diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 222855cc0158..05e78acb187c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ config KVM_GUEST
 	bool "KVM Guest support (including kvmclock)"
 	depends on PARAVIRT
 	select PARAVIRT_CLOCK
+	select ARCH_CPUIDLE_HALTPOLL
 	default y
 	---help---
 	  This option enables various optimizations for running under the KVM
@@ -802,6 +803,12 @@ config KVM_GUEST
 	  underlying device model, the host provides the guest with
 	  timing infrastructure such as time of day, and system time
 
+config ARCH_CPUIDLE_HALTPOLL
+        def_bool n
+        prompt "Disable host haltpoll when loading haltpoll driver"
+        help
+	  If virtualized under KVM, disable host haltpoll.
+
 config PVH
 	bool "Support for running PVH guests"
 	---help---
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpuidle_haltpoll.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpuidle_haltpoll.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff8607d81526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpuidle_haltpoll.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _ARCH_HALTPOLL_H
+#define _ARCH_HALTPOLL_H
+
+void arch_haltpoll_enable(void);
+void arch_haltpoll_disable(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
index b7f34fe2171e..f48401be8ce0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -875,3 +875,45 @@ void __init kvm_spinlock_init(void)
 }
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CPUIDLE_HALTPOLL
+
+static void kvm_disable_host_haltpoll(void *i)
+{
+	wrmsrl(MSR_KVM_POLL_CONTROL, 0);
+}
+
+static void kvm_enable_host_haltpoll(void *i)
+{
+	wrmsrl(MSR_KVM_POLL_CONTROL, 1);
+}
+
+void arch_haltpoll_enable(void)
+{
+	if (!kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_POLL_CONTROL)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "kvm: host does not support poll control\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR "kvm: host upgrade recommended\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	preempt_disable();
+	/* Enable guest halt poll disables host halt poll */
+	kvm_disable_host_haltpoll(NULL);
+	smp_call_function(kvm_disable_host_haltpoll, NULL, 1);
+	preempt_enable();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arch_haltpoll_enable);
+
+void arch_haltpoll_disable(void)
+{
+	if (!kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_POLL_CONTROL))
+		return;
+
+	preempt_disable();
+	/* Enable guest halt poll disables host halt poll */
+	kvm_enable_host_haltpoll(NULL);
+	smp_call_function(kvm_enable_host_haltpoll, NULL, 1);
+	preempt_enable();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arch_haltpoll_disable);
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-haltpoll.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-haltpoll.c
index 35cfb53e9287..9ac093dcbb01 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-haltpoll.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-haltpoll.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sched/idle.h>
 #include <linux/kvm_para.h>
+#include <linux/cpuidle_haltpoll.h>
 
 static int default_enter_idle(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 			      struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ static struct cpuidle_driver haltpoll_driver = {
 
 static int __init haltpoll_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
 	struct cpuidle_driver *drv = &haltpoll_driver;
 
 	cpuidle_poll_state_init(drv);
@@ -54,11 +56,16 @@ static int __init haltpoll_init(void)
 	if (!kvm_para_available())
 		return 0;
 
-	return cpuidle_register(&haltpoll_driver, NULL);
+	ret = cpuidle_register(&haltpoll_driver, NULL);
+	if (ret == 0)
+		arch_haltpoll_enable();
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit haltpoll_exit(void)
 {
+	arch_haltpoll_disable();
 	cpuidle_unregister(&haltpoll_driver);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle_haltpoll.h b/include/linux/cpuidle_haltpoll.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe5954c2409e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle_haltpoll.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _CPUIDLE_HALTPOLL_H
+#define _CPUIDLE_HALTPOLL_H
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CPUIDLE_HALTPOLL
+#include <asm/cpuidle_haltpoll.h>
+#else
+static inline void arch_haltpoll_enable(void)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void arch_haltpoll_disable(void)
+{
+}
+#endif
+#endif