diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
index 86d7ad3a126c..4ea1bb28297b 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
@@ -3357,6 +3357,7 @@ flags which can include the following:
   - KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_DB:     inject DB type exception [x86]
   - KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_BP:     inject BP type exception [x86]
   - KVM_GUESTDBG_EXIT_PENDING:  trigger an immediate guest exit [s390]
+  - KVM_GUESTDBG_BLOCKIRQ:      avoid injecting interrupts/NMI/SMI [x86]
 
 For example KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP indicates that software breakpoints
 are enabled in memory so we need to ensure breakpoint exceptions are
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 4c4983a9378c..7723865077fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ enum x86_intercept_stage;
 	KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP | \
 	KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP | \
 	KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_BP | \
-	KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_DB)
+	KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_DB | \
+	KVM_GUESTDBG_BLOCKIRQ)
 
 
 #define PFERR_PRESENT_BIT 0
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
index a6c327f8ad9e..2ef1f6513c68 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ struct kvm_debug_exit_arch {
 #define KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP		0x00020000
 #define KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_DB		0x00040000
 #define KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_BP		0x00080000
+#define KVM_GUESTDBG_BLOCKIRQ		0x00100000
 
 /* for KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG */
 struct kvm_guest_debug_arch {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 4e07cae56636..1a00af1b076b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -8892,6 +8892,10 @@ static int inject_pending_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool *req_immediate_exit)
 		can_inject = false;
 	}
 
+	/* Don't inject interrupts if the user asked to avoid doing so */
+	if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_BLOCKIRQ)
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * Finally, inject interrupt events.  If an event cannot be injected
 	 * due to architectural conditions (e.g. IF=0) a window-open exit