diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
index cc9f5d0e5b7e..d687f8bb5c44 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ static int iommufd_device_change_pt(struct iommufd_device *idev, u32 *pt_id,
 		return PTR_ERR(pt_obj);
 
 	switch (pt_obj->type) {
+	case IOMMUFD_OBJ_HWPT_NESTED:
 	case IOMMUFD_OBJ_HWPT_PAGING: {
 		struct iommufd_hw_pagetable *hwpt =
 			container_of(pt_obj, struct iommufd_hw_pagetable, obj);
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/hw_pagetable.c b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/hw_pagetable.c
index 24cd84a5fe8f..362c694aac9b 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/hw_pagetable.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/hw_pagetable.c
@@ -44,6 +44,22 @@ void iommufd_hwpt_paging_abort(struct iommufd_object *obj)
 	iommufd_hwpt_paging_destroy(obj);
 }
 
+void iommufd_hwpt_nested_destroy(struct iommufd_object *obj)
+{
+	struct iommufd_hwpt_nested *hwpt_nested =
+		container_of(obj, struct iommufd_hwpt_nested, common.obj);
+
+	if (hwpt_nested->common.domain)
+		iommu_domain_free(hwpt_nested->common.domain);
+
+	refcount_dec(&hwpt_nested->parent->common.obj.users);
+}
+
+void iommufd_hwpt_nested_abort(struct iommufd_object *obj)
+{
+	iommufd_hwpt_nested_destroy(obj);
+}
+
 int iommufd_hwpt_paging_enforce_cc(struct iommufd_hwpt_paging *hwpt_paging)
 {
 	struct iommu_domain *paging_domain = hwpt_paging->common.domain;
@@ -105,6 +121,7 @@ iommufd_hwpt_paging_alloc(struct iommufd_ctx *ictx, struct iommufd_ioas *ioas,
 	/* Pairs with iommufd_hw_pagetable_destroy() */
 	refcount_inc(&ioas->obj.users);
 	hwpt_paging->ioas = ioas;
+	hwpt_paging->nest_parent = flags & IOMMU_HWPT_ALLOC_NEST_PARENT;
 
 	if (ops->domain_alloc_user) {
 		hwpt->domain = ops->domain_alloc_user(idev->dev, flags,
@@ -161,6 +178,73 @@ iommufd_hwpt_paging_alloc(struct iommufd_ctx *ictx, struct iommufd_ioas *ioas,
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * iommufd_hwpt_nested_alloc() - Get a NESTED iommu_domain for a device
+ * @ictx: iommufd context
+ * @parent: Parent PAGING-type hwpt to associate the domain with
+ * @idev: Device to get an iommu_domain for
+ * @flags: Flags from userspace
+ * @user_data: user_data pointer. Must be valid
+ *
+ * Allocate a new iommu_domain (must be IOMMU_DOMAIN_NESTED) and return it as
+ * a NESTED hw_pagetable. The given parent PAGING-type hwpt must be capable of
+ * being a parent.
+ */
+static struct iommufd_hwpt_nested *
+iommufd_hwpt_nested_alloc(struct iommufd_ctx *ictx,
+			  struct iommufd_hwpt_paging *parent,
+			  struct iommufd_device *idev, u32 flags,
+			  const struct iommu_user_data *user_data)
+{
+	const struct iommu_ops *ops = dev_iommu_ops(idev->dev);
+	struct iommufd_hwpt_nested *hwpt_nested;
+	struct iommufd_hw_pagetable *hwpt;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (flags != 0)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+	if (!user_data)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	if (user_data->type == IOMMU_HWPT_DATA_NONE)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	if (parent->auto_domain)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	if (!parent->nest_parent)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	if (!ops->domain_alloc_user)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+	hwpt_nested = __iommufd_object_alloc(ictx, hwpt_nested,
+					     IOMMUFD_OBJ_HWPT_NESTED,
+					     common.obj);
+	if (IS_ERR(hwpt_nested))
+		return ERR_CAST(hwpt_nested);
+	hwpt = &hwpt_nested->common;
+
+	refcount_inc(&parent->common.obj.users);
+	hwpt_nested->parent = parent;
+
+	hwpt->domain = ops->domain_alloc_user(idev->dev, 0,
+					      parent->common.domain,
+					      user_data);
+	if (IS_ERR(hwpt->domain)) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(hwpt->domain);
+		hwpt->domain = NULL;
+		goto out_abort;
+	}
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(hwpt->domain->type != IOMMU_DOMAIN_NESTED)) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_abort;
+	}
+	return hwpt_nested;
+
+out_abort:
+	iommufd_object_abort_and_destroy(ictx, &hwpt->obj);
+	return ERR_PTR(rc);
+}
+
 int iommufd_hwpt_alloc(struct iommufd_ucmd *ucmd)
 {
 	struct iommu_hwpt_alloc *cmd = ucmd->cmd;
@@ -186,6 +270,10 @@ int iommufd_hwpt_alloc(struct iommufd_ucmd *ucmd)
 	if (pt_obj->type == IOMMUFD_OBJ_IOAS) {
 		struct iommufd_hwpt_paging *hwpt_paging;
 
