diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 1995ed0d6979..f63602828680 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ static Property riscv_cpu_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("u", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_u, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("v", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_v, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("h", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_h, true),
-    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("pmu", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_pmu, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("pmu-num", RISCVCPU, cfg.pmu_num, 16),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("Zifencei", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_ifencei, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("Zicsr", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_icsr, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("Zfh", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_zfh, false),
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index 92bad7e35e4d..47319dbce4b9 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ struct RISCVCPUConfig {
     bool ext_zbb;
     bool ext_zbc;
     bool ext_zbs;
-    bool ext_pmu;
     bool ext_ifencei;
     bool ext_icsr;
     bool ext_svinval;
@@ -396,6 +395,7 @@ struct RISCVCPUConfig {
     /* Vendor-specific custom extensions */
     bool ext_XVentanaCondOps;
 
+    uint8_t pmu_num;
     char *priv_spec;
     char *user_spec;
     char *bext_spec;
diff --git a/target/riscv/csr.c b/target/riscv/csr.c
index f1b264b2c7a4..e2d17b619877 100644
--- a/target/riscv/csr.c
+++ b/target/riscv/csr.c
@@ -71,9 +71,17 @@ static RISCVException ctr(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
     CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
     RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(cs);
     int ctr_index;
+    int base_csrno = CSR_HPMCOUNTER3;
+    bool rv32 = riscv_cpu_mxl(env) == MXL_RV32 ? true : false;
 
-    if (!cpu->cfg.ext_pmu) {
-        /* The PMU extension is not enabled */
+    if (rv32 && csrno >= CSR_CYCLEH) {
+        /* Offset for RV32 hpmcounternh counters */
+        base_csrno += 0x80;
+    }
+    ctr_index = csrno - base_csrno;
+
+    if (!cpu->cfg.pmu_num || ctr_index >= (cpu->cfg.pmu_num)) {
+        /* No counter is enabled in PMU or the counter is out of range */
         return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
     }
 
@@ -101,7 +109,7 @@ static RISCVException ctr(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
             }
             break;
         }
-        if (riscv_cpu_mxl(env) == MXL_RV32) {
+        if (rv32) {
             switch (csrno) {
             case CSR_CYCLEH:
                 if (!get_field(env->mcounteren, COUNTEREN_CY)) {
@@ -156,7 +164,7 @@ static RISCVException ctr(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
             }
             break;
         }
-        if (riscv_cpu_mxl(env) == MXL_RV32) {
+        if (rv32) {
             switch (csrno) {
             case CSR_CYCLEH:
                 if (!get_field(env->hcounteren, COUNTEREN_CY) &&
@@ -200,6 +208,26 @@ static RISCVException ctr32(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
 }
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
+static RISCVException mctr(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
+{
+    CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
+    RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(cs);
+    int ctr_index;
+    int base_csrno = CSR_MHPMCOUNTER3;
+
+    if ((riscv_cpu_mxl(env) == MXL_RV32) && csrno >= CSR_MCYCLEH) {
+        /* Offset for RV32 mhpmcounternh counters */
+        base_csrno += 0x80;
+    }
+    ctr_index = csrno - base_csrno;
+    if (!cpu->cfg.pmu_num || ctr_index >= cpu->cfg.pmu_num) {
+        /* The PMU is not enabled or counter is out of range*/
+        return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
+    }
+
+    return RISCV_EXCP_NONE;
+}
+
 static RISCVException any(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
 {
     return RISCV_EXCP_NONE;
@@ -3571,35 +3599,35 @@ riscv_csr_operations csr_ops[CSR_TABLE_SIZE] = {
     [CSR_HPMCOUNTER30]   = { "hpmcounter30",   ctr,    read_zero },
     [CSR_HPMCOUNTER31]   = { "hpmcounter31",   ctr,    read_zero },
 
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER3]   = { "mhpmcounter3",   any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER4]   = { "mhpmcounter4",   any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER5]   = { "mhpmcounter5",   any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER6]   = { "mhpmcounter6",   any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER7]   = { "mhpmcounter7",   any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER8]   = { "mhpmcounter8",   any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER9]   = { "mhpmcounter9",   any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER10]  = { "mhpmcounter10",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER11]  = { "mhpmcounter11",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER12]  = { "mhpmcounter12",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER13]  = { "mhpmcounter13",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER14]  = { "mhpmcounter14",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER15]  = { "mhpmcounter15",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER16]  = { "mhpmcounter16",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER17]  = { "mhpmcounter17",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER18]  = { "mhpmcounter18",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER19]  = { "mhpmcounter19",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER20]  = { "mhpmcounter20",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER21]  = { "mhpmcounter21",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER22]  = { "mhpmcounter22",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER23]  = { "mhpmcounter23",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER24]  = { "mhpmcounter24",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER25]  = { "mhpmcounter25",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER26]  = { "mhpmcounter26",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER27]  = { "mhpmcounter27",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER28]  = { "mhpmcounter28",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER29]  = { "mhpmcounter29",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER30]  = { "mhpmcounter30",  any,    read_zero },
-    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER31]  = { "mhpmcounter31",  any,    read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER3]   = { "mhpmcounter3",   mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER4]   = { "mhpmcounter4",   mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER5]   = { "mhpmcounter5",   mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER6]   = { "mhpmcounter6",   mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER7]   = { "mhpmcounter7",   mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER8]   = { "mhpmcounter8",   mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER9]   = { "mhpmcounter9",   mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER10]  = { "mhpmcounter10",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER11]  = { "mhpmcounter11",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER12]  = { "mhpmcounter12",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER13]  = { "mhpmcounter13",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER14]  = { "mhpmcounter14",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER15]  = { "mhpmcounter15",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER16]  = { "mhpmcounter16",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER17]  = { "mhpmcounter17",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER18]  = { "mhpmcounter18",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER19]  = { "mhpmcounter19",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER20]  = { "mhpmcounter20",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER21]  = { "mhpmcounter21",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER22]  = { "mhpmcounter22",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER23]  = { "mhpmcounter23",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER24]  = { "mhpmcounter24",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER25]  = { "mhpmcounter25",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER26]  = { "mhpmcounter26",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER27]  = { "mhpmcounter27",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER28]  = { "mhpmcounter28",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER29]  = { "mhpmcounter29",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER30]  = { "mhpmcounter30",  mctr,   read_zero },
+    [CSR_MHPMCOUNTER31]  = { "mhpmcounter31",  mctr,   read_zero },
 
     [CSR_MHPMEVENT3]     = { "mhpmevent3",     any,    read_zero },
     [CSR_MHPMEVENT4]     = { "mhpmevent4",     any,    read_zero },
