diff --git a/default-configs/devices/hexagon-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/devices/hexagon-softmmu.mak
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c07ed1132f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default-configs/devices/hexagon-softmmu.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Default configuration for hexagon-softmmu
+
+# Boards:
+#
+CONFIG_HEXAGON_COMET=y
diff --git a/default-configs/targets/hexagon-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/targets/hexagon-softmmu.mak
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..003ed0a408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default-configs/targets/hexagon-softmmu.mak
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TARGET_ARCH=hexagon
diff --git a/hw/hexagon/Kconfig b/hw/hexagon/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ae8a5ce30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/hexagon/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+config HEXAGON_COMET
+    bool
diff --git a/hw/hexagon/boot.c b/hw/hexagon/boot.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/hw/hexagon/hexagon_comet.c b/hw/hexagon/hexagon_comet.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/hw/hexagon/meson.build b/hw/hexagon/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83f23f5368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/hexagon/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+hexagon_ss = ss.source_set()
+hexagon_ss.add(files('boot.c'))
+hexagon_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_HEXAGON_COMET', if_true: files('hexagon_comet.c'))
+
+hw_arch += {'hexagon': hexagon_ss}
diff --git a/target/hexagon/machine.c b/target/hexagon/machine.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/target/hexagon/mmu.c b/target/hexagon/mmu.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/hw/Kconfig b/hw/Kconfig
index 805860f564..7cfd7db690 100644
--- a/hw/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/Kconfig
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ source sparc/Kconfig
 source sparc64/Kconfig
 source tricore/Kconfig
 source xtensa/Kconfig
+source hexagon/Kconfig
 
 # Symbols used by multiple targets
 config TEST_DEVICES
diff --git a/hw/meson.build b/hw/meson.build
index ba0601e36e..f43c4bacdd 100644
--- a/hw/meson.build
+++ b/hw/meson.build
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ subdir('alpha')
 subdir('arm')
 subdir('avr')
 subdir('cris')
+subdir('hexagon')
 subdir('hppa')
 subdir('i386')
 subdir('m68k')
diff --git a/target/hexagon/meson.build b/target/hexagon/meson.build
index 6fd9360b74..aef434421f 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/meson.build
+++ b/target/hexagon/meson.build
@@ -176,3 +176,7 @@ hexagon_ss.add(files(
 ))
 
 target_arch += {'hexagon': hexagon_ss}
+
+hexagon_softmmu_ss = ss.source_set()
+hexagon_softmmu_ss.add(files('mmu.c', 'machine.c'))
+target_softmmu_arch += {'hexagon': hexagon_softmmu_ss}