diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 50e8317342..2c6194e57f 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include CONFIG_DEVICES
 
-GlobalProperty pc_compat_5_1[] = {};
+GlobalProperty pc_compat_5_1[] = {
+    { "ICH9-LPC", "x-smi-cpu-hotplug", "off" },
+};
 const size_t pc_compat_5_1_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(pc_compat_5_1);
 
 GlobalProperty pc_compat_5_0[] = {
diff --git a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
index 3303d2eab6..a54b3ec8bd 100644
--- a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
+++ b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
@@ -373,6 +373,15 @@ static void smi_features_ok_callback(void *opaque)
         /* guest requests invalid features, leave @features_ok at zero */
         return;
     }
+    if (!(guest_features & BIT_ULL(ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_BROADCAST_BIT)) &&
+        guest_features & (BIT_ULL(ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_CPU_HOTPLUG_BIT) |
+                          BIT_ULL(ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_CPU_HOT_UNPLUG_BIT))) {
+        /*
+         * cpu hot-[un]plug with SMI requires SMI broadcast,
+         * leave @features_ok at zero
+         */
+        return;
+    }
 
     /* valid feature subset requested, lock it down, report success */
     lpc->smi_negotiated_features = guest_features;
@@ -747,6 +756,10 @@ static Property ich9_lpc_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("noreboot", ICH9LPCState, pin_strap.spkr_hi, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("x-smi-broadcast", ICH9LPCState, smi_host_features,
                       ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_BROADCAST_BIT, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("x-smi-cpu-hotplug", ICH9LPCState, smi_host_features,
+                      ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_CPU_HOTPLUG_BIT, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT64("x-smi-cpu-hotunplug", ICH9LPCState, smi_host_features,
+                      ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_CPU_HOT_UNPLUG_BIT, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/ich9.h b/include/hw/i386/ich9.h
index 48b442bc0b..703d56036a 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/ich9.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/ich9.h
@@ -247,5 +247,7 @@ struct ICH9LPCState {
 
 /* bit positions used in fw_cfg SMI feature negotiation */
 #define ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_BROADCAST_BIT            0
+#define ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_CPU_HOTPLUG_BIT          1
+#define ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_CPU_HOT_UNPLUG_BIT       2
 
 #endif /* HW_ICH9_H */