diff --git a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_iamcu_defconfig b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_iamcu_defconfig
index 509e60c9e69..de1d86fbd94 100644
--- a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_iamcu_defconfig
+++ b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_iamcu_defconfig
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ CONFIG_X86_IAMCU=y
 CONFIG_XIP=y
 CONFIG_X86_MMU=y
 CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
+CONFIG_USERSPACE=y
+CONFIG_APPLICATION_MEMORY=y
diff --git a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_nommu.yaml b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_nommu.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61f37306bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_nommu.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+identifier: qemu_x86_nommu
+name: QEMU Emulation for X86 (MMU disabled)
+type: qemu
+arch: x86
+toolchain:
+  - zephyr
+supported:
+  - pci
+  - netif:slip
diff --git a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_nommu_defconfig b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_nommu_defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..234acae218c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_nommu_defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+CONFIG_X86=y
+CONFIG_SOC_IA32=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_QEMU_X86=y
+CONFIG_CPU_MINUTEIA=y
+CONFIG_IA32_LEGACY_IO_PORTS=y
+CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y
+CONFIG_HPET_TIMER_IRQ=2
+CONFIG_HPET_TIMER_LEGACY_EMULATION=y
+CONFIG_HPET_TIMER_RISING_EDGE=y
+CONFIG_PIC_DISABLE=y
+CONFIG_LOAPIC=y
+CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_UART_NS16550=y
+CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=25000000
+CONFIG_TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR=y
+CONFIG_XIP=y