diff --git a/src/sail_sv_backend/jib_sv.ml b/src/sail_sv_backend/jib_sv.ml
index 818284c40..8c7ab4eed 100644
--- a/src/sail_sv_backend/jib_sv.ml
+++ b/src/sail_sv_backend/jib_sv.ml
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ let sv_return_type_from_attribute attr_data_opt =
   | None -> Some ctyp
   | Some _ -> raise (Reporting.err_general l "return_type field should not have positional argument")
 
+let sv_dpi_from_attr attr_data_opt =
+  let open Util.Option_monad in
+  let* fields = Option.bind attr_data_opt attribute_data_object in
+  let* dpi = List.assoc_opt "dpi" fields in
+  match dpi with
+  | AD_aux (AD_bool b, _) -> Some b
+  | AD_aux (_, l) -> raise (Reporting.err_general l "dpi field must be a boolean")
+
 (* The direct footprint contains information about the effects
    directly performed by the function itself, i.e. not those from any
    transitive function calls. It is constructed by the footprint
@@ -525,15 +533,18 @@ module Make (Config : CONFIG) = struct
 
   let simple_type str = (str, None)
 
-  let rec sv_ctyp = function
+  let rec sv_ctyp ?(two_state = false) = function
     | CT_bool -> simple_type "bit"
+    | CT_bit when two_state -> simple_type "bit"
     | CT_bit -> simple_type "logic"
     | CT_fbits 0 -> simple_type "sail_zwbv"
+    | CT_fbits width when two_state -> ksprintf simple_type "bit [%d:0]" (width - 1)
     | CT_fbits width -> ksprintf simple_type "logic [%d:0]" (width - 1)
     | CT_sbits max_width ->
         let logic = sprintf "logic [%d:0]" (max_width - 1) in
         ksprintf simple_type "struct packed { logic [7:0] size; %s bits; }" logic
     | CT_lbits -> simple_type "sail_bits"
+    | CT_fint width when two_state -> ksprintf simple_type "bit [%d:0]" (width - 1)
     | CT_fint width -> ksprintf simple_type "logic [%d:0]" (width - 1)
     | CT_lint -> ksprintf simple_type "logic [%d:0]" (Config.max_unknown_integer_width - 1)
     | CT_string -> simple_type (if Config.nostrings then "sail_unit" else "string")
@@ -541,20 +552,25 @@ module Make (Config : CONFIG) = struct
     | CT_variant (id, _) | CT_struct (id, _) | CT_enum (id, _) -> simple_type (sv_type_id_string id)
     | CT_constant c ->
         let width = required_width c in
-        ksprintf simple_type "logic [%d:0]" (width - 1)
+        if two_state then ksprintf simple_type "bit [%d:0]" (width - 1)
+        else ksprintf simple_type "logic [%d:0]" (width - 1)
     | CT_ref ctyp -> ksprintf simple_type "sail_reg_%s" (Util.zencode_string (string_of_ctyp ctyp))
     | CT_fvector (len, ctyp) ->
         let outer_index = sprintf "[%d:0]" (len - 1) in
         begin
-          match sv_ctyp ctyp with
+          match sv_ctyp ~two_state ctyp with
           | ty, Some inner_index -> (ty, Some (inner_index ^ outer_index))
           | ty, None -> (ty, Some outer_index)
         end
     | CT_list ctyp -> begin
-        match sv_ctyp ctyp with ty, Some inner_index -> (ty, Some (inner_index ^ "[$]")) | ty, None -> (ty, Some "[$]")
+        match sv_ctyp ~two_state ctyp with
+        | ty, Some inner_index -> (ty, Some (inner_index ^ "[$]"))
+        | ty, None -> (ty, Some "[$]")
       end
     | CT_vector ctyp -> begin
-        match sv_ctyp ctyp with ty, Some inner_index -> (ty, Some (inner_index ^ "[]")) | ty, None -> (ty, Some "[]")
+        match sv_ctyp ~two_state ctyp with
+        | ty, Some inner_index -> (ty, Some (inner_index ^ "[]"))
+        | ty, None -> (ty, Some "[]")
       end
     | CT_real -> simple_type "sail_real"
     | CT_rounding_mode -> simple_type "sail_rounding_mode"
@@ -2199,6 +2215,30 @@ module Make (Config : CONFIG) = struct
     | SVD_fundef f -> pp_fundef f
     | SVD_module m -> pp_module m
     | SVD_type type_def -> pp_type_def type_def
+    | SVD_dpi_function { function_name; return_type; param_types } ->
+        let ret_ty, typedef =
+          match return_type with
+          | Some ret_ctyp ->
+              (* Per the SystemVerilog LRM, a DPI function can only return
+                 two-state types other than a single logic *)
+              let ret_ty, index_ty = sv_ctyp ~two_state:true ret_ctyp in
+              begin
+                match index_ty with
+                | Some index ->
+                    let encoded = Util.zencode_string (string_of_ctyp ret_ctyp) in
+                    let new_ty = string ("t_" ^ pp_sv_name_string function_name ^ "_" ^ encoded) in
+                    ( new_ty,
+                      separate space [string "typedef"; string ret_ty; new_ty; string index] ^^ semi ^^ twice hardline
+                    )
+                | None -> (string ret_ty, empty)
+              end
+          | None -> (string "void", empty)
+        in
+        let params = List.mapi (fun n ctyp -> wrap_type ctyp (string ("param" ^ string_of_int n))) param_types in
+        typedef
+        ^^ separate space [string "import"; string "\"DPI-C\""; string "function"; ret_ty; pp_sv_name function_name]
+        ^^ parens (separate (comma ^^ space) params)
+        ^^ semi
 
