diff --git a/include/linux/kgdb.h b/include/linux/kgdb.h
index 529116b0cabe..0e4e3a80d58c 100644
--- a/include/linux/kgdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kgdb.h
@@ -176,6 +176,17 @@ kgdb_arch_handle_exception(int vector, int signo, int err_code,
 			   char *remcom_out_buffer,
 			   struct pt_regs *regs);
 
+/**
+ *	kgdb_arch_handle_qxfer_pkt - Handle architecture specific GDB XML
+ *				     packets.
+ *	@remcom_in_buffer: The buffer of the packet we have read.
+ *	@remcom_out_buffer: The buffer of %BUFMAX bytes to write a packet into.
+ */
+
+extern void
+kgdb_arch_handle_qxfer_pkt(char *remcom_in_buffer,
+			   char *remcom_out_buffer);
+
 /**
  *	kgdb_call_nmi_hook - Call kgdb_nmicallback() on the current CPU
  *	@ignored: This parameter is only here to match the prototype.
diff --git a/kernel/debug/gdbstub.c b/kernel/debug/gdbstub.c
index 61774aec46b4..a790026e42d0 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/gdbstub.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/gdbstub.c
@@ -792,6 +792,19 @@ static void gdb_cmd_query(struct kgdb_state *ks)
 		}
 		break;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_KGDB_QXFER_PKT
+	case 'S':
+		if (!strncmp(remcom_in_buffer, "qSupported:", 11))
+			strcpy(remcom_out_buffer, kgdb_arch_gdb_stub_feature);
+		break;
+	case 'X':
+		if (!strncmp(remcom_in_buffer, "qXfer:", 6))
+			kgdb_arch_handle_qxfer_pkt(remcom_in_buffer,
+						   remcom_out_buffer);
+		break;
+#endif
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
index ffa7a76de086..256f2486f9bd 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
 	bool
 
+# set if architecture has the its kgdb_arch_handle_qxfer_pkt
+# function to enable gdb stub to address XML packet sent from GDB.
+config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB_QXFER_PKT
+	bool
+
 menuconfig KGDB
 	bool "KGDB: kernel debugger"
 	depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB