diff --git a/scripts/src/bus.lua b/scripts/src/bus.lua
index 59b228946b8..b0d518d1f22 100644
--- a/scripts/src/bus.lua
+++ b/scripts/src/bus.lua
@@ -2565,6 +2565,8 @@ if (BUSES["VME"]~=null) then
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/devices/bus/vme/vme_mvme180.h",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/devices/bus/vme/vme_mvme181.cpp",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/devices/bus/vme/vme_mvme181.h",
+		MAME_DIR .. "src/devices/bus/vme/vme_mvme327a.cpp",
+		MAME_DIR .. "src/devices/bus/vme/vme_mvme327a.h",
 	}
 end
 
diff --git a/src/devices/bus/vme/vme_mvme327a.cpp b/src/devices/bus/vme/vme_mvme327a.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbaff37f3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devices/bus/vme/vme_mvme327a.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+// license:BSD-3-Clause
+// copyright-holders:Patrick Mackinlay
+
+/*
+ * Motorola MVME327A VMEbus To SCSI Bus Adapter
+ *
+ * Sources:
+ *  - MVME327A VMEbus To SCSI Bus Adapter And MVME717 Transition Module User's Manual (MVME327A/D1)
+ *
+ * TODO:
+ *  - skeleton only
+ */
+
+#include "emu.h"
+#include "vme_mvme327a.h"
+
+#include "bus/nscsi/hd.h"
+#include "bus/nscsi/cd.h"
+
+#define VERBOSE 0
+#include "logmacro.h"
+
+DEFINE_DEVICE_TYPE(VME_MVME327A, vme_mvme327a_device, "mvme327a", "Motorola MVME327A")
+
+vme_mvme327a_device::vme_mvme327a_device(machine_config const &mconfig, char const *tag, device_t *owner, u32 clock)
+	: device_t(mconfig, VME_MVME327A, tag, owner, clock)
+	, device_vme_card_interface(mconfig, *this)
+	, m_cpu(*this, "cpu")
+	, m_pit(*this, "pit")
+	, m_bim(*this, "bim")
+	, m_fdc(*this, "fdc")
+	, m_scsi(*this, "scsi:7:wd33c93a")
+	, m_boot(*this, "boot")
+{
+}
+
+ROM_START(mvme327a)
+	ROM_REGION16_BE(0x20000, "eprom", 0)
+	ROM_SYSTEM_BIOS(0, "v27", "327A 2.7 4/17/95")
+	ROMX_LOAD("5527c29a.u34", 0x0001, 0x10000, CRC(2ef4cc9a) SHA1(0e80e208756995cb34c006d2f1e84a5978ad17d6), ROM_SKIP(1) | ROM_BIOS(0))
+	ROMX_LOAD("5527c30a.u42", 0x0000, 0x10000, CRC(7be983d0) SHA1(ec5fc0709d8e91119d39231ace66f4fcbdb457e9), ROM_SKIP(1) | ROM_BIOS(0))
+ROM_END
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START(mvme327a)
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+const tiny_rom_entry *vme_mvme327a_device::device_rom_region() const
+{
+	return ROM_NAME(mvme327a);
+}
+
+ioport_constructor vme_mvme327a_device::device_input_ports() const
+{
+	return INPUT_PORTS_NAME(mvme327a);
+}
+
+void vme_mvme327a_device::device_start()
+{
+}
+
+void vme_mvme327a_device::device_reset()
+{
+	m_boot.select(0);
+}
+
+static void scsi_devices(device_slot_interface &device)
+{
+	device.option_add("cdrom", NSCSI_CDROM);
+	device.option_add("harddisk", NSCSI_HARDDISK);
+	device.option_add("wd33c93a", WD33C93A);
+}
+
+void vme_mvme327a_device::device_add_mconfig(machine_config &config)
+{
+	M68010(config, m_cpu, 20_MHz_XTAL / 2);
+	m_cpu->set_addrmap(AS_PROGRAM, &vme_mvme327a_device::cpu_mem);
+	m_cpu->set_addrmap(m68000_base_device::AS_CPU_SPACE, &vme_mvme327a_device::cpu_int);
+
+	MC68153(config, m_bim, 0);
+	PIT68230(config, m_pit, 0);
+
+	WD37C65C(config, m_fdc, 0);
+
+	NSCSI_BUS(config, "scsi", 0);
+	NSCSI_CONNECTOR(config, "scsi:0", scsi_devices, nullptr, false);
+	NSCSI_CONNECTOR(config, "scsi:1", scsi_devices, nullptr, false);
+	NSCSI_CONNECTOR(config, "scsi:2", scsi_devices, nullptr, false);
+	NSCSI_CONNECTOR(config, "scsi:3", scsi_devices, nullptr, false);
+	NSCSI_CONNECTOR(config, "scsi:4", scsi_devices, nullptr, false);
+	NSCSI_CONNECTOR(config, "scsi:5", scsi_devices, nullptr, false);
+	NSCSI_CONNECTOR(config, "scsi:6", scsi_devices, nullptr, false);
+	NSCSI_CONNECTOR(config, "scsi:7").option_set("wd33c93a", WD33C93A).machine_config(
+		[this](device_t *device)
+		{
+			wd33c9x_base_device &wd33c93(downcast<wd33c9x_base_device &>(*device));
+
+			wd33c93.set_clock(10000000);
+			//wd33c93.irq_cb().set(*this, ...);
+			//wd33c93.drq_cb().set(*this, ...);
+		});
+}
+
+void vme_mvme327a_device::cpu_mem(address_map &map)
+{
+	map(0x00'0000, 0x01'ffff).view(m_boot);
+	m_boot[0](0x00'0000, 0x01'ffff).rom().region("eprom", 0);
+	m_boot[1](0x00'0000, 0x01'ffff).ram();
+
+	//map(0x04'0000, 0x04'0001).rw(m_scsi, FUNC(wd33c93a_device))
+	//map(0x07'0000, 0x07'0003).m(m_fdc, &wd37c65c_device::map).umask16(0x00ff);
+	map(0x0b'0000, 0x0b'003f).rw(m_pit, FUNC(pit68230_device::read), FUNC(pit68230_device::write)).mirror(0xffc0).umask16(0x00ff);
+	map(0x0c'0000, 0x0c'000f).rw(m_bim, FUNC(bim68153_device::read), FUNC(bim68153_device::write)).mirror(0xfff0).umask16(0x00ff);
+
+	map(0x10'0000, 0x11'ffff).rom().region("eprom", 0);
+	map(0x10'0000, 0x10'0003).lw16([this](u32 data) { m_boot.select(1); }, "ram_enable");
+
+	// 0x80'0000-0xff'ffff VMEbus access
+}
+
+void vme_mvme327a_device::cpu_int(address_map &map)
+{
+	map(0xfffff3, 0xfffff3).lr8(NAME([]() { return m68000_base_device::autovector(1); }));
+	map(0xfffff5, 0xfffff5).lr8(NAME([]() { return m68000_base_device::autovector(2); }));
+	map(0xfffff7, 0xfffff7).lr8(NAME([]() { return m68000_base_device::autovector(3); }));
+	map(0xfffff9, 0xfffff9).lr8(NAME([]() { return m68000_base_device::autovector(4); }));
+	map(0xfffffb, 0xfffffb).lr8(NAME([]() { return m68000_base_device::autovector(5); }));
+	map(0xfffffd, 0xfffffd).lr8(NAME([]() { return m68000_base_device::autovector(6); }));
+	map(0xffffff, 0xffffff).lr8(NAME([]() { return m68000_base_device::autovector(7); }));
+}
diff --git a/src/devices/bus/vme/vme_mvme327a.h b/src/devices/bus/vme/vme_mvme327a.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..26f115b9cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devices/bus/vme/vme_mvme327a.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// license:BSD-3-Clause
+// copyright-holders:Patrick Mackinlay
+
+#ifndef MAME_BUS_VME_MVME327A_H
+#define MAME_BUS_VME_MVME327A_H
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "cpu/m68000/m68010.h"
+
+#include "machine/68230pit.h"
+#include "machine/68153bim.h"
+#include "machine/wd33c9x.h"
+#include "machine/upd765.h"
+
+#include "bus/vme/vme.h"
+
+class vme_mvme327a_device
+	: public device_t
+	, public device_vme_card_interface
+{
+public:
+	vme_mvme327a_device(machine_config const &mconfig, char const *tag, device_t *owner, u32 clock);
+
+protected:
+	virtual const tiny_rom_entry *device_rom_region() const override;
+	virtual void device_add_mconfig(machine_config &config) override;
+	virtual ioport_constructor device_input_ports() const override;
+	virtual void device_start() override;
+	virtual void device_reset() override;
+
+private:
+	void cpu_mem(address_map &map);
+	void cpu_int(address_map &map);
+
+	required_device<m68010_device> m_cpu;
+	required_device<pit68230_device> m_pit;
+	required_device<bim68153_device> m_bim;
+
+	required_device<wd37c65c_device> m_fdc;
+	required_device<wd33c93a_device> m_scsi;
+
+	memory_view m_boot;
+};
+
+DECLARE_DEVICE_TYPE(VME_MVME327A, vme_mvme327a_device)
+
+#endif // MAME_BUS_VME_MVME327A_H