diff --git a/target/hexagon/cpu.h b/target/hexagon/cpu.h
index 4b9c9873dc..7e2ea838c5 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/cpu.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/cpu.h
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@
 
 #include "cpu-qom.h"
 #include "exec/cpu-defs.h"
+#include "exec/cpu-common.h"
 #include "hex_regs.h"
 #include "mmvec/mmvec.h"
 #include "hw/registerfields.h"
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+#include "reg_fields.h"
 typedef struct CPUHexagonTLBContext CPUHexagonTLBContext;
+#endif
 
 #define NUM_PREGS 4
 #define TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS 64
@@ -188,6 +192,7 @@ struct ArchCPU {
 
 FIELD(TB_FLAGS, IS_TIGHT_LOOP, 0, 1)
 FIELD(TB_FLAGS, MMU_INDEX, 1, 3)
+FIELD(TB_FLAGS, PCYCLE_ENABLED, 4, 1)
 
 G_NORETURN void hexagon_raise_exception_err(CPUHexagonState *env,
                                             uint32_t exception,
@@ -201,6 +206,11 @@ void hexagon_cpu_soft_reset(CPUHexagonState *env);
 #endif
 
 #include "exec/cpu-all.h"
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+#include "cpu_helper.h"
+#endif
+
 static inline void cpu_get_tb_cpu_state(CPUHexagonState *env, vaddr *pc,
                                         uint64_t *cs_base, uint32_t *flags)
 {
@@ -210,16 +220,27 @@ static inline void cpu_get_tb_cpu_state(CPUHexagonState *env, vaddr *pc,
     if (*pc == env->gpr[HEX_REG_SA0]) {
         hex_flags = FIELD_DP32(hex_flags, TB_FLAGS, IS_TIGHT_LOOP, 1);
     }
-    *flags = hex_flags;
     if (*pc & PCALIGN_MASK) {
         hexagon_raise_exception_err(env, HEX_CAUSE_PC_NOT_ALIGNED, 0);
     }
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    target_ulong syscfg = arch_get_system_reg(env, HEX_SREG_SYSCFG);
+
+    bool pcycle_enabled = extract32(syscfg,
+                                    reg_field_info[SYSCFG_PCYCLEEN].offset,
+                                    reg_field_info[SYSCFG_PCYCLEEN].width);
+
     hex_flags = FIELD_DP32(hex_flags, TB_FLAGS, MMU_INDEX,
                            cpu_mmu_index(env_cpu(env), false));
+
+    if (pcycle_enabled) {
+        hex_flags = FIELD_DP32(hex_flags, TB_FLAGS, PCYCLE_ENABLED, 1);
+    }
 #else
+    hex_flags = FIELD_DP32(hex_flags, TB_FLAGS, PCYCLE_ENABLED, true);
     hex_flags = FIELD_DP32(hex_flags, TB_FLAGS, MMU_INDEX, MMU_USER_IDX);
 #endif
+    *flags = hex_flags;
 }
 
 typedef HexagonCPU ArchCPU;
@@ -228,6 +249,4 @@ void hexagon_translate_init(void);
 void hexagon_translate_code(CPUState *cs, TranslationBlock *tb,
                             int *max_insns, vaddr pc, void *host_pc);
 
-#include "exec/cpu-all.h"
-
 #endif /* HEXAGON_CPU_H */
diff --git a/target/hexagon/translate.h b/target/hexagon/translate.h
index 0eaa3db03e..9bc4b3ce8b 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/translate.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/translate.h
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
     TCGv new_pred_value[NUM_PREGS];
     TCGv branch_taken;
     TCGv dczero_addr;
+    bool pcycle_enabled;
+    uint32_t num_cycles;
 } DisasContext;
 
 bool is_gather_store_insn(DisasContext *ctx);
diff --git a/target/hexagon/cpu_helper.c b/target/hexagon/cpu_helper.c
index 0b0802bfb9..1d9b9f8bef 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/cpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/cpu_helper.c
@@ -48,17 +48,23 @@ uint32_t arch_get_system_reg(CPUHexagonState *env, uint32_t reg)
 
 uint64_t hexagon_get_sys_pcycle_count(CPUHexagonState *env)
 {
-    g_assert_not_reached();
+    uint64_t cycles = 0;
+    CPUState *cs;
+    CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
+        CPUHexagonState *env_ = cpu_env(cs);
+        cycles += env_->t_cycle_count;
+    }
+    return *(env->g_pcycle_base) + cycles;
 }
 
