diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
index fa2558e12024..ad38c5e918ec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ struct x86_emulate_ops {
 
 	unsigned (*get_hflags)(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt);
 	void (*set_hflags)(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, unsigned hflags);
+	int (*pre_leave_smm)(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, u64 smbase);
+
 };
 
 typedef u32 __attribute__((vector_size(16))) sse128_t;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index c73e493adf07..23a9a5339f3f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1061,6 +1061,9 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
 	void (*cancel_hv_timer)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 	void (*setup_mce)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+
+	int (*pre_enter_smm)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, char *smstate);
+	int (*pre_leave_smm)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 smbase);
 };
 
 struct kvm_arch_async_pf {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
index d90cdc77e077..8079d141792a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -2591,6 +2591,15 @@ static int em_rsm(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
 	ctxt->ops->set_msr(ctxt, MSR_EFER, efer);
 
 	smbase = ctxt->ops->get_smbase(ctxt);
+
+	/*
+	 * Give pre_leave_smm() a chance to make ISA-specific changes to the
+	 * vCPU state (e.g. enter guest mode) before loading state from the SMM
+	 * state-save area.
+	 */
+	if (ctxt->ops->pre_leave_smm(ctxt, smbase))
+		return X86EMUL_UNHANDLEABLE;
+
 	if (emulator_has_longmode(ctxt))
 		ret = rsm_load_state_64(ctxt, smbase + 0x8000);
 	else
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 84f18634d87c..c4e9b99d48d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -5401,6 +5401,18 @@ static void svm_setup_mce(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	vcpu->arch.mcg_cap &= 0x1ff;
 }
 
+static int svm_pre_enter_smm(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, char *smstate)
+{
+	/* TODO: Implement */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int svm_pre_leave_smm(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 smbase)
+{
+	/* TODO: Implement */
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops __ro_after_init = {
 	.cpu_has_kvm_support = has_svm,
 	.disabled_by_bios = is_disabled,
@@ -5511,6 +5523,9 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops __ro_after_init = {
 	.deliver_posted_interrupt = svm_deliver_avic_intr,
 	.update_pi_irte = svm_update_pi_irte,
 	.setup_mce = svm_setup_mce,
+
+	.pre_enter_smm = svm_pre_enter_smm,
+	.pre_leave_smm = svm_pre_leave_smm,
 };
 
 static int __init svm_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index c9214e3a01df..1305bb65688b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -11916,6 +11916,18 @@ static void vmx_setup_mce(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			~FEATURE_CONTROL_LMCE;
 }
 
+static int vmx_pre_enter_smm(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, char *smstate)
+{
+	/* TODO: Implement */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int vmx_pre_leave_smm(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 smbase)
+{
+	/* TODO: Implement */
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops __ro_after_init = {
 	.cpu_has_kvm_support = cpu_has_kvm_support,
 	.disabled_by_bios = vmx_disabled_by_bios,
@@ -12041,6 +12053,9 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops __ro_after_init = {
 #endif
 
 	.setup_mce = vmx_setup_mce,
+
+	.pre_enter_smm = vmx_pre_enter_smm,
+	.pre_leave_smm = vmx_pre_leave_smm,
 };
 
 static int __init vmx_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 4ac261000e7e..9e85a69ccb12 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -5281,6 +5281,11 @@ static void emulator_set_hflags(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, unsigned emul_fla
 	kvm_set_hflags(emul_to_vcpu(ctxt), emul_flags);
 }
 
+static int emulator_pre_leave_smm(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, u64 smbase)
+{
+	return kvm_x86_ops->pre_leave_smm(emul_to_vcpu(ctxt), smbase);
+}
+
 static const struct x86_emulate_ops emulate_ops = {
 	.read_gpr            = emulator_read_gpr,
 	.write_gpr           = emulator_write_gpr,
@@ -5322,6 +5327,7 @@ static const struct x86_emulate_ops emulate_ops = {
 	.set_nmi_mask        = emulator_set_nmi_mask,
 	.get_hflags          = emulator_get_hflags,
 	.set_hflags          = emulator_set_hflags,
+	.pre_leave_smm       = emulator_pre_leave_smm,
 };
 
 static void toggle_interruptibility(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 mask)
@@ -6647,13 +6653,20 @@ static void enter_smm(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	u32 cr0;
 
 	trace_kvm_enter_smm(vcpu->vcpu_id, vcpu->arch.smbase, true);
-	vcpu->arch.hflags |= HF_SMM_MASK;
 	memset(buf, 0, 512);
 	if (guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_LM))
 		enter_smm_save_state_64(vcpu, buf);
 	else
 		enter_smm_save_state_32(vcpu, buf);
 
+	/*
+	 * Give pre_enter_smm() a chance to make ISA-specific changes to the
+	 * vCPU state (e.g. leave guest mode) after we've saved the state into
+	 * the SMM state-save area.
+	 */
+	kvm_x86_ops->pre_enter_smm(vcpu, buf);
+
+	vcpu->arch.hflags |= HF_SMM_MASK;
 	kvm_vcpu_write_guest(vcpu, vcpu->arch.smbase + 0xfe00, buf, sizeof(buf));
 
 	if (kvm_x86_ops->get_nmi_mask(vcpu))