM
+#else
+#define DEVNULL_REGION ROMABLE_REGION
+#endif
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_XIP */
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_LINKER_DEVNULL_MEMORY */
+
+#endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_LINKER_LINKER_DEVNULL_H_ */