diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index 5d20abd3e5..25e35cd3dc 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -2286,6 +2286,12 @@ done_syscall:
                 queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, &info);
             }
             break;
+        case EXCP_DSPDIS:
+            info.si_signo = TARGET_SIGILL;
+            info.si_errno = 0;
+            info.si_code = TARGET_ILL_ILLOPC;
+            queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, &info);
+            break;
         default:
             //        error:
             fprintf(stderr, "qemu: unhandled CPU exception 0x%x - aborting\n",
diff --git a/target-mips/cpu.h b/target-mips/cpu.h
index c4ca2855df..4c012d503f 100644
--- a/target-mips/cpu.h
+++ b/target-mips/cpu.h
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ struct CPUMIPSState {
     int error_code;
     uint32_t hflags;    /* CPU State */
     /* TMASK defines different execution modes */
-#define MIPS_HFLAG_TMASK  0x007FF
+#define MIPS_HFLAG_TMASK  0xC07FF
 #define MIPS_HFLAG_MODE   0x00007 /* execution modes                    */
     /* The KSU flags must be the lowest bits in hflags. The flag order
        must be the same as defined for CP0 Status. This allows to use
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@ struct CPUMIPSState {
 #define MIPS_HFLAG_BDS32  0x10000 /* branch requires 32-bit delay slot  */
 #define MIPS_HFLAG_BX     0x20000 /* branch exchanges execution mode    */
 #define MIPS_HFLAG_BMASK  (MIPS_HFLAG_BMASK_BASE | MIPS_HFLAG_BMASK_EXT)
+    /* MIPS DSP resources access. */
+#define MIPS_HFLAG_DSP   0x40000  /* Enable access to MIPS DSP resources. */
+#define MIPS_HFLAG_DSPR2 0x80000  /* Enable access to MIPS DSPR2 resources. */
     target_ulong btarget;        /* Jump / branch target               */
     target_ulong bcond;          /* Branch condition (if needed)       */
 
@@ -610,8 +613,9 @@ enum {
     EXCP_MDMX,
     EXCP_C2E,
     EXCP_CACHE, /* 32 */
+    EXCP_DSPDIS,
 
-    EXCP_LAST = EXCP_CACHE,
+    EXCP_LAST = EXCP_DSPDIS,
 };
 /* Dummy exception for conditional stores.  */
 #define EXCP_SC 0x100
@@ -772,6 +776,21 @@ static inline void compute_hflags(CPUMIPSState *env)
     if (env->CP0_Status & (1 << CP0St_FR)) {
         env->hflags |= MIPS_HFLAG_F64;
     }
+    if (env->insn_flags & ASE_DSPR2) {
+        /* Enables access MIPS DSP resources, now our cpu is DSP ASER2,
+           so enable to access DSPR2 resources. */
+        if (env->CP0_Status & (1 << CP0St_MX)) {
+            env->hflags |= MIPS_HFLAG_DSP | MIPS_HFLAG_DSPR2;
+        }
+
+    } else if (env->insn_flags & ASE_DSP) {
+        /* Enables access MIPS DSP resources, now our cpu is DSP ASE,
+           so enable to access DSP resources. */
+        if (env->CP0_Status & (1 << CP0St_MX)) {
+            env->hflags |= MIPS_HFLAG_DSP;
+        }
+
+    }
     if (env->insn_flags & ISA_MIPS32R2) {
         if (env->active_fpu.fcr0 & (1 << FCR0_F64)) {
             env->hflags |= MIPS_HFLAG_COP1X;
diff --git a/target-mips/helper.c b/target-mips/helper.c
index 3b8c696a9e..e877b8db78 100644
--- a/target-mips/helper.c
+++ b/target-mips/helper.c
@@ -592,6 +592,9 @@ void do_interrupt (CPUMIPSState *env)
     case EXCP_THREAD:
         cause = 25;
         goto set_EPC;
+    case EXCP_DSPDIS:
+        cause = 26;
+        goto set_EPC;
     case EXCP_CACHE:
         cause = 30;
         if (env->CP0_Status & (1 << CP0St_BEV)) {
diff --git a/target-mips/translate.c b/target-mips/translate.c
index ed55e260ac..586f564e27 100644
--- a/target-mips/translate.c
+++ b/target-mips/translate.c
@@ -948,6 +948,24 @@ static inline void check_cp1_registers(DisasContext *ctx, int regs)
         generate_exception(ctx, EXCP_RI);
 }
 
+/* Verify that the processor is running with DSP instructions enabled.
+   This is enabled by CP0 Status register MX(24) bit.
+ */
+
+static inline void check_dsp(DisasContext *ctx)
+{
+    if (unlikely(!(ctx->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_DSP))) {
+        generate_exception(ctx, EXCP_DSPDIS);
+    }
+}
+
+static inline void check_dspr2(DisasContext *ctx)
+{
+    if (unlikely(!(ctx->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_DSPR2))) {
+        generate_exception(ctx, EXCP_DSPDIS);
+    }
+}
+
 /* This code generates a "reserved instruction" exception if the
    CPU does not support the instruction set corresponding to flags. */
 static inline void check_insn(CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx, int flags)
@@ -13209,6 +13227,11 @@ void cpu_state_reset(CPUMIPSState *env)
     if (env->CP0_Config1 & (1 << CP0C1_FP)) {
         env->CP0_Status |= (1 << CP0St_CU1);
     }
+    if (env->cpu_model->insn_flags & ASE_DSPR2) {
+        env->hflags |= MIPS_HFLAG_DSP | MIPS_HFLAG_DSPR2;
+    } else if (env->cpu_model->insn_flags & ASE_DSP) {
+        env->hflags |= MIPS_HFLAG_DSP;
+    }
 #else
     if (env->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_BMASK) {
         /* If the exception was raised from a delay slot,