diff --git a/include/hw/arm/armsse.h b/include/hw/arm/armsse.h
index cd0931d0a0b..88b3b759c5a 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/armsse.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/armsse.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
  *    (matching the hardware) is that for CPU0 in an IoTKit and CPU1 in an
  *    SSE-200 both are present; CPU0 in an SSE-200 has neither.
  *    Since the IoTKit has only one CPU, it does not have the CPU1_* properties.
+ *  + QOM properties "CPU0_MPU_NS", "CPU0_MPU_S", "CPU1_MPU_NS" and "CPU1_MPU_S"
+ *    which set the number of MPU regions on the CPUs. If there is only one
+ *    CPU the CPU1 properties are not present.
  *  + Named GPIO inputs "EXP_IRQ" 0..n are the expansion interrupts for CPU 0,
  *    which are wired to its NVIC lines 32 .. n+32
  *  + Named GPIO inputs "EXP_CPU1_IRQ" 0..n are the expansion interrupts for
@@ -221,6 +224,8 @@ struct ARMSSE {
     uint32_t exp_numirq;
     uint32_t sram_addr_width;
     uint32_t init_svtor;
+    uint32_t cpu_mpu_ns[SSE_MAX_CPUS];
+    uint32_t cpu_mpu_s[SSE_MAX_CPUS];
     bool cpu_fpu[SSE_MAX_CPUS];
     bool cpu_dsp[SSE_MAX_CPUS];
 };
diff --git a/hw/arm/armsse.c b/hw/arm/armsse.c
index 0202bad787b..11cd08b6c1e 100644
--- a/hw/arm/armsse.c
+++ b/hw/arm/armsse.c
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ static Property iotkit_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("init-svtor", ARMSSE, init_svtor, 0x10000000),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("CPU0_FPU", ARMSSE, cpu_fpu[0], true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("CPU0_DSP", ARMSSE, cpu_dsp[0], true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("CPU0_MPU_NS", ARMSSE, cpu_mpu_ns[0], 8),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("CPU0_MPU_S", ARMSSE, cpu_mpu_s[0], 8),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
 };
 
@@ -98,6 +100,10 @@ static Property sse200_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("CPU0_DSP", ARMSSE, cpu_dsp[0], false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("CPU1_FPU", ARMSSE, cpu_fpu[1], true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("CPU1_DSP", ARMSSE, cpu_dsp[1], true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("CPU0_MPU_NS", ARMSSE, cpu_mpu_ns[0], 8),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("CPU0_MPU_S", ARMSSE, cpu_mpu_s[0], 8),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("CPU1_MPU_NS", ARMSSE, cpu_mpu_ns[1], 8),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("CPU1_MPU_S", ARMSSE, cpu_mpu_s[1], 8),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
 };
 
@@ -109,6 +115,8 @@ static Property sse300_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("init-svtor", ARMSSE, init_svtor, 0x10000000),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("CPU0_FPU", ARMSSE, cpu_fpu[0], true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("CPU0_DSP", ARMSSE, cpu_dsp[0], true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("CPU0_MPU_NS", ARMSSE, cpu_mpu_ns[0], 8),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("CPU0_MPU_S", ARMSSE, cpu_mpu_s[0], 8),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
 };
 
@@ -1029,6 +1037,14 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                 return;
             }
         }
+        if (!object_property_set_uint(cpuobj, "mpu-ns-regions",
+                                      s->cpu_mpu_ns[i], errp)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!object_property_set_uint(cpuobj, "mpu-s-regions",
+                                      s->cpu_mpu_s[i], errp)) {
+            return;
+        }
 
