diff --git a/arch/arm/src/qemu/CMakeLists.txt b/arch/arm/src/qemu/CMakeLists.txt
index 0259af15666..fc628d31812 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/qemu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/arm/src/qemu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if(CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL)
 endif()
 
 if(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED)
-  list(APPEND SRCS qemu_userspace.c)
+  list(APPEND SRCS qemu_userspace.c qemu_allocateheap.c)
 endif()
 
 target_sources(arch PRIVATE ${SRCS})
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/qemu/Make.defs b/arch/arm/src/qemu/Make.defs
index 19b47ec8943..c9c70790a5c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/qemu/Make.defs
+++ b/arch/arm/src/qemu/Make.defs
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ CHIP_CSRCS += qemu_idle.c
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
-  CHIP_CSRCS += qemu_userspace.c
+  CHIP_CSRCS += qemu_userspace.c qemu_allocateheap.c
 endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/qemu/qemu_allocateheap.c b/arch/arm/src/qemu/qemu_allocateheap.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e63dc3bd140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/src/qemu/qemu_allocateheap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * arch/arm/src/qemu/qemu_allocateheap.c
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <nuttx/config.h>
+
+#include <nuttx/kmalloc.h>
+#include <nuttx/userspace.h>
+
+#include <nuttx/arch.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP
+#include <arch/board/board_memorymap.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "arm_internal.h"
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Pre-processor Definitions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: up_allocate_heap
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   This function will be called to dynamically set aside the heap region.
+ *
+ *   For the kernel build (CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED=y) with both kernel- and
+ *   user-space heaps (CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP=y), this function provides the
+ *   size of the unprotected, user-space heap.
+ *
+ *   If a protected kernel-space heap is provided, the kernel heap must be
+ *   allocated (and protected) by an analogous up_allocate_kheap().
+ *
+ *   The following memory map is assumed for the flat build:
+ *
+ *   .data region.  Size determined at link time.
+ *   .bss  region  Size determined at link time.
+ *   IDLE thread stack.  Size determined by CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE.
+ *   Heap.  Extends to the end of User SRAM.
+ *
+ *   The following memory map is assumed for the protect build.
+ *   The kernel and user space have it's own dedicated heap space.
+ *
+ *   User .data region         Size determined at link time
+ *   User .bss region          Size determined at link time
+ *   User heap                 Extends to the end of User SRAM
+ *   Kernel .data region       Size determined at link time
+ *   Kernel .bss  region       Size determined at link time
+ *   Kernel IDLE thread stack  Size determined by CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE
+ *   Kernel heap               Size determined by CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAPSIZE
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+void up_allocate_heap(void **heap_start, size_t *heap_size)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED) && defined(CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP)
+  /* Get the size and position of the user-space heap.
+   * This heap begins after the user-space .bss section.
+   */
+
+  uintptr_t ubase = (uintptr_t)USERSPACE->us_bssend;
+  size_t    usize = (uintptr_t)USRAM_END - ubase;
+
+  /* Return the user-space heap settings */
+
+  *heap_start = (void *)ubase;
+  *heap_size  = usize;
+
+  /* user space access to user heap is done in qemu_userspace() */
+#endif
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: up_allocate_kheap
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   For the kernel build (CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED=y) with both kernel- and
+ *   user-space heaps (CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP=y), this function allocates
+ *   (and protects) the kernel-space heap.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED) && defined(CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP) && \
+    defined(__KERNEL__)
+void up_allocate_kheap(void **heap_start, size_t *heap_size)
+{
+  /* Return the kernel heap settings. */
+
+  *heap_start = (void *)g_idle_topstack;
+  *heap_size = KSRAM_END - g_idle_topstack;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED && CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP */