diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
index 7b9cfc4878af..df437b68f42b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ bool x86_page_table_writing_insn(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt);
 #define EMULATION_INTERCEPTED 2
 int x86_emulate_insn(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt);
 int emulator_task_switch(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
-			 u16 tss_selector, int reason,
+			 u16 tss_selector, int idt_index, int reason,
 			 bool has_error_code, u32 error_code);
 int emulate_int_real(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, int irq);
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_KVM_X86_EMULATE_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 74c9edf2bb18..e216ba066e79 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ int kvm_emulate_wbinvd(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_get_segment(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_segment *var, int seg);
 int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector, int seg);
 
-int kvm_task_switch(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 tss_selector, int reason,
-		    bool has_error_code, u32 error_code);
+int kvm_task_switch(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 tss_selector, int idt_index,
+		    int reason, bool has_error_code, u32 error_code);
 
 int kvm_set_cr0(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr0);
 int kvm_set_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr3);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
index 71450aca3b86..fa310a48591c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -1152,6 +1152,22 @@ static int pio_in_emulated(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int read_interrupt_descriptor(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
+				     u16 index, struct desc_struct *desc)
+{
+	struct desc_ptr dt;
+	ulong addr;
+
+	ctxt->ops->get_idt(ctxt, &dt);
+
+	if (dt.size < index * 8 + 7)
+		return emulate_gp(ctxt, index << 3 | 0x2);
+
+	addr = dt.address + index * 8;
+	return ctxt->ops->read_std(ctxt, addr, desc, sizeof *desc,
+				   &ctxt->exception);
+}
+
 static void get_descriptor_table_ptr(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 				     u16 selector, struct desc_ptr *dt)
 {
@@ -2421,7 +2437,7 @@ static int task_switch_32(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 }
 
 static int emulator_do_task_switch(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
-				   u16 tss_selector, int reason,
+				   u16 tss_selector, int idt_index, int reason,
 				   bool has_error_code, u32 error_code)
 {
 	struct x86_emulate_ops *ops = ctxt->ops;
@@ -2443,12 +2459,35 @@ static int emulator_do_task_switch(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 
 	/* FIXME: check that next_tss_desc is tss */
 
-	if (reason != TASK_SWITCH_IRET) {
-		if ((tss_selector & 3) > next_tss_desc.dpl ||
-		    ops->cpl(ctxt) > next_tss_desc.dpl)
-			return emulate_gp(ctxt, 0);
+	/*
+	 * Check privileges. The three cases are task switch caused by...
+	 *
+	 * 1. jmp/call/int to task gate: Check against DPL of the task gate
+	 * 2. Exception/IRQ/iret: No check is performed
+	 * 3. jmp/call to TSS: Check agains DPL of the TSS
+	 */
+	if (reason == TASK_SWITCH_GATE) {
+		if (idt_index != -1) {
+			/* Software interrupts */
+			struct desc_struct task_gate_desc;
+			int dpl;
+
+			ret = read_interrupt_descriptor(ctxt, idt_index,
+							&task_gate_desc);
+			if (ret != X86EMUL_CONTINUE)
+				return ret;
+
+			dpl = task_gate_desc.dpl;
+			if ((tss_selector & 3) > dpl || ops->cpl(ctxt) > dpl)
+				return emulate_gp(ctxt, (idt_index << 3) | 0x2);
+		}
+	} else if (reason != TASK_SWITCH_IRET) {
+		int dpl = next_tss_desc.dpl;
+		if ((tss_selector & 3) > dpl || ops->cpl(ctxt) > dpl)
+			return emulate_gp(ctxt, tss_selector);
 	}
 
+
 	desc_limit = desc_limit_scaled(&next_tss_desc);
 	if (!next_tss_desc.p ||
 	    ((desc_limit < 0x67 && (next_tss_desc.type & 8)) ||
@@ -2501,7 +2540,7 @@ static int emulator_do_task_switch(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 }
 
 int emulator_task_switch(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
-			 u16 tss_selector, int reason,
+			 u16 tss_selector, int idt_index, int reason,
 			 bool has_error_code, u32 error_code)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -2509,7 +2548,7 @@ int emulator_task_switch(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 	ctxt->_eip = ctxt->eip;
 	ctxt->dst.type = OP_NONE;
 
-	rc = emulator_do_task_switch(ctxt, tss_selector, reason,
+	rc = emulator_do_task_switch(ctxt, tss_selector, idt_index, reason,
 				     has_error_code, error_code);
 
 	if (rc == X86EMUL_CONTINUE)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 0b7690ee20bd..95cdeaf9c718 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -2799,7 +2799,10 @@ static int task_switch_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	     (int_vec == OF_VECTOR || int_vec == BP_VECTOR)))
 		skip_emulated_instruction(&svm->vcpu);
 
-	if (kvm_task_switch(&svm->vcpu, tss_selector, reason,
+	if (int_type != SVM_EXITINTINFO_TYPE_SOFT)
+		int_vec = -1;
+
+	if (kvm_task_switch(&svm->vcpu, tss_selector, int_vec, reason,
 				has_error_code, error_code) == EMULATE_FAIL) {
 		svm->vcpu.run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 		svm->vcpu.run->internal.suberror = KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR_EMULATION;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index d2bd719925a6..124a0952a040 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -4658,9 +4658,10 @@ static int handle_task_switch(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	bool has_error_code = false;
 	u32 error_code = 0;
 	u16 tss_selector;
-	int reason, type, idt_v;
+	int reason, type, idt_v, idt_index;
 
 	idt_v = (vmx->idt_vectoring_info & VECTORING_INFO_VALID_MASK);
+	idt_index = (vmx->idt_vectoring_info & VECTORING_INFO_VECTOR_MASK);
 	type = (vmx->idt_vectoring_info & VECTORING_INFO_TYPE_MASK);
 
 	exit_qualification = vmcs_readl(EXIT_QUALIFICATION);
@@ -4698,8 +4699,9 @@ static int handle_task_switch(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		       type != INTR_TYPE_NMI_INTR))
 		skip_emulated_instruction(vcpu);
 
-	if (kvm_task_switch(vcpu, tss_selector, reason,
-				has_error_code, error_code) == EMULATE_FAIL) {
+	if (kvm_task_switch(vcpu, tss_selector,
+			    type == INTR_TYPE_SOFT_INTR ? idt_index : -1, reason,
+			    has_error_code, error_code) == EMULATE_FAIL) {
 		vcpu->run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 		vcpu->run->internal.suberror = KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR_EMULATION;
 		vcpu->run->internal.ndata = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index ca74c1dadf3a..490a1b1a255f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -5655,15 +5655,15 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_task_switch(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 tss_selector, int reason,
-		    bool has_error_code, u32 error_code)
+int kvm_task_switch(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 tss_selector, int idt_index,
+		    int reason, bool has_error_code, u32 error_code)
 {
 	struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt = &vcpu->arch.emulate_ctxt;
 	int ret;
 
 	init_emulate_ctxt(vcpu);
 
-	ret = emulator_task_switch(ctxt, tss_selector, reason,
+	ret = emulator_task_switch(ctxt, tss_selector, idt_index, reason,
 				   has_error_code, error_code);
 
 	if (ret)