diff --git a/include/linker/linker-defs.h b/include/linker/linker-defs.h
index f3a01fa469b..b28be9b4670 100644
--- a/include/linker/linker-defs.h
+++ b/include/linker/linker-defs.h
@@ -252,6 +252,17 @@ extern char _ramfunc_ram_size[];
 extern char _ramfunc_rom_start[];
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_RAMFUNC_SUPPORT */
 
+/* Memory owned by the kernel. Memory region for thread privilege stack buffers,
+ * currently only applicable on ARM Cortex-M architecture when building with
+ * support for User Mode.
+ *
+ * All thread privilege stack buffers will be placed into this section.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE
+extern char z_priv_stacks_ram_start[];
+extern char z_priv_stacks_ram_end[];
+#endif /* CONFIG_USERSPACE */
+
 #endif /* ! _ASMLANGUAGE */
 
 #endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_LINKER_LINKER_DEFS_H_ */
diff --git a/include/linker/priv_stacks-noinit.ld b/include/linker/priv_stacks-noinit.ld
index 6247a99a1d7..e275b194c9c 100644
--- a/include/linker/priv_stacks-noinit.ld
+++ b/include/linker/priv_stacks-noinit.ld
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
 
      SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE(priv_stacks_noinit,,)
         {
+        z_priv_stacks_ram_start = .;
         *(".priv_stacks.noinit")
+        z_priv_stacks_ram_end = .;
         } GROUP_DATA_LINK_IN(RAMABLE_REGION, ROMABLE_REGION)