diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/mips/kvm/emulate.c
index 91d5b0e370b49dc61ed7419d6bee414c7474c22f..3511bb20fe0e768402384ec6031cbc200954c442 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -893,8 +893,13 @@ enum emulation_result kvm_mips_emul_tlbp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
  */
 unsigned int kvm_mips_config1_wrmask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	/* Read-only */
-	return 0;
+	unsigned int mask = 0;
+
+	/* Permit FPU to be present if FPU is supported */
+	if (kvm_mips_guest_can_have_fpu(&vcpu->arch))
+		mask |= MIPS_CONF1_FP;
+
+	return mask;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -932,8 +937,19 @@ unsigned int kvm_mips_config4_wrmask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
  */
 unsigned int kvm_mips_config5_wrmask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	/* Read-only */
-	return 0;
+	unsigned int mask = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Permit guest FPU mode changes if FPU is enabled and the relevant
+	 * feature exists according to FIR register.
+	 */
+	if (kvm_mips_guest_has_fpu(&vcpu->arch)) {
+		if (cpu_has_fre)
+			mask |= MIPS_CONF5_FRE;
+		/* We don't support UFR or UFE */
+	}
+
+	return mask;
 }
 
 enum emulation_result kvm_mips_emulate_CP0(uint32_t inst, uint32_t *opc,
@@ -1073,18 +1089,91 @@ enum emulation_result kvm_mips_emulate_CP0(uint32_t inst, uint32_t *opc,
 				kvm_mips_write_compare(vcpu,
 						       vcpu->arch.gprs[rt]);
 			} else if ((rd == MIPS_CP0_STATUS) && (sel == 0)) {
-				kvm_write_c0_guest_status(cop0,
-							  vcpu->arch.gprs[rt]);
+				unsigned int old_val, val, change;
+
+				old_val = kvm_read_c0_guest_status(cop0);
+				val = vcpu->arch.gprs[rt];
+				change = val ^ old_val;
+
+				/* Make sure that the NMI bit is never set */
+				val &= ~ST0_NMI;
+
+				/*
+				 * Don't allow CU1 or FR to be set unless FPU
+				 * capability enabled and exists in guest
+				 * configuration.
+				 */
+				if (!kvm_mips_guest_has_fpu(&vcpu->arch))
+					val &= ~(ST0_CU1 | ST0_FR);
+
+				/*
+				 * Also don't allow FR to be set if host doesn't
+				 * support it.
+				 */
+				if (!(current_cpu_data.fpu_id & MIPS_FPIR_F64))
+					val &= ~ST0_FR;
+
+
+				/* Handle changes in FPU mode */
+				preempt_disable();
+
 				/*
-				 * Make sure that CU1 and NMI bits are
-				 * never set
+				 * FPU and Vector register state is made
+				 * UNPREDICTABLE by a change of FR, so don't
+				 * even bother saving it.
 				 */
-				kvm_clear_c0_guest_status(cop0,
-							  (ST0_CU1 | ST0_NMI));
+				if (change & ST0_FR)
+					kvm_drop_fpu(vcpu);
+
+				/*
+				 * Propagate CU1 (FPU enable) changes
+				 * immediately if the FPU context is already
+				 * loaded. When disabling we leave the context
+				 * loaded so it can be quickly enabled again in
+				 * the near future.
+				 */
+				if (change & ST0_CU1 &&
+				    vcpu->arch.fpu_inuse & KVM_MIPS_FPU_FPU)
+					change_c0_status(ST0_CU1, val);
+
+				preempt_enable();
+
+				kvm_write_c0_guest_status(cop0, val);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_MIPS_DYN_TRANS
-				kvm_mips_trans_mtc0(inst, opc, vcpu);
+				/*
+				 * If FPU present, we need CU1/FR bits to take
+				 * effect fairly soon.
+				 */
+				if (!kvm_mips_guest_has_fpu(&vcpu->arch))
+					kvm_mips_trans_mtc0(inst, opc, vcpu);
 #endif
+			} else if ((rd == MIPS_CP0_CONFIG) && (sel == 5)) {
+				unsigned int old_val, val, change, wrmask;
+
+				old_val = kvm_read_c0_guest_config5(cop0);
+				val = vcpu->arch.gprs[rt];
+
+				/* Only a few bits are writable in Config5 */
+				wrmask = kvm_mips_config5_wrmask(vcpu);
+				change = (val ^ old_val) & wrmask;
+				val = old_val ^ change;
+
+
+				/* Handle changes in FPU modes */
+				preempt_disable();
+
+				/*
+				 * Propagate FRE changes immediately if the FPU
+				 * context is already loaded.
+				 */
+				if (change & MIPS_CONF5_FRE &&
+				    vcpu->arch.fpu_inuse & KVM_MIPS_FPU_FPU)
+					change_c0_config5(MIPS_CONF5_FRE, val);
+
+				preempt_enable();
+
+				kvm_write_c0_guest_config5(cop0, val);
 			} else if ((rd == MIPS_CP0_CAUSE) && (sel == 0)) {
 				uint32_t old_cause, new_cause;