diff --git a/target/arc/translate.c b/target/arc/translate.c
index 2db7e5787dc..43d07a7c32e 100644
--- a/target/arc/translate.c
+++ b/target/arc/translate.c
@@ -456,6 +456,15 @@ static TCGv arc_decode_operand(const struct arc_opcode *opcode,
             ret = cpu_r[operand.value];
             if (operand.value == 63) {
                 tcg_gen_movi_tl(cpu_pcl, ctx->pcl);
+            } else if (operand.value == 29) {
+                /* ilink access in user mode raises a privilege violation */
+                TCGv cond = tcg_temp_new();
+                TCGLabel *cont = gen_new_label();
+                tcg_gen_andi_tl(cond, cpu_pstate, STATUS32_U);
+                tcg_gen_brcondi_tl(TCG_COND_EQ, cond, 0, cont);
+                tcg_temp_free(cond);
+                arc_gen_excp(ctx, EXCP_PRIVILEGEV, 0, 0);
+                gen_set_label(cont);
             }
         } else {
             int64_t limm = operand.value;
diff --git a/tests/tcg/arc/generic/check_ilink_usermode.S b/tests/tcg/arc/generic/check_ilink_usermode.S
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aff0f54200c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tcg/arc/generic/check_ilink_usermode.S
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+.include "macros.inc"
+
+.data
+.align 4
+return_addr:
+    .word @fail
+
+.text
+    .align 4
+    .global EV_PrivilegeV
+    .type EV_PrivilegeV, @function
+EV_PrivilegeV:
+    ld  r0, [@return_addr]
+    sr  r0, [eret]
+    rtie
+
+start
+
+; Test 1
+; ilink change in kernel mode (initial mode) is allowed
+; CPU exception not triggered
+mov r0, @fail
+st  r0, [@return_addr]
+
+mov ilink, 0x91
+
+
+; Test 2
+; ilink change in user mode not allowed
+; CPU exception is triggered
+mov r0, @success
+st  r0, [@return_addr]
+
+enter_user_mode @usermode
+
+j @fail
+
+usermode:
+    mov ilink, 0x91
+    j @fail
+
+success:
+    mov r0, 0xdecaf
+    print "[PASS] "
+    b @1f
+
+; If a test fails, it jumps here. Although, for the sake of uniformity,
+; the printed output does not say much about which test case failed,
+; one can uncomment the print_number line below or set a breakpoint
+; here to check the R0 register for the test case number.
+fail:
+  mov r0, 0xbadc0ffe
+  print "[FAIL] "
+1:
+    print " no ilink in usermode\n"
+
+end
diff --git a/tests/tcg/arc64/check_ilink_usermode.S b/tests/tcg/arc64/check_ilink_usermode.S
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19dcc829265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tcg/arc64/check_ilink_usermode.S
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+.include "macros.inc"
+
+.data
+.align 4
+return_addr:
+    .word @fail
+
+.text
+    .align 4
+    .global EV_PrivilegeV
+    .type EV_PrivilegeV, @function
+EV_PrivilegeV:
+    ld  r0, [@return_addr]
+    sr  r0, [eret]
+    rtie
+
+start
+
+; Test 1
+; ilink change in kernel mode (initial mode) is allowed
+; CPU exception not triggered
+mov r0, @fail
+st  r0, [@return_addr]
+
+mov ilink, 0x91
+
+
+; Test 2
+; ilink change in user mode not allowed
+; CPU exception is triggered
+mov r0, @success
+st  r0, [@return_addr]
+
+enter_user_mode @usermode
+
+j @fail
+
+usermode:
+    mov ilink, 0x91
+    j @fail
+
+success:
+    mov r0, 0xdecaf
+    print "[PASS] "
+    b @1f
+
+; If a test fails, it jumps here. Although, for the sake of uniformity,
+; the printed output does not say much about which test case failed,
+; one can uncomment the print_number line below or set a breakpoint
+; here to check the R0 register for the test case number.
+fail:
+    mov r0, 0xbadc0ffe
+    print "[FAIL] "
+1:
+    print " ilink in usermode\n"
+
+end