diff --git a/target/arm/mte_helper.c b/target/arm/mte_helper.c
index 4f9bd3add3..5ea57d487a 100644
--- a/target/arm/mte_helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/mte_helper.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "internals.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
+#include "exec/ram_addr.h"
 #include "exec/cpu_ldst.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 
@@ -74,8 +75,138 @@ static uint8_t *allocation_tag_mem(CPUARMState *env, int ptr_mmu_idx,
                                    int ptr_size, MMUAccessType tag_access,
                                    int tag_size, uintptr_t ra)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     /* Tag storage not implemented.  */
     return NULL;
+#else
+    uintptr_t index;
+    CPUIOTLBEntry *iotlbentry;
+    int in_page, flags;
+    ram_addr_t ptr_ra;
+    hwaddr ptr_paddr, tag_paddr, xlat;
+    MemoryRegion *mr;
+    ARMASIdx tag_asi;
+    AddressSpace *tag_as;
+    void *host;
+
+    /*
+     * Probe the first byte of the virtual address.  This raises an
+     * exception for inaccessible pages, and resolves the virtual address
+     * into the softmmu tlb.
+     *
+     * When RA == 0, this is for mte_probe1.  The page is expected to be
+     * valid.  Indicate to probe_access_flags no-fault, then assert that
+     * we received a valid page.
+     */
+    flags = probe_access_flags(env, ptr, ptr_access, ptr_mmu_idx,
+                               ra == 0, &host, ra);
+    assert(!(flags & TLB_INVALID_MASK));
+
+    /*
+     * Find the iotlbentry for ptr.  This *must* be present in the TLB
+     * because we just found the mapping.
+     * TODO: Perhaps there should be a cputlb helper that returns a
+     * matching tlb entry + iotlb entry.
+     */
+    index = tlb_index(env, ptr_mmu_idx, ptr);
+# ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_TCG
+    {
+        CPUTLBEntry *entry = tlb_entry(env, ptr_mmu_idx, ptr);
+        target_ulong comparator = (ptr_access == MMU_DATA_LOAD
+                                   ? entry->addr_read
+                                   : tlb_addr_write(entry));
+        g_assert(tlb_hit(comparator, ptr));
+    }
+# endif
+    iotlbentry = &env_tlb(env)->d[ptr_mmu_idx].iotlb[index];
+
+    /* If the virtual page MemAttr != Tagged, access unchecked. */
+    if (!arm_tlb_mte_tagged(&iotlbentry->attrs)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * If not backed by host ram, there is no tag storage: access unchecked.
+     * This is probably a guest os bug though, so log it.
+     */
+    if (unlikely(flags & TLB_MMIO)) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
+                      "Page @ 0x%" PRIx64 " indicates Tagged Normal memory "
+                      "but is not backed by host ram\n", ptr);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * The Normal memory access can extend to the next page.  E.g. a single
+     * 8-byte access to the last byte of a page will check only the last
+     * tag on the first page.
+     * Any page access exception has priority over tag check exception.
+     */
+    in_page = -(ptr | TARGET_PAGE_MASK);
+    if (unlikely(ptr_size > in_page)) {
+        void *ignore;
+        flags |= probe_access_flags(env, ptr + in_page, ptr_access,
+                                    ptr_mmu_idx, ra == 0, &ignore, ra);
+        assert(!(flags & TLB_INVALID_MASK));
+    }
+
+    /* Any debug exception has priority over a tag check exception. */
+    if (unlikely(flags & TLB_WATCHPOINT)) {
+        int wp = ptr_access == MMU_DATA_LOAD ? BP_MEM_READ : BP_MEM_WRITE;
+        assert(ra != 0);
+        cpu_check_watchpoint(env_cpu(env), ptr, ptr_size,
+                             iotlbentry->attrs, wp, ra);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Find the physical address within the normal mem space.
+     * The memory region lookup must succeed because TLB_MMIO was
+     * not set in the cputlb lookup above.
+     */
+    mr = memory_region_from_host(host, &ptr_ra);
+    tcg_debug_assert(mr != NULL);
+    tcg_debug_assert(memory_region_is_ram(mr));
+    ptr_paddr = ptr_ra;
+    do {
+        ptr_paddr += mr->addr;
+        mr = mr->container;
+    } while (mr);
+
+    /* Convert to the physical address in tag space.  */
+    tag_paddr = ptr_paddr >> (LOG2_TAG_GRANULE + 1);
+
+    /* Look up the address in tag space. */
+    tag_asi = iotlbentry->attrs.secure ? ARMASIdx_TagS : ARMASIdx_TagNS;
+    tag_as = cpu_get_address_space(env_cpu(env), tag_asi);
+    mr = address_space_translate(tag_as, tag_paddr, &xlat, NULL,
+                                 tag_access == MMU_DATA_STORE,
+                                 iotlbentry->attrs);
+
+    /*
+     * Note that @mr will never be NULL.  If there is nothing in the address
+     * space at @tag_paddr, the translation will return the unallocated memory
+     * region.  For our purposes, the result must be ram.
+     */
+    if (unlikely(!memory_region_is_ram(mr))) {
+        /* ??? Failure is a board configuration error. */
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP,
+                      "Tag Memory @ 0x%" HWADDR_PRIx " not found for "
+                      "Normal Memory @ 0x%" HWADDR_PRIx "\n",
+                      tag_paddr, ptr_paddr);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Ensure the tag memory is dirty on write, for migration.
+     * Tag memory can never contain code or display memory (vga).
+     */
+    if (tag_access == MMU_DATA_STORE) {
+        ram_addr_t tag_ra = memory_region_get_ram_addr(mr) + xlat;
+        cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty_flag(tag_ra, DIRTY_MEMORY_MIGRATION);
+    }
+
+    return memory_region_get_ram_ptr(mr) + xlat;
+#endif
 }
 
 uint64_t HELPER(irg)(CPUARMState *env, uint64_t rn, uint64_t rm)
