diff --git a/libsrc/apple2/crt0.s b/libsrc/apple2/crt0.s
index d51c282a2..b1f801521 100644
--- a/libsrc/apple2/crt0.s
+++ b/libsrc/apple2/crt0.s
@@ -7,11 +7,20 @@
 	.export		_exit
 	.import	   	initlib, donelib
 	.import	   	zerobss, push0
+	.import		__CODE_LOAD__, __BSS_LOAD__	; Linker generated
 	.import		_main
 
         .include        "zeropage.inc"
 	.include	"apple2.inc"
 
+; ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; The executable header
+
+.segment	"EXEHDR"
+
+	.word	__CODE_LOAD__			; Start address
+	.word	__BSS_LOAD__ - __CODE_LOAD__	; Size
+
 ; ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; Actual code
 
diff --git a/src/ld65/cfg/apple2.cfg b/src/ld65/cfg/apple2.cfg
index c0bf96435..89ab2ef54 100644
--- a/src/ld65/cfg/apple2.cfg
+++ b/src/ld65/cfg/apple2.cfg
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 MEMORY {
     ZP: start = $00, size = $1A, type = rw, define = yes;
+    HEADER: start = $0000, size = $4, file = %O;
     RAM: start = $800, size = $8E00, file = %O;
 }
 SEGMENTS {
-    CODE: load = RAM, type = ro;
+    EXEHDR: load = HEADER, type = ro;
+    CODE: load = RAM, type = ro, define = yes;
     RODATA: load = RAM, type = ro;
     DATA: load = RAM, type = rw;
     BSS: load = RAM, type = bss, define = yes;