diff --git a/hw/acpi/ich9.c b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
index 121e30c..b0285b9 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/ich9.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
@@ -170,6 +170,24 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_memhp_state = {
     }
 };
 
+static bool vmstate_test_use_cpuhp(void *opaque)
+{
+    ICH9LPCPMRegs *s = opaque;
+    return !s->cpu_hotplug_legacy;
+}
+
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_cpuhp_state = {
+    .name = "ich9_pm/cpuhp",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id_old = 1,
+    .needed = vmstate_test_use_cpuhp,
+    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_CPU_HOTPLUG(cpuhp.state, ICH9LPCPMRegs),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
 static bool vmstate_test_use_tco(void *opaque)
 {
     ICH9LPCPMRegs *s = opaque;
@@ -209,6 +227,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_ich9_pm = {
     .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
         &vmstate_memhp_state,
         &vmstate_tco_io_state,
+        &vmstate_cpuhp_state,
         NULL
     }
 };
@@ -275,7 +294,10 @@ void ich9_pm_init(PCIDevice *lpc_pci, ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm,
 
     if (pm->cpu_hotplug_legacy) {
         legacy_acpi_cpu_hotplug_init(pci_address_space_io(lpc_pci),
-            OBJECT(lpc_pci), &pm->gpe_cpu, ICH9_CPU_HOTPLUG_IO_BASE);
+            OBJECT(lpc_pci), &pm->cpuhp.legacy, ICH9_CPU_HOTPLUG_IO_BASE);
+    } else {
+        cpu_hotplug_hw_init(pci_address_space_io(lpc_pci), OBJECT(lpc_pci),
+                            &pm->cpuhp.state, ICH9_CPU_HOTPLUG_IO_BASE);
     }
 
     if (pm->acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled) {
@@ -414,7 +436,6 @@ void ich9_pm_add_properties(Object *obj, ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm, Error **errp)
 {
     static const uint32_t gpe0_len = ICH9_PMIO_GPE0_LEN;
     pm->acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled = true;
-    pm->cpu_hotplug_legacy = true;
     pm->disable_s3 = 0;
     pm->disable_s4 = 0;
     pm->s4_val = 2;
@@ -461,9 +482,13 @@ void ich9_pm_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
         object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
         acpi_memory_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug,
                             dev, errp);
-    } else if (lpc->pm.cpu_hotplug_legacy &&
-               object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU)) {
-        legacy_acpi_cpu_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &lpc->pm.gpe_cpu, dev, errp);
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU)) {
+        if (lpc->pm.cpu_hotplug_legacy) {
+            legacy_acpi_cpu_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &lpc->pm.cpuhp.legacy, dev,
+                                    errp);
+        } else {
+            acpi_cpu_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &lpc->pm.cpuhp.state, dev, errp);
+        }
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "acpi: device plug request for not supported device"
                    " type: %s", object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
@@ -480,6 +505,10 @@ void ich9_pm_device_unplug_request_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
         acpi_memory_unplug_request_cb(hotplug_dev,
                                       &lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug, dev,
                                       errp);
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU) &&
+               !lpc->pm.cpu_hotplug_legacy) {
+        acpi_cpu_unplug_request_cb(hotplug_dev, &lpc->pm.cpuhp.state,
+                                   dev, errp);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "acpi: device unplug request for not supported device"
                    " type: %s", object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
@@ -494,6 +523,9 @@ void ich9_pm_device_unplug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
     if (lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled &&
         object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
         acpi_memory_unplug_cb(&lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug, dev, errp);
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU) &&
+               !lpc->pm.cpu_hotplug_legacy) {
+        acpi_cpu_unplug_cb(&lpc->pm.cpuhp.state, dev, errp);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "acpi: device unplug for not supported device"
                    " type: %s", object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h b/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
index e29a856..198c017 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.h"
+#include "hw/acpi/cpu.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi_dev_interface.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/tco.h"
@@ -49,7 +50,10 @@ typedef struct ICH9LPCPMRegs {
     Notifier powerdown_notifier;
 
     bool cpu_hotplug_legacy;
-    AcpiCpuHotplug gpe_cpu;
+    union {
+        AcpiCpuHotplug legacy; /* used for keeping legacy state */
+        CPUHotplugState state;
+    } cpuhp;
 
     MemHotplugState acpi_memory_hotplug;
 
diff --git a/include/hw/compat.h b/include/hw/compat.h
index 636befe..a65d9d2 100644
--- a/include/hw/compat.h
+++ b/include/hw/compat.h
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 #define HW_COMPAT_H
 
 #define HW_COMPAT_2_6 \
-    /* empty */
+    {\
+        .driver   = "ICH9-LPC",\
+        .property = "cpu-hotplug-legacy",\
+        .value    = "on",\
+    },\
 
 #define HW_COMPAT_2_5 \
     {\
