diff --git a/target/cr16c/meson.build b/target/cr16c/meson.build
index f5a4a5d2e6..14f110acb8 100644
--- a/target/cr16c/meson.build
+++ b/target/cr16c/meson.build
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ cr16c_ss.add(gen)
 cr16c_ss.add(files(
   'cpu.c',
   'helper.c',
+  'monitor.c',
   'translate.c',
   'disas.c',
 ))
diff --git a/target/cr16c/monitor.c b/target/cr16c/monitor.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..701de0774f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/cr16c/monitor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU monitor
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 fridtjof
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "cpu.h"
+#include "monitor/monitor.h"
+#include "monitor/hmp-target.h"
+
+const MonitorDef monitor_defs[] = {
+#define GENERIC_REG(idx) { cr16c_cpu_r_names[(idx)], offsetof(CPUCR16CState, r[(idx)]) }
+    GENERIC_REG(0),
+    GENERIC_REG(1),
+    GENERIC_REG(2),
+    GENERIC_REG(3),
+    GENERIC_REG(4),
+    GENERIC_REG(5),
+    GENERIC_REG(6),
+    GENERIC_REG(7),
+    GENERIC_REG(8),
+    GENERIC_REG(9),
+    GENERIC_REG(10),
+    GENERIC_REG(11),
+    GENERIC_REG(12),
+    GENERIC_REG(13),
+    GENERIC_REG(14),
+    GENERIC_REG(15),
+#undef GENERIC_REG
+
+    { "intbase", offsetof(CPUCR16CState, intbase), },
+    { "isp", offsetof(CPUCR16CState, isp), },
+    { "usp", offsetof(CPUCR16CState, usp), },
+
+    // TODO PSR, CFG
+    // TODO debug registers
+
+    { "pc", offsetof(CPUCR16CState, pc), },
+    { NULL },
+};
+
+const MonitorDef *target_monitor_defs(void)
+{
+    return monitor_defs;
+}