diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index e9f10f7..a8cfd9d 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@
 static Property arm_cpu_has_el3_property =
             DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("has_el3", ARMCPU, has_el3, true);
 
+static Property arm_cpu_cfgend_property =
+            DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("cfgend", ARMCPU, cfgend, false);
+
 /* use property name "pmu" to match other archs and virt tools */
 static Property arm_cpu_has_pmu_property =
             DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("pmu", ARMCPU, has_pmu, true);
@@ -608,6 +611,8 @@
         }
     }
 
+    qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_cfgend_property,
+                             &error_abort);
 }
 
 static void arm_cpu_finalizefn(Object *obj)
@@ -728,6 +733,14 @@
             cpu->reset_sctlr |= (1 << 13);
     }
 
+    if (cpu->cfgend) {
+        if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_V7)) {
+            cpu->reset_sctlr |= SCTLR_EE;
+        } else {
+            cpu->reset_sctlr |= SCTLR_B;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (!cpu->has_el3) {
         /* If the has_el3 CPU property is disabled then we need to disable the
          * feature.
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.h b/target/arm/cpu.h
index 39bff86..c0b3832 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.h
@@ -676,6 +676,13 @@
     int gic_vpribits; /* number of virtual priority bits */
     int gic_vprebits; /* number of virtual preemption bits */
 
+    /* Whether the cfgend input is high (i.e. this CPU should reset into
+     * big-endian mode).  This setting isn't used directly: instead it modifies
+     * the reset_sctlr value to have SCTLR_B or SCTLR_EE set, depending on the
+     * architecture version.
+     */
+    bool cfgend;
+
     ARMELChangeHook *el_change_hook;
     void *el_change_hook_opaque;
 };