diff --git a/jerry-core/CMakeLists.txt b/jerry-core/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ff3e8002..395e79755 100644
--- a/jerry-core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/jerry-core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ project (JerryCore CXX C ASM)
   set(INCLUDE_CORE ${INCLUDE_CORE} ${INCLUDE_THIRD_PARTY_VALGRIND})
  endif()
 
+ # JERRY_HEAP_SECTION_ATTR
+ if(DEFINED JERRY_HEAP_SECTION_ATTR)
+  set(DEFINES_JERRY ${DEFINES_JERRY} JERRY_HEAP_SECTION_ATTR=${JERRY_HEAP_SECTION_ATTR})
+ endif()
+
  # Log
   if("${ENABLE_LOG}" STREQUAL "ON")
    set(DEFINES_JERRY ${DEFINES_JERRY} JERRY_ENABLE_LOG)
diff --git a/jerry-core/mem/mem-heap.cpp b/jerry-core/mem/mem-heap.cpp
index 521c9c17a..369f334c5 100644
--- a/jerry-core/mem/mem-heap.cpp
+++ b/jerry-core/mem/mem-heap.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ typedef struct
 /**
  * Heap
  */
+#ifndef JERRY_HEAP_SECTION_ATTR
 mem_heap_t mem_heap;
+#else
+mem_heap_t mem_heap __attribute__ ((section (JERRY_HEAP_SECTION_ATTR)));
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Check size of heap is corresponding to configuration