diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index ae21f94..6a2833e 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ libobj-$(TARGET_CRIS) += cpu.o
 libobj-$(TARGET_LM32) += cpu.o
 libobj-$(TARGET_MICROBLAZE) += cpu.o
 libobj-$(TARGET_S390X) += cpu.o
+libobj-$(TARGET_SH4) += cpu.o
 ifeq ($(TARGET_BASE_ARCH), sparc)
 libobj-y += fop_helper.o cc_helper.o win_helper.o mmu_helper.o ldst_helper.o
 libobj-y += cpu.o
diff --git a/target-sh4/cpu-qom.h b/target-sh4/cpu-qom.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c41164a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target-sh4/cpu-qom.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU SuperH CPU
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>
+ */
+#ifndef QEMU_SUPERH_CPU_QOM_H
+#define QEMU_SUPERH_CPU_QOM_H
+
+#include "qemu/cpu.h"
+
+#define TYPE_SUPERH_CPU "superh-cpu"
+
+#define SUPERH_CPU_CLASS(klass) \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(SuperHCPUClass, (klass), TYPE_SUPERH_CPU)
+#define SUPERH_CPU(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(SuperHCPU, (obj), TYPE_SUPERH_CPU)
+#define SUPERH_CPU_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(SuperHCPUClass, (obj), TYPE_SUPERH_CPU)
+
+/**
+ * SuperHCPUClass:
+ * @parent_reset: The parent class' reset handler.
+ *
+ * A SuperH CPU model.
+ */
+typedef struct SuperHCPUClass {
+    /*< private >*/
+    CPUClass parent_class;
+    /*< public >*/
+
+    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+} SuperHCPUClass;
+
+/**
+ * SuperHCPU:
+ * @env: #CPUSH4State
+ *
+ * A SuperH CPU.
+ */
+typedef struct SuperHCPU {
+    /*< private >*/
+    CPUState parent_obj;
+    /*< public >*/
+
+    CPUSH4State env;
+} SuperHCPU;
+
+static inline SuperHCPU *sh_env_get_cpu(CPUSH4State *env)
+{
+    return SUPERH_CPU(container_of(env, SuperHCPU, env));
+}
+
+#define ENV_GET_CPU(e) CPU(sh_env_get_cpu(e))
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/target-sh4/cpu.c b/target-sh4/cpu.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e110f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target-sh4/cpu.c
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU SuperH CPU
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>
+ */
+
+#include "cpu.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+
+/* CPUClass::reset() */
+static void superh_cpu_reset(CPUState *s)
+{
+    SuperHCPU *cpu = SUPERH_CPU(s);
+    SuperHCPUClass *scc = SUPERH_CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+    CPUSH4State *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    scc->parent_reset(s);
+
+    cpu_state_reset(env);
+}
+
+static void superh_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    CPUClass *cc = CPU_CLASS(oc);
+    SuperHCPUClass *scc = SUPERH_CPU_CLASS(oc);
+
+    scc->parent_reset = cc->reset;
+    cc->reset = superh_cpu_reset;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo superh_cpu_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_SUPERH_CPU,
+    .parent = TYPE_CPU,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(SuperHCPU),
+    .abstract = false,
+    .class_size = sizeof(SuperHCPUClass),
+    .class_init = superh_cpu_class_init,
+};
+
+static void superh_cpu_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&superh_cpu_type_info);
+}
+
+type_init(superh_cpu_register_types)
diff --git a/target-sh4/cpu.h b/target-sh4/cpu.h
index 965536d..b6768f1 100644
--- a/target-sh4/cpu.h
+++ b/target-sh4/cpu.h
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ typedef struct CPUSH4State {
     memory_content **movcal_backup_tail;
 } CPUSH4State;
 
+#include "cpu-qom.h"
+
 CPUSH4State *cpu_sh4_init(const char *cpu_model);
 int cpu_sh4_exec(CPUSH4State * s);
 int cpu_sh4_signal_handler(int host_signum, void *pinfo,
diff --git a/target-sh4/translate.c b/target-sh4/translate.c
index a337beb..6309e85 100644
--- a/target-sh4/translate.c
+++ b/target-sh4/translate.c
@@ -267,13 +267,15 @@ static void cpu_register(CPUSH4State *env, const sh4_def_t *def)
 
 CPUSH4State *cpu_sh4_init(const char *cpu_model)
 {
+    SuperHCPU *cpu;
     CPUSH4State *env;
     const sh4_def_t *def;
 
     def = cpu_sh4_find_by_name(cpu_model);
     if (!def)
 	return NULL;
-    env = g_malloc0(sizeof(CPUSH4State));
+    cpu = SUPERH_CPU(object_new(TYPE_SUPERH_CPU));
+    env = &cpu->env;
     env->features = def->features;
     cpu_exec_init(env);
     env->movcal_backup_tail = &(env->movcal_backup);
