diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 6b7a0fefc4..a06ec13f08 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -610,6 +610,9 @@ static void create_gic(VirtMachineState *vms, qemu_irq *pic)
         qdev_connect_gpio_out_named(cpudev, "gicv3-maintenance-interrupt", 0,
                                     qdev_get_gpio_in(gicdev, ppibase
                                                      + ARCH_GICV3_MAINT_IRQ));
+        qdev_connect_gpio_out_named(cpudev, "pmu-interrupt", 0,
+                                    qdev_get_gpio_in(gicdev, ppibase
+                                                     + VIRTUAL_PMU_IRQ));
 
         sysbus_connect_irq(gicbusdev, i, qdev_get_gpio_in(cpudev, ARM_CPU_IRQ));
         sysbus_connect_irq(gicbusdev, i + smp_cpus,
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index b241a634cf..41ae6ba3c2 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ static void arm_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 
     qdev_init_gpio_out_named(DEVICE(cpu), &cpu->gicv3_maintenance_interrupt,
                              "gicv3-maintenance-interrupt", 1);
+    qdev_init_gpio_out_named(DEVICE(cpu), &cpu->pmu_interrupt,
+                             "pmu-interrupt", 1);
 #endif
 
     /* DTB consumers generally don't in fact care what the 'compatible'
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.h b/target/arm/cpu.h
index eabef00a34..92771d3790 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.h
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ struct ARMCPU {
     qemu_irq gt_timer_outputs[NUM_GTIMERS];
     /* GPIO output for GICv3 maintenance interrupt signal */
     qemu_irq gicv3_maintenance_interrupt;
+    /* GPIO output for the PMU interrupt */
+    qemu_irq pmu_interrupt;
 
     /* MemoryRegion to use for secure physical accesses */
     MemoryRegion *secure_memory;