         if (i > 0) {
             memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(&s->cpu_container[i], 0,
diff --git a/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c b/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
index 58731073020..eae3639da23 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ struct MPS2TZMachineClass {
     int uart_overflow_irq; /* number of the combined UART overflow IRQ */
     uint32_t init_svtor; /* init-svtor setting for SSE */
     uint32_t sram_addr_width; /* SRAM_ADDR_WIDTH setting for SSE */
+    uint32_t cpu0_mpu_ns; /* CPU0_MPU_NS setting for SSE */
+    uint32_t cpu0_mpu_s; /* CPU0_MPU_S setting for SSE */
+    uint32_t cpu1_mpu_ns; /* CPU1_MPU_NS setting for SSE */
+    uint32_t cpu1_mpu_s; /* CPU1_MPU_S setting for SSE */
     const RAMInfo *raminfo;
     const char *armsse_type;
     uint32_t boot_ram_size; /* size of ram at address 0; 0 == find in raminfo */
@@ -183,6 +187,9 @@ OBJECT_DECLARE_TYPE(MPS2TZMachineState, MPS2TZMachineClass, MPS2TZ_MACHINE)
 #define MPS3_DDR_SIZE (2 * GiB)
 #endif
 
+/* For cpu{0,1}_mpu_{ns,s}, means "leave at SSE's default value" */
+#define MPU_REGION_DEFAULT UINT32_MAX
+
 static const uint32_t an505_oscclk[] = {
     40000000,
     24580000,
@@ -828,6 +835,20 @@ static void mps2tz_common_init(MachineState *machine)
                              OBJECT(system_memory), &error_abort);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(iotkitdev, "EXP_NUMIRQ", mmc->numirq);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(iotkitdev, "init-svtor", mmc->init_svtor);
+    if (mmc->cpu0_mpu_ns != MPU_REGION_DEFAULT) {
+        qdev_prop_set_uint32(iotkitdev, "CPU0_MPU_NS", mmc->cpu0_mpu_ns);
+    }
+    if (mmc->cpu0_mpu_s != MPU_REGION_DEFAULT) {
+        qdev_prop_set_uint32(iotkitdev, "CPU0_MPU_S", mmc->cpu0_mpu_s);
+    }
+    if (object_property_find(OBJECT(iotkitdev), "CPU1_MPU_NS")) {
+        if (mmc->cpu1_mpu_ns != MPU_REGION_DEFAULT) {
+            qdev_prop_set_uint32(iotkitdev, "CPU1_MPU_NS", mmc->cpu1_mpu_ns);
+        }
+        if (mmc->cpu1_mpu_s != MPU_REGION_DEFAULT) {
+            qdev_prop_set_uint32(iotkitdev, "CPU1_MPU_S", mmc->cpu1_mpu_s);
+        }
+    }
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(iotkitdev, "SRAM_ADDR_WIDTH", mmc->sram_addr_width);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(iotkitdev, "MAINCLK", mms->sysclk);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(iotkitdev, "S32KCLK", mms->s32kclk);
@@ -1256,10 +1277,17 @@ static void mps2tz_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
     IDAUInterfaceClass *iic = IDAU_INTERFACE_CLASS(oc);
+    MPS2TZMachineClass *mmc = MPS2TZ_MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
 
     mc->init = mps2tz_common_init;
     mc->reset = mps2_machine_reset;
     iic->check = mps2_tz_idau_check;
+
+    /* Most machines leave these at the SSE defaults */
+    mmc->cpu0_mpu_ns = MPU_REGION_DEFAULT;
+    mmc->cpu0_mpu_s = MPU_REGION_DEFAULT;
+    mmc->cpu1_mpu_ns = MPU_REGION_DEFAULT;
+    mmc->cpu1_mpu_s = MPU_REGION_DEFAULT;
 }
 
 static void mps2tz_set_default_ram_info(MPS2TZMachineClass *mmc)
@@ -1396,6 +1424,7 @@ static void mps3tz_an547_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mmc->numirq = 96;
     mmc->uart_overflow_irq = 48;
     mmc->init_svtor = 0x00000000;
+    mmc->cpu0_mpu_s = mmc->cpu0_mpu_ns = 16;
     mmc->sram_addr_width = 21;
     mmc->raminfo = an547_raminfo;
     mmc->armsse_type = TYPE_SSE300;
