diff --git a/src/arch/arm/pcstate.hh b/src/arch/arm/pcstate.hh
index b2a88c89c3..5bbad266f4 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/pcstate.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/pcstate.hh
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ class PCState : public GenericISA::UPCState<4>
 
     PCState(Addr val) { set(val); }
 
+    PCStateBase *clone() const override { return new PCState(*this); }
+
     bool
     illegalExec() const
     {
diff --git a/src/arch/generic/pcstate.hh b/src/arch/generic/pcstate.hh
index c12b5cfd76..6d4e23e433 100644
--- a/src/arch/generic/pcstate.hh
+++ b/src/arch/generic/pcstate.hh
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class PCStateBase : public Serializable
     {
         return static_cast<const Target &>(*this);
     }
+
+    virtual PCStateBase *clone() const = 0;
 };
 
 namespace GenericISA
@@ -188,6 +190,12 @@ class SimplePCState : public PCStateCommon
     SimplePCState() {}
     SimplePCState(Addr val) { set(val); }
 
+    PCStateBase *
+    clone() const override
+    {
+        return new SimplePCState<InstWidth>(*this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Force this PC to reflect a particular value, resetting all its other
      * fields around it. This is useful for in place (re)initialization.
@@ -232,6 +240,11 @@ class UPCState : public SimplePCState<InstWidth>
     typedef SimplePCState<InstWidth> Base;
 
   public:
+    PCStateBase *
+    clone() const override
+    {
+        return new UPCState<InstWidth>(*this);
+    }
 
     MicroPC upc() const { return this->_upc; }
     void upc(MicroPC val) { this->_upc = val; }
@@ -307,6 +320,11 @@ class DelaySlotPCState : public SimplePCState<InstWidth>
     Addr _nnpc;
 
   public:
+    PCStateBase *
+    clone() const override
+    {
+        return new DelaySlotPCState<InstWidth>(*this);
+    }
 
     Addr nnpc() const { return _nnpc; }
     void nnpc(Addr val) { _nnpc = val; }
@@ -387,6 +405,11 @@ class DelaySlotUPCState : public DelaySlotPCState<InstWidth>
     MicroPC _nupc;
 
   public:
+    PCStateBase *
+    clone() const override
+    {
+        return new DelaySlotUPCState<InstWidth>(*this);
+    }
 
     MicroPC upc() const { return _upc; }
     void upc(MicroPC val) { _upc = val; }
diff --git a/src/arch/power/pcstate.hh b/src/arch/power/pcstate.hh
index 7784005040..c46b37e6c7 100644
--- a/src/arch/power/pcstate.hh
+++ b/src/arch/power/pcstate.hh
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class PCState : public GenericISA::SimplePCState<4>
   public:
     using GenericISA::SimplePCState<4>::SimplePCState;
 
+    PCStateBase *clone() const override { return new PCState(*this); }
+
     ByteOrder
     byteOrder() const
     {
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/pcstate.hh b/src/arch/riscv/pcstate.hh
index 0ab2b912ef..3187318d2d 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/pcstate.hh
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/pcstate.hh
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ class PCState : public GenericISA::UPCState<4>
   public:
     using GenericISA::UPCState<4>::UPCState;
 
+    PCStateBase *clone() const override { return new PCState(*this); }
+
     void compressed(bool c) { _compressed = c; }
     bool compressed() const { return _compressed; }
 
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/pcstate.hh b/src/arch/x86/pcstate.hh
index 077ea15c5b..28547f3593 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/pcstate.hh
+++ b/src/arch/x86/pcstate.hh
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class PCState : public GenericISA::UPCState<8>
     uint8_t _size;
 
   public:
+    PCStateBase *clone() const override { return new PCState(*this); }
+
     void
     set(Addr val)
     {