diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-pmu.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-pmu.c
index 9d68cd15e477..b5e6f430632f 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-pmu.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-pmu.c
@@ -271,6 +271,66 @@ fail:
     qapi_free_KVMPMUFilterEventList(head);
 }
 
+static void kvm_pmu_filter_get_fixed_counter(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                                             const char *name, void *opaque,
+                                             Error **errp)
+{
+    KVMPMUFilter *filter = KVM_PMU_FILTER(obj);
+    KVMPMUX86FixedCounterVariant *str_counter;
+
+    str_counter = g_new(KVMPMUX86FixedCounterVariant, 1);
+    str_counter->bitmap = g_strdup_printf("0x%x",
+                                          filter->x86_fixed_counter->bitmap);
+
+    visit_type_KVMPMUX86FixedCounterVariant(v, name, &str_counter, errp);
+    qapi_free_KVMPMUX86FixedCounterVariant(str_counter);
+}
+
+static void kvm_pmu_filter_set_fixed_counter(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                                             const char *name, void *opaque,
+                                             Error **errp)
+{
+    KVMPMUFilter *filter = KVM_PMU_FILTER(obj);
+    KVMPMUX86FixedCounterVariant *str_counter;
+    KVMPMUX86FixedCounter *new_counter, *old_counter;
+    uint64_t bitmap;
+    int ret;
+
+    old_counter = filter->x86_fixed_counter;
+    if (!visit_type_KVMPMUX86FixedCounterVariant(v, name,
+                                                 &str_counter, errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    new_counter  = g_new(KVMPMUX86FixedCounter, 1);
+
+    ret = qemu_strtou64(str_counter->bitmap, NULL,
+                        0, &bitmap);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "Invalid x86 fixed counter (bitmap: %s): %s. "
+                   "The bitmap must be a uint32 string.",
+                   str_counter->bitmap, strerror(-ret));
+        g_free(new_counter);
+        goto fail;
+    }
+    if (bitmap > UINT32_MAX) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "Invalid x86 fixed counter (bitmap: %s): "
+                   "Numerical result out of range. "
+                   "The bitmap must be a uint32 string.",
+                   str_counter->bitmap);
+        g_free(new_counter);
+        goto fail;
+    }
+    new_counter->bitmap = bitmap;
+    filter->x86_fixed_counter = new_counter;
+    qapi_free_KVMPMUX86FixedCounter(old_counter);
+
+fail:
+    qapi_free_KVMPMUX86FixedCounterVariant(str_counter);
+}
+
 static void kvm_pmu_filter_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     object_class_property_add_enum(oc, "action", "KVMPMUFilterAction",
@@ -286,6 +346,15 @@ static void kvm_pmu_filter_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
                               NULL, NULL);
     object_class_property_set_description(oc, "events",
                                           "KVM PMU event list");
+
+    object_class_property_add(oc, "x86-fixed-counter",
+                              "KVMPMUX86FixedCounter",
+                              kvm_pmu_filter_get_fixed_counter,
+                              kvm_pmu_filter_set_fixed_counter,
+                              NULL, NULL);
+    object_class_property_set_description(oc, "x86-fixed-counter",
+                                          "Enablement bitmap of "
+                                          "x86 PMU fixed counter");
 }
 
 static void kvm_pmu_filter_instance_init(Object *obj)
diff --git a/include/system/kvm-pmu.h b/include/system/kvm-pmu.h
index 63402f75cfdc..1a1da37b6304 100644
--- a/include/system/kvm-pmu.h
+++ b/include/system/kvm-pmu.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct KVMPMUFilter {
     KVMPMUFilterAction action;
     uint32_t nevents;
     KVMPMUFilterEventList *events;
+    KVMPMUX86FixedCounter *x86_fixed_counter;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/qapi/kvm.json b/qapi/kvm.json
index a673e499e7ea..31447dfeffb0 100644
--- a/qapi/kvm.json
+++ b/qapi/kvm.json
@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@
             'x86-default': 'KVMPMUX86DefalutEvent',
             'x86-masked-entry': 'KVMPMUX86MaskedEntry' } }
 
