diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0ec9b19ec..88ffa88f7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1139,6 +1139,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "userdm"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "userlib",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "userinit"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7218eae08..11b311ac2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ members = [
     "user/lib",
     # Init user-space module
     "user/init",
+    # device model module
+    "user/dm",
 ]
 
 
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ syscall = { path = "syscall" }
 packit = { path = "packit" }
 userlib = { path = "user/lib" }
 userinit = { path = "user/init" }
+userdm = { path = "user/dm" }
 
 # crates.io
 aes-gcm = { version = "0.10.3", default-features = false }
diff --git a/configs/all-targets.json b/configs/all-targets.json
index 3a4a7f820..ba0c2004a 100644
--- a/configs/all-targets.json
+++ b/configs/all-targets.json
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
         "modules": {
             "userinit": {
                 "path": "/init"
+            },
+            "userdm": {
+                "path": "/dm"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/configs/hyperv-target.json b/configs/hyperv-target.json
index 4a4379cf5..57e9afc7d 100644
--- a/configs/hyperv-target.json
+++ b/configs/hyperv-target.json
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
         "modules": {
             "userinit": {
                 "path": "/init"
+            },
+            "userdm": {
+                "path": "/dm"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/configs/qemu-target.json b/configs/qemu-target.json
index ceb60bd07..c292dc8a8 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-target.json
+++ b/configs/qemu-target.json
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
         "modules": {
             "userinit": {
                 "path": "/init"
+            },
+            "userdm": {
+                "path": "/dm"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/configs/vanadium-target.json b/configs/vanadium-target.json
index 4a000095d..c9f6f66a3 100644
--- a/configs/vanadium-target.json
+++ b/configs/vanadium-target.json
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
         "modules": {
             "userinit": {
                 "path": "/init"
+            },
+            "userdm": {
+                "path": "/dm"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/user/dm/Cargo.toml b/user/dm/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b7c35aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/dm/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "userdm"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+userlib.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/user/dm/build.rs b/user/dm/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..563023a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/dm/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=-Tuser/lib/module.lds");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=-no-pie");
+}
diff --git a/user/dm/src/main.rs b/user/dm/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..192f67cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/dm/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Intel Corporation.
+//
+// Author: Vijay Dhanraj <vijay.dhanraj@intel.com>
+
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+use userlib::*;
+
+declare_main!(main);
+
+fn main() -> u32 {
+    0
+}