diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index 80569f0d44..0018a79fa3 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #define RVA RV('A')
 #define RVF RV('F')
 #define RVD RV('D')
+#define RVV RV('V')
 #define RVC RV('C')
 #define RVS RV('S')
 #define RVU RV('U')
@@ -88,9 +89,20 @@ typedef struct CPURISCVState CPURISCVState;
 
 #include "pmp.h"
 
+#define RV_VLEN_MAX 512
+
 struct CPURISCVState {
     target_ulong gpr[32];
     uint64_t fpr[32]; /* assume both F and D extensions */
+
+    /* vector coprocessor state. */
+    uint64_t vreg[32 * RV_VLEN_MAX / 64] QEMU_ALIGNED(16);
+    target_ulong vxrm;
+    target_ulong vxsat;
+    target_ulong vl;
+    target_ulong vstart;
+    target_ulong vtype;
+
     target_ulong pc;
     target_ulong load_res;
     target_ulong load_val;
diff --git a/target/riscv/translate.c b/target/riscv/translate.c
index ce71ca7a92..b269f15920 100644
--- a/target/riscv/translate.c
+++ b/target/riscv/translate.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "instmap.h"
 
 /* global register indices */
-static TCGv cpu_gpr[32], cpu_pc;
+static TCGv cpu_gpr[32], cpu_pc, cpu_vl;
 static TCGv_i64 cpu_fpr[32]; /* assume F and D extensions */
 static TCGv load_res;
 static TCGv load_val;
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ void riscv_translate_init(void)
     }
 
     cpu_pc = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env, offsetof(CPURISCVState, pc), "pc");
+    cpu_vl = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env, offsetof(CPURISCVState, vl), "vl");
     load_res = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env, offsetof(CPURISCVState, load_res),
                              "load_res");
     load_val = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env, offsetof(CPURISCVState, load_val),