diff --git a/libgloss/ChangeLog b/libgloss/ChangeLog
index c38ec9b1d..f37c2a8e2 100644
--- a/libgloss/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgloss/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-09-27  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
+
+	* arm/Makefile.in (RDIMON_SCRIPTS): Add aprofile-validation.specs.
+	* arm/elf-aprofile-validation.specs: New.
+
 2013-09-20  Matthew Gretton-Dann  <matthew.gretton-dann@arm.com>
 	    Ramana Radhakrishnan  <ramana.radhakrishnan@arm.com>
 	    Greta Yorsh  <greta.yorsh@arm.com>
diff --git a/libgloss/arm/Makefile.in b/libgloss/arm/Makefile.in
index 998ace502..8806277e4 100644
--- a/libgloss/arm/Makefile.in
+++ b/libgloss/arm/Makefile.in
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ RDPMON_INSTALL	= install-rdpmon
 RDIMON_CRT0	= rdimon-crt0.o
 RDIMON_BSP	= librdimon.a
 RDIMON_OBJS	= $(patsubst %,rdimon-%,$(RDPMON_OBJS))
-RDIMON_SCRIPTS	= rdimon.specs aprofile-ve.specs
+RDIMON_SCRIPTS	= rdimon.specs aprofile-validation.specs aprofile-ve.specs
 RDIMON_INSTALL	= install-rdimon
 
 CFLAGS		= -g
diff --git a/libgloss/arm/elf-aprofile-validation.specs b/libgloss/arm/elf-aprofile-validation.specs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba0eafc47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgloss/arm/elf-aprofile-validation.specs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# aem-validation.specs
+#
+# Spec file for AArch32 A profile baremetal newlib, libgloss on
+# VALIDATION platform with AngelAPI semi-hosting.
+#
+# This Spec file is also appropriate for the foundation model.
+
+%rename link old_link
+
+*link:
+--defsym=_rdimon_vector_base=0x00000000 -Ttext-segment=0x00008000 %(old_link)
+
+%rename lib libc
+
+*libgloss:
+-lrdimon
+
+*lib:
+cpu-init/rdimon-aem.o%s --start-group %(libc) %(libgloss) --end-group
+
+*startfile:
+crti%O%s crtbegin%O%s %{!pg:rdimon-crt0%O%s} %{pg:rdimon-crt0%O%s}