diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.h b/target/arm/cpu.h
index c0b3832d74..7e609f7a99 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.h
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ typedef struct CPUARMState {
         uint32_t c9_pmovsr; /* perf monitor overflow status */
         uint32_t c9_pmxevtyper; /* perf monitor event type */
         uint32_t c9_pmuserenr; /* perf monitor user enable */
+        uint64_t c9_pmselr; /* perf monitor counter selection register */
         uint32_t c9_pminten; /* perf monitor interrupt enables */
         union { /* Memory attribute redirection */
             struct {
diff --git a/target/arm/helper.c b/target/arm/helper.c
index c23df1b133..42803d41e2 100644
--- a/target/arm/helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/helper.c
@@ -975,6 +975,17 @@ static uint64_t pmccntr_read(CPUARMState *env, const ARMCPRegInfo *ri)
     return total_ticks - env->cp15.c15_ccnt;
 }
 
+static void pmselr_write(CPUARMState *env, const ARMCPRegInfo *ri,
+                         uint64_t value)
+{
+    /* The value of PMSELR.SEL affects the behavior of PMXEVTYPER and
+     * PMXEVCNTR. We allow [0..31] to be written to PMSELR here; in the
+     * meanwhile, we check PMSELR.SEL when PMXEVTYPER and PMXEVCNTR are
+     * accessed.
+     */
+    env->cp15.c9_pmselr = value & 0x1f;
+}
+
 static void pmccntr_write(CPUARMState *env, const ARMCPRegInfo *ri,
                         uint64_t value)
 {
@@ -1194,13 +1205,17 @@ static const ARMCPRegInfo v7_cp_reginfo[] = {
     /* Unimplemented so WI. */
     { .name = "PMSWINC", .cp = 15, .crn = 9, .crm = 12, .opc1 = 0, .opc2 = 4,
       .access = PL0_W, .accessfn = pmreg_access, .type = ARM_CP_NOP },
-    /* Since we don't implement any events, writing to PMSELR is UNPREDICTABLE.
-     * We choose to RAZ/WI.
-     */
-    { .name = "PMSELR", .cp = 15, .crn = 9, .crm = 12, .opc1 = 0, .opc2 = 5,
-      .access = PL0_RW, .type = ARM_CP_CONST, .resetvalue = 0,
-      .accessfn = pmreg_access },
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    { .name = "PMSELR", .cp = 15, .crn = 9, .crm = 12, .opc1 = 0, .opc2 = 5,
+      .access = PL0_RW, .type = ARM_CP_ALIAS,
+      .fieldoffset = offsetoflow32(CPUARMState, cp15.c9_pmselr),
+      .accessfn = pmreg_access, .writefn = pmselr_write,
+      .raw_writefn = raw_write},
+    { .name = "PMSELR_EL0", .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA64,
+      .opc0 = 3, .opc1 = 3, .crn = 9, .crm = 12, .opc2 = 5,
+      .access = PL0_RW, .accessfn = pmreg_access,
+      .fieldoffset = offsetof(CPUARMState, cp15.c9_pmselr),
+      .writefn = pmselr_write, .raw_writefn = raw_write, },
     { .name = "PMCCNTR", .cp = 15, .crn = 9, .crm = 13, .opc1 = 0, .opc2 = 0,
       .access = PL0_RW, .resetvalue = 0, .type = ARM_CP_IO,
       .readfn = pmccntr_read, .writefn = pmccntr_write32,