+##
+# @KVMPMUX86FixedCounter:
+#
+# x86 fixed counter that KVM PMU filter supports.
+#
+# @bitmap: x86 fixed counter bitmap.
+#
+# Since 10.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'KVMPMUX86FixedCounter',
+  'data': { 'bitmap': 'uint32' } }
+
 ##
 # @KVMPMUFilterProperty:
 #
@@ -202,6 +214,19 @@
             'x86-default': 'KVMPMUX86DefalutEventVariant',
             'x86-masked-entry': 'KVMPMUX86MaskedEntryVariant' } }
 
+##
+# @KVMPMUX86FixedCounterVariant:
+#
+# The variant of KVMPMUX86FixedCounter with the string, rather than
+# the numeric value.
+#
+# @bitmap: x86 fixed counter bitmap.  This field is a uint32 string.
+#
+# Since 10.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'KVMPMUX86FixedCounterVariant',
+  'data': { 'bitmap': 'str' } }
+
 ##
 # @KVMPMUFilterPropertyVariant:
 #
@@ -211,8 +236,11 @@
 #
 # @events: the KVMPMUFilterEventVariant list.
 #
+# @x86-fixed-counter: enablement bitmap of x86 fixed counters.
+#
 # Since 10.0
 ##
 { 'struct': 'KVMPMUFilterPropertyVariant',
   'data': { 'action': 'KVMPMUFilterAction',
-            '*events': ['KVMPMUFilterEventVariant'] } }
+            '*events': ['KVMPMUFilterEventVariant'],
+            '*x86-fixed-counter': 'KVMPMUX86FixedCounterVariant' } }
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index 97b94c331271..56094361cb8f 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -6012,23 +6012,29 @@ static int kvm_install_pmu_event_filter(KVMState *s)
         g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
-    /*
-     * The check in kvm_arch_check_pmu_filter() ensures masked entry
-     * format won't be mixed with other formats.
-     */
-    kvm_filter->flags = filter->events->value->format ==
-                        KVM_PMU_EVENT_FMT_X86_MASKED_ENTRY ?
-                        KVM_PMU_EVENT_FLAG_MASKED_EVENTS : 0;
-
-    if (kvm_filter->flags == KVM_PMU_EVENT_FLAG_MASKED_EVENTS &&
-        !kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_PMU_EVENT_MASKED_EVENTS)) {
-        error_report("Masked entry format of PMU event "
-                     "is not supported by Host.");
-        goto fail;
+    if (filter->x86_fixed_counter) {
+        kvm_filter->fixed_counter_bitmap = filter->x86_fixed_counter->bitmap;
     }
 
-    if (!kvm_config_pmu_event(filter, kvm_filter)) {
-        goto fail;
+    if (filter->nevents) {
+        /*
+         * The check in kvm_arch_check_pmu_filter() ensures masked entry
+         * format won't be mixed with other formats.
+         */
+        kvm_filter->flags = filter->events->value->format ==
+                            KVM_PMU_EVENT_FMT_X86_MASKED_ENTRY ?
+                            KVM_PMU_EVENT_FLAG_MASKED_EVENTS : 0;
+
+        if (kvm_filter->flags == KVM_PMU_EVENT_FLAG_MASKED_EVENTS &&
+            !kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_PMU_EVENT_MASKED_EVENTS)) {
+            error_report("Masked entry format of PMU event "
+                         "is not supported by Host.");
+            goto fail;
+        }
+
+        if (!kvm_config_pmu_event(filter, kvm_filter)) {
+            goto fail;
+        }
     }
 
     ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_PMU_EVENT_FILTER, kvm_filter);
@@ -6656,16 +6662,19 @@ static void kvm_arch_check_pmu_filter(const Object *obj, const char *name,
     KVMPMUFilterEventList *events = filter->events;
     uint32_t base_flag;
 
-    if (!filter->nevents) {
+    if (!filter->x86_fixed_counter && !filter->nevents) {
         error_setg(errp,
                    "Empty KVM PMU filter.");
         return;
     }
 
     /* Pick the first event's flag as the base one. */
-    base_flag = events->value->format ==
-                KVM_PMU_EVENT_FMT_X86_MASKED_ENTRY ?
-                KVM_PMU_EVENT_FLAG_MASKED_EVENTS : 0;
+    base_flag = 0;
+    if (filter->nevents &&
+        events->value->format == KVM_PMU_EVENT_FMT_X86_MASKED_ENTRY) {
+        base_flag = KVM_PMU_EVENT_FLAG_MASKED_EVENTS;
+    }
+
     while (events) {
         KVMPMUFilterEvent *event = events->value;
         uint32_t flag;
