diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index b70eb0aca14..83e3ef86d07 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ config RISCV_SOC_HAS_ISR_STACKING
 	    saved on the stack by the hardware, and the registers saved by the
 	    software macros. The structure must be called 'struct arch_esf'.
 
+	  - SOC_ISR_STACKING_ESR_INIT: macro guarded by !_ASMLANGUAGE.
+	    Some hardware stacked registers should be initialized on init
+	    stack with proper values. This prevents from incorrect behavior
+	    on entry context switch when initial stack is restored.
+
 config RISCV_SOC_HAS_CUSTOM_IRQ_HANDLING
 	bool
 	help
diff --git a/arch/riscv/core/thread.c b/arch/riscv/core/thread.c
index b4999bda09a..896f8e5199d 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/core/thread.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/core/thread.c
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ void arch_new_thread(struct k_thread *thread, k_thread_stack_t *stack,
 	stack_init->soc_context = soc_esf_init;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_SOC_HAS_ISR_STACKING
+	SOC_ISR_STACKING_ESR_INIT;
+#endif
+
 	thread->callee_saved.sp = (unsigned long)stack_init;
 
 	/* where to go when returning from z_riscv_switch() */
diff --git a/soc/nordic/common/vpr/soc_isr_stacking.h b/soc/nordic/common/vpr/soc_isr_stacking.h
index 014ae1296a0..c5f0e7b2762 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/common/vpr/soc_isr_stacking.h
+++ b/soc/nordic/common/vpr/soc_isr_stacking.h
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@
 
 #endif /* DT_PROP(VPR_CPU, nordic_bus_width) == 64 */
 
+/*
+ * VPR stacked mcause needs to have proper value on initial stack.
+ * Initial mret will restore this value.
+ */
+#define SOC_ISR_STACKING_ESR_INIT                                                                  \
+	stack_init->_mcause = 0;
+
 #else /* _ASMLANGUAGE */
 
 /*