diff --git a/hw/core/machine-smp.c b/hw/core/machine-smp.c
index 5d8d7edcbd3f..c79464cf3d2c 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine-smp.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine-smp.c
@@ -61,6 +61,150 @@ static char *cpu_hierarchy_to_string(MachineState *ms)
     return g_string_free(s, false);
 }
 
+static bool machine_check_topo_support(MachineState *ms,
+                                       CPUTopoLevel topo)
+{
+    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(ms);
+
+    if (topo == CPU_TOPO_LEVEL_MODULE && !mc->smp_props.modules_supported) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (topo == CPU_TOPO_LEVEL_CLUSTER && !mc->smp_props.clusters_supported) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (topo == CPU_TOPO_LEVEL_DIE && !mc->smp_props.dies_supported) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (topo == CPU_TOPO_LEVEL_BOOK && !mc->smp_props.books_supported) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (topo == CPU_TOPO_LEVEL_DRAWER && !mc->smp_props.drawers_supported) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool machine_check_cache_topo(MachineState *ms,
+                                     CPUTopoLevel topo,
+                                     Error **errp)
+{
+    if (topo == CPU_TOPO_LEVEL__MAX || topo == CPU_TOPO_LEVEL_INVALID) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "Invalid cache topology level: %s. "
+                   "The cache topology should match the "
+                   "valid CPU topology level",
+                   cpu_topo_to_string(topo));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!machine_check_topo_support(ms, topo)) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "Invalid cache topology level: %s. "
+                   "The topology level is not supported by this machine",
+                   cpu_topo_to_string(topo));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void machine_parse_smp_cache_config(MachineState *ms,
+                                           const SMPConfiguration *config,
+                                           Error **errp)
+{
+    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(ms);
+
+    /*
+     * The cache topology does not support a default entry similar to
+     * CPU topology with parameters=1. So when the machine explicitly
+     * does not support cache topology, return the error.
+     */
+    if (config->has_l1d_cache) {
+        if (!mc->smp_props.l1_separated_cache_supported) {
+            error_setg(errp,
+                       "L1 D-cache topology not supported by this machine");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!machine_check_cache_topo(ms, config->l1d_cache, errp)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ms->smp_cache.l1d = config->l1d_cache;
+    }
+
+    if (config->has_l1i_cache) {
+        if (!mc->smp_props.l1_separated_cache_supported) {
+            error_setg(errp,
+                       "L1 I-cache topology not supported by this machine");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!machine_check_cache_topo(ms, config->l1i_cache, errp)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ms->smp_cache.l1i = config->l1i_cache;
+    }
+
+    if (config->has_l2_cache) {
+        if (!mc->smp_props.l2_unified_cache_supported) {
+            error_setg(errp,
+                       "L2 cache topology not supported by this machine");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!machine_check_cache_topo(ms, config->l2_cache, errp)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ms->smp_cache.l2 = config->l2_cache;
+
+        /*
+         * Cache topology is initialized by default to CPU_TOPO_LEVEL_INVALID,
+         * which is the lowest level, so such a check is OK, even if the config
+         * doesn't override that field.
+         */
+        if (ms->smp_cache.l1d > ms->smp_cache.l2 ||
+            ms->smp_cache.l1i > ms->smp_cache.l2) {
+            error_setg(errp,
+                       "Invalid L2 cache topology. "
+                       "L2 cache topology level should not be lower than "
+                       "L1 D-cache/L1 I-cache");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (config->has_l3_cache) {
+        if (!mc->smp_props.l2_unified_cache_supported) {
+            error_setg(errp,
+                       "L3 cache topology not supported by this machine");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!machine_check_cache_topo(ms, config->l3_cache, errp)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ms->smp_cache.l3 = config->l3_cache;
+
+        if (ms->smp_cache.l1d > ms->smp_cache.l3 ||
+            ms->smp_cache.l1i > ms->smp_cache.l3 ||
+            ms->smp_cache.l2 > ms->smp_cache.l3) {
+            error_setg(errp,
+                       "Invalid L3 cache topology. "
+                       "L3 cache topology level should not be lower than "
+                       "L1 D-cache/L1 I-cache/L2 cache");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * machine_parse_smp_config: Generic function used to parse the given
  *                           SMP configuration
@@ -259,6 +403,8 @@ void machine_parse_smp_config(MachineState *ms,
                    mc->name, mc->max_cpus);
         return;
     }
+
+    machine_parse_smp_cache_config(ms, config, errp);
 }
 
 unsigned int machine_topo_get_cores_per_socket(const MachineState *ms)
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index e31d0f3cb4b0..f705485f83c0 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -900,6 +900,26 @@ static void machine_get_smp(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
         .has_maxcpus = true, .maxcpus = ms->smp.max_cpus,
     };
 
