diff --git a/arch/common/CMakeLists.txt b/arch/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 8056ad5d95..7421e44631 100644
--- a/arch/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 zephyr_library()
 
+zephyr_library_include_directories(include)
+
 # Library may be empty due to kconfigs
 zephyr_library_property(ALLOW_EMPTY TRUE)
 
diff --git a/arch/common/include/sw_isr_common.h b/arch/common/include/sw_isr_common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..223c9ba244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/common/include/sw_isr_common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, Meta
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * @brief Private header for the software-managed ISR table's functions
+ */
+
+#ifndef ZEPHYR_ARCH_COMMON_INCLUDE_SW_ISR_COMMON_H_
+#define ZEPHYR_ARCH_COMMON_INCLUDE_SW_ISR_COMMON_H_
+
+#if !defined(_ASMLANGUAGE)
+#include <zephyr/device.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief Helper function used to compute the index in _sw_isr_table
+ * based on passed IRQ.
+ *
+ * @param irq IRQ number in its zephyr format
+ *
+ * @return corresponding index in _sw_isr_table
+ */
+unsigned int z_get_sw_isr_table_idx(unsigned int irq);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Helper function used to get the parent interrupt controller device based on passed IRQ.
+ *
+ * @param irq IRQ number in its zephyr format
+ *
+ * @return corresponding interrupt controller device in _sw_isr_table
+ */
+const struct device *z_get_sw_isr_device_from_irq(unsigned int irq);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Helper function used to get the IRQN of the passed in parent interrupt
+ * controller device.
+ *
+ * @param dev parent interrupt controller device
+ *
+ * @return IRQN of the interrupt controller
+ */
+unsigned int z_get_sw_isr_irq_from_device(const struct device *dev);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _ASMLANGUAGE */
+
+#endif /* ZEPHYR_ARCH_COMMON_INCLUDE_SW_ISR_COMMON_H_ */
diff --git a/arch/common/shared_irq.c b/arch/common/shared_irq.c
index 744aece2fd..68641cb2bb 100644
--- a/arch/common/shared_irq.c
+++ b/arch/common/shared_irq.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+#include "sw_isr_common.h"
+
 #include <zephyr/sw_isr_table.h>
 #include <zephyr/spinlock.h>
 
diff --git a/include/zephyr/sw_isr_table.h b/include/zephyr/sw_isr_table.h
index fb68272c34..f43efafad4 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/sw_isr_table.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/sw_isr_table.h
@@ -84,35 +84,6 @@ void z_shared_isr(const void *data);
 extern struct z_shared_isr_table_entry z_shared_sw_isr_table[];
 #endif /* CONFIG_SHARED_INTERRUPTS */
 
-/**
- * @brief Helper function used to compute the index in _sw_isr_table
- * based on passed IRQ.
- *
- * @param irq IRQ number in its zephyr format
- *
- * @return corresponding index in _sw_isr_table
- */
-unsigned int z_get_sw_isr_table_idx(unsigned int irq);
-
-/**
- * @brief Helper function used to get the parent interrupt controller device based on passed IRQ.
- *
- * @param irq IRQ number in its zephyr format
- *
- * @return corresponding interrupt controller device in _sw_isr_table
- */
-const struct device *z_get_sw_isr_device_from_irq(unsigned int irq);
-
-/**
- * @brief Helper function used to get the IRQN of the passed in parent interrupt
- * controller device.
- *
- * @param dev parent interrupt controller device
- *
- * @return IRQN of the interrupt controller
- */
-unsigned int z_get_sw_isr_irq_from_device(const struct device *dev);
-
 /** This interrupt gets put directly in the vector table */
 #define ISR_FLAG_DIRECT BIT(0)
 
diff --git a/tests/kernel/interrupt/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/kernel/interrupt/CMakeLists.txt
index 645f1f7965..b464719f89 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/interrupt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/kernel/interrupt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ project(interrupt)
 target_include_directories(app PRIVATE
   ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/kernel/include
   ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/arch/${ARCH}/include
+  ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/arch/common/include
   )
 
 target_sources(app PRIVATE
diff --git a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/sw_isr_table.c b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/sw_isr_table.c
index 621480905a..385f2c244b 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/sw_isr_table.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/sw_isr_table.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+#include "sw_isr_common.h"
+
 #include <zephyr/ztest.h>
 
 extern const struct _irq_parent_entry _lvl2_irq_list[];