diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 69d64ec4ca..f40da4c661 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ const RISCVIsaExtData isa_edata_arr[] = {
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(zifencei, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0, ext_zifencei),
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(zihintntl, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0, ext_zihintntl),
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(zihintpause, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0, ext_zihintpause),
+    ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(zihpm, PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0, ext_zihpm),
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(zmmul, PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0, ext_zmmul),
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(zawrs, PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0, ext_zawrs),
     ISA_EXT_DATA_ENTRY(zfa, PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0, ext_zfa),
@@ -1218,6 +1219,7 @@ static void riscv_cpu_init(Object *obj)
      * users disable them.
      */
     RISCV_CPU(obj)->cfg.ext_zicntr = true;
+    RISCV_CPU(obj)->cfg.ext_zihpm = true;
 }
 
 typedef struct misa_ext_info {
@@ -1308,6 +1310,7 @@ const RISCVCPUMultiExtConfig riscv_cpu_extensions[] = {
     MULTI_EXT_CFG_BOOL("svpbmt", ext_svpbmt, false),
 
     MULTI_EXT_CFG_BOOL("zicntr", ext_zicntr, true),
+    MULTI_EXT_CFG_BOOL("zihpm", ext_zihpm, true),
 
     MULTI_EXT_CFG_BOOL("zba", ext_zba, true),
     MULTI_EXT_CFG_BOOL("zbb", ext_zbb, true),
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu_cfg.h b/target/riscv/cpu_cfg.h
index 73fd4b3231..6eef4a51ea 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu_cfg.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu_cfg.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct RISCVCPUConfig {
     bool ext_zicond;
     bool ext_zihintntl;
     bool ext_zihintpause;
+    bool ext_zihpm;
     bool ext_smstateen;
     bool ext_sstc;
     bool ext_svadu;
diff --git a/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c b/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
index a1e4ed2e24..093bda2e75 100644
--- a/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
@@ -549,6 +549,19 @@ void riscv_cpu_validate_set_extensions(RISCVCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
         cpu->cfg.ext_zicntr = false;
     }
 
+    if (cpu->cfg.ext_zihpm && !cpu->cfg.ext_zicsr) {
+        if (cpu_cfg_ext_is_user_set(CPU_CFG_OFFSET(ext_zihpm))) {
+            error_setg(errp, "zihpm requires zicsr");
+            return;
+        }
+        cpu->cfg.ext_zihpm = false;
+    }
+
+    if (!cpu->cfg.ext_zihpm) {
+        cpu->cfg.pmu_num = 0;
+        cpu->pmu_avail_ctrs = 0;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Disable isa extensions based on priv spec after we
      * validated and set everything we need.