diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h
index a4f6c85431f8cc4d6edaa3e97ea454a0f4437946..a6a253ee81bbf65962f46f51a8dfe189f290062d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ struct kvm_regs {
 #define KVM_SREGS_E_UPDATE_DEC		(1 << 2)
 #define KVM_SREGS_E_UPDATE_DBSR		(1 << 3)
 
+/*
+ * Book3S special bits to indicate contents in the struct by maintaining
+ * backwards compatibility with older structs. If adding a new field,
+ * please make sure to add a flag for that new field */
+#define KVM_SREGS_S_HIOR		(1 << 0)
+
 /*
  * In KVM_SET_SREGS, reserved/pad fields must be left untouched from a
  * previous KVM_GET_REGS.
@@ -173,6 +179,8 @@ struct kvm_sregs {
 				__u64 ibat[8]; 
 				__u64 dbat[8]; 
 			} ppc32;
+			__u64 flags; /* KVM_SREGS_S_ */
+			__u64 hior;
 		} s;
 		struct {
 			union {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h
index 37dd7486627b3bdf954e0d26d54fee03fdb59a13..472437b7b85de2cb19e2da1389f084d9c2f1f4b9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s {
 #endif
 	int context_id[SID_CONTEXTS];
 
+	bool hior_sregs;		/* HIOR is set by SREGS, not PVR */
+
 	struct hlist_head hpte_hash_pte[HPTEG_HASH_NUM_PTE];
 	struct hlist_head hpte_hash_pte_long[HPTEG_HASH_NUM_PTE_LONG];
 	struct hlist_head hpte_hash_vpte[HPTEG_HASH_NUM_VPTE];
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
index 0c0d3f274437bae8f3871b23dbae1ded443eb9b5..78dcf659e1201b0cb98185a17669d5a6c18c984f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
@@ -150,13 +150,15 @@ void kvmppc_set_pvr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 pvr)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
 	if ((pvr >= 0x330000) && (pvr < 0x70330000)) {
 		kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_init(vcpu);
-		to_book3s(vcpu)->hior = 0xfff00000;
+		if (!to_book3s(vcpu)->hior_sregs)
+			to_book3s(vcpu)->hior = 0xfff00000;
 		to_book3s(vcpu)->msr_mask = 0xffffffffffffffffULL;
 	} else
 #endif
 	{
 		kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_init(vcpu);
-		to_book3s(vcpu)->hior = 0;
+		if (!to_book3s(vcpu)->hior_sregs)
+			to_book3s(vcpu)->hior = 0;
 		to_book3s(vcpu)->msr_mask = 0xffffffffULL;
 	}
 
@@ -770,6 +772,9 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (sregs->u.s.flags & KVM_SREGS_S_HIOR)
+		sregs->u.s.hior = to_book3s(vcpu)->hior;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -806,6 +811,11 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	/* Flush the MMU after messing with the segments */
 	kvmppc_mmu_pte_flush(vcpu, 0, 0);
 
+	if (sregs->u.s.flags & KVM_SREGS_S_HIOR) {
+		to_book3s(vcpu)->hior_sregs = true;
+		to_book3s(vcpu)->hior = sregs->u.s.hior;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index a107c9be0fb1c01a9cdbe5488706f91ef35732c9..17a5c83e1ccc8ba0450249ed44fb98204931ee94 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ int kvm_dev_ioctl_check_extension(long ext)
 	case KVM_CAP_PPC_BOOKE_SREGS:
 #else
 	case KVM_CAP_PPC_SEGSTATE:
+	case KVM_CAP_PPC_HIOR:
 #endif
 	case KVM_CAP_PPC_UNSET_IRQ:
 	case KVM_CAP_PPC_IRQ_LEVEL:
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm.h b/include/linux/kvm.h
index 206979877888b63c25e58616dec3f51cfa92a733..490b041aba4526df1f9a68561179b15cb9326652 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm.h
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ struct kvm_ppc_pvinfo {
 #define KVM_CAP_PPC_SMT 64
 #define KVM_CAP_PPC_RMA	65
 #define KVM_CAP_MAX_VCPUS 66       /* returns max vcpus per vm */
+#define KVM_CAP_PPC_HIOR 67
 #define KVM_CAP_S390_GMAP 71
 
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING