diff --git a/ArmPkg/ArmPkg.dec b/ArmPkg/ArmPkg.dec
index 75960ed8df..ced3929801 100644
--- a/ArmPkg/ArmPkg.dec
+++ b/ArmPkg/ArmPkg.dec
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
   # Linux (instead of PSCI)
   gArmTokenSpaceGuid.PcdArmLinuxSpinTable|FALSE|BOOLEAN|0x00000033
 
+  # Define if the GICv3 controller should use the GICv2 legacy
+  gArmTokenSpaceGuid.PcdArmGicV3WithV2Legacy|FALSE|BOOLEAN|0x00000042
+
 [PcdsFixedAtBuild.common]
   gArmTokenSpaceGuid.PcdTrustzoneSupport|FALSE|BOOLEAN|0x00000006
 
diff --git a/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicDxe.inf b/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicDxe.inf
index 92f3b1d312..e554301c4b 100644
--- a/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicDxe.inf
+++ b/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicDxe.inf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #/** @file
 #
 #  Copyright (c) 2008 - 2010, Apple Inc. All rights reserved.<BR>
-#  Copyright (c) 2012 - 2014, ARM Ltd. All rights reserved.<BR>
+#  Copyright (c) 2012 - 2015, ARM Ltd. All rights reserved.<BR>
 #
 #  This program and the accompanying materials
 #  are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
   gArmTokenSpaceGuid.PcdGicDistributorBase
   gArmTokenSpaceGuid.PcdGicRedistributorsBase
   gArmTokenSpaceGuid.PcdGicInterruptInterfaceBase
+  gArmTokenSpaceGuid.PcdArmGicV3WithV2Legacy
 
 [Depex]
   gEfiCpuArchProtocolGuid
diff --git a/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicLib.c b/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicLib.c
index 7c53e39793..48708e3812 100644
--- a/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicLib.c
+++ b/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicLib.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ ArmGicEnableInterrupt (
   RegShift = Source % 32;
 
   Revision = ArmGicGetSupportedArchRevision ();
-  if (Revision == ARM_GIC_ARCH_REVISION_2) {
+  if ((Revision == ARM_GIC_ARCH_REVISION_2) || FeaturePcdGet (PcdArmGicV3WithV2Legacy)) {
     // Write set-enable register
     MmioWrite32 (GicDistributorBase + ARM_GIC_ICDISER + (4 * RegOffset), 1 << RegShift);
   } else {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ ArmGicDisableInterrupt (
   RegShift = Source % 32;
 
   Revision = ArmGicGetSupportedArchRevision ();
-  if (Revision == ARM_GIC_ARCH_REVISION_2) {
+  if ((Revision == ARM_GIC_ARCH_REVISION_2) || FeaturePcdGet (PcdArmGicV3WithV2Legacy)) {
     // Write clear-enable register
     MmioWrite32 (GicDistributorBase + ARM_GIC_ICDICER + (4 * RegOffset), 1 << RegShift);
   } else {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ ArmGicIsInterruptEnabled (
   RegShift = Source % 32;
 
   Revision = ArmGicGetSupportedArchRevision ();
-  if (Revision == ARM_GIC_ARCH_REVISION_2) {
+  if ((Revision == ARM_GIC_ARCH_REVISION_2) || FeaturePcdGet (PcdArmGicV3WithV2Legacy)) {
     Interrupts = ((MmioRead32 (GicDistributorBase + ARM_GIC_ICDISER + (4 * RegOffset)) & (1 << RegShift)) != 0);
   } else {
     GicCpuRedistributorBase = GicGetCpuRedistributorBase (GicRedistributorBase, Revision);
diff --git a/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicLib.inf b/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicLib.inf
index 9f466792e9..2ae3fd31e8 100644
--- a/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicLib.inf
+++ b/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicLib.inf
@@ -47,3 +47,6 @@
 
 [Pcd]
   gArmPlatformTokenSpaceGuid.PcdCoreCount
+
+[FeaturePcd]
+  gArmTokenSpaceGuid.PcdArmGicV3WithV2Legacy
diff --git a/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicSecLib.inf b/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicSecLib.inf
index 9097b37f2b..7d4e49e4b9 100644
--- a/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicSecLib.inf
+++ b/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/ArmGicSecLib.inf
@@ -48,3 +48,6 @@
 
 [Pcd]
   gArmPlatformTokenSpaceGuid.PcdCoreCount
+
+[FeaturePcd]
+  gArmTokenSpaceGuid.PcdArmGicV3WithV2Legacy
diff --git a/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/GicV3/ArmGicV3Dxe.c b/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/GicV3/ArmGicV3Dxe.c
index e94e015e1f..f3bf1910c5 100644
--- a/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/GicV3/ArmGicV3Dxe.c
+++ b/ArmPkg/Drivers/ArmGic/GicV3/ArmGicV3Dxe.c
@@ -249,6 +249,14 @@ GicV3DxeInitialize (
   mGicRedistributorsBase = PcdGet32 (PcdGicRedistributorsBase);
   mGicNumInterrupts      = ArmGicGetMaxNumInterrupts (mGicDistributorBase);
 
+  //
+  // We will be driving this GIC in native v3 mode, i.e., with Affinity
+  // Routing enabled. So ensure that the ARE bit is set.
+  //
+  if (!FeaturePcdGet (PcdArmGicV3WithV2Legacy)) {
+    MmioOr32 (mGicDistributorBase + ARM_GIC_ICDDCR, ARM_GIC_ICDDCR_ARE);
+  }
+
   for (Index = 0; Index < mGicNumInterrupts; Index++) {
     GicV3DisableInterruptSource (&gHardwareInterruptV3Protocol, Index);
 
diff --git a/ArmPkg/Include/Library/ArmGicLib.h b/ArmPkg/Include/Library/ArmGicLib.h
index 2ab99772d1..e2a4818c4c 100644
--- a/ArmPkg/Include/Library/ArmGicLib.h
+++ b/ArmPkg/Include/Library/ArmGicLib.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ typedef enum {
 // GICv3 specific registers
 #define ARM_GICD_IROUTER        0x6100 // Interrupt Routing Registers
 
+// the Affinity Routing Enable (ARE) bit in GICD_CTLR
+#define ARM_GIC_ICDDCR_ARE      (1 << 4)
+
 //
 // GIC Redistributor
 //