diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/bits/hwcap.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/bits/hwcap.h
index 4ee14b4208..ee078ee534 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/bits/hwcap.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/bits/hwcap.h
@@ -72,3 +72,4 @@
 #define HWCAP2_BF16		(1 << 14)
 #define HWCAP2_DGH		(1 << 15)
 #define HWCAP2_RNG		(1 << 16)
+#define HWCAP2_MTE		(1 << 18)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/bits/mman.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/bits/mman.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa3f3a31f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/bits/mman.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* Definitions for POSIX memory map interface.  Linux/aarch64 version.
+   Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef _SYS_MMAN_H
+# error "Never use <bits/mman.h> directly; include <sys/mman.h> instead."
+#endif
+
+/* The following definitions basically come from the kernel headers.
+   But the kernel header is not namespace clean.  */
+
+/* Other flags.  */
+#define PROT_MTE	0x20		/* Normal Tagged mapping.  */
+
+#include <bits/mman-map-flags-generic.h>
+
+/* Include generic Linux declarations.  */
+#include <bits/mman-linux.h>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c
index 896c588fee..6f91edd345 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <cpu-features.h>
 #include <sys/auxv.h>
 #include <elf/dl-hwcaps.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
 
 #define DCZID_DZP_MASK (1 << 4)
 #define DCZID_BS_MASK (0xf)
@@ -83,4 +84,31 @@ init_cpu_features (struct cpu_features *cpu_features)
 
   if ((dczid & DCZID_DZP_MASK) == 0)
     cpu_features->zva_size = 4 << (dczid & DCZID_BS_MASK);
+
+  /* Setup memory tagging support if the HW and kernel support it, and if
+     the user has requested it.  */
+  cpu_features->mte_state = 0;
+
+#ifdef _LIBC_MTAG
+# if HAVE_TUNABLES
+  int mte_state = TUNABLE_GET (glibc, memtag, enable, unsigned, 0);
+  cpu_features->mte_state = (GLRO (dl_hwcap2) & HWCAP2_MTE) ? mte_state : 0;
+  /* If we lack the MTE feature, disable the tunable, since it will
+     otherwise cause instructions that won't run on this CPU to be used.  */
+  TUNABLE_SET (glibc, memtag, enable, unsigned, cpu_features->mte_state);
+# endif
+
+  /* For now, disallow tag 0, so that we can clearly see when tagged
+     addresses are being allocated.  */
+  if (cpu_features->mte_state & 2)
+    __prctl (PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL,
+	     (PR_TAGGED_ADDR_ENABLE | PR_MTE_TCF_SYNC
+	      | (0xfffe << PR_MTE_TAG_SHIFT)),
+	     0, 0, 0);
+  else if (cpu_features->mte_state)
+    __prctl (PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL,
+	     (PR_TAGGED_ADDR_ENABLE | PR_MTE_TCF_ASYNC
+	      | (0xfffe << PR_MTE_TAG_SHIFT)),
+	     0, 0, 0);
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.h
index 1389cea1b3..604de27c88 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct cpu_features
 {
   uint64_t midr_el1;
   unsigned zva_size;
+  unsigned mte_state;
 };
 
 #endif /* _CPU_FEATURES_AARCH64_H  */