+		if (cmd->data_type != IOMMU_HWPT_DATA_NONE) {
+			rc = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_put_pt;
+		}
 		ioas = container_of(pt_obj, struct iommufd_ioas, obj);
 		mutex_lock(&ioas->mutex);
 		hwpt_paging = iommufd_hwpt_paging_alloc(ucmd->ictx, ioas, idev,
@@ -195,6 +283,23 @@ int iommufd_hwpt_alloc(struct iommufd_ucmd *ucmd)
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 		hwpt = &hwpt_paging->common;
+	} else if (pt_obj->type == IOMMUFD_OBJ_HWPT_PAGING) {
+		const struct iommu_user_data user_data = {
+			.type = cmd->data_type,
+			.uptr = u64_to_user_ptr(cmd->data_uptr),
+			.len = cmd->data_len,
+		};
+		struct iommufd_hwpt_nested *hwpt_nested;
+		struct iommufd_hwpt_paging *parent;
+
+		parent = container_of(pt_obj, typeof(*parent), common.obj);
+		hwpt_nested = iommufd_hwpt_nested_alloc(ucmd->ictx, parent, idev,
+							cmd->flags, &user_data);
+		if (IS_ERR(hwpt_nested)) {
+			rc = PTR_ERR(hwpt_nested);
+			goto out_unlock;
+		}
+		hwpt = &hwpt_nested->common;
 	} else {
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_put_pt;
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/iommufd_private.h b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/iommufd_private.h
index a7ed384717a5..a829458fe762 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/iommufd_private.h
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/iommufd_private.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ enum iommufd_object_type {
 	IOMMUFD_OBJ_ANY = IOMMUFD_OBJ_NONE,
 	IOMMUFD_OBJ_DEVICE,
 	IOMMUFD_OBJ_HWPT_PAGING,
+	IOMMUFD_OBJ_HWPT_NESTED,
 	IOMMUFD_OBJ_IOAS,
 	IOMMUFD_OBJ_ACCESS,
 #ifdef CONFIG_IOMMUFD_TEST
@@ -243,10 +244,16 @@ struct iommufd_hwpt_paging {
 	bool auto_domain : 1;
 	bool enforce_cache_coherency : 1;
 	bool msi_cookie : 1;
+	bool nest_parent : 1;
 	/* Head at iommufd_ioas::hwpt_list */
 	struct list_head hwpt_item;
 };
 
+struct iommufd_hwpt_nested {
+	struct iommufd_hw_pagetable common;
+	struct iommufd_hwpt_paging *parent;
+};
+
 static inline bool hwpt_is_paging(struct iommufd_hw_pagetable *hwpt)
 {
 	return hwpt->obj.type == IOMMUFD_OBJ_HWPT_PAGING;
@@ -269,18 +276,28 @@ struct iommufd_hw_pagetable *
 iommufd_hw_pagetable_detach(struct iommufd_device *idev);
 void iommufd_hwpt_paging_destroy(struct iommufd_object *obj);
 void iommufd_hwpt_paging_abort(struct iommufd_object *obj);
+void iommufd_hwpt_nested_destroy(struct iommufd_object *obj);
+void iommufd_hwpt_nested_abort(struct iommufd_object *obj);
 int iommufd_hwpt_alloc(struct iommufd_ucmd *ucmd);
 
 static inline void iommufd_hw_pagetable_put(struct iommufd_ctx *ictx,
 					    struct iommufd_hw_pagetable *hwpt)
 {
-	struct iommufd_hwpt_paging *hwpt_paging = to_hwpt_paging(hwpt);
+	if (WARN_ON(hwpt->obj.type != IOMMUFD_OBJ_HWPT_PAGING &&
+		    hwpt->obj.type != IOMMUFD_OBJ_HWPT_NESTED))
+		return;
 
