diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index f5e48eed69d..b7131ad4279 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ config ARM64
 	select IRQ_OFFLOAD_NESTED if IRQ_OFFLOAD
 	select BARRIER_OPERATIONS_ARCH
 	select ARCH_HAS_DIRECTED_IPIS
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEMAND_PAGING
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEMAND_MAPPING
 	help
 	  ARM64 (AArch64) architecture
 
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/boards/qemu_cortex_a53.conf b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/boards/qemu_cortex_a53.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b04e2c6ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/boards/qemu_cortex_a53.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 BayLibre SAS
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+CONFIG_BACKING_STORE_RAM=y
+CONFIG_BACKING_STORE_RAM_PAGES=24
+CONFIG_SRAM_SIZE=400
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/boards/qemu_cortex_a53_smp.conf b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/boards/qemu_cortex_a53_smp.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9347db2f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/boards/qemu_cortex_a53_smp.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 BayLibre SAS
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+CONFIG_BACKING_STORE_RAM=y
+CONFIG_BACKING_STORE_RAM_PAGES=24
+CONFIG_SRAM_SIZE=450
+CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING_ALLOW_IRQ=y
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/prj.conf b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/prj.conf
index bbdf6393496..900e63aae40 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/prj.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y
+CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING=y
 CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING_STATS=y
 CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING_THREAD_STATS=y
 CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING_TIMING_HISTOGRAM=y
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/testcase.yaml b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/testcase.yaml
index 8be4c74f1dd..f42fed2c263 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/testcase.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ tests:
       - kernel
       - mmu
       - demand_paging
-    platform_allow: qemu_x86_tiny
+    platform_allow:
+      - qemu_cortex_a53
+      - qemu_cortex_a53/qemu_cortex_a53/smp
+      - qemu_x86_tiny
     extra_configs:
       - CONFIG_COMMON_LIBC_MALLOC_ARENA_SIZE=0
   kernel.demand_paging.timing_funcs: