diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
index 984aac00f9f..11242885892 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
@@ -4281,6 +4281,7 @@ createMESSProjects(_target, _subtarget, "yamaha")
 files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/mulcd.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/ymdx11.cpp",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/ymmu5.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/ymmu50.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/ymmu80.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/ymmu100.cpp",
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/ymmu5.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/ymmu5.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4405e5ca99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/ymmu5.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// license:BSD-3-Clause
+// copyright-holders:R. Belmont
+/*
+    Yamaha MU-5 Tone Generator
+    Preliminary driver by R. Belmont
+
+    CPU: H8/3002 (HD6413002F10)
+    Sound: YMW-258-F (aka "MultiPCM")
+*/
+
+#include "emu.h"
+
+#include "cpu/h8/h83002.h"
+#include "sound/multipcm.h"
+
+#include "screen.h"
+#include "speaker.h"
+
+class mu5_state : public driver_device
+{
+public:
+	mu5_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag) :
+		driver_device(mconfig, type, tag),
+		m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu"),
+		m_ymw258(*this, "ymw258")
+	{ }
+
+	void mu5(machine_config &config);
+
+private:
+	required_device<h83002_device> m_maincpu;
+	required_device<multipcm_device> m_ymw258;
+	void mu5_map(address_map &map);
+	void ymw258_map(address_map &map);
+};
+
+void mu5_state::mu5_map(address_map &map)
+{
+	map(0x000000, 0x01ffff).rom().region("maincpu", 0);
+	map(0x200000, 0x21ffff).ram();
+	map(0x400000, 0x400007).rw(m_ymw258, FUNC(multipcm_device::read), FUNC(multipcm_device::write)).umask16(0xff00);
+}
+
+void mu5_state::ymw258_map(address_map &map)
+{
+	map(0x000000, 0x1fffff).rom();
+}
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START( mu5 )
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+void mu5_state::mu5(machine_config &config)
+{
+	/* basic machine hardware */
+	H83002(config, m_maincpu, 10_MHz_XTAL);
+	m_maincpu->set_addrmap(AS_PROGRAM, &mu5_state::mu5_map);
+
+	SPEAKER(config, "lspeaker").front_left();
+	SPEAKER(config, "rspeaker").front_right();
+
+	MULTIPCM(config, m_ymw258, 9400000);
+	m_ymw258->set_addrmap(0, &mu5_state::ymw258_map);
+	m_ymw258->add_route(0, "lspeaker", 1.0);
+	m_ymw258->add_route(1, "rspeaker", 1.0);
+}
+
+ROM_START( mu5 )
+	ROM_REGION(0x20000, "maincpu", 0)
+	ROM_LOAD("yamaha_mu5_program_xq201a0.bin", 0x000000, 0x020000, CRC(e9b3ec26) SHA1(cfee69699de78e2792dac24d428a120021ba147b))
+
+	ROM_REGION(0x200000, "ymw258", 0)
+	ROM_LOAD("yamaha_mu5_waverom_xp50280-801.bin", 0x000000, 0x200000, CRC(e0913030) SHA1(369f8df4942b6717c142ca8c4913e556dafae187))
+ROM_END
+
+CONS(1994, mu5, 0, 0, mu5, mu5, mu5_state, empty_init, "Yamaha", "MU-5", MACHINE_NOT_WORKING )
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.lst b/src/mame/mame.lst
index e0540e912e9..7e6627223ea 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mame.lst
@@ -42677,6 +42677,9 @@ yiear2                          // GX407 (c) 1985
 @source:ymdx11.cpp
 dx11                            //
 
+@source:ymmu5.cpp
+mu5                             // 1994 MU-5
+
 @source:ymmu50.cpp
 mu50                            // 1995 MU-50