diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 28d7e5302f..cc3ddc0ae4 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ typedef struct RISCVCPUInfo {
 
 static void set_misa(CPURISCVState *env, target_ulong misa)
 {
-    env->misa = misa;
+    env->misa_mask = env->misa = misa;
 }
 
 static void set_versions(CPURISCVState *env, int user_ver, int priv_ver)
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index a97435bd7b..5c2aebf132 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
    so a cpu features bitfield is required, likewise for optional PMP support */
 enum {
     RISCV_FEATURE_MMU,
-    RISCV_FEATURE_PMP
+    RISCV_FEATURE_PMP,
+    RISCV_FEATURE_MISA
 };
 
 #define USER_VERSION_2_02_0 0x00020200
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ struct CPURISCVState {
     target_ulong user_ver;
     target_ulong priv_ver;
     target_ulong misa;
+    target_ulong misa_mask;
 
     uint32_t features;
 
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu_bits.h b/target/riscv/cpu_bits.h
index 5439f4719e..7afcb2468d 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu_bits.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu_bits.h
@@ -311,10 +311,21 @@
 #define MSTATUS32_SD        0x80000000
 #define MSTATUS64_SD        0x8000000000000000ULL
 
+#define MISA32_MXL          0xC0000000
+#define MISA64_MXL          0xC000000000000000ULL
+
+#define MXL_RV32            1
+#define MXL_RV64            2
+#define MXL_RV128           3
+
 #if defined(TARGET_RISCV32)
 #define MSTATUS_SD MSTATUS32_SD
+#define MISA_MXL MISA32_MXL
+#define MXL_VAL MXL_RV32
 #elif defined(TARGET_RISCV64)
 #define MSTATUS_SD MSTATUS64_SD
+#define MISA_MXL MISA64_MXL
+#define MXL_VAL MXL_RV64
 #endif
 
 /* sstatus CSR bits */
diff --git a/target/riscv/csr.c b/target/riscv/csr.c
index e2bd374f09..e72fcf1265 100644
--- a/target/riscv/csr.c
+++ b/target/riscv/csr.c
@@ -332,6 +332,58 @@ static int read_misa(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno, target_ulong *val)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int write_misa(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno, target_ulong val)
+{
+    if (!riscv_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_MISA)) {
+        /* drop write to misa */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* 'I' or 'E' must be present */
+    if (!(val & (RVI | RVE))) {
+        /* It is not, drop write to misa */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* 'E' excludes all other extensions */
+    if (val & RVE) {
+        /* when we support 'E' we can do "val = RVE;" however
+         * for now we just drop writes if 'E' is present.
+         */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* Mask extensions that are not supported by this hart */
+    val &= env->misa_mask;
+
+    /* Mask extensions that are not supported by QEMU */
+    val &= (RVI | RVE | RVM | RVA | RVF | RVD | RVC | RVS | RVU);
+
+    /* 'D' depends on 'F', so clear 'D' if 'F' is not present */
+    if ((val & RVD) && !(val & RVF)) {
+        val &= ~RVD;
+    }
+
+    /* Suppress 'C' if next instruction is not aligned
+     * TODO: this should check next_pc
+     */
+    if ((val & RVC) && (GETPC() & ~3) != 0) {
+        val &= ~RVC;
+    }
+
+    /* misa.MXL writes are not supported by QEMU */
+    val = (env->misa & MISA_MXL) | (val & ~MISA_MXL);
+
+    /* flush translation cache */
+    if (val != env->misa) {
+        tb_flush(CPU(riscv_env_get_cpu(env)));
+    }
+
+    env->misa = val;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int read_medeleg(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno, target_ulong *val)
 {
     *val = env->medeleg;
@@ -810,7 +862,7 @@ static riscv_csr_operations csr_ops[CSR_TABLE_SIZE] = {
 
     /* Machine Trap Setup */
     [CSR_MSTATUS] =             { any,  read_mstatus,     write_mstatus     },
-    [CSR_MISA] =                { any,  read_misa                           },
+    [CSR_MISA] =                { any,  read_misa,        write_misa        },
     [CSR_MIDELEG] =             { any,  read_mideleg,     write_mideleg     },
     [CSR_MEDELEG] =             { any,  read_medeleg,     write_medeleg     },
     [CSR_MIE] =                 { any,  read_mie,         write_mie         },