diff --git a/include/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.h b/include/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.h
index 025beb5532d..05ed641b6b6 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct Versal {
         struct {
             PL011State uart[XLNX_VERSAL_NR_UARTS];
             CadenceGEMState gem[XLNX_VERSAL_NR_GEMS];
+            OrIRQState gem_irq_orgate[XLNX_VERSAL_NR_GEMS];
             XlnxZDMA adma[XLNX_VERSAL_NR_ADMAS];
             VersalUsb2 usb;
             CanBusState *canbus[XLNX_VERSAL_NR_CANFD];
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.h b/include/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.h
index 48f79480921..c137ac59e85 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ struct XlnxZynqMPState {
     MemoryRegion mr_unimp[XLNX_ZYNQMP_NUM_UNIMP_AREAS];
 
     CadenceGEMState gem[XLNX_ZYNQMP_NUM_GEMS];
+    OrIRQState gem_irq_orgate[XLNX_ZYNQMP_NUM_GEMS];
     CadenceUARTState uart[XLNX_ZYNQMP_NUM_UARTS];
     XlnxZynqMPCANState can[XLNX_ZYNQMP_NUM_CAN];
     SysbusAHCIState sata;
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
index 50cb0606cbf..3a1e2e29f1c 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
@@ -258,14 +258,23 @@ static void versal_create_gems(Versal *s, qemu_irq *pic)
         char *name = g_strdup_printf("gem%d", i);
         DeviceState *dev;
         MemoryRegion *mr;
+        OrIRQState *or_irq;
 
         object_initialize_child(OBJECT(s), name, &s->lpd.iou.gem[i],
                                 TYPE_CADENCE_GEM);
+        or_irq = &s->lpd.iou.gem_irq_orgate[i];
+        object_initialize_child(OBJECT(s), "gem-irq-orgate[*]",
+                                or_irq, TYPE_OR_IRQ);
         dev = DEVICE(&s->lpd.iou.gem[i]);
         qemu_configure_nic_device(dev, true, NULL);
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), "phy-addr", 23, &error_abort);
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), "num-priority-queues", 2,
                                 &error_abort);
+        object_property_set_int(OBJECT(or_irq),
+                                "num-lines", 2, &error_fatal);
+        qdev_realize(DEVICE(or_irq), NULL, &error_fatal);
+        qdev_connect_gpio_out(DEVICE(or_irq), 0, pic[irqs[i]]);
+
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), "dma", OBJECT(&s->mr_ps),
                                  &error_abort);
         sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
@@ -273,7 +282,8 @@ static void versal_create_gems(Versal *s, qemu_irq *pic)
         mr = sysbus_mmio_get_region(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0);
         memory_region_add_subregion(&s->mr_ps, addrs[i], mr);
 
-        sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, pic[irqs[i]]);
+        sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(or_irq), 0));
+        sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 1, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(or_irq), 1));
         g_free(name);
     }
 }
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
index afeb3f88f81..ab2d50e31bc 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ static void xlnx_zynqmp_init(Object *obj)
 
     for (i = 0; i < XLNX_ZYNQMP_NUM_GEMS; i++) {
         object_initialize_child(obj, "gem[*]", &s->gem[i], TYPE_CADENCE_GEM);
+        object_initialize_child(obj, "gem-irq-orgate[*]",
+                                &s->gem_irq_orgate[i], TYPE_OR_IRQ);
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < XLNX_ZYNQMP_NUM_UARTS; i++) {
@@ -625,12 +627,19 @@ static void xlnx_zynqmp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                 &error_abort);
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gem[i]), "num-priority-queues", 2,
                                 &error_abort);
+        object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gem_irq_orgate[i]),
+                                "num-lines", 2, &error_fatal);
+        qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->gem_irq_orgate[i]), NULL, &error_fatal);
+        qdev_connect_gpio_out(DEVICE(&s->gem_irq_orgate[i]), 0, gic_spi[gem_intr[i]]);
+
         if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->gem[i]), errp)) {
             return;
         }
         sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->gem[i]), 0, gem_addr[i]);
         sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->gem[i]), 0,
-                           gic_spi[gem_intr[i]]);
+                           qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&s->gem_irq_orgate[i]), 0));
+        sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->gem[i]), 1,
+                           qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&s->gem_irq_orgate[i]), 1));
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < XLNX_ZYNQMP_NUM_UARTS; i++) {
