diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 8959514eaf0f..83050977490c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -4588,6 +4588,26 @@ static int handle_machine_check(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * If the host has split lock detection disabled, then #AC is
+ * unconditionally injected into the guest, which is the pre split lock
+ * detection behaviour.
+ *
+ * If the host has split lock detection enabled then #AC is
+ * only injected into the guest when:
+ *  - Guest CPL == 3 (user mode)
+ *  - Guest has #AC detection enabled in CR0
+ *  - Guest EFLAGS has AC bit set
+ */
+static inline bool guest_inject_ac(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT))
+		return true;
+
+	return vmx_get_cpl(vcpu) == 3 && kvm_read_cr0_bits(vcpu, X86_CR0_AM) &&
+	       (kvm_get_rflags(vcpu) & X86_EFLAGS_AC);
+}
+
 static int handle_exception_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
@@ -4653,9 +4673,6 @@ static int handle_exception_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		return handle_rmode_exception(vcpu, ex_no, error_code);
 
 	switch (ex_no) {
-	case AC_VECTOR:
-		kvm_queue_exception_e(vcpu, AC_VECTOR, error_code);
-		return 1;
 	case DB_VECTOR:
 		dr6 = vmcs_readl(EXIT_QUALIFICATION);
 		if (!(vcpu->guest_debug &
@@ -4684,6 +4701,20 @@ static int handle_exception_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		kvm_run->debug.arch.pc = vmcs_readl(GUEST_CS_BASE) + rip;
 		kvm_run->debug.arch.exception = ex_no;
 		break;
+	case AC_VECTOR:
+		if (guest_inject_ac(vcpu)) {
+			kvm_queue_exception_e(vcpu, AC_VECTOR, error_code);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Handle split lock. Depending on detection mode this will
+		 * either warn and disable split lock detection for this
+		 * task or force SIGBUS on it.
+		 */
+		if (handle_guest_split_lock(kvm_rip_read(vcpu)))
+			return 1;
+		fallthrough;
 	default:
 		kvm_run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_EXCEPTION;
 		kvm_run->ex.exception = ex_no;