diff --git a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_main.c b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_main.c
index 6cd77e3..d740a8d 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_main.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_main.c
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@
 		panic();
 	}
 
+	/* Setup shim layer */
+	spm_exceptions_xlat_init_context();
+
 	/*
 	 * Setup all Secure Partitions.
 	 */
diff --git a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_private.h b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_private.h
index 1d5a88e..8b98e8c 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_private.h
+++ b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_private.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
 void spm_sp_request_decrease(sp_context_t *sp_ctx);
 int spm_sp_request_increase_if_zero(sp_context_t *sp_ctx);
 
+/* Functions related to the shim layer translation tables */
+void spm_exceptions_xlat_init_context(void);
+uint64_t *spm_exceptions_xlat_get_base_table(void);
+
 /* Functions related to the translation tables management */
 xlat_ctx_t *spm_sp_xlat_context_alloc(void);
 void sp_map_memory_regions(sp_context_t *sp_ctx);
diff --git a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_setup.c b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_setup.c
index 3aabc20..6cbbc5b 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_setup.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_setup.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -77,12 +77,24 @@
 	write_ctx_reg(get_sysregs_ctx(ctx), CTX_MAIR_EL1,
 		      mmu_cfg_params[MMU_CFG_MAIR]);
 
+	/* Enable translations using TTBR1_EL1 */
+	int t1sz = 64 - __builtin_ctzll(SPM_SHIM_XLAT_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE);
+	mmu_cfg_params[MMU_CFG_TCR] &= ~TCR_EPD1_BIT;
+	mmu_cfg_params[MMU_CFG_TCR] |=
+		((uint64_t)t1sz << TCR_T1SZ_SHIFT) |
+		TCR_SH1_INNER_SHAREABLE |
+		TCR_RGN1_OUTER_WBA | TCR_RGN1_INNER_WBA |
+		TCR_TG1_4K;
+
 	write_ctx_reg(get_sysregs_ctx(ctx), CTX_TCR_EL1,
 		      mmu_cfg_params[MMU_CFG_TCR]);
 
 	write_ctx_reg(get_sysregs_ctx(ctx), CTX_TTBR0_EL1,
 		      mmu_cfg_params[MMU_CFG_TTBR0]);
 
+	write_ctx_reg(get_sysregs_ctx(ctx), CTX_TTBR1_EL1,
+		      (uint64_t)spm_exceptions_xlat_get_base_table());
+
 	/* Setup SCTLR_EL1 */
 	u_register_t sctlr_el1 = read_ctx_reg(get_sysregs_ctx(ctx), CTX_SCTLR_EL1);
 
@@ -122,9 +134,14 @@
 	 * ----------------------------
 	 */
 
-	/* Shim Exception Vector Base Address */
+	/*
+	 * Shim exception vector base address. It is mapped at the start of the
+	 * address space accessed by TTBR1_EL1, which means that the base
+	 * address of the exception vectors depends on the size of the address
+	 * space specified in TCR_EL1.T1SZ.
+	 */
 	write_ctx_reg(get_sysregs_ctx(ctx), CTX_VBAR_EL1,
-			SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_PTR);
+		      UINT64_MAX - (SPM_SHIM_XLAT_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE - 1ULL));
 
 	/*
 	 * FPEN: Allow the Secure Partition to access FP/SIMD registers.
diff --git a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_shim_private.h b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_shim_private.h
index 7fe9692..fc510b1 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_shim_private.h
+++ b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_shim_private.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -23,4 +23,12 @@
 #define SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_SIZE	\
 	(SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_END - SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_START)
 
+/*
+ * Use the smallest virtual address space size allowed in ARMv8.0 for
+ * compatibility.
+ */
+#define SPM_SHIM_XLAT_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE	(1ULL << 25)
+#define SPM_SHIM_MMAP_REGIONS	1
+#define SPM_SHIM_XLAT_TABLES	1
+
 #endif /* SPM_SHIM_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_xlat.c b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_xlat.c
index 5f83096..58d61fc 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_xlat.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_xlat.c
@@ -95,6 +95,34 @@
 };
 
 /*******************************************************************************
+ * Translation table context used for S-EL1 exception vectors
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+REGISTER_XLAT_CONTEXT2(spm_sel1, SPM_SHIM_MMAP_REGIONS, SPM_SHIM_XLAT_TABLES,
+		SPM_SHIM_XLAT_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE, PLAT_PHY_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE,
+		EL1_EL0_REGIME, PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME);
+
+void spm_exceptions_xlat_init_context(void)
+{
+	/* This region contains the exception vectors used at S-EL1. */
+	mmap_region_t sel1_exception_vectors =
+		MAP_REGION(SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_PTR,
+			   0x0UL,
+			   SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_SIZE,
+			   MT_CODE | MT_SECURE | MT_PRIVILEGED);
+
+	mmap_add_region_ctx(&spm_sel1_xlat_ctx,
+			    &sel1_exception_vectors);
+
+	init_xlat_tables_ctx(&spm_sel1_xlat_ctx);
+}
+
+uint64_t *spm_exceptions_xlat_get_base_table(void)
+{
+	return spm_sel1_xlat_ctx.base_table;
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
  * Functions to allocate memory for regions.
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -300,15 +328,6 @@
 
 void sp_map_memory_regions(sp_context_t *sp_ctx)
 {
-	/* This region contains the exception vectors used at S-EL1. */
-	const mmap_region_t sel1_exception_vectors =
-		MAP_REGION_FLAT(SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_START,
-				SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_SIZE,
-				MT_CODE | MT_SECURE | MT_PRIVILEGED);
-
-	mmap_add_region_ctx(sp_ctx->xlat_ctx_handle,
-			    &sel1_exception_vectors);
-
 	struct sp_rd_sect_mem_region *rdmem;
 
 	for (rdmem = sp_ctx->rd.mem_region; rdmem != NULL; rdmem = rdmem->next) {