diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c71f30fa0a6..b152fe01d2e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -695,7 +695,9 @@ else()
       COMMAND
         echo ARGS
         '__init_array_start = .\; __init_array_end = .\; __fini_array_start = .\; __fini_array_end = .\;'
-        >> nuttx.ld)
+        >> nuttx.ld
+      COMMAND sed -i '/\\.data *:/i " ${CONFIG_SIM_CUSTOM_DATA_SECTION} " '
+              nuttx.ld)
   endif()
 
   # conflicting symbols to rename
diff --git a/arch/sim/Kconfig b/arch/sim/Kconfig
index 29198010102..2be924136e5 100644
--- a/arch/sim/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sim/Kconfig
@@ -794,4 +794,11 @@ config SIM_USB_PRIO
 
 endif
 
+config SIM_CUSTOM_DATA_SECTION
+	string "Custom data section name for Simulator"
+	default ""
+	---help---
+		Custom data section name for Simulator to allow
+		developer to define special data sections.
+
 endif # ARCH_SIM
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/Makefile b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
index 60cf7b8a4ea..d19c4b06dcb 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_MM_KASAN_GLOBAL),y)
 	            .kasan.global : {KEEP(*(.data..LASAN0)) KEEP (*(.data.rel.local..LASAN0)) }\n  \
 	            .interp : {*(.interp)}/g' nuttx.ld
 endif
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_SIM_CUSTOM_DATA_SECTION),"")
+	$(Q) sed -i '/\.data *:/i $(subst ",, $(CONFIG_SIM_CUSTOM_DATA_SECTION))' nuttx.ld
+endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ALLSYMS)$(CONFIG_MM_KASAN_GLOBAL),)
 	$(if $(CONFIG_HAVE_CXX),\
 	$(Q) "$(CXX)" $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(TOPDIR)/$@ $(HEADOBJ) nuttx.rel $(HOSTOBJS) $(STDLIBS),\