+    if (ms->smp_cache.l1d != CPU_TOPO_LEVEL_INVALID) {
+        config->has_l1d_cache = true;
+        config->l1d_cache = ms->smp_cache.l1d;
+    }
+
+    if (ms->smp_cache.l1i != CPU_TOPO_LEVEL_INVALID) {
+        config->has_l1i_cache = true;
+        config->l1i_cache = ms->smp_cache.l1i;
+    }
+
+    if (ms->smp_cache.l2 != CPU_TOPO_LEVEL_INVALID) {
+        config->has_l2_cache = true;
+        config->l2_cache = ms->smp_cache.l2;
+    }
+
+    if (ms->smp_cache.l3 != CPU_TOPO_LEVEL_INVALID) {
+        config->has_l3_cache = true;
+        config->l3_cache = ms->smp_cache.l3;
+    }
+
     if (!visit_type_SMPConfiguration(v, name, &config, &error_abort)) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/qapi/machine.json b/qapi/machine.json
index 7ac5a05bb9c9..8fa5af69b1bf 100644
--- a/qapi/machine.json
+++ b/qapi/machine.json
@@ -1746,6 +1746,23 @@
 #
 # @threads: number of threads per core
 #
+# @l1d-cache: topology hierarchy of L1 data cache. It accepts the CPU
+#     topology enumeration as the parameter, i.e., CPUs in the same
+#     topology container share the same L1 data cache. (since 9.1)
+#
+# @l1i-cache: topology hierarchy of L1 instruction cache. It accepts
+#     the CPU topology enumeration as the parameter, i.e., CPUs in the
+#     same topology container share the same L1 instruction cache.
+#     (since 9.1)
+#
+# @l2-cache: topology hierarchy of L2 unified cache. It accepts the CPU
+#     topology enumeration as the parameter, i.e., CPUs in the same
+#     topology container share the same L2 unified cache. (since 9.1)
+#
+# @l3-cache: topology hierarchy of L3 unified cache. It accepts the CPU
+#     topology enumeration as the parameter, i.e., CPUs in the same
+#     topology container share the same L3 unified cache. (since 9.1)
+#
 # Since: 6.1
 ##
 { 'struct': 'SMPConfiguration', 'data': {
@@ -1758,7 +1775,11 @@
      '*modules': 'int',
      '*cores': 'int',
      '*threads': 'int',
-     '*maxcpus': 'int' } }
+     '*maxcpus': 'int',
+     '*l1d-cache': 'CPUTopoLevel',
+     '*l1i-cache': 'CPUTopoLevel',
+     '*l2-cache': 'CPUTopoLevel',
+     '*l3-cache': 'CPUTopoLevel' } }
 
 ##
 # @x-query-irq:
diff --git a/system/vl.c b/system/vl.c
index a3eede5fa5b8..c7c94d41bd01 100644
--- a/system/vl.c
+++ b/system/vl.c
@@ -753,6 +753,18 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_smp_opts = {
         }, {
             .name = "maxcpus",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
+        }, {
+            .name = "l1d-cache",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        }, {
+            .name = "l1i-cache",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        }, {
+            .name = "l2-cache",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        }, {
+            .name = "l3-cache",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
         },
         { /*End of list */ }
     },
diff --git a/tests/unit/meson.build b/tests/unit/meson.build
index 26c109c968ce..8877dbbc00c9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/meson.build
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ if have_system
     'test-util-sockets': ['socket-helpers.c'],
     'test-base64': [],
     'test-bufferiszero': [],
-    'test-smp-parse': [qom, meson.project_source_root() / 'hw/core/machine-smp.c'],
+    'test-smp-parse': [qom, meson.project_source_root() / 'hw/core/machine-smp.c',
+                       meson.project_source_root() / 'hw/core/cpu-topology.c'],
     'test-vmstate': [migration, io],
     'test-yank': ['socket-helpers.c', qom, io, chardev]
   }
