diff --git a/arch/sim/Kconfig b/arch/sim/Kconfig
index 2919801010278..2be924136e597 100644
--- a/arch/sim/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sim/Kconfig
@@ -794,4 +794,11 @@ config SIM_USB_PRIO
 
 endif
 
+config SIM_CUSTOM_DATA_SECTION
+	string "Custom data section name for Simulator"
+	default ""
+	---help---
+		Custom data section name for Simulator to allow
+		developer to define special data sections.
+
 endif # ARCH_SIM
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/Makefile b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
index 60cf7b8a4ea16..3d028b9f7e65c 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_MM_KASAN_GLOBAL),y)
 	            .kasan.global : {KEEP(*(.data..LASAN0)) KEEP (*(.data.rel.local..LASAN0)) }\n  \
 	            .interp : {*(.interp)}/g' nuttx.ld
 endif
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_SIM_CUSTOM_DATA_SECTION),"")
+	$(Q) sed -i '/\.data *:/i $(shell echo $(CONFIG_SIM_CUSTOM_DATA_SECTION))' nuttx.ld
+endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ALLSYMS)$(CONFIG_MM_KASAN_GLOBAL),)
 	$(if $(CONFIG_HAVE_CXX),\
 	$(Q) "$(CXX)" $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(TOPDIR)/$@ $(HEADOBJ) nuttx.rel $(HOSTOBJS) $(STDLIBS),\