diff --git a/Kconfig.zephyr b/Kconfig.zephyr
index 476cf87c132..ccd4adbd6ae 100644
--- a/Kconfig.zephyr
+++ b/Kconfig.zephyr
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ config LINKER_ORPHAN_SECTION_ERROR
 
 endchoice
 
+config CODE_DATA_RELOCATION
+       bool "Relocate code/data sections"
+       depends on ARM
+       help
+	  When selected this will relocate .text, data and .bss sections from
+	  the specified files and places it in the required memory region. The
+	  files should be specified in the CMakeList.txt file with
+	  a cmake API zephyr_code_relocation().
+
 config HAS_FLASH_LOAD_OFFSET
 	bool
 	help
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
index 1f8b1cc5a59..9c95c5d0cdf 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@ SECTIONS
 	KEEP(*(".kinetis_flash_config.*"))
 
 	_vector_end = .;
+	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CODE_DATA_RELOCATION
+
+#include <linker_relocate.ld>
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_CODE_DATA_RELOCATION */
+
+    SECTION_PROLOGUE(_TEXT_SECTION_NAME_2,,)
+	{
 	_image_text_start = .;
 	*(.text)
 	*(".text.*")
diff --git a/kernel/init.c b/kernel/init.c
index 59d2ed61f4e..d8c3bc3b953 100644
--- a/kernel/init.c
+++ b/kernel/init.c
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ void _bss_zero(void)
 	(void)memset(&__ccm_bss_start, 0,
 		     ((u32_t) &__ccm_bss_end - (u32_t) &__ccm_bss_start));
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_CODE_DATA_RELOCATION
+	extern void bss_zeroing_relocation(void);
+
+	bss_zeroing_relocation();
+#endif	/* CONFIG_CODE_DATA_RELOCATION */
 #ifdef CONFIG_APPLICATION_MEMORY
 	(void)memset(&__app_bss_start, 0,
 		     ((u32_t) &__app_bss_end - (u32_t) &__app_bss_start));
@@ -171,6 +176,11 @@ void _data_copy(void)
 	(void)memcpy(&__ccm_data_start, &__ccm_data_rom_start,
 		 ((u32_t) &__ccm_data_end - (u32_t) &__ccm_data_start));
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_CODE_DATA_RELOCATION
+	extern void data_copy_xip_relocation(void);
+
+	data_copy_xip_relocation();
+#endif	/* CONFIG_CODE_DATA_RELOCATION */
 #ifdef CONFIG_APP_SHARED_MEM
 	(void)memcpy(&_app_smem_start, &_app_smem_rom_start,
 		 ((u32_t) &_app_smem_end - (u32_t) &_app_smem_start));