diff --git a/src/arch/arm/ArmPMU.py b/src/arch/arm/ArmPMU.py
index a07239bb29..a4a2ebe843 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/ArmPMU.py
+++ b/src/arch/arm/ArmPMU.py
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ class ArmPMU(SimObject):
     exitOnPMUControl = Param.Bool(
         False, "Exit on PMU enable, disable, or reset"
     )
+    exitOnPMUInterrupt = Param.Bool(False, "Exit on PMU interrupt")
 
     # 64-bit PMU event counters are officially supported when
     # Armv8.5-A FEAT_PMUv3p5 is implemented. This parameter is not a
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/pmu.cc b/src/arch/arm/pmu.cc
index efd641797f..2cb7085ca2 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/pmu.cc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/pmu.cc
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ PMU::PMU(const ArmPMUParams &p)
       swIncrementEvent(nullptr),
       reg_pmcr_conf(0),
       interrupt(nullptr),
-      exitOnPMUControl(p.exitOnPMUControl)
+      exitOnPMUControl(p.exitOnPMUControl),
+      exitOnPMUInterrupt(p.exitOnPMUInterrupt)
 {
     DPRINTF(PMUVerbose, "Initializing the PMU.\n");
 
@@ -677,6 +678,10 @@ PMU::setOverflowStatus(RegVal new_val)
 void
 PMU::raiseInterrupt()
 {
+    if (exitOnPMUInterrupt) {
+        inform("Exiting simulation: PMU interrupt detected");
+        exitSimLoop("performance counter interrupt", 0);
+    }
     if (interrupt) {
         DPRINTF(PMUVerbose, "Delivering PMU interrupt.\n");
         interrupt->raise();
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/pmu.hh b/src/arch/arm/pmu.hh
index 49990311c0..64f8f133f8 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/pmu.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/pmu.hh
@@ -638,6 +638,10 @@ class PMU : public SimObject, public ArmISA::BaseISADevice
      */
     const bool exitOnPMUControl;
 
+    /**
+     * Exit simloop on PMU interrupt
+     */
+    bool exitOnPMUInterrupt;
 };
 
 } // namespace ArmISA
diff --git a/src/python/gem5/simulate/exit_event.py b/src/python/gem5/simulate/exit_event.py
index 61462e47aa..cffe864f06 100644
--- a/src/python/gem5/simulate/exit_event.py
+++ b/src/python/gem5/simulate/exit_event.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class ExitEvent(Enum):
     PERF_COUNTER_ENABLE = "performance counter enabled"
     PERF_COUNTER_DISABLE = "performance counter disabled"
     PERF_COUNTER_RESET = "performance counter reset"
+    PERF_COUNTER_INTERRUPT = "performance counter interrupt"
 
     @classmethod
     def translate_exit_status(cls, exit_string: str) -> "ExitEvent":
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ class ExitEvent(Enum):
             return ExitEvent.PERF_COUNTER_DISABLE
         elif exit_string == "performance counter reset":
             return ExitEvent.PERF_COUNTER_RESET
+        elif exit_string == "performance counter interrupt":
+            return ExitEvent.PERF_COUNTER_INTERRUPT
         elif exit_string.endswith("will terminate the simulation.\n"):
             # This is for the traffic generator exit event
             return ExitEvent.EXIT