diff --git a/cpu-exec.c b/cpu-exec.c
index 08c35f72d4..fc185a4f04 100644
--- a/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/cpu-exec.c
@@ -288,6 +288,12 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUArchState *env)
                     }
 #endif
 #if defined(TARGET_I386)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
+                    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL) {
+                        env->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL;
+                        apic_poll_irq(env->apic_state);
+                    }
+#endif
                     if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_INIT) {
                             cpu_svm_check_intercept_param(env, SVM_EXIT_INIT,
                                                           0);
diff --git a/hw/apic.c b/hw/apic.c
index 5b8f3e8150..385555eb43 100644
--- a/hw/apic.c
+++ b/hw/apic.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
  */
+#include "qemu-thread.h"
 #include "apic_internal.h"
 #include "apic.h"
 #include "ioapic.h"
@@ -361,7 +362,9 @@ static void apic_update_irq(APICCommonState *s)
     if (!(s->spurious_vec & APIC_SV_ENABLE)) {
         return;
     }
-    if (apic_irq_pending(s) > 0) {
+    if (!qemu_cpu_is_self(s->cpu_env)) {
+        cpu_interrupt(s->cpu_env, CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL);
+    } else if (apic_irq_pending(s) > 0) {
         cpu_interrupt(s->cpu_env, CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD);
     }
 }
diff --git a/hw/apic.h b/hw/apic.h
index 62179cebee..a89542b231 100644
--- a/hw/apic.h
+++ b/hw/apic.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void apic_init_reset(DeviceState *s);
 void apic_sipi(DeviceState *s);
 void apic_handle_tpr_access_report(DeviceState *d, target_ulong ip,
                                    TPRAccess access);
+void apic_poll_irq(DeviceState *d);
 
 /* pc.c */
 int cpu_is_bsp(CPUX86State *env);
diff --git a/hw/apic_internal.h b/hw/apic_internal.h
index 60a6a8bdae..4d8ff490ce 100644
--- a/hw/apic_internal.h
+++ b/hw/apic_internal.h
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ void apic_report_irq_delivered(int delivered);
 bool apic_next_timer(APICCommonState *s, int64_t current_time);
 void apic_enable_tpr_access_reporting(DeviceState *d, bool enable);
 void apic_enable_vapic(DeviceState *d, target_phys_addr_t paddr);
-void apic_poll_irq(DeviceState *d);
 
 void vapic_report_tpr_access(DeviceState *dev, void *cpu, target_ulong ip,
                              TPRAccess access);
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.h b/target-i386/cpu.h
index 33d221eae4..2a61c810bb 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.h
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@
                                  for syscall instruction */
 
 /* i386-specific interrupt pending bits.  */
+#define CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL      CPU_INTERRUPT_TGT_EXT_1
 #define CPU_INTERRUPT_SMI       CPU_INTERRUPT_TGT_EXT_2
 #define CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI       CPU_INTERRUPT_TGT_EXT_3
 #define CPU_INTERRUPT_MCE       CPU_INTERRUPT_TGT_EXT_4
@@ -1048,7 +1049,8 @@ static inline void cpu_clone_regs(CPUX86State *env, target_ulong newsp)
 
 static inline bool cpu_has_work(CPUX86State *env)
 {
-    return ((env->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) &&
+    return ((env->interrupt_request & (CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD |
+                                       CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL)) &&
             (env->eflags & IF_MASK)) ||
            (env->interrupt_request & (CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI |
                                       CPU_INTERRUPT_INIT |
diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
index 52b577fe2b..e53c2f6bdf 100644
--- a/target-i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
@@ -1732,6 +1732,10 @@ int kvm_arch_process_async_events(CPUX86State *env)
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (env->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL) {
+        env->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL;
+        apic_poll_irq(env->apic_state);
+    }
     if (((env->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) &&
          (env->eflags & IF_MASK)) ||
         (env->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI)) {