diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 9a3d57ed997f..7f805cd5bbe7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -1802,6 +1802,9 @@ static void svm_set_dr6(struct vcpu_svm *svm, unsigned long value)
 {
 	struct vmcb *vmcb = svm->vmcb;
 
+	if (svm->vcpu.arch.guest_state_protected)
+		return;
+
 	if (unlikely(value != vmcb->save.dr6)) {
 		vmcb->save.dr6 = value;
 		vmcb_mark_dirty(vmcb, VMCB_DR);
@@ -1812,6 +1815,9 @@ static void svm_sync_dirty_debug_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
 
+	if (vcpu->arch.guest_state_protected)
+		return;
+
 	get_debugreg(vcpu->arch.db[0], 0);
 	get_debugreg(vcpu->arch.db[1], 1);
 	get_debugreg(vcpu->arch.db[2], 2);
@@ -1830,6 +1836,9 @@ static void svm_set_dr7(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long value)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
 
+	if (vcpu->arch.guest_state_protected)
+		return;
+
 	svm->vmcb->save.dr7 = value;
 	vmcb_mark_dirty(svm->vmcb, VMCB_DR);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index 8f0a3ed0d790..66ea889f71ed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -198,6 +198,28 @@ static inline struct kvm_svm *to_kvm_svm(struct kvm *kvm)
 	return container_of(kvm, struct kvm_svm, kvm);
 }
 
+static inline bool sev_guest(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_AMD_SEV
+	struct kvm_sev_info *sev = &to_kvm_svm(kvm)->sev_info;
+
+	return sev->active;
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline bool sev_es_guest(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_AMD_SEV
+	struct kvm_sev_info *sev = &to_kvm_svm(kvm)->sev_info;
+
+	return sev_guest(kvm) && sev->es_active;
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 static inline void vmcb_mark_all_dirty(struct vmcb *vmcb)
 {
 	vmcb->control.clean = 0;
@@ -249,21 +271,24 @@ static inline void set_dr_intercepts(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 {
 	struct vmcb *vmcb = get_host_vmcb(svm);
 
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR0_READ);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR1_READ);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR2_READ);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR3_READ);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR4_READ);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR5_READ);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR6_READ);
+	if (!sev_es_guest(svm->vcpu.kvm)) {
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR0_READ);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR1_READ);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR2_READ);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR3_READ);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR4_READ);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR5_READ);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR6_READ);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR0_WRITE);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR1_WRITE);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR2_WRITE);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR3_WRITE);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR4_WRITE);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR5_WRITE);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR6_WRITE);
+	}
+
 	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR7_READ);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR0_WRITE);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR1_WRITE);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR2_WRITE);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR3_WRITE);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR4_WRITE);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR5_WRITE);
-	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR6_WRITE);
 	vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR7_WRITE);
 
 	recalc_intercepts(svm);
@@ -275,6 +300,12 @@ static inline void clr_dr_intercepts(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 
 	vmcb->control.intercepts[INTERCEPT_DR] = 0;
 
+	/* DR7 access must remain intercepted for an SEV-ES guest */
+	if (sev_es_guest(svm->vcpu.kvm)) {
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR7_READ);
+		vmcb_set_intercept(&vmcb->control, INTERCEPT_DR7_WRITE);
+	}
+
 	recalc_intercepts(svm);
 }
 
@@ -480,28 +511,6 @@ void svm_vcpu_unblocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 extern unsigned int max_sev_asid;
 
-static inline bool sev_guest(struct kvm *kvm)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_AMD_SEV
-	struct kvm_sev_info *sev = &to_kvm_svm(kvm)->sev_info;
-
-	return sev->active;
-#else
-	return false;
-#endif
-}
-
-static inline bool sev_es_guest(struct kvm *kvm)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_AMD_SEV
-	struct kvm_sev_info *sev = &to_kvm_svm(kvm)->sev_info;
-
-	return sev_guest(kvm) && sev->es_active;
-#else
-	return false;
-#endif
-}
-
 static inline bool svm_sev_enabled(void)
 {
 	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM_AMD_SEV) ? max_sev_asid : 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 3aafbd2540be..569fbdb4ee87 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -9663,6 +9663,9 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	unsigned long rflags;
 	int i, r;
 
+	if (vcpu->arch.guest_state_protected)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 
 	if (dbg->control & (KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_DB | KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_BP)) {
