diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index aa739e943f..06e295cdf1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -1677,6 +1677,12 @@ static void spapr_machine_reset(MachineState *machine)
     first_ppc_cpu->env.gpr[5] = 0;
 
     spapr->cas_reboot = false;
+
+    spapr->mc_status = -1;
+    spapr->guest_machine_check_addr = -1;
+
+    /* Signal all vCPUs waiting on this condition */
+    qemu_cond_broadcast(&spapr->mc_delivery_cond);
 }
 
 static void spapr_create_nvram(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
@@ -2971,6 +2977,8 @@ static void spapr_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
 
         kvmppc_spapr_enable_inkernel_multitce();
     }
+
+    qemu_cond_init(&spapr->mc_delivery_cond);
 }
 
 static int spapr_kvm_type(MachineState *machine, const char *vm_type)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
index e355e000d0..dfc0de840a 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_drc.h"
 #include "qemu/help_option.h"
 #include "qemu/bcd.h"
+#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_ovec.h"
 #include <libfdt.h>
 
@@ -622,6 +623,42 @@ void spapr_hotplug_req_remove_by_count_indexed(SpaprDrcType drc_type,
                             RTAS_LOG_V6_HP_ACTION_REMOVE, drc_type, &drc_id);
 }
 
+void spapr_mce_req_event(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
+{
+    SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
+    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
+
+    if (spapr->guest_machine_check_addr == -1) {
+        /*
+         * This implies that we have hit a machine check either when the
+         * guest has not registered FWNMI (i.e., "ibm,nmi-register" not
+         * called) or between system reset and "ibm,nmi-register".
+         * Fall back to the old machine check behavior in such cases.
+         */
+        cs->exception_index = POWERPC_EXCP_MCHECK;
+        ppc_cpu_do_interrupt(cs);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    while (spapr->mc_status != -1) {
+        /*
+         * Check whether the same CPU got machine check error
+         * while still handling the mc error (i.e., before
+         * that CPU called "ibm,nmi-interlock")
+         */
+        if (spapr->mc_status == cpu->vcpu_id) {
+            qemu_system_guest_panicked(NULL);
+            return;
+        }
+        qemu_cond_wait_iothread(&spapr->mc_delivery_cond);
+        /* Meanwhile if the system is reset, then just return */
+        if (spapr->guest_machine_check_addr == -1) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    spapr->mc_status = cpu->vcpu_id;
+}
+
 static void check_exception(PowerPCCPU *cpu, SpaprMachineState *spapr,
                             uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                             target_ulong args,
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
index 7bc5fc3a9e..909d3976f9 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
@@ -191,6 +191,15 @@ struct SpaprMachineState {
      * occurs during the unplug process. */
     QTAILQ_HEAD(, SpaprDimmState) pending_dimm_unplugs;
 
+    /* State related to "ibm,nmi-register" and "ibm,nmi-interlock" calls */
+    target_ulong guest_machine_check_addr;
+    /*
+     * mc_status is set to -1 if mc is not in progress, else is set to the CPU
+     * handling the mc.
+     */
+    int mc_status;
+    QemuCond mc_delivery_cond;
+
     /*< public >*/
     char *kvm_type;
     char *host_model;
@@ -804,6 +813,7 @@ void spapr_clear_pending_events(SpaprMachineState *spapr);
 int spapr_max_server_number(SpaprMachineState *spapr);
 void spapr_store_hpte(PowerPCCPU *cpu, hwaddr ptex,
                       uint64_t pte0, uint64_t pte1);
+void spapr_mce_req_event(PowerPCCPU *cpu);
 
 /* DRC callbacks. */
 void spapr_core_release(DeviceState *dev);
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm.c b/target/ppc/kvm.c
index 4438d0c743..56a6865521 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm.c
@@ -1705,6 +1705,13 @@ int kvm_arch_handle_exit(CPUState *cs, struct kvm_run *run)
         ret = 0;
         break;
 
+#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
+    case KVM_EXIT_NMI:
+        trace_kvm_handle_nmi_exception();
+        ret = kvm_handle_nmi(cpu, run);
+        break;
+#endif
+
     default:
         fprintf(stderr, "KVM: unknown exit reason %d\n", run->exit_reason);
         ret = -1;
@@ -2800,6 +2807,17 @@ int kvm_arch_msi_data_to_gsi(uint32_t data)
     return data & 0xffff;
 }
 
+#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
+int kvm_handle_nmi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, struct kvm_run *run)
+{
+    cpu_synchronize_state(CPU(cpu));
+
+    spapr_mce_req_event(cpu);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 int kvmppc_enable_hwrng(void)
 {
     if (!kvm_enabled() || !kvm_check_extension(kvm_state, KVM_CAP_PPC_HWRNG)) {
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h b/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
index 2c60dedd0d..9e4f2357cc 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ void kvm_check_mmu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp);
 void kvmppc_set_reg_ppc_online(PowerPCCPU *cpu, unsigned int online);
 void kvmppc_set_reg_tb_offset(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int64_t tb_offset);
 
+int kvm_handle_nmi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, struct kvm_run *run);
+
 #else
 
 static inline uint32_t kvmppc_get_tbfreq(void)
diff --git a/target/ppc/trace-events b/target/ppc/trace-events
index 3dc6740706..6d15aa90b4 100644
--- a/target/ppc/trace-events
+++ b/target/ppc/trace-events
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ kvm_handle_papr_hcall(void) "handle PAPR hypercall"
 kvm_handle_epr(void) "handle epr"
 kvm_handle_watchdog_expiry(void) "handle watchdog expiry"
 kvm_handle_debug_exception(void) "handle debug exception"
+kvm_handle_nmi_exception(void) "handle NMI exception"