diff --git a/hw/microblaze/xlnx-zynqmp-pmu.c b/hw/microblaze/xlnx-zynqmp-pmu.c
index fc3c8b236f..b643125704 100644
--- a/hw/microblaze/xlnx-zynqmp-pmu.c
+++ b/hw/microblaze/xlnx-zynqmp-pmu.c
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include "boot.h"
 
 /* Define the PMU device */
 
@@ -27,21 +30,56 @@
 #define XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(XlnxZynqMPPMUState, (obj), \
                                           TYPE_XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU)
 
+#define XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU_ROM_SIZE    0x8000
+#define XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU_ROM_ADDR    0xFFD00000
+#define XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU_RAM_ADDR    0xFFDC0000
+
 typedef struct XlnxZynqMPPMUState {
     /*< private >*/
     DeviceState parent_obj;
 
     /*< public >*/
+    MicroBlazeCPU cpu;
 }  XlnxZynqMPPMUState;
 
 static void xlnx_zynqmp_pmu_init(Object *obj)
 {
+    XlnxZynqMPPMUState *s = XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU(obj);
 
+    object_initialize(&s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu),
+                      TYPE_MICROBLAZE_CPU);
+    object_property_add_child(obj, "pmu-cpu", OBJECT(&s->cpu),
+                              &error_abort);
 }
 
 static void xlnx_zynqmp_pmu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-
+    XlnxZynqMPPMUState *s = XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU(dev);
+    Error *err = NULL;
+
+    object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(&s->cpu), XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU_ROM_ADDR,
+                             "base-vectors", &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cpu), true, "use-stack-protection",
+                             &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(&s->cpu), 0, "use-fpu", &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(&s->cpu), 0, "use-hw-mul", &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cpu), true, "use-barrel",
+                             &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cpu), true, "use-msr-instr",
+                             &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cpu), true, "use-pcmp-instr",
+                             &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cpu), false, "use-mmu", &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cpu), true, "endianness",
+                             &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->cpu), "8.40.b", "version",
+                            &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(&s->cpu), 0, "pvr", &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cpu), true, "realized", &err);
+    if (err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return;
+    }
 }
 
 static void xlnx_zynqmp_pmu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
@@ -70,7 +108,35 @@ type_init(xlnx_zynqmp_pmu_register_types)
 
 static void xlnx_zcu102_pmu_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
-
+    XlnxZynqMPPMUState *pmu = g_new0(XlnxZynqMPPMUState, 1);
+    MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
+    MemoryRegion *pmu_rom = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
+    MemoryRegion *pmu_ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
+
+    /* Create the ROM */
+    memory_region_init_rom(pmu_rom, NULL, "xlnx-zcu102-pmu.rom",
+                           XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU_ROM_SIZE, &error_fatal);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU_ROM_ADDR,
+                                pmu_rom);
+
+    /* Create the RAM */
+    memory_region_init_ram(pmu_ram, NULL, "xlnx-zcu102-pmu.ram",
+                           machine->ram_size, &error_fatal);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU_RAM_ADDR,
+                                pmu_ram);
+
+    /* Create the PMU device */
+    object_initialize(pmu, sizeof(XlnxZynqMPPMUState), TYPE_XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU);
+    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "pmu", OBJECT(pmu),
+                              &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(pmu), true, "realized", &error_fatal);
+
+    /* Load the kernel */
+    microblaze_load_kernel(&pmu->cpu, XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU_RAM_ADDR,
+                           machine->ram_size,
+                           machine->kernel_filename,
+                           machine->dtb,
+                           NULL);
 }
 
 static void xlnx_zcu102_pmu_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
