diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 8ea7fb4c7a0..2e7fc6fa912 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -827,8 +827,10 @@ S: Maintained
 F: hw/arm/imx8mp-evk.c
 F: hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.c
 F: hw/misc/imx8mp_*.c
+F: hw/pci-host/fsl_imx8m_phy.c
 F: include/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.h
 F: include/hw/misc/imx8mp_*.h
+F: include/hw/pci-host/fsl_imx8m_phy.h
 F: docs/system/arm/imx8mp-evk.rst
 
 MPS2 / MPS3
diff --git a/docs/system/arm/imx8mp-evk.rst b/docs/system/arm/imx8mp-evk.rst
index 879c822356f..18a8fdd2785 100644
--- a/docs/system/arm/imx8mp-evk.rst
+++ b/docs/system/arm/imx8mp-evk.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ The ``imx8mp-evk`` machine implements the following devices:
  * Generic Interrupt Controller (GICv3)
  * 4 UARTs
  * 3 USDHC Storage Controllers
+ * 1 Designware PCI Express Controller
  * Secure Non-Volatile Storage (SNVS) including an RTC
  * Clock Tree
 
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.h b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.h
index 349d55ca88d..4c70c887a89 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "hw/misc/imx7_snvs.h"
 #include "hw/misc/imx8mp_analog.h"
 #include "hw/misc/imx8mp_ccm.h"
+#include "hw/pci-host/designware.h"
+#include "hw/pci-host/fsl_imx8m_phy.h"
 #include "hw/sd/sdhci.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ struct FslImx8mpState {
     IMX7SNVSState      snvs;
     IMXSerialState     uart[FSL_IMX8MP_NUM_UARTS];
     SDHCIState         usdhc[FSL_IMX8MP_NUM_USDHCS];
+    DesignwarePCIEHost pcie;
+    FslImx8mPciePhyState   pcie_phy;
 };
 
 enum FslImx8mpMemoryRegions {
@@ -197,6 +201,12 @@ enum FslImx8mpIrqs {
     FSL_IMX8MP_UART4_IRQ    = 29,
     FSL_IMX8MP_UART5_IRQ    = 30,
     FSL_IMX8MP_UART6_IRQ    = 16,
+
+    FSL_IMX8MP_PCI_INTA_IRQ = 126,
+    FSL_IMX8MP_PCI_INTB_IRQ = 125,
+    FSL_IMX8MP_PCI_INTC_IRQ = 124,
+    FSL_IMX8MP_PCI_INTD_IRQ = 123,
+    FSL_IMX8MP_PCI_MSI_IRQ  = 140,
 };
 
 #endif /* FSL_IMX8MP_H */
diff --git a/include/hw/pci-host/fsl_imx8m_phy.h b/include/hw/pci-host/fsl_imx8m_phy.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f4875b37d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/pci-host/fsl_imx8m_phy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * i.MX8 PCIe PHY emulation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#ifndef HW_PCIHOST_FSLIMX8MPCIEPHY_H
+#define HW_PCIHOST_FSLIMX8MPCIEPHY_H
+
+#include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "qom/object.h"
+#include "exec/memory.h"
+
+#define TYPE_FSL_IMX8M_PCIE_PHY "fsl-imx8m-pcie-phy"
+OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(FslImx8mPciePhyState, FSL_IMX8M_PCIE_PHY)
+
+#define FSL_IMX8M_PCIE_PHY_DATA_SIZE 0x800
+
+struct FslImx8mPciePhyState {
+    SysBusDevice parent_obj;
+
+    MemoryRegion iomem;
+    uint8_t data[FSL_IMX8M_PCIE_PHY_DATA_SIZE];
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.c
index da9eaeb6ff0..1ee681ac1d7 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.c
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ static void fsl_imx8mp_init(Object *obj)
         g_autofree char *name = g_strdup_printf("usdhc%d", i + 1);
         object_initialize_child(obj, name, &s->usdhc[i], TYPE_IMX_USDHC);
     }
+
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "pcie", &s->pcie, TYPE_DESIGNWARE_PCIE_HOST);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "pcie_phy", &s->pcie_phy,
+                            TYPE_FSL_IMX8M_PCIE_PHY);
 }
 
 static void fsl_imx8mp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
@@ -380,6 +384,30 @@ static void fsl_imx8mp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->snvs), 0,
                     fsl_imx8mp_memmap[FSL_IMX8MP_SNVS_HP].addr);
 
