diff --git a/configs/targets/microblaze-linux-user.mak b/configs/targets/microblaze-linux-user.mak
index 4249a37f65..0a2322c249 100644
--- a/configs/targets/microblaze-linux-user.mak
+++ b/configs/targets/microblaze-linux-user.mak
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI=common
 TARGET_SYSTBL=syscall.tbl
 TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN=y
 TARGET_HAS_BFLT=y
+TARGET_XML_FILES=gdb-xml/microblaze-core.xml gdb-xml/microblaze-stack-protect.xml
diff --git a/configs/targets/microblaze-softmmu.mak b/configs/targets/microblaze-softmmu.mak
index 8385e2d333..e84c0cc728 100644
--- a/configs/targets/microblaze-softmmu.mak
+++ b/configs/targets/microblaze-softmmu.mak
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ TARGET_ARCH=microblaze
 TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN=y
 TARGET_SUPPORTS_MTTCG=y
 TARGET_NEED_FDT=y
+TARGET_XML_FILES=gdb-xml/microblaze-core.xml gdb-xml/microblaze-stack-protect.xml
diff --git a/configs/targets/microblazeel-linux-user.mak b/configs/targets/microblazeel-linux-user.mak
index d0e775d840..270743156a 100644
--- a/configs/targets/microblazeel-linux-user.mak
+++ b/configs/targets/microblazeel-linux-user.mak
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ TARGET_ARCH=microblaze
 TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI=common
 TARGET_SYSTBL=syscall.tbl
 TARGET_HAS_BFLT=y
+TARGET_XML_FILES=gdb-xml/microblaze-core.xml gdb-xml/microblaze-stack-protect.xml
diff --git a/configs/targets/microblazeel-softmmu.mak b/configs/targets/microblazeel-softmmu.mak
index af40391f2f..9b688036bd 100644
--- a/configs/targets/microblazeel-softmmu.mak
+++ b/configs/targets/microblazeel-softmmu.mak
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 TARGET_ARCH=microblaze
 TARGET_SUPPORTS_MTTCG=y
 TARGET_NEED_FDT=y
+TARGET_XML_FILES=gdb-xml/microblaze-core.xml gdb-xml/microblaze-stack-protect.xml
diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu.h b/target/microblaze/cpu.h
index 1e84dd8f47..e541fbb0b3 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu.h
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu.h
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ hwaddr mb_cpu_get_phys_page_attrs_debug(CPUState *cpu, vaddr addr,
                                         MemTxAttrs *attrs);
 int mb_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cpu, GByteArray *buf, int reg);
 int mb_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cpu, uint8_t *buf, int reg);
+int mb_cpu_gdb_read_stack_protect(CPUArchState *cpu, GByteArray *buf, int reg);
+int mb_cpu_gdb_write_stack_protect(CPUArchState *cpu, uint8_t *buf, int reg);
 
 static inline uint32_t mb_cpu_read_msr(const CPUMBState *env)
 {
diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu.c b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
index 817681f9b2..a2d2f5c340 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
+#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
 #include "fpu/softfloat-helpers.h"
 
 static const struct {
@@ -294,6 +295,9 @@ static void mb_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     CPUMBState *env = &cpu->env;
 
     cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
+    gdb_register_coprocessor(CPU(cpu), mb_cpu_gdb_read_stack_protect,
+                             mb_cpu_gdb_write_stack_protect, 2,
+                             "microblaze-stack-protect.xml", 0);
 
     set_float_rounding_mode(float_round_nearest_even, &env->fp_status);
 
