diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/uv.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/uv.h
index 72d3e49c2860..0cb2bbb50ad7 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/uv.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/uv.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ enum uv_cmds_inst {
 
 enum uv_feat_ind {
 	BIT_UV_FEAT_MISC = 0,
+	BIT_UV_FEAT_AIV = 1,
 };
 
 struct uv_cb_header {
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c b/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
index c3bd993fdd0c..6ff80069b1fe 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
@@ -1900,13 +1900,12 @@ static int __inject_io(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_s390_interrupt_info *inti)
 	isc = int_word_to_isc(inti->io.io_int_word);
 
 	/*
-	 * Do not make use of gisa in protected mode. We do not use the lock
-	 * checking variant as this is just a performance optimization and we
-	 * do not hold the lock here. This is ok as the code will pick
-	 * interrupts from both "lists" for delivery.
+	 * We do not use the lock checking variant as this is just a
+	 * performance optimization and we do not hold the lock here.
+	 * This is ok as the code will pick interrupts from both "lists"
+	 * for delivery.
 	 */
-	if (!kvm_s390_pv_get_handle(kvm) &&
-	    gi->origin && inti->type & KVM_S390_INT_IO_AI_MASK) {
+	if (gi->origin && inti->type & KVM_S390_INT_IO_AI_MASK) {
 		VM_EVENT(kvm, 4, "%s isc %1u", "inject: I/O (AI/gisa)", isc);
 		gisa_set_ipm_gisc(gi->origin, isc);
 		kfree(inti);
@@ -3163,9 +3162,32 @@ void kvm_s390_gisa_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 	VM_EVENT(kvm, 3, "gisa 0x%pK initialized", gi->origin);
 }
 
+void kvm_s390_gisa_enable(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	struct kvm_s390_gisa_interrupt *gi = &kvm->arch.gisa_int;
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
+	int i;
+
+	if (gi->origin)
+		return;
+	kvm_s390_gisa_init(kvm);
+	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
+		mutex_lock(&vcpu->mutex);
+		vcpu->arch.sie_block->gd = kvm_s390_get_gisa_desc(kvm);
+		if (vcpu->arch.sie_block->gd) {
+			vcpu->arch.sie_block->eca |= ECA_AIV;
+			VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 3, "AIV gisa format-%u enabled for cpu %03u",
+				   vcpu->arch.sie_block->gd & 0x3, vcpu->vcpu_id);
+		}
+		mutex_unlock(&vcpu->mutex);
+	}
+}
+
+
 void kvm_s390_gisa_destroy(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct kvm_s390_gisa_interrupt *gi = &kvm->arch.gisa_int;
+	struct kvm_s390_gisa *gisa = gi->origin;
 
 	if (!gi->origin)
 		return;
@@ -3176,6 +3198,25 @@ void kvm_s390_gisa_destroy(struct kvm *kvm)
 		cpu_relax();
 	hrtimer_cancel(&gi->timer);
 	gi->origin = NULL;
+	VM_EVENT(kvm, 3, "gisa 0x%pK destroyed", gisa);
+}
+
+void kvm_s390_gisa_disable(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	struct kvm_s390_gisa_interrupt *gi = &kvm->arch.gisa_int;
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!gi->origin)
+		return;
+	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
+		mutex_lock(&vcpu->mutex);
+		vcpu->arch.sie_block->eca &= ~ECA_AIV;
+		vcpu->arch.sie_block->gd = 0U;
+		mutex_unlock(&vcpu->mutex);
+		VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 3, "AIV disabled for cpu %03u", vcpu->vcpu_id);
+	}
+	kvm_s390_gisa_destroy(kvm);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 14a18ba5ff2c..8839a58e03c7 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -2273,6 +2273,9 @@ static int kvm_s390_handle_pv(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_pv_cmd *cmd)
 		if (r)
 			break;
 
+		if (!test_bit_inv(BIT_UV_FEAT_AIV, &uv_info.uv_feature_indications))
+			kvm_s390_gisa_disable(kvm);
+
 		r = kvm_s390_pv_init_vm(kvm, &cmd->rc, &cmd->rrc);
 		if (r)
 			break;
@@ -2300,6 +2303,9 @@ static int kvm_s390_handle_pv(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_pv_cmd *cmd)
 			break;
 		r = kvm_s390_pv_deinit_vm(kvm, &cmd->rc, &cmd->rrc);
 
+		if (use_gisa)
+			kvm_s390_gisa_enable(kvm);
+
 		/* no need to block service interrupts any more */
 		clear_bit(IRQ_PEND_EXT_SERVICE, &kvm->arch.float_int.masked_irqs);
 		break;
@@ -3309,9 +3315,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	vcpu->arch.sie_block->icpua = vcpu->vcpu_id;
 	spin_lock_init(&vcpu->arch.local_int.lock);
-	vcpu->arch.sie_block->gd = (u32)(u64)vcpu->kvm->arch.gisa_int.origin;
-	if (vcpu->arch.sie_block->gd && sclp.has_gisaf)
-		vcpu->arch.sie_block->gd |= GISA_FORMAT1;
+	vcpu->arch.sie_block->gd = kvm_s390_get_gisa_desc(vcpu->kvm);
 	seqcount_init(&vcpu->arch.cputm_seqcount);
 
 	vcpu->arch.pfault_token = KVM_S390_PFAULT_TOKEN_INVALID;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
index c07a050d757d..08a622a44f6f 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
@@ -217,6 +217,15 @@ static inline void kvm_s390_set_user_cpu_state_ctrl(struct kvm *kvm)
 	kvm->arch.user_cpu_state_ctrl = 1;
 }
 
+static inline u32 kvm_s390_get_gisa_desc(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	u32 gd = (u32)(u64)kvm->arch.gisa_int.origin;
+
+	if (gd && sclp.has_gisaf)
+		gd |= GISA_FORMAT1;
+	return gd;
+}
+
 /* implemented in pv.c */
 int kvm_s390_pv_destroy_cpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 *rc, u16 *rrc);
 int kvm_s390_pv_create_cpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 *rc, u16 *rrc);
@@ -435,6 +444,8 @@ int kvm_s390_get_irq_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 void kvm_s390_gisa_init(struct kvm *kvm);
 void kvm_s390_gisa_clear(struct kvm *kvm);
 void kvm_s390_gisa_destroy(struct kvm *kvm);
+void kvm_s390_gisa_disable(struct kvm *kvm);
+void kvm_s390_gisa_enable(struct kvm *kvm);
 int kvm_s390_gib_init(u8 nisc);
 void kvm_s390_gib_destroy(void);
 