 uint32_t hexagon_get_sys_pcycle_count_high(CPUHexagonState *env)
 {
-    g_assert_not_reached();
+    return hexagon_get_sys_pcycle_count(env) >> 32;
 }
 
 uint32_t hexagon_get_sys_pcycle_count_low(CPUHexagonState *env)
 {
-    g_assert_not_reached();
+    return extract64(hexagon_get_sys_pcycle_count(env), 0, 32);
 }
 
 void hexagon_set_sys_pcycle_count_high(CPUHexagonState *env,
diff --git a/target/hexagon/translate.c b/target/hexagon/translate.c
index 9119e42ff7..060df6e5eb 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/translate.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/translate.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ TCGv_i64 hex_store_val64[STORES_MAX];
 TCGv hex_llsc_addr;
 TCGv hex_llsc_val;
 TCGv_i64 hex_llsc_val_i64;
+TCGv_i64 hex_cycle_count;
 TCGv hex_vstore_addr[VSTORES_MAX];
 TCGv hex_vstore_size[VSTORES_MAX];
 TCGv hex_vstore_pending[VSTORES_MAX];
@@ -125,6 +126,22 @@ static void gen_exception_raw(int excp)
     gen_helper_raise_exception(tcg_env, tcg_constant_i32(excp));
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+static inline void gen_precise_exception(int excp, target_ulong PC)
+{
+    tcg_gen_movi_tl(hex_cause_code, excp);
+    gen_exception(HEX_EVENT_PRECISE, PC);
+}
+
+static inline void gen_pcycle_counters(DisasContext *ctx)
+{
+    if (ctx->pcycle_enabled) {
+        tcg_gen_addi_i64(hex_cycle_count, hex_cycle_count, ctx->num_cycles);
+        ctx->num_cycles = 0;
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 static void gen_exec_counters(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
     tcg_gen_addi_tl(hex_gpr[HEX_REG_QEMU_PKT_CNT],
@@ -133,6 +150,10 @@ static void gen_exec_counters(DisasContext *ctx)
                     hex_gpr[HEX_REG_QEMU_INSN_CNT], ctx->num_insns);
     tcg_gen_addi_tl(hex_gpr[HEX_REG_QEMU_HVX_CNT],
                     hex_gpr[HEX_REG_QEMU_HVX_CNT], ctx->num_hvx_insns);
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+   gen_pcycle_counters(ctx);
+#endif
 }
 
 static bool use_goto_tb(DisasContext *ctx, target_ulong dest)
@@ -785,6 +806,7 @@ static void gen_commit_hvx(DisasContext *ctx)
     }
 }
 
+static const int PCYCLES_PER_PACKET = 3;
 static void update_exec_counters(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
     Packet *pkt = ctx->pkt;
@@ -804,6 +826,7 @@ static void update_exec_counters(DisasContext *ctx)
     }
 
     ctx->num_packets++;
+    ctx->num_cycles += PCYCLES_PER_PACKET;
     ctx->num_insns += num_real_insns;
     ctx->num_hvx_insns += num_hvx_insns;
 }
@@ -946,11 +969,13 @@ static void hexagon_tr_init_disas_context(DisasContextBase *dcbase,
 
     ctx->mem_idx = FIELD_EX32(hex_flags, TB_FLAGS, MMU_INDEX);
     ctx->num_packets = 0;
+    ctx->num_cycles = 0;
     ctx->num_insns = 0;
     ctx->num_hvx_insns = 0;
     ctx->branch_cond = TCG_COND_NEVER;
     ctx->is_tight_loop = FIELD_EX32(hex_flags, TB_FLAGS, IS_TIGHT_LOOP);
     ctx->short_circuit = hex_cpu->short_circuit;
+    ctx->pcycle_enabled = FIELD_EX32(hex_flags, TB_FLAGS, PCYCLE_ENABLED);
 }
 
 static void hexagon_tr_tb_start(DisasContextBase *db, CPUState *cpu)
@@ -1077,6 +1102,8 @@ void hexagon_translate_init(void)
         offsetof(CPUHexagonState, llsc_val), "llsc_val");
     hex_llsc_val_i64 = tcg_global_mem_new_i64(tcg_env,
         offsetof(CPUHexagonState, llsc_val_i64), "llsc_val_i64");
+    hex_cycle_count = tcg_global_mem_new_i64(tcg_env,
+            offsetof(CPUHexagonState, t_cycle_count), "t_cycle_count");
     for (i = 0; i < STORES_MAX; i++) {
         snprintf(store_addr_names[i], NAME_LEN, "store_addr_%d", i);
         hex_store_addr[i] = tcg_global_mem_new(tcg_env,
