diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c
index 6a204e7336c1..631152a67c6e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
  * Cache IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL MSR. This is a systemwide control. By default,
  * umwait max time is 100000 in TSC-quanta and C0.2 is enabled
  */
-static u32 umwait_control_cached = UMWAIT_CTRL_VAL(100000, UMWAIT_C02_ENABLE);
+u32 umwait_control_cached = UMWAIT_CTRL_VAL(100000, UMWAIT_C02_ENABLE);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(umwait_control_cached);
 
 /*
  * Serialize access to umwait_control_cached and IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL MSR in
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index f411c9ae5589..0787f140d155 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -1676,6 +1676,12 @@ static int vmx_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 #endif
 	case MSR_EFER:
 		return kvm_get_msr_common(vcpu, msr_info);
+	case MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL:
+		if (!msr_info->host_initiated && !vmx_has_waitpkg(vmx))
+			return 1;
+
+		msr_info->data = vmx->msr_ia32_umwait_control;
+		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
 		if (!msr_info->host_initiated &&
 		    !guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL))
@@ -1838,6 +1844,16 @@ static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 			return 1;
 		vmcs_write64(GUEST_BNDCFGS, data);
 		break;
+	case MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL:
+		if (!msr_info->host_initiated && !vmx_has_waitpkg(vmx))
+			return 1;
+
+		/* The reserved bit IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL[1] should be zero */
+		if (data & BIT_ULL(1))
+			return 1;
+
+		vmx->msr_ia32_umwait_control = data;
+		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
 		if (!msr_info->host_initiated &&
 		    !guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL))
@@ -4139,6 +4155,8 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool init_event)
 	vmx->rmode.vm86_active = 0;
 	vmx->spec_ctrl = 0;
 
+	vmx->msr_ia32_umwait_control = 0;
+
 	vcpu->arch.microcode_version = 0x100000000ULL;
 	vmx->vcpu.arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RDX] = get_rdx_init_val();
 	kvm_set_cr8(vcpu, 0);
@@ -6352,6 +6370,19 @@ static void atomic_switch_perf_msrs(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 					msrs[i].host, false);
 }
 
+static void atomic_switch_umwait_control_msr(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
+{
+	if (!vmx_has_waitpkg(vmx))
+		return;
+
+	if (vmx->msr_ia32_umwait_control != umwait_control_cached)
+		add_atomic_switch_msr(vmx, MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL,
+			vmx->msr_ia32_umwait_control,
+			umwait_control_cached, false);
+	else
+		clear_atomic_switch_msr(vmx, MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL);
+}
+
 static void vmx_arm_hv_timer(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, u32 val)
 {
 	vmcs_write32(VMX_PREEMPTION_TIMER_VALUE, val);
@@ -6460,6 +6491,8 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	atomic_switch_perf_msrs(vmx);
 
+	atomic_switch_umwait_control_msr(vmx);
+
 	vmx_update_hv_timer(vcpu);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index 61128b48c503..b4ca34f7a2da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 extern const u32 vmx_msr_index[];
 extern u64 host_efer;
 
+extern u32 umwait_control_cached;
+
 #define MSR_TYPE_R	1
 #define MSR_TYPE_W	2
 #define MSR_TYPE_RW	3
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ struct vcpu_vmx {
 #endif
 
 	u64		      spec_ctrl;
+	u64		      msr_ia32_umwait_control;
 
 	u32 vm_entry_controls_shadow;
 	u32 vm_exit_controls_shadow;
@@ -523,6 +526,12 @@ static inline void decache_tsc_multiplier(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	vmcs_write64(TSC_MULTIPLIER, vmx->current_tsc_ratio);
 }
 
+static inline bool vmx_has_waitpkg(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
+{
+	return vmx->secondary_exec_control &
+		SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE;
+}
+
 void dump_vmcs(void);
 
 #endif /* __KVM_X86_VMX_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 63bb1ee8258e..e914e4d03cce 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1136,6 +1136,7 @@ static u32 msrs_to_save[] = {
 	MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR1_A, MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR1_B,
 	MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR2_A, MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR2_B,
 	MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR3_A, MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR3_B,
+	MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL,
 };
 
 static unsigned num_msrs_to_save;
