diff --git a/hw/arm/stm32l4x5_soc.c b/hw/arm/stm32l4x5_soc.c
index fac83d349c..16e3505dcb 100644
--- a/hw/arm/stm32l4x5_soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/stm32l4x5_soc.c
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ static void stm32l4x5_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
 
     /* System configuration controller */
     busdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->syscfg);
+    qdev_connect_clock_in(DEVICE(&s->syscfg), "clk",
+        qdev_get_clock_out(DEVICE(&(s->rcc)), "syscfg-out"));
     if (!sysbus_realize(busdev, errp)) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/misc/stm32l4x5_syscfg.c b/hw/misc/stm32l4x5_syscfg.c
index a5a1ce2680..a947a9e036 100644
--- a/hw/misc/stm32l4x5_syscfg.c
+++ b/hw/misc/stm32l4x5_syscfg.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
+#include "hw/clock.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-clock.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/misc/stm32l4x5_syscfg.h"
 #include "hw/gpio/stm32l4x5_gpio.h"
 
@@ -225,12 +228,22 @@ static void stm32l4x5_syscfg_init(Object *obj)
     qdev_init_gpio_in(DEVICE(obj), stm32l4x5_syscfg_set_irq,
                       GPIO_NUM_PINS * NUM_GPIOS);
     qdev_init_gpio_out(DEVICE(obj), s->gpio_out, GPIO_NUM_PINS);
+    s->clk = qdev_init_clock_in(DEVICE(s), "clk", NULL, s, 0);
+}
+
+static void stm32l4x5_syscfg_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    Stm32l4x5SyscfgState *s = STM32L4X5_SYSCFG(dev);
+    if (!clock_has_source(s->clk)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "SYSCFG: clk input must be connected");
+        return;
+    }
 }
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_stm32l4x5_syscfg = {
     .name = TYPE_STM32L4X5_SYSCFG,
-    .version_id = 1,
-    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .version_id = 2,
+    .minimum_version_id = 2,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(memrmp, Stm32l4x5SyscfgState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(cfgr1, Stm32l4x5SyscfgState),
@@ -241,6 +254,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_stm32l4x5_syscfg = {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(swpr, Stm32l4x5SyscfgState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(skr, Stm32l4x5SyscfgState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(swpr2, Stm32l4x5SyscfgState),
+        VMSTATE_CLOCK(clk, Stm32l4x5SyscfgState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
 };
@@ -251,6 +265,7 @@ static void stm32l4x5_syscfg_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     ResettableClass *rc = RESETTABLE_CLASS(klass);
 
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_stm32l4x5_syscfg;
+    dc->realize = stm32l4x5_syscfg_realize;
     rc->phases.hold = stm32l4x5_syscfg_hold_reset;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/misc/stm32l4x5_syscfg.h b/include/hw/misc/stm32l4x5_syscfg.h
index 23bb564150..c450df2b9e 100644
--- a/include/hw/misc/stm32l4x5_syscfg.h
+++ b/include/hw/misc/stm32l4x5_syscfg.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct Stm32l4x5SyscfgState {
     uint32_t swpr2;
 
     qemu_irq gpio_out[GPIO_NUM_PINS];
+    Clock *clk;
 };
 
 #endif