diff --git a/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.cpp b/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.cpp
index f9c43017..522c9605 100644
--- a/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.cpp
+++ b/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ void Avr8::loadTargetRegisterDescriptors() {
         generalPurposeRegisterDescriptor.startAddress = gpRegisterStartAddress + i;
         generalPurposeRegisterDescriptor.size = 1;
         generalPurposeRegisterDescriptor.type = TargetRegisterType::GENERAL_PURPOSE_REGISTER;
-        generalPurposeRegisterDescriptor.name = "R" + std::to_string(i);
-        generalPurposeRegisterDescriptor.groupName = "General Purpose CPU Registers";
+        generalPurposeRegisterDescriptor.name = "r" + std::to_string(i);
+        generalPurposeRegisterDescriptor.groupName = "general purpose cpu";
+        generalPurposeRegisterDescriptor.readable = true;
+        generalPurposeRegisterDescriptor.writable = true;
 
         this->targetRegisterDescriptorsByType[generalPurposeRegisterDescriptor.type].insert(
             generalPurposeRegisterDescriptor
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ void Avr8::loadTargetRegisterDescriptors() {
     stackPointerRegisterDescriptor.name = "SP";
     stackPointerRegisterDescriptor.groupName = "CPU";
     stackPointerRegisterDescriptor.description = "Stack Pointer Register";
+    stackPointerRegisterDescriptor.readable = true;
+    stackPointerRegisterDescriptor.writable = true;
 
     auto statusRegisterDescriptor = TargetRegisterDescriptor();
     statusRegisterDescriptor.type = TargetRegisterType::STATUS_REGISTER;
@@ -93,6 +97,8 @@ void Avr8::loadTargetRegisterDescriptors() {
     statusRegisterDescriptor.name = "SREG";
     statusRegisterDescriptor.groupName = "CPU";
     statusRegisterDescriptor.description = "Status Register";
+    statusRegisterDescriptor.readable = true;
+    statusRegisterDescriptor.writable = true;
 
     auto programCounterRegisterDescriptor = TargetRegisterDescriptor();
     programCounterRegisterDescriptor.type = TargetRegisterType::PROGRAM_COUNTER;
@@ -100,6 +106,8 @@ void Avr8::loadTargetRegisterDescriptors() {
     programCounterRegisterDescriptor.name = "PC";
     programCounterRegisterDescriptor.groupName = "CPU";
     programCounterRegisterDescriptor.description = "Program Counter";
+    programCounterRegisterDescriptor.readable = true;
+    programCounterRegisterDescriptor.writable = true;
 
     this->targetRegisterDescriptorsByType[stackPointerRegisterDescriptor.type].insert(
         stackPointerRegisterDescriptor
diff --git a/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp b/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
index 4537d469..4b565281 100644
--- a/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
+++ b/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
@@ -495,7 +495,21 @@ void TargetDescriptionFile::loadTargetRegisterDescriptors() {
                             registerDescriptor.description = moduleRegister.caption;
                         }
 
-                        this->targetRegisterDescriptorsByType[registerDescriptor.type].emplace_back(registerDescriptor);
+                        if (moduleRegister.readWriteAccess.has_value()) {
+                            auto& readWriteAccess = moduleRegister.readWriteAccess.value();
+                            registerDescriptor.readable = readWriteAccess.find('r') != std::string::npos;
+                            registerDescriptor.writable = readWriteAccess.find('w') != std::string::npos;
+
+                        } else {
+                            /*
+                             * If the TDF doesn't specify the OCD read/write access for a register, we assume both
+                             * are permitted.
+                             */
+                            registerDescriptor.readable = true;
+                            registerDescriptor.writable = true;
+                        }
+
+                        this->targetRegisterDescriptorsByType[registerDescriptor.type].insert(registerDescriptor);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/Targets/TargetDescription/RegisterGroup.hpp b/src/Targets/TargetDescription/RegisterGroup.hpp
index 9b06276e..1fdac665 100644
--- a/src/Targets/TargetDescription/RegisterGroup.hpp
+++ b/src/Targets/TargetDescription/RegisterGroup.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Bloom::Targets::TargetDescription
         std::optional<std::string> caption;
         std::uint16_t offset;
         std::uint16_t size;
+        std::optional<std::string> readWriteAccess;
     };
 
     struct RegisterGroup
diff --git a/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp b/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
index 9914928b..20d1dd3f 100644
--- a/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
+++ b/src/Targets/TargetDescription/TargetDescriptionFile.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ Register TargetDescriptionFile::generateRegisterFromXml(const QDomElement& xmlEl
         reg.caption = xmlElement.attribute("caption").toStdString();
     }
 
+    if (xmlElement.hasAttribute("ocd-rw")) {
+        reg.readWriteAccess = xmlElement.attribute("ocd-rw").toLower().toStdString();
+    }
+
     bool conversionStatus;
     reg.size = xmlElement.attribute("size").toUShort(nullptr, 10);
     reg.offset = xmlElement.attribute("offset").toUShort(&conversionStatus, 16);