diff --git a/cpu/blackfin/interrupt.S b/cpu/blackfin/interrupt.S
index 8c7a262..69bba3f 100644
--- a/cpu/blackfin/interrupt.S
+++ b/cpu/blackfin/interrupt.S
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <asm/blackfin.h>
 #include <asm/entry.h>
+#include <asm/ptrace.h>
+#include <asm/deferred.h>
+#include <asm/mach-common/bits/core.h>
 
 .text
 
@@ -19,10 +22,75 @@
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS
 
 	r0 = sp;	/* stack frame pt_regs pointer argument ==> r0 */
+	r1 = 3;		/* EVT3 space */
 	sp += -12;
 	call _trap_c;
 	sp += 12;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXCEPTION_DEFER
+	CC = R0 == 0;
+	IF CC JUMP .Lexit_trap;
+
+	/* To avoid double faults, lower our priority to IRQ5 */
+	p4.l = lo(COREMMR_BASE);
+	p4.h = hi(COREMMR_BASE);
+
+	r7.h = _exception_to_level5;
+	r7.l = _exception_to_level5;
+	[p4 + (EVT5 - COREMMR_BASE)] = r7;
+
+	/*
+	 * Save these registers, as they are only valid in exception context
+	 *  (where we are now - as soon as we defer to IRQ5, they can change)
+	 */
+	p5.l = _deferred_regs;
+	p5.h = _deferred_regs;
+	r6 = [p4 + (DCPLB_FAULT_ADDR - COREMMR_BASE)];
+	[p5 + (deferred_regs_DCPLB_FAULT_ADDR * 4)] = r6;
+
+	r6 = [p4 + (ICPLB_FAULT_ADDR - COREMMR_BASE)];
+	[p5 + (deferred_regs_ICPLB_FAULT_ADDR * 4)] = r6;
+
+	/* Save the state of single stepping */
+	r6 = SYSCFG;
+	[p5 + (deferred_regs_SYSCFG * 4)] = r6;
+	/* Clear it while we handle the exception in IRQ5 mode
+	 * RESTORE_ALL_SYS will load it, so all we need to do is store it
+	 * in the right place
+	 */
+	BITCLR(r6, SYSCFG_SSSTEP_P);
+	[SP + PT_SYSCFG] = r6;
+
+	/* Since we are going to clobber RETX, we need to save it */
+	r6 = retx;
+	[p5 + (deferred_regs_retx * 4)] = r6;
+
+	/* Save the current IMASK, since we change in order to jump to level 5 */
+	cli r6;
+	[p5 + (deferred_regs_IMASK * 4)] = r6;
+
+	/* Disable all interrupts, but make sure level 5 is enabled so
+	 * we can switch to that level.
+	 */
+	r6 = 0x3f;
+	sti r6;
+
+	/* Clobber RETX so we don't end up back at a faulting instruction */
+	[sp + PT_RETX] = r7;
+
+	/* In case interrupts are disabled IPEND[4] (global interrupt disable bit)
+	 * clear it (re-enabling interrupts again) by the special sequence of pushing
+	 * RETI onto the stack.  This way we can lower ourselves to IVG5 even if the
+	 * exception was taken after the interrupt handler was called but before it
+	 * got a chance to enable global interrupts itself.
+	 */
+	[--sp] = reti;
+	sp += 4;
+
+	RAISE 5;
+.Lexit_trap:
+#endif
+
 #if ANOMALY_05000257
 	R7  = LC0;
 	LC0 = R7;
@@ -35,6 +103,43 @@
 	rtx;
 ENDPROC(_trap)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXCEPTION_DEFER
+/* Deferred (IRQ5) exceptions */
+ENTRY(_exception_to_level5)
+	SAVE_ALL_SYS
+
+	/* Now we have to fix things up */
+	p4.l = lo(EVT5);
+	p4.h = hi(EVT5);
+	r0.l = _evt_default;
+	r0.h = _evt_default;
+	[p4] = r0;
+	csync;
+
+	p4.l = _deferred_regs;
+	p4.h = _deferred_regs;
+	r0 = [p4 + (deferred_regs_retx * 4)];
+	[sp + PT_PC] = r0;
+
+	r0 = [p4 + (deferred_regs_SYSCFG * 4)];
+	[sp + PT_SYSCFG] = r0;
+
+	r0 = sp;	/* stack frame pt_regs pointer argument ==> r0 */
+	r1 = 5;	/* EVT5 space */
+	sp += -12;
+	call _trap_c;
+	sp += 12;
+
+	/* Restore IMASK */
+	r0 = [p4 + (deferred_regs_IMASK * 4)];
+	sti r0;
+
+	RESTORE_ALL_SYS
+
+	rti;
+ENDPROC(_exception_to_level5)
+#endif
+
 /* default entry point for interrupts */
 ENTRY(_evt_default)
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS