diff --git a/default-configs/arm64-linux-user.mak b/default-configs/arm64-linux-user.mak
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46d4aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default-configs/arm64-linux-user.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Default configuration for arm-linux-user
+
+CONFIG_GDBSTUB_XML=y
diff --git a/linux-user/arm/syscall.h b/linux-user/arm/syscall.h
index 003d424..769aac0 100644
--- a/linux-user/arm/syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/arm/syscall.h
@@ -1,4 +1,36 @@
 
+#ifdef TARGET_ARM64
+
+struct target_pt_regs {
+    uint64_t        regs[31];
+    uint64_t        sp;
+    uint64_t        pc;
+    uint64_t        pstate;
+};
+
+#define ARM_cpsr	uregs[16]
+#define ARM_pc		uregs[15]
+#define ARM_lr		uregs[14]
+#define ARM_sp		uregs[13]
+#define ARM_ip		uregs[12]
+#define ARM_fp		uregs[11]
+#define ARM_r10		uregs[10]
+#define ARM_r9		uregs[9]
+#define ARM_r8		uregs[8]
+#define ARM_r7		uregs[7]
+#define ARM_r6		uregs[6]
+#define ARM_r5		uregs[5]
+#define ARM_r4		uregs[4]
+#define ARM_r3		uregs[3]
+#define ARM_r2		uregs[2]
+#define ARM_r1		uregs[1]
+#define ARM_r0		uregs[0]
+#define ARM_ORIG_r0	uregs[17]
+
+#define UNAME_MACHINE "aarch64"
+
+#else /* TARGET_ARM64 */
+
 /* this struct defines the way the registers are stored on the
    stack during a system call. */
 
@@ -25,6 +57,14 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 #define ARM_r0		uregs[0]
 #define ARM_ORIG_r0	uregs[17]
 
+#if defined(TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
+#define UNAME_MACHINE "armv5teb"
+#else
+#define UNAME_MACHINE "armv5tel"
+#endif
+
+#endif /* TARGET_ARM64 */
+
 #define ARM_SYSCALL_BASE	0x900000
 #define ARM_THUMB_SYSCALL	0
 
@@ -34,9 +74,3 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
 
 #define ARM_NR_semihosting	  0x123456
 #define ARM_NR_thumb_semihosting  0xAB
-
-#if defined(TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
-#define UNAME_MACHINE "armv5teb"
-#else
-#define UNAME_MACHINE "armv5tel"
-#endif
diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 89db49c..239687d 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -260,16 +260,26 @@ static void elf_core_copy_regs(target_elf_gregset_t *regs, const CPUX86State *en
 
 #define ELF_START_MMAP 0x80000000
 
-#define elf_check_arch(x) ( (x) == EM_ARM )
+#define elf_check_arch(x) ( (x) == ELF_MACHINE )
 
+#define ELF_ARCH        ELF_MACHINE
+
+#ifdef TARGET_ARM64
+#define ELF_CLASS       ELFCLASS64
+#else
 #define ELF_CLASS       ELFCLASS32
-#define ELF_ARCH        EM_ARM
+#endif
 
 static inline void init_thread(struct target_pt_regs *regs,
                                struct image_info *infop)
 {
     abi_long stack = infop->start_stack;
     memset(regs, 0, sizeof(*regs));
+
+#ifdef TARGET_ARM64
+    regs->pc = infop->entry & ~0x3ULL;
+    regs->sp = stack;
+#else
     regs->ARM_cpsr = 0x10;
     if (infop->entry & 1)
         regs->ARM_cpsr |= CPSR_T;
@@ -283,6 +293,7 @@ static inline void init_thread(struct target_pt_regs *regs,
     /* For uClinux PIC binaries.  */
     /* XXX: Linux does this only on ARM with no MMU (do we care ?) */
     regs->ARM_r10 = infop->start_data;
+#endif
 }
 
 #define ELF_NREG    18
diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index d3f4b97..2e3c903 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -3882,6 +3882,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     cpu_x86_load_seg(env, R_FS, 0);
     cpu_x86_load_seg(env, R_GS, 0);
 #endif
+#elif defined(TARGET_ARM64)
+    {
+        int i;
+        for(i = 0; i < 31; i++) {
+            env->xregs[i] = regs->regs[i];
+        }
+        env->pc = regs->pc;
+        env->sp = regs->sp;
+    }
 #elif defined(TARGET_ARM)
     {
         int i;
diff --git a/target-arm/cpu.h b/target-arm/cpu.h
index ec292c9..34cc00c 100644
--- a/target-arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target-arm/cpu.h
@@ -288,7 +288,11 @@ int cpu_arm_handle_mmu_fault (CPUARMState *env, target_ulong address, int rw,
 
 static inline void cpu_set_tls(CPUARMState *env, target_ulong newtls)
 {
-  env->cp15.c13_tls2 = newtls;
+    if (is_a64(env)) {
+        env->sr.tpidr_el0 = newtls;
+    } else {
+        env->cp15.c13_tls2 = newtls;
+    }
 }
 
 #define CPSR_M (0x1f)
@@ -696,9 +700,17 @@ static inline int cpu_mmu_index (CPUARMState *env)
 #if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 static inline void cpu_clone_regs(CPUARMState *env, target_ulong newsp)
 {
-    if (newsp)
-        env->regs[13] = newsp;
-    env->regs[0] = 0;
+    if (is_a64(env)) {
+        if (newsp) {
+            env->sp = newsp;
+        }
+        env->xregs[0] = 0;
+    } else {
+        if (newsp) {
+            env->regs[13] = newsp;
+        }
+        env->regs[0] = 0;
+    }
 }
 #endif
 
