diff --git a/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.include
index 4f68848e16..2d220a8f79 100644
--- a/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.include
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ ifneq (,$(ROM_START_ADDR)$(RAM_START_ADDR)$(ROM_LEN)$(RAM_LEN))
   LINKFLAGS += $(LINKFLAGPREFIX)--defsym=_ram_length=$(RAM_LEN)
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(BACKUP_RAM_LEN))
+  LINKFLAGS += $(LINKFLAGPREFIX)--defsym=_backup_ram_start_addr=$(BACKUP_RAM_ADDR)
+  LINKFLAGS += $(LINKFLAGPREFIX)--defsym=_backup_ram_len=$(BACKUP_RAM_LEN)
+  CFLAGS    += -DCPU_HAS_BACKUP_RAM=1
+endif
+
 TOOLCHAINS_SUPPORTED = gnu llvm
 
 # Only define the linker symbol if the variable is set
diff --git a/cpu/cortexm_common/ldscripts/cortexm.ld b/cpu/cortexm_common/ldscripts/cortexm.ld
index aa84f27647..eb885b3389 100644
--- a/cpu/cortexm_common/ldscripts/cortexm.ld
+++ b/cpu/cortexm_common/ldscripts/cortexm.ld
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ INCLUDE cortexm_rom_offset.ld
 
 MEMORY
 {
-    rom (rx)    : ORIGIN = _rom_start_addr + _rom_offset, LENGTH = _fw_rom_length
-    ram (w!rx)  : ORIGIN = _ram_start_addr,               LENGTH = _ram_length
+    rom      (rx)   : ORIGIN = _rom_start_addr + _rom_offset, LENGTH = _fw_rom_length
+    ram      (w!rx) : ORIGIN = _ram_start_addr,               LENGTH = _ram_length
 }
 
 INCLUDE cortexm_base.ld
diff --git a/cpu/cortexm_common/ldscripts/cortexm_base.ld b/cpu/cortexm_common/ldscripts/cortexm_base.ld
index bf1ae6fc20..f89e115fc8 100644
--- a/cpu/cortexm_common/ldscripts/cortexm_base.ld
+++ b/cpu/cortexm_common/ldscripts/cortexm_base.ld
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ SEARCH_DIR(.)
 /* This is only used by gdb to understand where to start */
 ENTRY(reset_handler_default)
 
+_backup_ram_start_addr = DEFINED( _backup_ram_start_addr ) ? _backup_ram_start_addr : 0x0 ;
+_backup_ram_len = DEFINED( _backup_ram_len ) ? _backup_ram_len : 0x0 ;
+
+/* not all Cortex-M platforms use cortexm.ld yet */
+MEMORY
+{
+    bkup-ram (w!rx) : ORIGIN = _backup_ram_start_addr, LENGTH = _backup_ram_len
+}
+
 /* Section Definitions */
 SECTIONS
 {
@@ -159,4 +168,21 @@ SECTIONS
     /* Populate information about ram size */
     _sram = ORIGIN(ram);
     _eram = ORIGIN(ram) + LENGTH(ram);
+
+    _sbackup_data_load = LOADADDR(.backup.data);
+    .backup.data :  ALIGN(4) {
+        _sbackup_data = .;
+        *(.backup.data)
+        _ebackup_data = .;
+        /* Round size so that we can use 4 byte copy in init */
+        . = ALIGN(4);
+    } > bkup-ram AT> rom
+
+    .backup.bss (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(4) {
+        _sbackup_bss = .;
+        *(.backup.bss)
+        _ebackup_bss = .;
+        /* Round size so that we can use 4 byte copy in init */
+        . = ALIGN(4);
+    } > bkup-ram
 }
diff --git a/cpu/cortexm_common/vectors_cortexm.c b/cpu/cortexm_common/vectors_cortexm.c
index 60e53d5881..2312c3872d 100644
--- a/cpu/cortexm_common/vectors_cortexm.c
+++ b/cpu/cortexm_common/vectors_cortexm.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include "periph_cpu.h"
 #include "kernel_init.h"
 #include "board.h"
 #include "mpu.h"
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@
 #define SRAM_BASE 0
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CPU_BACKUP_RAM_NOT_RETAINED
+#define CPU_BACKUP_RAM_NOT_RETAINED 0
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief   Memory markers, defined in the linker script
  * @{
@@ -54,6 +59,15 @@ extern uint32_t _sstack;
 extern uint32_t _estack;
 extern uint8_t _sram;
 extern uint8_t _eram;
+
+/* Support for LPRAM. */
+#ifdef CPU_HAS_BACKUP_RAM
+extern const uint32_t _sbackup_data_load[];
+extern uint32_t _sbackup_data[];
+extern uint32_t _ebackup_data[];
+extern uint32_t _sbackup_bss[];
+extern uint32_t _ebackup_bss[];
+#endif /* CPU_HAS_BACKUP_RAM */
 /** @} */
 
 /**
@@ -101,11 +115,30 @@ void reset_handler_default(void)
     for (dst = &_srelocate; dst < &_erelocate; ) {
         *(dst++) = *(src++);
     }
+
     /* default bss section to zero */
     for (dst = &_szero; dst < &_ezero; ) {
         *(dst++) = 0;
     }
 
+#ifdef CPU_HAS_BACKUP_RAM
+    if (!cpu_woke_from_backup() ||
+        CPU_BACKUP_RAM_NOT_RETAINED) {
+
+        /* load low-power data section. */
+        for (dst = _sbackup_data, src = _sbackup_data_load;
+             dst < _ebackup_data;
+             dst++, src++) {
+            *dst = *src;
+        }
+
+        /* zero-out low-power bss. */
+        for (dst = _sbackup_bss; dst < _ebackup_bss; dst++) {
+            *dst = 0;
+        }
+    }
+#endif /* CPU_HAS_BACKUP_RAM */
+
 #ifdef MODULE_MPU_STACK_GUARD
     if (((uintptr_t)&_sstack) != SRAM_BASE) {
         mpu_configure(