diff --git a/src/sim/System.py b/src/sim/System.py
index 53377989d4..68761384b3 100644
--- a/src/sim/System.py
+++ b/src/sim/System.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class System(MemObject):
     kernel = Param.String("", "file that contains the kernel code")
     kernel_addr_check = Param.Bool(True,
         "whether to address check on kernel (disable for baremetal)")
+    kernel_extras = VectorParam.String([],"Additional object files to load")
     readfile = Param.String("", "file to read startup script from")
     symbolfile = Param.String("", "file to get the symbols from")
     load_addr_mask = Param.UInt64(0xffffffffff,
diff --git a/src/sim/system.cc b/src/sim/system.cc
index 42cd5e720e..9d0b919cae 100644
--- a/src/sim/system.cc
+++ b/src/sim/system.cc
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ System::System(Params *p)
             // Loading only needs to happen once and after memory system is
             // connected so it will happen in initState()
         }
+
+        for (const auto &obj_name : p->kernel_extras) {
+            inform("Loading additional kernel object: %s", obj_name);
+            ObjectFile *obj = createObjectFile(obj_name);
+            fatal_if(!obj, "Failed to additional kernel object '%s'.\n",
+                     obj_name);
+            kernelExtras.push_back(obj);
+        }
     }
 
     // increment the number of running systems
@@ -312,6 +320,10 @@ System::initState()
             }
             // Load program sections into memory
             kernel->loadSections(physProxy, loadAddrMask, loadAddrOffset);
+            for (const auto &extra_kernel : kernelExtras) {
+                extra_kernel->loadSections(physProxy, loadAddrMask,
+                                           loadAddrOffset);
+            }
 
             DPRINTF(Loader, "Kernel start = %#x\n", kernelStart);
             DPRINTF(Loader, "Kernel end   = %#x\n", kernelEnd);
diff --git a/src/sim/system.hh b/src/sim/system.hh
index a656ab382f..acd3108a01 100644
--- a/src/sim/system.hh
+++ b/src/sim/system.hh
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ class System : public MemObject
     /** Object pointer for the kernel code */
     ObjectFile *kernel;
 
+    /** Additional object files */
+    std::vector<ObjectFile *> kernelExtras;
+
     /** Beginning of kernel code */
     Addr kernelStart;