diff --git a/arch/mips/src/mips32/Kconfig b/arch/mips/src/mips32/Kconfig
index c7a4499c22..713a05603a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/src/mips32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/src/mips32/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ config MIPS32_TOOLCHAIN_MICROCHIPL
 	bool "Microchip C32 toolchain under Linux"
 	depends on HOST_LINUX
 
+config MIPS32_TOOLCHAIN_MICROCHIPL_XC32
+	bool "Microchip XC32 toolchain under Linux"
+	depends on HOST_LINUX
+
 config MIPS32_TOOLCHAIN_MICROCHIPL_LITE
 	bool "Microchip C32 toolchain under Linux (Lite edition)"
 	depends on HOST_LINUX
diff --git a/arch/mips/src/mips32/Toolchain.defs b/arch/mips/src/mips32/Toolchain.defs
index 3c10defe18..09f5e1a20a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/src/mips32/Toolchain.defs
+++ b/arch/mips/src/mips32/Toolchain.defs
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ ifeq ($(filter y, \
   CONFIG_MIPS32_TOOLCHAIN ?= MICROCHIPL
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(filter y, \
+      $(CONFIG_MIPS32_TOOLCHAIN_MICROCHIPL_XC32) \
+    ),y)
+  CONFIG_MIPS32_TOOLCHAIN ?= MICROCHIPL_XC32
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(filter y, \
       $(CONFIG_MIPS32_TOOLCHAIN_MICROCHIPL_LITE) \
     ),y)
@@ -148,6 +154,16 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_MIPS32_TOOLCHAIN),MICROCHIPL)
   LDSCRIPT = xc32-debug.ld
 endif
 
+# Microchip XC32 toolchain under Linux
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_MIPS32_TOOLCHAIN),MICROCHIPL_XC32)
+  CROSSDEV ?= xc32-
+  MAXOPTIMIZATION ?= -O2
+  ARCHCPUFLAGS = -mprocessor=$(MIPS_MPROCESSOR) -march=$(MIPS_MARCH) -EL $(MIPS_MICROMIPS) -msmart-io=0
+  LDFLAGS += -nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs
+  LDSCRIPT = xc32-debug.ld
+endif
+
 # Microchip C32 toolchain under Windows
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_MIPS32_TOOLCHAIN),MICROCHIPW)