diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index 91e7217db9d9..8ace6120ef9b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -168,6 +168,40 @@ static void kvmppc_vcpu_sync_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 #endif
 }
 
+/*
+ * Simulate AltiVec unavailable fault to load guest state
+ * from thread to AltiVec unit.
+ * It requires to be called with preemption disabled.
+ */
+static inline void kvmppc_load_guest_altivec(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)) {
+		if (!(current->thread.regs->msr & MSR_VEC)) {
+			enable_kernel_altivec();
+			load_vr_state(&vcpu->arch.vr);
+			current->thread.vr_save_area = &vcpu->arch.vr;
+			current->thread.regs->msr |= MSR_VEC;
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * Save guest vcpu AltiVec state into thread.
+ * It requires to be called with preemption disabled.
+ */
+static inline void kvmppc_save_guest_altivec(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)) {
+		if (current->thread.regs->msr & MSR_VEC)
+			giveup_altivec(current);
+		current->thread.vr_save_area = NULL;
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 static void kvmppc_vcpu_sync_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	/* Synchronize guest's desire to get debug interrupts into shadow MSR */
@@ -375,9 +409,15 @@ static int kvmppc_booke_irqprio_deliver(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	case BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ITLB_MISS:
 	case BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SYSCALL:
 	case BOOKE_IRQPRIO_FP_UNAVAIL:
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPE_POSSIBLE
 	case BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_UNAVAIL:
 	case BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_DATA:
 	case BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_ROUND:
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+	case BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALTIVEC_UNAVAIL:
+	case BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALTIVEC_ASSIST:
+#endif
 	case BOOKE_IRQPRIO_AP_UNAVAIL:
 		allowed = 1;
 		msr_mask = MSR_CE | MSR_ME | MSR_DE;
@@ -697,6 +737,17 @@ int kvmppc_vcpu_run(struct kvm_run *kvm_run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvmppc_load_guest_fp(vcpu);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+	/* Save userspace AltiVec state in stack */
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC))
+		enable_kernel_altivec();
+	/*
+	 * Since we can't trap on MSR_VEC in GS-mode, we consider the guest
+	 * as always using the AltiVec.
+	 */
+	kvmppc_load_guest_altivec(vcpu);
+#endif
+
 	/* Switch to guest debug context */
 	debug = vcpu->arch.dbg_reg;
 	switch_booke_debug_regs(&debug);
@@ -719,6 +770,10 @@ int kvmppc_vcpu_run(struct kvm_run *kvm_run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvmppc_save_guest_fp(vcpu);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+	kvmppc_save_guest_altivec(vcpu);
+#endif
+
 out:
 	vcpu->mode = OUTSIDE_GUEST_MODE;
 	return ret;
@@ -1025,7 +1080,7 @@ int kvmppc_handle_exit(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		kvmppc_booke_queue_irqprio(vcpu, BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_ROUND);
 		r = RESUME_GUEST;
 		break;
-#else
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SPE_POSSIBLE)
 	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_UNAVAIL:
 		/*
 		 * Guest wants SPE, but host kernel doesn't support it.  Send
@@ -1046,6 +1101,22 @@ int kvmppc_handle_exit(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		run->hw.hardware_exit_reason = exit_nr;
 		r = RESUME_HOST;
 		break;
+#endif /* CONFIG_SPE_POSSIBLE */
+
+/*
+ * On cores with Vector category, KVM is loaded only if CONFIG_ALTIVEC,
+ * see kvmppc_core_check_processor_compat().
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_ALTIVEC_UNAVAIL:
+		kvmppc_booke_queue_irqprio(vcpu, BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALTIVEC_UNAVAIL);
+		r = RESUME_GUEST;
+		break;
+
+	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_ALTIVEC_ASSIST:
+		kvmppc_booke_queue_irqprio(vcpu, BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALTIVEC_ASSIST);
+		r = RESUME_GUEST;
+		break;
 #endif
 
