diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
index a601a9305b10..c7bfb6788c96 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
@@ -693,4 +693,21 @@ static inline bool guest_hyp_sve_traps_enabled(const struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return __guest_hyp_cptr_xen_trap_enabled(vcpu, ZEN);
 }
 
+static inline bool kvm_is_realm(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	if (static_branch_unlikely(&kvm_rme_is_available) && kvm)
+		return kvm->arch.is_realm;
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline enum realm_state kvm_realm_state(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	return READ_ONCE(kvm->arch.realm.state);
+}
+
+static inline bool vcpu_is_rec(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 #endif /* __ARM64_KVM_EMULATE_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index a33f5996ca9f..e36be05b97f8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <asm/fpsimd.h>
 #include <asm/kvm.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_asm.h>
+#include <asm/kvm_rme.h>
 #include <asm/vncr_mapping.h>
 
 #define __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_INTC_INITIALIZED
@@ -375,6 +376,9 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 	 * the associated pKVM instance in the hypervisor.
 	 */
 	struct kvm_protected_vm pkvm;
+
+	bool is_realm;
+	struct realm realm;
 };
 
 struct kvm_vcpu_fault_info {
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rme.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rme.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69af5c3a1e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rme.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 ARM Ltd.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ASM_KVM_RME_H
+#define __ASM_KVM_RME_H
+
+/**
+ * enum realm_state - State of a Realm
+ */
+enum realm_state {
+	/**
+	 * @REALM_STATE_NONE:
+	 *      Realm has not yet been created. rmi_realm_create() may be
+	 *      called to create the realm.
+	 */
+	REALM_STATE_NONE,
+	/**
+	 * @REALM_STATE_NEW:
+	 *      Realm is under construction, not eligible for execution. Pages
+	 *      may be populated with rmi_data_create().
+	 */
+	REALM_STATE_NEW,
+	/**
+	 * @REALM_STATE_ACTIVE:
+	 *      Realm has been created and is eligible for execution with
+	 *      rmi_rec_enter(). Pages may no longer be populated with
+	 *      rmi_data_create().
+	 */
+	REALM_STATE_ACTIVE,
+	/**
+	 * @REALM_STATE_DYING:
+	 *      Realm is in the process of being destroyed or has already been
+	 *      destroyed.
+	 */
+	REALM_STATE_DYING,
+	/**
+	 * @REALM_STATE_DEAD:
+	 *      Realm has been destroyed.
+	 */
+	REALM_STATE_DEAD
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct realm - Additional per VM data for a Realm
+ *
+ * @state: The lifetime state machine for the realm
+ */
+struct realm {
+	enum realm_state state;
+};
+
+void kvm_init_rme(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
index ebf4a9f943ed..e45d47156dcf 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void __hyp_reset_vectors(void);
 bool is_kvm_arm_initialised(void);
 
 DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kvm_protected_mode_initialized);
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kvm_rme_is_available);
 
 static inline bool is_pkvm_initialized(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
index a6497228c5a8..5e79e5eee88d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ kvm-y += arm.o mmu.o mmio.o psci.o hypercalls.o pvtime.o \
 	 vgic/vgic-v3.o vgic/vgic-v4.o \
 	 vgic/vgic-mmio.o vgic/vgic-mmio-v2.o \
 	 vgic/vgic-mmio-v3.o vgic/vgic-kvm-device.o \
-	 vgic/vgic-its.o vgic/vgic-debug.o
+	 vgic/vgic-its.o vgic/vgic-debug.o \
+	 rme.o
 
 kvm-$(CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS)  += pmu-emul.o pmu.o
 kvm-$(CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH)  += pauth.o
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index a7ca776b51ec..71ffcc766eeb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <asm/kvm_nested.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_pkvm.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_ptrauth.h>
+#include <asm/kvm_rme.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 
 #include <kvm/arm_hypercalls.h>
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ enum kvm_wfx_trap_policy {
 static enum kvm_wfx_trap_policy kvm_wfi_trap_policy __read_mostly = KVM_WFX_NOTRAP_SINGLE_TASK;
 static enum kvm_wfx_trap_policy kvm_wfe_trap_policy __read_mostly = KVM_WFX_NOTRAP_SINGLE_TASK;
 
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kvm_rme_is_available);
+
 DECLARE_KVM_HYP_PER_CPU(unsigned long, kvm_hyp_vector);
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, kvm_arm_hyp_stack_page);
@@ -2788,6 +2791,9 @@ static __init int kvm_arm_init(void)
 
 	in_hyp_mode = is_kernel_in_hyp_mode();
 
+	if (in_hyp_mode)
+		kvm_init_rme();
+
 	if (cpus_have_final_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_DEVICE_LOAD_ACQUIRE) ||
 	    cpus_have_final_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_1508412))
 		kvm_info("Guests without required CPU erratum workarounds can deadlock system!\n" \
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/rme.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/rme.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..418685fbf6ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/rme.c
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 ARM Ltd.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kvm_host.h>
+
+#include <asm/rmi_cmds.h>
+#include <asm/virt.h>
+
+static int rmi_check_version(void)
+{
+	struct arm_smccc_res res;
+	int version_major, version_minor;
+	unsigned long host_version = RMI_ABI_VERSION(RMI_ABI_MAJOR_VERSION,
+						     RMI_ABI_MINOR_VERSION);
+
+	arm_smccc_1_1_invoke(SMC_RMI_VERSION, host_version, &res);
+
+	if (res.a0 == SMCCC_RET_NOT_SUPPORTED)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
+	version_major = RMI_ABI_VERSION_GET_MAJOR(res.a1);
+	version_minor = RMI_ABI_VERSION_GET_MINOR(res.a1);
+
+	if (res.a0 != RMI_SUCCESS) {
+		kvm_err("Unsupported RMI ABI (v%d.%d) host supports v%d.%d\n",
+			version_major, version_minor,
+			RMI_ABI_MAJOR_VERSION,
+			RMI_ABI_MINOR_VERSION);
+		return -ENXIO;
+	}
+
+	kvm_info("RMI ABI version %d.%d\n", version_major, version_minor);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void kvm_init_rme(void)
+{
+	if (PAGE_SIZE != SZ_4K)
+		/* Only 4k page size on the host is supported */
+		return;
+
+	if (rmi_check_version())
+		/* Continue without realm support */
+		return;
+
+	/* Future patch will enable static branch kvm_rme_is_available */
+}
