diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index a848836d2e..809b6eb4ed 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ static const struct isa_ext_data isa_edata_arr[] = {
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(svinval, true, PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0, ext_svinval),
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(svnapot, true, PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0, ext_svnapot),
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(svpbmt, true, PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0, ext_svpbmt),
+    ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(xtheadba, true, PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0, ext_xtheadba),
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(xtheadcmo, true, PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0, ext_xtheadcmo),
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(xtheadsync, true, PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0, ext_xtheadsync),
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(xventanacondops, true, PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0, ext_XVentanaCondOps),
@@ -1062,6 +1063,7 @@ static Property riscv_cpu_extensions[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("zmmul", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_zmmul, false),
 
     /* Vendor-specific custom extensions */
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("xtheadba", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_xtheadba, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("xtheadcmo", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_xtheadcmo, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("xtheadsync", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_xtheadsync, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("xventanacondops", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_XVentanaCondOps, false),
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index 4d3da2acfa..ec2588a0f0 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ struct RISCVCPUConfig {
     uint64_t mimpid;
 
     /* Vendor-specific custom extensions */
+    bool ext_xtheadba;
     bool ext_xtheadcmo;
     bool ext_xtheadsync;
     bool ext_XVentanaCondOps;
diff --git a/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_xthead.c.inc b/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_xthead.c.inc
index 6009d61c81..79e1f5bde9 100644
--- a/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_xthead.c.inc
+++ b/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_xthead.c.inc
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
  * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#define REQUIRE_XTHEADBA(ctx) do {               \
+    if (!ctx->cfg_ptr->ext_xtheadba) {           \
+        return false;                            \
+    }                                            \
+} while (0)
+
 #define REQUIRE_XTHEADCMO(ctx) do {              \
     if (!ctx->cfg_ptr->ext_xtheadcmo) {          \
         return false;                            \
@@ -28,6 +34,39 @@
     }                                            \
 } while (0)
 
+/* XTheadBa */
+
+/*
+ * th.addsl is similar to sh[123]add (from Zba), but not an
+ * alternative encoding: while sh[123] applies the shift to rs1,
+ * th.addsl shifts rs2.
+ */
+
+#define GEN_TH_ADDSL(SHAMT)                                     \
+static void gen_th_addsl##SHAMT(TCGv ret, TCGv arg1, TCGv arg2) \
+{                                                               \
+    TCGv t = tcg_temp_new();                                    \
+    tcg_gen_shli_tl(t, arg2, SHAMT);                            \
+    tcg_gen_add_tl(ret, t, arg1);                               \
+    tcg_temp_free(t);                                           \
+}
+
+GEN_TH_ADDSL(1)
+GEN_TH_ADDSL(2)
+GEN_TH_ADDSL(3)
+
+#define GEN_TRANS_TH_ADDSL(SHAMT)                                       \
+static bool trans_th_addsl##SHAMT(DisasContext *ctx,                    \
+                                  arg_th_addsl##SHAMT * a)              \
+{                                                                       \
+    REQUIRE_XTHEADBA(ctx);                                              \
+    return gen_arith(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, gen_th_addsl##SHAMT, NULL);      \
+}
+
+GEN_TRANS_TH_ADDSL(1)
+GEN_TRANS_TH_ADDSL(2)
+GEN_TRANS_TH_ADDSL(3)
+
 /* XTheadCmo */
 
 static inline int priv_level(DisasContext *ctx)
diff --git a/target/riscv/translate.c b/target/riscv/translate.c
index c40617662a..7b35f1d71b 100644
--- a/target/riscv/translate.c
+++ b/target/riscv/translate.c
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ static bool always_true_p(DisasContext *ctx  __attribute__((__unused__)))
 
 static bool has_xthead_p(DisasContext *ctx  __attribute__((__unused__)))
 {
-    return ctx->cfg_ptr->ext_xtheadcmo || ctx->cfg_ptr->ext_xtheadsync;
+    return ctx->cfg_ptr->ext_xtheadba || ctx->cfg_ptr->ext_xtheadcmo ||
+           ctx->cfg_ptr->ext_xtheadsync;
 }
 
 #define MATERIALISE_EXT_PREDICATE(ext)  \
diff --git a/target/riscv/xthead.decode b/target/riscv/xthead.decode
index 1d86f3a012..b149f13018 100644
--- a/target/riscv/xthead.decode
+++ b/target/riscv/xthead.decode
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Translation routines for the instructions of the XThead* ISA extensions
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Christoph Muellner, christoph.muellner@vrull.eu
+#                    Dr. Philipp Tomsich, philipp.tomsich@vrull.eu
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 #
@@ -9,12 +10,33 @@
 #   https://github.com/T-head-Semi/thead-extension-spec/releases/latest
 
 # Fields:
+%rd        7:5
 %rs1       15:5
 %rs2       20:5
 
+# Argument sets
+&r         rd rs1 rs2                               !extern
+
 # Formats
 @sfence_vm  ....... ..... .....   ... ..... ....... %rs1
 @rs2_s      ....... ..... ..... ... ..... .......   %rs2 %rs1
+@r          ....... ..... .....  ... ..... .......  &r %rs2 %rs1 %rd
+
+# XTheadBa
+# Instead of defining a new encoding, we simply use the decoder to
+# extract the imm[0:1] field and dispatch to separate translation
+# functions (mirroring the `sh[123]add` instructions from Zba and
+# the regular RVI `add` instruction.
+#
+# The only difference between sh[123]add and addsl is that the shift
+# is applied to rs1 (for addsl) instead of rs2 (for sh[123]add).
+#
+# Note that shift-by-0 is a valid operation according to the manual.
+# This will be equivalent to a regular add.
+add              0000000 ..... ..... 001 ..... 0001011 @r
+th_addsl1        0000001 ..... ..... 001 ..... 0001011 @r
+th_addsl2        0000010 ..... ..... 001 ..... 0001011 @r
+th_addsl3        0000011 ..... ..... 001 ..... 0001011 @r
 
 # XTheadCmo
 th_dcache_call   0000000 00001 00000 000 00000 0001011