 	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_DATA_STORAGE:
@@ -1223,6 +1294,7 @@ out:
 			/* interrupts now hard-disabled */
 			kvmppc_fix_ee_before_entry();
 			kvmppc_load_guest_fp(vcpu);
+			kvmppc_load_guest_altivec(vcpu);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h
index e73d513f72d0..22ba08ea68e9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h
@@ -32,9 +32,15 @@
 #define BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALIGNMENT 2
 #define BOOKE_IRQPRIO_PROGRAM 3
 #define BOOKE_IRQPRIO_FP_UNAVAIL 4
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPE_POSSIBLE
 #define BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_UNAVAIL 5
 #define BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_DATA 6
 #define BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_ROUND 7
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_E500MC
+#define BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALTIVEC_UNAVAIL 5
+#define BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALTIVEC_ASSIST 6
+#endif
 #define BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SYSCALL 8
 #define BOOKE_IRQPRIO_AP_UNAVAIL 9
 #define BOOKE_IRQPRIO_DTLB_MISS 10
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S
index e9fa56a911fd..c8e4da55cb43 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S
@@ -256,11 +256,9 @@ kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_DTLB_MISS, EX_PARAMS_TLB, \
 	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, (NEED_EMU | NEED_DEAR | NEED_ESR)
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_ITLB_MISS, EX_PARAMS_TLB, \
 	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
-kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_UNAVAIL, EX_PARAMS(GEN), \
+kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_ALTIVEC_UNAVAIL, EX_PARAMS(GEN), \
 	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
-kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_FP_DATA, EX_PARAMS(GEN), \
-	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
-kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_FP_ROUND, EX_PARAMS(GEN), \
+kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_ALTIVEC_ASSIST, EX_PARAMS(GEN), \
 	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_PERFORMANCE_MONITOR, EX_PARAMS(GEN), \
 	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
@@ -361,9 +359,6 @@ kvm_lvl_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_WATCHDOG, \
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_DTLB_MISS, \
 	SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, (NEED_EMU | NEED_DEAR | NEED_ESR)
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_ITLB_MISS, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
-kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_UNAVAIL, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
-kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_FP_DATA, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
-kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_FP_ROUND, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_PERFORMANCE_MONITOR, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
 kvm_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_DOORBELL, SPRN_SRR0, SPRN_SRR1, 0
 kvm_lvl_handler BOOKE_INTERRUPT_DOORBELL_CRITICAL, \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_emulate.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_emulate.c
index c99c40e9182a..ce7291c79f6c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_emulate.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_emulate.c
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr_e500(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong spr_va
 		break;
 
 	/* extra exceptions */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPE_POSSIBLE
 	case SPRN_IVOR32:
 		vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_UNAVAIL] = spr_val;
 		break;
@@ -268,6 +269,15 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr_e500(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong spr_va
 	case SPRN_IVOR34:
 		vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_ROUND] = spr_val;
 		break;
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+	case SPRN_IVOR32:
+		vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALTIVEC_UNAVAIL] = spr_val;
+		break;
+	case SPRN_IVOR33:
+		vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALTIVEC_ASSIST] = spr_val;
+		break;
+#endif
 	case SPRN_IVOR35:
 		vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_PERFORMANCE_MONITOR] = spr_val;
 		break;
@@ -381,6 +391,7 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr_e500(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong *spr_v
 		break;
 
 	/* extra exceptions */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPE_POSSIBLE
 	case SPRN_IVOR32:
 		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_UNAVAIL];
 		break;
@@ -390,6 +401,15 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr_e500(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong *spr_v
 	case SPRN_IVOR34:
 		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_ROUND];
 		break;
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+	case SPRN_IVOR32:
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALTIVEC_UNAVAIL];
+		break;
+	case SPRN_IVOR33:
+		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_ALTIVEC_ASSIST];
+		break;
+#endif
 	case SPRN_IVOR35:
 		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ivor[BOOKE_IRQPRIO_PERFORMANCE_MONITOR];
 		break;