   let sv_fundef_with ctx f params param_ctyps ret_ctyp fun_body =
     let sv_ret_ty, index_ty = sv_ctyp ret_ctyp in
@@ -2390,7 +2430,40 @@ module Make (Config : CONFIG) = struct
 
   let svir_cdef spec_info ctx fn_ctyps (CDEF_aux (aux, def_annot)) =
     match aux with
-    | CDEF_val (f, _, param_ctyps, ret_ctyp) -> ([], Bindings.add f (param_ctyps, ret_ctyp) fn_ctyps)
+    | CDEF_val (f, ext_name, param_ctyps, ret_ctyp) ->
+        let sv_function_attr_opt = get_def_attribute "sv_function" def_annot in
+        if Option.is_some sv_function_attr_opt then (
+          let _, sv_function_attr = Option.get sv_function_attr_opt in
+          match sv_dpi_from_attr sv_function_attr with
+          (* If the dpi attribute isn't present, or is false don't do anything *)
+          | None | Some false -> ([], Bindings.add f (param_ctyps, ret_ctyp) fn_ctyps)
+          | Some true ->
+              let ret_ctyp =
+                match sv_return_type_from_attribute sv_function_attr with None -> ret_ctyp | Some ctyp' -> ctyp'
+              in
+              let param_ctyps =
+                match sv_types_from_attribute ~arity:(List.length param_ctyps) sv_function_attr with
+                | None -> param_ctyps
+                | Some conversions ->
+                    List.map
+                      (fun (ctyp, convert) -> match convert with None -> ctyp | Some ctyp' -> ctyp')
+                      (List.combine param_ctyps conversions)
+              in
+
+              let dpi_import =
+                SVD_aux
+                  ( SVD_dpi_function
+                      {
+                        function_name = Option.fold ~none:(SVN_id f) ~some:(fun s -> SVN_string s) ext_name;
+                        return_type = Some ret_ctyp;
+                        param_types = param_ctyps;
+                      },
+                    def_annot.loc
+                  )
+              in
+              ([dpi_import], Bindings.add f (param_ctyps, ret_ctyp) fn_ctyps)
+        )
+        else ([], Bindings.add f (param_ctyps, ret_ctyp) fn_ctyps)
     | CDEF_fundef (f, _, params, body) ->
         let debug_attr = get_def_attribute "jib_debug" def_annot in
         if List.mem (string_of_id f) Config.ignore then ([], fn_ctyps)
diff --git a/src/sail_sv_backend/jib_sv.mli b/src/sail_sv_backend/jib_sv.mli
index b954cdcb0..aed6f502d 100644
--- a/src/sail_sv_backend/jib_sv.mli
+++ b/src/sail_sv_backend/jib_sv.mli
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module Make (Config : CONFIG) : sig
   val sv_fundef_with :
     Jib_compile.ctx -> string -> Ast.id list -> Jib.ctyp list -> Jib.ctyp -> PPrint.document -> PPrint.document
 
-  val sv_ctyp : Jib.ctyp -> string * string option
+  val sv_ctyp : ?two_state:bool -> Jib.ctyp -> string * string option
 
   val wrap_type : Jib.ctyp -> PPrint.document -> PPrint.document
 
diff --git a/src/sail_sv_backend/sail_plugin_sv.ml b/src/sail_sv_backend/sail_plugin_sv.ml
index ec3c5f301..09d0cc39e 100644
--- a/src/sail_sv_backend/sail_plugin_sv.ml
+++ b/src/sail_sv_backend/sail_plugin_sv.ml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ let opt_includes = ref []
 type verilate_mode = Verilator_none | Verilator_compile | Verilator_run
 
 let opt_verilate = ref Verilator_none
+let opt_verilate_args = ref None
 
 let opt_line_directives = ref false
 
@@ -116,6 +117,10 @@ let verilog_options =
         ),
       "<compile|run> Invoke verilator on generated output"
     );
+    ( "-sv_verilate_args",
+      Arg.String (fun s -> opt_verilate_args := Some s),
+      "<string> Extra arguments to pass to verilator"
+    );
     ("-sv_lines", Arg.Set opt_line_directives, " output `line directives");
     ("-sv_comb", Arg.Set opt_comb, " output an always_comb block instead of initial block");
     ("-sv_inregs", Arg.Set opt_inregs, " take register values from inputs");
@@ -608,12 +613,15 @@ let verilog_target out_opt { ast; effect_info; env; default_sail_dir; _ } =
           (verilator_cpp_wrapper "sail_toplevel");
         Util.close_output_with_check file_info;
 