@@ -422,7 +426,8 @@ static void mb_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->sysemu_ops = &mb_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
     device_class_set_props(dc, mb_properties);
-    cc->gdb_num_core_regs = 32 + 27;
+    cc->gdb_num_core_regs = 32 + 25;
+    cc->gdb_core_xml_file = "microblaze-core.xml";
 
     cc->disas_set_info = mb_disas_set_info;
     cc->tcg_ops = &mb_tcg_ops;
diff --git a/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c b/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
index 2e6e070051..8143fcae88 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ enum {
     GDB_PVR0  = 32 + 6,
     GDB_PVR11 = 32 + 17,
     GDB_EDR   = 32 + 18,
-    GDB_SLR   = 32 + 25,
-    GDB_SHR   = 32 + 26,
+};
+
+enum {
+    GDB_SP_SHL,
+    GDB_SP_SHR,
 };
 
 int mb_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
@@ -83,12 +86,6 @@ int mb_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
     case GDB_EDR:
         val = env->edr;
         break;
-    case GDB_SLR:
-        val = env->slr;
-        break;
-    case GDB_SHR:
-        val = env->shr;
-        break;
     default:
         /* Other SRegs aren't modeled, so report a value of 0 */
         val = 0;
@@ -97,6 +94,23 @@ int mb_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
     return gdb_get_reg32(mem_buf, val);
 }
 
+int mb_cpu_gdb_read_stack_protect(CPUMBState *env, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
+{
+    uint32_t val;
+
+    switch (n) {
+    case GDB_SP_SHL:
+        val = env->slr;
+        break;
+    case GDB_SP_SHR:
+        val = env->shr;
+        break;
+    default:
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return gdb_get_reg32(mem_buf, val);
+}
+
 int mb_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cs, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
 {
     MicroBlazeCPU *cpu = MICROBLAZE_CPU(cs);
@@ -135,12 +149,21 @@ int mb_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cs, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
     case GDB_EDR:
         env->edr = tmp;
         break;
-    case GDB_SLR:
-        env->slr = tmp;
-        break;
-    case GDB_SHR:
-        env->shr = tmp;
-        break;
+    }
+    return 4;
+}
+
+int mb_cpu_gdb_write_stack_protect(CPUMBState *env, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
+{
+    switch (n) {
+    case GDB_SP_SHL:
+        env->slr = ldl_p(mem_buf);
+        break;
+    case GDB_SP_SHR:
+        env->shr = ldl_p(mem_buf);
+        break;
+    default:
+        return 0;
     }
     return 4;
 }
diff --git a/gdb-xml/microblaze-core.xml b/gdb-xml/microblaze-core.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..becf77c89c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb-xml/microblaze-core.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+     Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
+     are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+     notice and this notice are preserved.  -->
+
+<!DOCTYPE feature SYSTEM "gdb-target.dtd">
+<feature name="org.gnu.gdb.microblaze.core">
+  <reg name="r0" bitsize="32" regnum="0"/>
+  <reg name="r1" bitsize="32" type="data_ptr"/>
+  <reg name="r2" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r3" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r4" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r5" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r6" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r7" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r8" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r9" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r10" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r11" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r12" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r13" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r14" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r15" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r16" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r17" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r18" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r19" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r20" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r21" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r22" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r23" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r24" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r25" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r26" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r27" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r28" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r29" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r30" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="r31" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpc" bitsize="32" type="code_ptr"/>
+  <reg name="rmsr" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rear" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="resr" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rfsr" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rbtr" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr0" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr1" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr2" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr3" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr4" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr5" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr6" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr7" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr8" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr9" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr10" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpvr11" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="redr" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rpid" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rzpr" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rtlbx" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rtlbsx" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rtlblo" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rtlbhi" bitsize="32"/>
+</feature>
diff --git a/gdb-xml/microblaze-stack-protect.xml b/gdb-xml/microblaze-stack-protect.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..997301e8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb-xml/microblaze-stack-protect.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+     Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
+     are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+     notice and this notice are preserved.  -->
+
+<!DOCTYPE feature SYSTEM "gdb-target.dtd">
+<feature name="org.gnu.gdb.microblaze.stack-protect">
+  <reg name="rslr" bitsize="32"/>
+  <reg name="rshr" bitsize="32"/>
+</feature>
