diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index af7e9f09cc..f81d35e1f9 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -5732,6 +5732,7 @@ static Property x86_cpu_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("hv-frequencies", X86CPU, hyperv_frequencies, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("hv-reenlightenment", X86CPU, hyperv_reenlightenment, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("hv-tlbflush", X86CPU, hyperv_tlbflush, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("hv-evmcs", X86CPU, hyperv_evmcs, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("hv-ipi", X86CPU, hyperv_ipi, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("check", X86CPU, check_cpuid, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("enforce", X86CPU, enforce_cpuid, false),
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
index ad0e0b4534..9c52d0cbeb 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
@@ -1391,6 +1391,7 @@ struct X86CPU {
     bool hyperv_frequencies;
     bool hyperv_reenlightenment;
     bool hyperv_tlbflush;
+    bool hyperv_evmcs;
     bool hyperv_ipi;
     bool check_cpuid;
     bool enforce_cpuid;
diff --git a/target/i386/hyperv-proto.h b/target/i386/hyperv-proto.h
index 8c572cd7c2..c0272b3a01 100644
--- a/target/i386/hyperv-proto.h
+++ b/target/i386/hyperv-proto.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define HV_CPUID_FEATURES                     0x40000003
 #define HV_CPUID_ENLIGHTMENT_INFO             0x40000004
 #define HV_CPUID_IMPLEMENT_LIMITS             0x40000005
+#define HV_CPUID_NESTED_FEATURES              0x4000000A
 #define HV_CPUID_MIN                          0x40000005
 #define HV_CPUID_MAX                          0x4000ffff
 #define HV_HYPERVISOR_PRESENT_BIT             0x80000000
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@
 #define HV_RELAXED_TIMING_RECOMMENDED       (1u << 5)
 #define HV_CLUSTER_IPI_RECOMMENDED          (1u << 10)
 #define HV_EX_PROCESSOR_MASKS_RECOMMENDED   (1u << 11)
+#define HV_ENLIGHTENED_VMCS_RECOMMENDED     (1u << 14)
 
 /*
  * Basic virtualized MSRs
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm.c
index 796a049a0d..f524e7d929 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm.c
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
     uint32_t unused;
     struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *c;
     uint32_t signature[3];
+    uint16_t evmcs_version;
     int kvm_base = KVM_CPUID_SIGNATURE;
     int r;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
@@ -912,7 +913,8 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
             memset(signature, 0, 12);
             memcpy(signature, cpu->hyperv_vendor_id, len);
         }
-        c->eax = HV_CPUID_MIN;
+        c->eax = cpu->hyperv_evmcs ?
+            HV_CPUID_NESTED_FEATURES : HV_CPUID_IMPLEMENT_LIMITS;
         c->ebx = signature[0];
         c->ecx = signature[1];
         c->edx = signature[2];
@@ -970,7 +972,16 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
             c->eax |= HV_CLUSTER_IPI_RECOMMENDED;
             c->eax |= HV_EX_PROCESSOR_MASKS_RECOMMENDED;
         }
-
+        if (cpu->hyperv_evmcs) {
+            if (kvm_vcpu_enable_cap(cs, KVM_CAP_HYPERV_ENLIGHTENED_VMCS, 0,
+                                    (uintptr_t)&evmcs_version)) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Hyper-V Enlightened VMCS "
+                        "(requested by 'hv-evmcs' cpu flag) "
+                        "is not supported by kernel\n");
+                return -ENOSYS;
+            }
+            c->eax |= HV_ENLIGHTENED_VMCS_RECOMMENDED;
+        }
         c->ebx = cpu->hyperv_spinlock_attempts;
 
         c = &cpuid_data.entries[cpuid_i++];
@@ -981,6 +992,21 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
 
         kvm_base = KVM_CPUID_SIGNATURE_NEXT;
         has_msr_hv_hypercall = true;
+
+        if (cpu->hyperv_evmcs) {
+            __u32 function;
+
+            /* Create zeroed 0x40000006..0x40000009 leaves */
+            for (function = HV_CPUID_IMPLEMENT_LIMITS + 1;
+                 function < HV_CPUID_NESTED_FEATURES; function++) {
+                c = &cpuid_data.entries[cpuid_i++];
+                c->function = function;
+            }
+
+            c = &cpuid_data.entries[cpuid_i++];
+            c->function = HV_CPUID_NESTED_FEATURES;
+            c->eax = evmcs_version;
+        }
     }
 
     if (cpu->expose_kvm) {