diff --git a/arm/aarch32/include/kvm/kvm-cpu-arch.h b/arm/aarch32/include/kvm/kvm-cpu-arch.h
index d28ea67..520ea76 100644
--- a/arm/aarch32/include/kvm/kvm-cpu-arch.h
+++ b/arm/aarch32/include/kvm/kvm-cpu-arch.h
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
 #define ARM_CPU_ID		0, 0, 0
 #define ARM_CPU_ID_MPIDR	5
 
+#define ARM_VCPU_PTRAUTH_FEATURE	0
 #endif /* KVM__KVM_CPU_ARCH_H */
diff --git a/arm/aarch64/include/asm/kvm.h b/arm/aarch64/include/asm/kvm.h
index 97c3478..a2546e6 100644
--- a/arm/aarch64/include/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arm/aarch64/include/asm/kvm.h
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ struct kvm_regs {
 #define KVM_ARM_VCPU_EL1_32BIT		1 /* CPU running a 32bit VM */
 #define KVM_ARM_VCPU_PSCI_0_2		2 /* CPU uses PSCI v0.2 */
 #define KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3		3 /* Support guest PMUv3 */
+#define KVM_ARM_VCPU_PTRAUTH_ADDRESS	5 /* CPU uses address pointer authentication */
+#define KVM_ARM_VCPU_PTRAUTH_GENERIC	6 /* CPU uses generic pointer authentication */
 
 struct kvm_vcpu_init {
 	__u32 target;
diff --git a/arm/aarch64/include/kvm/kvm-config-arch.h b/arm/aarch64/include/kvm/kvm-config-arch.h
index 04be43d..0279b13 100644
--- a/arm/aarch64/include/kvm/kvm-config-arch.h
+++ b/arm/aarch64/include/kvm/kvm-config-arch.h
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 			"Create PMUv3 device"),				\
 	OPT_U64('\0', "kaslr-seed", &(cfg)->kaslr_seed,			\
 			"Specify random seed for Kernel Address Space "	\
-			"Layout Randomization (KASLR)"),
+			"Layout Randomization (KASLR)"),		\
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('\0', "enable-ptrauth", &(cfg)->enable_ptrauth,	\
+			"Enables pointer authentication"),		\
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('\0', "disable-ptrauth", &(cfg)->disable_ptrauth,	\
+			"Disables pointer authentication"),
 
 #include "arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h"
 
diff --git a/arm/aarch64/include/kvm/kvm-cpu-arch.h b/arm/aarch64/include/kvm/kvm-cpu-arch.h
index a9d8563..fcc2107 100644
--- a/arm/aarch64/include/kvm/kvm-cpu-arch.h
+++ b/arm/aarch64/include/kvm/kvm-cpu-arch.h
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@
 #define ARM_CPU_CTRL		3, 0, 1, 0
 #define ARM_CPU_CTRL_SCTLR_EL1	0
 
+#define ARM_VCPU_PTRAUTH_FEATURE	((1UL << KVM_ARM_VCPU_PTRAUTH_ADDRESS) \
+					| (1UL << KVM_ARM_VCPU_PTRAUTH_GENERIC))
 #endif /* KVM__KVM_CPU_ARCH_H */
diff --git a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h
index 5734c46..1b4287d 100644
--- a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h
+++ b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ struct kvm_config_arch {
 	bool		aarch32_guest;
 	bool		has_pmuv3;
 	u64		kaslr_seed;
+	bool		enable_ptrauth;
+	bool		disable_ptrauth;
 	enum irqchip_type irqchip;
 	u64		fw_addr;
 };
diff --git a/arm/kvm-cpu.c b/arm/kvm-cpu.c
index 7780251..acd1d5f 100644
--- a/arm/kvm-cpu.c
+++ b/arm/kvm-cpu.c
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ struct kvm_cpu *kvm_cpu__arch_init(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long cpu_id)
 		vcpu_init.features[0] |= (1UL << KVM_ARM_VCPU_PSCI_0_2);
 	}
 
+	/* Check Pointer Authentication command line arguments. */
+	if (kvm->cfg.arch.enable_ptrauth && kvm->cfg.arch.disable_ptrauth)
+		die("Both enable-ptrauth and disable-ptrauth option cannot be present");
+	/*
+	 * Always enable Pointer Authentication if system supports
+	 * this extension unless disable-ptrauth option is present.
+	 */
+	if (kvm__supports_extension(kvm, KVM_CAP_ARM_PTRAUTH_ADDRESS) &&
+	    kvm__supports_extension(kvm, KVM_CAP_ARM_PTRAUTH_GENERIC) &&
+	    !kvm->cfg.arch.disable_ptrauth)
+			vcpu_init.features[0] |= ARM_VCPU_PTRAUTH_FEATURE;
+
 	/*
 	 * If the preferred target ioctl is successful then
 	 * use preferred target else try each and every target type
@@ -106,8 +118,12 @@ struct kvm_cpu *kvm_cpu__arch_init(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long cpu_id)
 			die("Unable to find matching target");
 	}
 
-	if (err || target->init(vcpu))
-		die("Unable to initialise vcpu");
+	if (err || target->init(vcpu)) {
+		if (kvm->cfg.arch.enable_ptrauth)
+			die("Unable to initialise vcpu with pointer authentication feature");
+		else
+			die("Unable to initialise vcpu");
+	}
 
 	coalesced_offset = ioctl(kvm->sys_fd, KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION,
 				 KVM_CAP_COALESCED_MMIO);
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm.h b/include/linux/kvm.h
index 6d4ea4b..de1033b 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm.h
@@ -988,6 +988,8 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt {
 #define KVM_CAP_ARM_VM_IPA_SIZE 165
 #define KVM_CAP_MANUAL_DIRTY_LOG_PROTECT 166
 #define KVM_CAP_HYPERV_CPUID 167
+#define KVM_CAP_ARM_PTRAUTH_ADDRESS 169
+#define KVM_CAP_ARM_PTRAUTH_GENERIC 170
 
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING
 
