diff --git a/hw/s390x/sclp.c b/hw/s390x/sclp.c
index 844cdb963cb14791db27a75fe4101e6fa119df16..e24b716329b41f50ed0be44b6e91b6d06a2d0c56 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/sclp.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/sclp.c
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ static void read_SCP_info(SCLPDevice *sclp, SCCB *sccb)
     read_info->offset_cpu = cpu_to_be16(offsetof(ReadInfo, entries));
     read_info->highest_cpu = cpu_to_be16(max_cpus);
 
+    read_info->ibc_val = cpu_to_be32(s390_get_ibc_val());
+
     /* Configuration Characteristic (Extension) */
     s390_get_feat_block(S390_FEAT_TYPE_SCLP_CONF_CHAR,
                          read_info->conf_char);
diff --git a/include/hw/s390x/sclp.h b/include/hw/s390x/sclp.h
index 30a40eafe3d3846a5dea633e86cff705c8f01210..664be9bf0631a7573ca15a22b63ecd582ba47598 100644
--- a/include/hw/s390x/sclp.h
+++ b/include/hw/s390x/sclp.h
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ typedef struct ReadInfo {
     uint8_t  loadparm[8];               /* 24-31 */
     uint8_t  _reserved3[48 - 32];       /* 32-47 */
     uint64_t facilities;                /* 48-55 */
-    uint8_t  _reserved0[80 - 56];       /* 56-79 */
+    uint8_t  _reserved0[76 - 56];       /* 56-75 */
+    uint32_t ibc_val;
     uint8_t  conf_char[96 - 80];        /* 80-95 */
     uint8_t  _reserved4[100 - 96];      /* 96-99 */
     uint32_t rnsize2;
diff --git a/target-s390x/cpu_models.c b/target-s390x/cpu_models.c
index d59e5ef4ee669850a7f46707af72dee1dc85491a..342f3e03f04ef71992a56089343d7ba0101bb93f 100644
--- a/target-s390x/cpu_models.c
+++ b/target-s390x/cpu_models.c
@@ -74,6 +74,27 @@ static S390CPUDef s390_cpu_defs[] = {
     CPUDEF_INIT(0x2965, 13, 2, 47, 0x08000000U, "z13s", "IBM z13s GA1"),
 };
 
+uint32_t s390_get_ibc_val(void)
+{
+    uint16_t unblocked_ibc, lowest_ibc;
+    static S390CPU *cpu;
+
+    if (!cpu) {
+        cpu = S390_CPU(qemu_get_cpu(0));
+    }
+
+    if (!cpu || !cpu->model) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    unblocked_ibc = s390_ibc_from_cpu_model(cpu->model);
+    lowest_ibc = cpu->model->lowest_ibc;
+    /* the lowest_ibc always has to be <= unblocked_ibc */
+    if (!lowest_ibc || lowest_ibc > unblocked_ibc) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return ((uint32_t) lowest_ibc << 16) | unblocked_ibc;
+}
+
 void s390_get_feat_block(S390FeatType type, uint8_t *data)
 {
     static S390CPU *cpu;
diff --git a/target-s390x/cpu_models.h b/target-s390x/cpu_models.h
index b80883caa004b308d07ef199b7b034a1603ea490..5e870ec05d6128ac1d0729aa33e56b45c5aa21be 100644
--- a/target-s390x/cpu_models.h
+++ b/target-s390x/cpu_models.h
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ typedef struct S390CPUModel {
     uint8_t cpu_ver;        /* CPU version, usually "ff" for kvm */
 } S390CPUModel;
 
+#define S390_GEN_Z10 0xa
+
+uint32_t s390_get_ibc_val(void);
+static inline uint16_t s390_ibc_from_cpu_model(const S390CPUModel *model)
+{
+    uint16_t ibc = 0;
+
+    if (model->def->gen >= S390_GEN_Z10) {
+        ibc = ((model->def->gen - S390_GEN_Z10) << 4) + model->def->ec_ga;
+    }
+    return ibc;
+}
 void s390_get_feat_block(S390FeatType type, uint8_t *data);
 bool s390_has_feat(S390Feat feat);