diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 122c7fa394d..572b613e57c 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ config ARCH_SIM
 	select ARCH_HAVE_VFORK if !HOST_WINDOWS
 	select ARCH_HAVE_SETJMP
 	select ARCH_HAVE_CUSTOMOPT
+	select ARCH_HAVE_TEXT_HEAP
 	select ARCH_SETJMP_H
 	select ALARM_ARCH
 	select ONESHOT
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/sim/posix/sim_hostmemory.c b/arch/sim/src/sim/posix/sim_hostmemory.c
index 0b0f308e1a1..775bf2dcd36 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/sim/posix/sim_hostmemory.c
+++ b/arch/sim/src/sim/posix/sim_hostmemory.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <malloc/malloc.h>
@@ -47,6 +48,18 @@
 static atomic_int g_aordblks;
 static atomic_int g_uordblks;
 
+/* Record memory allocated for text sections by sys/queue.h */
+
+struct textheap_s
+{
+  void *p;
+  size_t size;
+  TAILQ_ENTRY(textheap_s) entry;
+};
+
+static TAILQ_HEAD(, textheap_s) g_textheap_list =
+  TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(g_textheap_list);
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -54,6 +67,104 @@ static atomic_int g_uordblks;
 extern uint64_t up_irq_save(void);
 extern void up_irq_restore(uint64_t flags);
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: up_textheap_memalign
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Allocate memory for text sections with the specified alignment.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+void *up_textheap_memalign(size_t align, size_t size)
+{
+  uint64_t flags;
+  void *p;
+
+  /* host_allocheap (mmap) returns memory aligned to the page size, which
+   * is always a multiple of the alignment (4/8) for text section. So, we
+   * don't need to do anything here.
+   */
+
+  p = host_allocheap(size);
+
+  flags = up_irq_save();
+
+  /* Record the allocated memory to a global list */
+
+  if (p)
+    {
+      struct textheap_s *node = malloc(sizeof(struct textheap_s));
+      if (node)
+        {
+          node->p = p;
+          node->size = size;
+          TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&g_textheap_list, node, entry);
+        }
+    }
+
+  up_irq_restore(flags);
+
+  return p;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: up_textheap_free
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Free memory allocated for text sections.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+void up_textheap_free(void *p)
+{
+  struct textheap_s *node;
+  uint64_t flags = up_irq_save();
+
+  /* Remove the memory from the global list */
+
+  TAILQ_FOREACH(node, &g_textheap_list, entry)
+    {
+      if (node->p == p)
+        {
+          TAILQ_REMOVE(&g_textheap_list, node, entry);
+          free(node);
+          break;
+        }
+    }
+
+  up_irq_restore(flags);
+  host_freeheap(p);
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: up_textheap_heapmember
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Test if memory is from text heap.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+bool up_textheap_heapmember(void *p)
+{
+  struct textheap_s *node;
+  uint64_t flags = up_irq_save();
+
+  /* Traverse the global list to find the memory */
+
+  TAILQ_FOREACH(node, &g_textheap_list, entry)
+    {
+      if (node->p == p)
+        {
+          up_irq_restore(flags);
+          return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+  up_irq_restore(flags);
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: host_allocheap
  *
@@ -87,6 +198,21 @@ void *host_allocheap(size_t sz)
   return p;
 }
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: host_freeheap
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Free a executable memory block.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+void host_freeheap(void *mem)
+{
+  uint64_t flags = up_irq_save();
+  munmap(mem, 0);
+  up_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
 void *host_allocshmem(const char *name, size_t size, int master)
 {
   uint64_t flags = up_irq_save();
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_internal.h b/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_internal.h
index 74bbd9e027a..d92285533db 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_internal.h
+++ b/arch/sim/src/sim/sim_internal.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ void host_init_cwd(void);
 /* sim_hostmemory.c *********************************************************/
 
 void *host_allocheap(size_t sz);
+void  host_freeheap(void *mem);
 void *host_allocshmem(const char *name, size_t size, int master);
 void  host_freeshmem(void *mem);