diff --git a/include/hw/riscv/sifive_u.h b/include/hw/riscv/sifive_u.h
index a9f7b4a084..8824b7c031 100644
--- a/include/hw/riscv/sifive_u.h
+++ b/include/hw/riscv/sifive_u.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "hw/gpio/sifive_gpio.h"
 #include "hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.h"
 #include "hw/misc/sifive_u_prci.h"
+#include "hw/ssi/sifive_spi.h"
 
 #define TYPE_RISCV_U_SOC "riscv.sifive.u.soc"
 #define RISCV_U_SOC(obj) \
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct SiFiveUSoCState {
     SIFIVEGPIOState gpio;
     SiFiveUOTPState otp;
     SiFivePDMAState dma;
+    SiFiveSPIState spi0;
     CadenceGEMState gem;
 
     uint32_t serial;
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ enum {
     SIFIVE_U_DEV_UART0,
     SIFIVE_U_DEV_UART1,
     SIFIVE_U_DEV_GPIO,
+    SIFIVE_U_DEV_QSPI0,
     SIFIVE_U_DEV_OTP,
     SIFIVE_U_DEV_DMC,
     SIFIVE_U_DEV_FLASH0,
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ enum {
     SIFIVE_U_PDMA_IRQ5 = 28,
     SIFIVE_U_PDMA_IRQ6 = 29,
     SIFIVE_U_PDMA_IRQ7 = 30,
+    SIFIVE_U_QSPI0_IRQ = 51,
     SIFIVE_U_GEM_IRQ = 0x35
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
index 59b61cea01..43a0e983d2 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * 5) OTP (One-Time Programmable) memory with stored serial number
  * 6) GEM (Gigabit Ethernet Controller) and management block
  * 7) DMA (Direct Memory Access Controller)
+ * 8) SPI0 connected to an SPI flash
  *
  * This board currently generates devicetree dynamically that indicates at least
  * two harts and up to five harts.
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "hw/char/serial.h"
 #include "hw/cpu/cluster.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
+#include "hw/ssi/ssi.h"
 #include "target/riscv/cpu.h"
 #include "hw/riscv/riscv_hart.h"
 #include "hw/riscv/sifive_u.h"
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ static const struct MemmapEntry {
     [SIFIVE_U_DEV_PRCI] =     { 0x10000000,     0x1000 },
     [SIFIVE_U_DEV_UART0] =    { 0x10010000,     0x1000 },
     [SIFIVE_U_DEV_UART1] =    { 0x10011000,     0x1000 },
+    [SIFIVE_U_DEV_QSPI0] =    { 0x10040000,     0x1000 },
     [SIFIVE_U_DEV_GPIO] =     { 0x10060000,     0x1000 },
     [SIFIVE_U_DEV_OTP] =      { 0x10070000,     0x1000 },
     [SIFIVE_U_DEV_GEM] =      { 0x10090000,     0x2000 },
@@ -342,6 +345,32 @@ static void create_fdt(SiFiveUState *s, const struct MemmapEntry *memmap,
                             "sifive,fu540-c000-ccache");
     g_free(nodename);
 
+    nodename = g_strdup_printf("/soc/spi@%lx",
+        (long)memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_QSPI0].base);
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, nodename);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "#size-cells", 0);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "#address-cells", 1);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(fdt, nodename, "clocks",
+        prci_phandle, PRCI_CLK_TLCLK);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "interrupts", SIFIVE_U_QSPI0_IRQ);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "interrupt-parent", plic_phandle);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(fdt, nodename, "reg",
+        0x0, memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_QSPI0].base,
+        0x0, memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_QSPI0].size);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, nodename, "compatible", "sifive,spi0");
+    g_free(nodename);
+
+    nodename = g_strdup_printf("/soc/spi@%lx/flash@0",
+        (long)memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_QSPI0].base);
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, nodename);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "spi-rx-bus-width", 4);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "spi-tx-bus-width", 4);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop(fdt, nodename, "m25p,fast-read", NULL, 0);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "spi-max-frequency", 50000000);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "reg", 0);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, nodename, "compatible", "jedec,spi-nor");
+    g_free(nodename);
+
     phy_phandle = phandle++;
     nodename = g_strdup_printf("/soc/ethernet@%lx",
         (long)memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_GEM].base);
@@ -439,6 +468,9 @@ static void sifive_u_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     int i;
     uint32_t fdt_load_addr;
     uint64_t kernel_entry;
+    DriveInfo *dinfo;
+    DeviceState *flash_dev;
+    qemu_irq flash_cs;
 
     /* Initialize SoC */
     object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", &s->soc, TYPE_RISCV_U_SOC);
@@ -571,6 +603,19 @@ static void sifive_u_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     riscv_rom_copy_firmware_info(machine, memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_MROM].base,
                                  memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_MROM].size,
                                  sizeof(reset_vec), kernel_entry);
+
+    /* Connect an SPI flash to SPI0 */
+    flash_dev = qdev_new("is25wp256");
+    dinfo = drive_get_next(IF_MTD);
+    if (dinfo) {
+        qdev_prop_set_drive_err(flash_dev, "drive",
+                                blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
+                                &error_fatal);
+    }
+    qdev_realize_and_unref(flash_dev, BUS(s->soc.spi0.spi), &error_fatal);
+
+    flash_cs = qdev_get_gpio_in_named(flash_dev, SSI_GPIO_CS, 0);
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->soc.spi0), 1, flash_cs);
 }
 
 static bool sifive_u_machine_get_start_in_flash(Object *obj, Error **errp)
@@ -680,6 +725,7 @@ static void sifive_u_soc_instance_init(Object *obj)
     object_initialize_child(obj, "gem", &s->gem, TYPE_CADENCE_GEM);
     object_initialize_child(obj, "gpio", &s->gpio, TYPE_SIFIVE_GPIO);
     object_initialize_child(obj, "pdma", &s->dma, TYPE_SIFIVE_PDMA);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "spi0", &s->spi0, TYPE_SIFIVE_SPI);
 }
 
 static void sifive_u_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
@@ -827,6 +873,12 @@ static void sifive_u_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     create_unimplemented_device("riscv.sifive.u.l2cc",
         memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_L2CC].base, memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_L2CC].size);
+
+    sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->spi0), errp);
+    sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->spi0), 0,
+                    memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_QSPI0].base);
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->spi0), 0,
+                       qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(s->plic), SIFIVE_U_QSPI0_IRQ));
 }
 
 static Property sifive_u_soc_props[] = {
diff --git a/hw/riscv/Kconfig b/hw/riscv/Kconfig
index facb0cbacc..6330297b4e 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ config SIFIVE_U
     select SIFIVE_GPIO
     select SIFIVE_PDMA
     select SIFIVE_PLIC
+    select SIFIVE_SPI
     select SIFIVE_UART
     select SIFIVE_U_OTP
     select SIFIVE_U_PRCI
+    select SSI_M25P80
     select UNIMP
 
 config SPIKE