+    /* PCIe */
+    if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->pcie), errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->pcie), 0,
+                    fsl_imx8mp_memmap[FSL_IMX8MP_PCIE1].addr);
+
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->pcie), 0,
+                       qdev_get_gpio_in(gicdev, FSL_IMX8MP_PCI_INTA_IRQ));
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->pcie), 1,
+                       qdev_get_gpio_in(gicdev, FSL_IMX8MP_PCI_INTB_IRQ));
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->pcie), 2,
+                       qdev_get_gpio_in(gicdev, FSL_IMX8MP_PCI_INTC_IRQ));
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->pcie), 3,
+                       qdev_get_gpio_in(gicdev, FSL_IMX8MP_PCI_INTD_IRQ));
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->pcie), 4,
+                       qdev_get_gpio_in(gicdev, FSL_IMX8MP_PCI_MSI_IRQ));
+
+    if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->pcie_phy), errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->pcie_phy), 0,
+                    fsl_imx8mp_memmap[FSL_IMX8MP_PCIE_PHY1].addr);
+
     /* Unimplemented devices */
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fsl_imx8mp_memmap); i++) {
         switch (i) {
@@ -387,6 +415,8 @@ static void fsl_imx8mp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         case FSL_IMX8MP_CCM:
         case FSL_IMX8MP_GIC_DIST:
         case FSL_IMX8MP_GIC_REDIST:
+        case FSL_IMX8MP_PCIE1:
+        case FSL_IMX8MP_PCIE_PHY1:
         case FSL_IMX8MP_RAM:
         case FSL_IMX8MP_SNVS_HP:
         case FSL_IMX8MP_UART1 ... FSL_IMX8MP_UART4:
diff --git a/hw/pci-host/fsl_imx8m_phy.c b/hw/pci-host/fsl_imx8m_phy.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa304b102b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/pci-host/fsl_imx8m_phy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * i.MX8 PCIe PHY emulation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "hw/pci-host/fsl_imx8m_phy.h"
+#include "hw/resettable.h"
+#include "migration/vmstate.h"
+
+#define CMN_REG075 0x1d4
+#define ANA_PLL_LOCK_DONE BIT(1)
+#define ANA_PLL_AFC_DONE BIT(0)
+
+static uint64_t fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_read(void *opaque, hwaddr offset,
+                                        unsigned size)
+{
+    FslImx8mPciePhyState *s = opaque;
+
+    if (offset == CMN_REG075) {
+        return s->data[offset] | ANA_PLL_LOCK_DONE | ANA_PLL_AFC_DONE;
+    }
+
+    return s->data[offset];
+}
+
+static void fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_write(void *opaque, hwaddr offset,
+                                     uint64_t value, unsigned size)
+{
+    FslImx8mPciePhyState *s = opaque;
+
+    s->data[offset] = value;
+}
+
+static const MemoryRegionOps fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_ops = {
+    .read = fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_read,
+    .write = fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_write,
+    .impl = {
+        .min_access_size = 1,
+        .max_access_size = 1,
+    },
+    .valid = {
+        .min_access_size = 1,
+        .max_access_size = 8,
+    },
+    .endianness = DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN,
+};
+
+static void fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    FslImx8mPciePhyState *s = FSL_IMX8M_PCIE_PHY(dev);
+
+    memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, OBJECT(s), &fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_ops, s,
+                          TYPE_FSL_IMX8M_PCIE_PHY, ARRAY_SIZE(s->data));
+    sysbus_init_mmio(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(s), &s->iomem);
+}
+
+static void fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_reset_hold(Object *obj, ResetType type)
+{
+    FslImx8mPciePhyState *s = FSL_IMX8M_PCIE_PHY(obj);
+
+    memset(s->data, 0, sizeof(s->data));
+}
+
+static const VMStateDescription fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_vmstate = {
+    .name = "fsl-imx8m-pcie-phy",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_UINT8_ARRAY(data, FslImx8mPciePhyState,
+                            FSL_IMX8M_PCIE_PHY_DATA_SIZE),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+static void fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    ResettableClass *rc = RESETTABLE_CLASS(klass);
+
+    dc->realize = fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_realize;
+    dc->vmsd = &fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_vmstate;
+    rc->phases.hold = fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_reset_hold;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_types[] = {
+    {
+        .name = TYPE_FSL_IMX8M_PCIE_PHY,
+        .parent = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
+        .instance_size = sizeof(FslImx8mPciePhyState),
+        .class_init = fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_class_init,
+    }
+};
+
+DEFINE_TYPES(fsl_imx8m_pcie_phy_types)
diff --git a/hw/arm/Kconfig b/hw/arm/Kconfig
index d2dda3213db..be5a2c02b74 100644
--- a/hw/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/arm/Kconfig
@@ -595,10 +595,13 @@ config FSL_IMX7
 
 config FSL_IMX8MP
     bool
+    imply PCI_DEVICES
     select ARM_GIC
     select FSL_IMX8MP_ANALOG
     select FSL_IMX8MP_CCM
     select IMX
+    select PCI_EXPRESS_DESIGNWARE
+    select PCI_EXPRESS_FSL_IMX8M_PHY
     select SDHCI
     select UNIMP
 
diff --git a/hw/pci-host/Kconfig b/hw/pci-host/Kconfig
index c91880b2370..35c04152428 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/pci-host/Kconfig
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ config ASTRO
     bool
     select PCI
 
+config PCI_EXPRESS_FSL_IMX8M_PHY
+    bool
+
 config GT64120
     bool
     select PCI
diff --git a/hw/pci-host/meson.build b/hw/pci-host/meson.build
index 3001e93a437..937a0f72acf 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/meson.build
+++ b/hw/pci-host/meson.build
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pci_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ARTICIA', if_true: files('articia.c'))
 pci_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_MV64361', if_true: files('mv64361.c'))
 
 # ARM devices
+pci_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PCI_EXPRESS_FSL_IMX8M_PHY', if_true: files('fsl_imx8m_phy.c'))
 pci_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VERSATILE_PCI', if_true: files('versatile.c'))
 
 # HPPA devices