+        let extra = match !opt_verilate_args with None -> "" | Some args -> " " ^ args in
+
         (* Verilator sometimes just spuriously returns non-zero exit
            codes even when it suceeds, so we don't use system_checked
            here, and just hope for the best. *)
         let verilator_command =
-          sprintf "verilator --cc --exe --build -j 0 --top-module sail_toplevel -I%s --Mdir %s_obj_dir sim_%s.cpp %s.sv"
-            sail_sv_libdir out out out
+          sprintf
+            "verilator --cc --exe --build -j 0 --top-module sail_toplevel -I%s --Mdir %s_obj_dir sim_%s.cpp %s.sv%s"
+            sail_sv_libdir out out out extra
         in
         print_endline ("Verilator command: " ^ verilator_command);
         let _ = Unix.system verilator_command in
diff --git a/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_ir.ml b/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_ir.ml
index d9cc87983..616f12189 100644
--- a/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_ir.ml
+++ b/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_ir.ml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ and sv_def_aux =
       output_connections : sv_place list;
     }
   | SVD_always_comb of sv_statement
+  | SVD_dpi_function of { function_name : sv_name; return_type : Jib.ctyp option; param_types : Jib.ctyp list }
 
 and sv_place =
   | SVP_id of Jib.name
@@ -357,6 +358,11 @@ let rec visit_sv_def (vis : svir_visitor) outer_def =
     | SVD_always_comb statement ->
         let statement' = visit_sv_statement vis statement in
         if statement == statement' then no_change else SVD_aux (SVD_always_comb statement', l)
+    | SVD_dpi_function { function_name; return_type; param_types } ->
+        let return_type' = map_no_copy_opt (visit_ctyp (vis :> common_visitor)) return_type in
+        let param_types' = map_no_copy (visit_ctyp (vis :> common_visitor)) param_types in
+        if return_type == return_type' && param_types = param_types' then no_change
+        else SVD_aux (SVD_dpi_function { function_name; return_type = return_type'; param_types = param_types' }, l)
   in
   do_visit vis (vis#vdef outer_def) aux outer_def
 
diff --git a/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_ir.mli b/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_ir.mli
index 6d0e1e923..1ce84c6eb 100644
--- a/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_ir.mli
+++ b/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_ir.mli
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ and sv_def_aux =
       output_connections : sv_place list;
     }
   | SVD_always_comb of sv_statement
+  | SVD_dpi_function of { function_name : sv_name; return_type : Jib.ctyp option; param_types : Jib.ctyp list }
 
 and sv_place =
   | SVP_id of Jib.name
diff --git a/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_optimize.ml b/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_optimize.ml
index 30eb598d9..ddff13965 100644
--- a/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_optimize.ml
+++ b/src/sail_sv_backend/sv_optimize.ml
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ module RemoveUnusedVariables = struct
 
   let rec def_uses stack uses (SVD_aux (aux, l)) =
     match aux with
-    | SVD_type _ | SVD_null -> ()
+    | SVD_type _ | SVD_null | SVD_dpi_function _ -> ()
     | SVD_fundef { params; body; _ } ->
         let paramset = List.fold_left (fun set (id, _) -> NameSet.add (name id) set) NameSet.empty params in
         push (Function paramset) stack;
diff --git a/test/c/sv_dpi.expect b/test/c/sv_dpi.expect
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0553d3a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/c/sv_dpi.expect
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+x = 7
diff --git a/test/c/sv_dpi.sail b/test/c/sv_dpi.sail
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2ecb11c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/c/sv_dpi.sail
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+default Order dec
+
+$include <prelude.sail>
+
+$iftarget systemverilog
+
+$option --sv-verilate-args "include/sv_dpi.cpp"
+
+$[sv_function { types = ["int", "int"], return_type = "int", dpi = true }]
+val foo = impure "sv_dpi_foo" : (int, int) -> int
+
+$else
+
+function foo(x : int, y : int) -> int = x + y
+
+$endif
+
+val main : unit -> unit
+
+function main() = {
+  let x = foo(2, 5);
+  print_int("x = ", x)
+}
diff --git a/test/sv/.gitignore b/test/sv/.gitignore
index 8df2fcca4..fa697bc49 100644
--- a/test/sv/.gitignore
+++ b/test/sv/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Ignore generated directories from SV tests
-**/*
+*_obj_dir/*
diff --git a/test/sv/include/sv_dpi.cpp b/test/sv/include/sv_dpi.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..533553383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sv/include/sv_dpi.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "svdpi.h"
+#include "Vsail_toplevel__Dpi.h"
+
+svBitVecVal sv_dpi_foo(const svLogicVecVal* param0, const svLogicVecVal* param1)
+{
+  return param0->aval + param1->aval;
+}