diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/program_metadata.cpp b/src/core/file_sys/program_metadata.cpp
index 1d6c309621..43169bf9f4 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/program_metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/program_metadata.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ Loader::ResultStatus ProgramMetadata::Load(VirtualFile file) {
     return Loader::ResultStatus::Success;
 }
 
+/*static*/ ProgramMetadata ProgramMetadata::GetDefault() {
+    ProgramMetadata result;
+
+    result.LoadManual(
+        true /*is_64_bit*/, FileSys::ProgramAddressSpaceType::Is39Bit /*address_space*/,
+        0x2c /*main_thread_prio*/, 0 /*main_thread_core*/, 0x00100000 /*main_thread_stack_size*/,
+        {}, 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF /*filesystem_permissions*/, {} /*capabilities*/);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 void ProgramMetadata::LoadManual(bool is_64_bit, ProgramAddressSpaceType address_space,
                                  s32 main_thread_prio, u32 main_thread_core,
                                  u32 main_thread_stack_size, u64 title_id,
diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/program_metadata.h b/src/core/file_sys/program_metadata.h
index f8759a3968..35069972b1 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/program_metadata.h
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/program_metadata.h
@@ -44,9 +44,13 @@ public:
     ProgramMetadata();
     ~ProgramMetadata();
 
+    /// Gets a default ProgramMetadata configuration, should only be used for homebrew formats where
+    /// we do not have an NPDM file
+    static ProgramMetadata GetDefault();
+
     Loader::ResultStatus Load(VirtualFile file);
 
-    // Load from parameters instead of NPDM file, used for KIP
+    /// Load from parameters instead of NPDM file, used for KIP
     void LoadManual(bool is_64_bit, ProgramAddressSpaceType address_space, s32 main_thread_prio,
                     u32 main_thread_core, u32 main_thread_stack_size, u64 title_id,
                     u64 filesystem_permissions, KernelCapabilityDescriptors capabilities);
diff --git a/src/core/loader/elf.cpp b/src/core/loader/elf.cpp
index 1e9ed28373..8f76151150 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/elf.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader/elf.cpp
@@ -398,6 +398,11 @@ AppLoader_ELF::LoadResult AppLoader_ELF::Load(Kernel::Process& process) {
     Kernel::CodeSet codeset = elf_reader.LoadInto(base_address);
     const VAddr entry_point = codeset.entrypoint;
 
+    // Setup the process code layout
+    if (process.LoadFromMetadata(FileSys::ProgramMetadata::GetDefault(), buffer.size()).IsError()) {
+        return {ResultStatus::ErrorNotInitialized, {}};
+    }
+
     process.LoadModule(std::move(codeset), entry_point);
 
     is_loaded = true;
diff --git a/src/core/loader/nro.cpp b/src/core/loader/nro.cpp
index 5d7e8136e7..906544bc95 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/nro.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader/nro.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static constexpr u32 PageAlignSize(u32 size) {
 }
 
 static bool LoadNroImpl(Kernel::Process& process, const std::vector<u8>& data,
-                        const std::string& name, VAddr load_base) {
+                        const std::string& name) {
     if (data.size() < sizeof(NroHeader)) {
         return {};
     }
@@ -187,19 +187,25 @@ static bool LoadNroImpl(Kernel::Process& process, const std::vector<u8>& data,
     codeset.DataSegment().size += bss_size;
     program_image.resize(static_cast<u32>(program_image.size()) + bss_size);
 
+    // Setup the process code layout
+    if (process.LoadFromMetadata(FileSys::ProgramMetadata::GetDefault(), program_image.size())
+            .IsError()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // Load codeset for current process
     codeset.memory = std::move(program_image);
-    process.LoadModule(std::move(codeset), load_base);
+    process.LoadModule(std::move(codeset), process.PageTable().GetCodeRegionStart());
 
     // Register module with GDBStub
-    GDBStub::RegisterModule(name, load_base, load_base);
+    GDBStub::RegisterModule(name, process.PageTable().GetCodeRegionStart(),
+                            process.PageTable().GetCodeRegionEnd());
 
     return true;
 }
 
-bool AppLoader_NRO::LoadNro(Kernel::Process& process, const FileSys::VfsFile& file,
-                            VAddr load_base) {
-    return LoadNroImpl(process, file.ReadAllBytes(), file.GetName(), load_base);
+bool AppLoader_NRO::LoadNro(Kernel::Process& process, const FileSys::VfsFile& file) {
+    return LoadNroImpl(process, file.ReadAllBytes(), file.GetName());
 }
 
 AppLoader_NRO::LoadResult AppLoader_NRO::Load(Kernel::Process& process) {
@@ -207,10 +213,7 @@ AppLoader_NRO::LoadResult AppLoader_NRO::Load(Kernel::Process& process) {
         return {ResultStatus::ErrorAlreadyLoaded, {}};
     }
 
-    // Load NRO
-    const VAddr base_address = process.PageTable().GetCodeRegionStart();
-
-    if (!LoadNro(process, *file, base_address)) {
+    if (!LoadNro(process, *file)) {
         return {ResultStatus::ErrorLoadingNRO, {}};
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/loader/nro.h b/src/core/loader/nro.h
index 71811bc29c..4593d48fb0 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/nro.h
+++ b/src/core/loader/nro.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
     bool IsRomFSUpdatable() const override;
 
 private:
-    bool LoadNro(Kernel::Process& process, const FileSys::VfsFile& file, VAddr load_base);
+    bool LoadNro(Kernel::Process& process, const FileSys::VfsFile& file);
 
     std::vector<u8> icon_data;
     std::unique_ptr<FileSys::NACP> nacp;