diff --git a/cpu-target.c b/cpu-target.c
index ade24196d5..f4d1c65f6d 100644
--- a/cpu-target.c
+++ b/cpu-target.c
@@ -163,6 +163,19 @@ int libafl_qemu_num_regs(CPUState* cpu)
     return cc->gdb_num_core_regs;
 }
 
+#ifdef TARGET_ARM
+// use-case: get the user-stack pointer and return addr from at an isr-return
+#include "target/arm/cpu.h"
+#include "target/arm/internals.h"
+
+int libafl_qemu_read_user_sp_unchecked(CPUState* cpu);
+int libafl_qemu_read_user_sp_unchecked(CPUState* cpu) {
+    CPUARMState *env = cpu_env(cpu);
+    return env->v7m.other_sp;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 //// --- Begin LibAFL code ---
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY