diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5b56c3953a3..ecf96856b66 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,7 @@ __pycache__/
 
 # Mac
 .DS_Store
+
+# IDE
+/.clwb
+/.idea
diff --git a/docs/features/communication/docs/requirements/index.rst b/docs/features/communication/docs/requirements/index.rst
index be5fea73627..9527b933de7 100644
--- a/docs/features/communication/docs/requirements/index.rst
+++ b/docs/features/communication/docs/requirements/index.rst
@@ -291,6 +291,20 @@ Mixed-Criticality safety systems
    Consumers with lower criticality shall not be able to drop data before it is consumed by partners with higher
    criticality.
 
+Cross VM Communication
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. feat_req:: Cross VM
+   :id: feat_req__com__cross_vm
+   :reqtype: Functional
+   :security: YES
+   :safety: ASIL_B
+   :satisfies: stkh_req__communication__vm
+   :status: valid
+   :valid_from: v1.0.0
+
+   The communication framework shall allow to communicate between different VMs over shared memory
+
 
 Performance
 ^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/docs/requirements/stakeholder/index.rst b/docs/requirements/stakeholder/index.rst
index f65c5a5d2bc..d8b47b2a073 100644
--- a/docs/requirements/stakeholder/index.rst
+++ b/docs/requirements/stakeholder/index.rst
@@ -557,6 +557,17 @@ Communication
 
    The SW-platform shall support intra-process communication.
 
+.. stkh_req:: Cross-VM Communication
+   :id: stkh_req__communication__vm
+   :reqtype: Functional
+   :security: NO
+   :safety: QM
+   :rationale: Different VMs in a system involved. Sometimes they interact.
+   :status: valid
+   :valid_from: v1.0.0
+
+   The platform shall support not only IPC but also inter Virtual Machine (VM) communication.
+
 .. stkh_req:: Stable application interfaces
    :id: stkh_req__communication__stable_app_inter
    :reqtype: Functional