-	lockdep_assert_not_held(&hwpt_paging->ioas->mutex);
-	if (hwpt_paging->auto_domain)
-		iommufd_object_deref_user(ictx, &hwpt->obj);
-	else
-		refcount_dec(&hwpt->obj.users);
+	if (hwpt->obj.type == IOMMUFD_OBJ_HWPT_PAGING) {
+		struct iommufd_hwpt_paging *hwpt_paging = to_hwpt_paging(hwpt);
+
+		lockdep_assert_not_held(&hwpt_paging->ioas->mutex);
+
+		if (hwpt_paging->auto_domain) {
+			iommufd_object_deref_user(ictx, &hwpt->obj);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	refcount_dec(&hwpt->obj.users);
 }
 
 struct iommufd_group {
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/main.c b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/main.c
index b4a24ef041e6..f94c14f20918 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/main.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/main.c
@@ -486,6 +486,10 @@ static const struct iommufd_object_ops iommufd_object_ops[] = {
 		.destroy = iommufd_hwpt_paging_destroy,
 		.abort = iommufd_hwpt_paging_abort,
 	},
+	[IOMMUFD_OBJ_HWPT_NESTED] = {
+		.destroy = iommufd_hwpt_nested_destroy,
+		.abort = iommufd_hwpt_nested_abort,
+	},
 #ifdef CONFIG_IOMMUFD_TEST
 	[IOMMUFD_OBJ_SELFTEST] = {
 		.destroy = iommufd_selftest_destroy,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h b/include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h
index b459bb7ac579..d82bc663c5cd 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h
@@ -369,15 +369,31 @@ enum iommu_hwpt_data_type {
  * @size: sizeof(struct iommu_hwpt_alloc)
  * @flags: Combination of enum iommufd_hwpt_alloc_flags
  * @dev_id: The device to allocate this HWPT for
- * @pt_id: The IOAS to connect this HWPT to
+ * @pt_id: The IOAS or HWPT to connect this HWPT to
  * @out_hwpt_id: The ID of the new HWPT
  * @__reserved: Must be 0
+ * @data_type: One of enum iommu_hwpt_data_type
+ * @data_len: Length of the type specific data
+ * @data_uptr: User pointer to the type specific data
  *
  * Explicitly allocate a hardware page table object. This is the same object
  * type that is returned by iommufd_device_attach() and represents the
  * underlying iommu driver's iommu_domain kernel object.
  *
- * A HWPT will be created with the IOVA mappings from the given IOAS.
+ * A kernel-managed HWPT will be created with the mappings from the given
+ * IOAS via the @pt_id. The @data_type for this allocation must be set to
+ * IOMMU_HWPT_DATA_NONE. The HWPT can be allocated as a parent HWPT for a
+ * nesting configuration by passing IOMMU_HWPT_ALLOC_NEST_PARENT via @flags.
+ *
+ * A user-managed nested HWPT will be created from a given parent HWPT via
+ * @pt_id, in which the parent HWPT must be allocated previously via the
+ * same ioctl from a given IOAS (@pt_id). In this case, the @data_type
+ * must be set to a pre-defined type corresponding to an I/O page table
+ * type supported by the underlying IOMMU hardware.
+ *
+ * If the @data_type is set to IOMMU_HWPT_DATA_NONE, @data_len and
+ * @data_uptr should be zero. Otherwise, both @data_len and @data_uptr
+ * must be given.
  */
 struct iommu_hwpt_alloc {
 	__u32 size;
@@ -386,6 +402,9 @@ struct iommu_hwpt_alloc {
 	__u32 pt_id;
 	__u32 out_hwpt_id;
 	__u32 __reserved;
+	__u32 data_type;
+	__u32 data_len;
+	__aligned_u64 data_uptr;
 };
 #define IOMMU_HWPT_ALLOC _IO(IOMMUFD_TYPE, IOMMUFD_CMD_HWPT_ALLOC)
 
