diff --git a/hw/riscv/opentitan.c b/hw/riscv/opentitan.c
index 835b2c503f..675ce900bd 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/opentitan.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/opentitan.c
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ static void riscv_lowrisc_ibex_soc_init(Object *obj)
     object_initialize_child(obj, "cpus", &s->cpus, TYPE_RISCV_HART_ARRAY);
 
     object_initialize_child(obj, "plic", &s->plic, TYPE_IBEX_PLIC);
+
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "uart", &s->uart, TYPE_IBEX_UART);
 }
 
 static void riscv_lowrisc_ibex_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
@@ -133,8 +135,27 @@ static void riscv_lowrisc_ibex_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
     }
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->plic), 0, memmap[IBEX_PLIC].base);
 
-    create_unimplemented_device("riscv.lowrisc.ibex.uart",
-        memmap[IBEX_UART].base, memmap[IBEX_UART].size);
+    /* UART */
+    qdev_prop_set_chr(DEVICE(&(s->uart)), "chardev", serial_hd(0));
+    sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->uart), &err);
+    if (err != NULL) {
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return;
+    }
+    sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->uart), 0, memmap[IBEX_UART].base);
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->uart),
+                       0, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&s->plic),
+                       IBEX_UART_TX_WATERMARK_IRQ));
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->uart),
+                       1, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&s->plic),
+                       IBEX_UART_RX_WATERMARK_IRQ));
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->uart),
+                       2, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&s->plic),
+                       IBEX_UART_TX_EMPTY_IRQ));
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->uart),
+                       3, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&s->plic),
+                       IBEX_UART_RX_OVERFLOW_IRQ));
+
     create_unimplemented_device("riscv.lowrisc.ibex.gpio",
         memmap[IBEX_GPIO].base, memmap[IBEX_GPIO].size);
     create_unimplemented_device("riscv.lowrisc.ibex.spi",
diff --git a/include/hw/riscv/opentitan.h b/include/hw/riscv/opentitan.h
index 76f72905a8..8f29b9cbbf 100644
--- a/include/hw/riscv/opentitan.h
+++ b/include/hw/riscv/opentitan.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "hw/riscv/riscv_hart.h"
 #include "hw/intc/ibex_plic.h"
+#include "hw/char/ibex_uart.h"
 
 #define TYPE_RISCV_IBEX_SOC "riscv.lowrisc.ibex.soc"
 #define RISCV_IBEX_SOC(obj) \
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ typedef struct LowRISCIbexSoCState {
     /*< public >*/
     RISCVHartArrayState cpus;
     IbexPlicState plic;
+    IbexUartState uart;
 
     MemoryRegion flash_mem;
     MemoryRegion rom;
@@ -68,4 +70,15 @@ enum {
     IBEX_PADCTRL,
 };
 
+enum {
+    IBEX_UART_RX_PARITY_ERR_IRQ = 0x28,
+    IBEX_UART_RX_TIMEOUT_IRQ = 0x27,
+    IBEX_UART_RX_BREAK_ERR_IRQ = 0x26,
+    IBEX_UART_RX_FRAME_ERR_IRQ = 0x25,
+    IBEX_UART_RX_OVERFLOW_IRQ = 0x24,
+    IBEX_UART_TX_EMPTY_IRQ = 0x23,
+    IBEX_UART_RX_WATERMARK_IRQ = 0x22,
+    IBEX_UART_TX_WATERMARK_IRQ = 0x21,
+};
+
 #endif