diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 33fef0738a297470b414b14ba21c6db668dcf12d..fdf83afbb7d9af3b5c1f55468fe1e1dcdf1af54b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -700,6 +700,8 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
 	void (*set_idt)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct desc_ptr *dt);
 	void (*get_gdt)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct desc_ptr *dt);
 	void (*set_gdt)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct desc_ptr *dt);
+	u64 (*get_dr6)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+	void (*set_dr6)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long value);
 	void (*set_dr7)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long value);
 	void (*cache_reg)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, enum kvm_reg reg);
 	unsigned long (*get_rflags)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index c7168a5cff1b33ad454cc85176695cb0c7394dfc..e81df8fce0275781a654f356fe77e38129d5210a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1671,6 +1671,19 @@ static void new_asid(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct svm_cpu_data *sd)
 	mark_dirty(svm->vmcb, VMCB_ASID);
 }
 
+static u64 svm_get_dr6(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return to_svm(vcpu)->vmcb->save.dr6;
+}
+
+static void svm_set_dr6(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long value)
+{
+	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
+
+	svm->vmcb->save.dr6 = value;
+	mark_dirty(svm->vmcb, VMCB_DR);
+}
+
 static void svm_set_dr7(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long value)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
@@ -4286,6 +4299,8 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops = {
 	.set_idt = svm_set_idt,
 	.get_gdt = svm_get_gdt,
 	.set_gdt = svm_set_gdt,
+	.get_dr6 = svm_get_dr6,
+	.set_dr6 = svm_set_dr6,
 	.set_dr7 = svm_set_dr7,
 	.cache_reg = svm_cache_reg,
 	.get_rflags = svm_get_rflags,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 7661eb17193643b0a5b89446f4a8491b1bb7a04c..79b360e4fed12b63b97e508469fea92d22af9d0f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -5149,6 +5149,15 @@ static int handle_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static u64 vmx_get_dr6(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return vcpu->arch.dr6;
+}
+
+static void vmx_set_dr6(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long val)
+{
+}
+
 static void vmx_set_dr7(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long val)
 {
 	vmcs_writel(GUEST_DR7, val);
@@ -8556,6 +8565,8 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops = {
 	.set_idt = vmx_set_idt,
 	.get_gdt = vmx_get_gdt,
 	.set_gdt = vmx_set_gdt,
+	.get_dr6 = vmx_get_dr6,
+	.set_dr6 = vmx_set_dr6,
 	.set_dr7 = vmx_set_dr7,
 	.cache_reg = vmx_cache_reg,
 	.get_rflags = vmx_get_rflags,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 59907c9a9d05c7b3d1a6ed90a05b4992cc5e0db2..59b95b1a04dc213a98aa53312193a07bf11227f3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -722,6 +722,12 @@ unsigned long kvm_get_cr8(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_get_cr8);
 
+static void kvm_update_dr6(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (!(vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP))
+		kvm_x86_ops->set_dr6(vcpu, vcpu->arch.dr6);
+}
+
 static void kvm_update_dr7(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	unsigned long dr7;
@@ -750,6 +756,7 @@ static int __kvm_set_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int dr, unsigned long val)
 		if (val & 0xffffffff00000000ULL)
 			return -1; /* #GP */
 		vcpu->arch.dr6 = (val & DR6_VOLATILE) | DR6_FIXED_1;
+		kvm_update_dr6(vcpu);
 		break;
 	case 5:
 		if (kvm_read_cr4_bits(vcpu, X86_CR4_DE))
@@ -791,7 +798,10 @@ static int _kvm_get_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int dr, unsigned long *val)
 			return 1;
 		/* fall through */
 	case 6:
-		*val = vcpu->arch.dr6;
+		if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP)
+			*val = vcpu->arch.dr6;
+		else
+			*val = kvm_x86_ops->get_dr6(vcpu);
 		break;
 	case 5:
 		if (kvm_read_cr4_bits(vcpu, X86_CR4_DE))
@@ -2960,8 +2970,11 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 static void kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_get_debugregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					     struct kvm_debugregs *dbgregs)
 {
+	unsigned long val;
+
 	memcpy(dbgregs->db, vcpu->arch.db, sizeof(vcpu->arch.db));
-	dbgregs->dr6 = vcpu->arch.dr6;
+	_kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 6, &val);
+	dbgregs->dr6 = val;
 	dbgregs->dr7 = vcpu->arch.dr7;
 	dbgregs->flags = 0;
 	memset(&dbgregs->reserved, 0, sizeof(dbgregs->reserved));
@@ -2975,6 +2988,7 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_debugregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 	memcpy(vcpu->arch.db, dbgregs->db, sizeof(vcpu->arch.db));
 	vcpu->arch.dr6 = dbgregs->dr6;
+	kvm_update_dr6(vcpu);
 	vcpu->arch.dr7 = dbgregs->dr7;
 	kvm_update_dr7(vcpu);
 
@@ -6749,6 +6763,7 @@ void kvm_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	memset(vcpu->arch.db, 0, sizeof(vcpu->arch.db));
 	vcpu->arch.dr6 = DR6_FIXED_1;
+	kvm_update_dr6(vcpu);
 	vcpu->arch.dr7 = DR7_FIXED_1;
 	kvm_update_dr7(vcpu);