diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/domain.h b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/domain.h
index bca3258d69ac..90c959996914 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/domain.h
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/domain.h
@@ -731,6 +731,18 @@ static inline void pv_inject_hw_exception(unsigned int vector, int errcode)
     pv_inject_event(&event);
 }
 
+static inline void pv_inject_debug_exn(unsigned int pending_dbg)
+{
+    struct x86_event event = {
+        .vector      = X86_EXC_DB,
+        .type        = X86_EVENTTYPE_HW_EXCEPTION,
+        .error_code  = X86_EVENT_NO_EC,
+        .pending_dbg = pending_dbg,
+    };
+
+    pv_inject_event(&event);
+}
+
 static inline void pv_inject_page_fault(int errcode, unsigned long cr2)
 {
     const struct x86_event event = {
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/pv/emul-priv-op.c b/xen/arch/x86/pv/emul-priv-op.c
index aa11ecadaac0..3be02d85f2fe 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/pv/emul-priv-op.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/pv/emul-priv-op.c
@@ -1366,10 +1366,7 @@ int pv_emulate_privileged_op(struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
             ctxt.bpmatch |= DR_STEP;
 
         if ( ctxt.bpmatch )
-        {
-            curr->arch.dr6 |= ctxt.bpmatch | DR_STATUS_RESERVED_ONE;
-            pv_inject_hw_exception(X86_EXC_DB, X86_EVENT_NO_EC);
-        }
+            pv_inject_debug_exn(ctxt.bpmatch);
 
         /* fall through */
     case X86EMUL_RETRY:
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/pv/emulate.c b/xen/arch/x86/pv/emulate.c
index e7a1c0a2cc4f..aa8af96c30f3 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/pv/emulate.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/pv/emulate.c
@@ -71,11 +71,9 @@ void pv_emul_instruction_done(struct cpu_user_regs *regs, unsigned long rip)
 {
     regs->rip = rip;
     regs->eflags &= ~X86_EFLAGS_RF;
+
     if ( regs->eflags & X86_EFLAGS_TF )
-    {
-        current->arch.dr6 |= DR_STEP | DR_STATUS_RESERVED_ONE;
-        pv_inject_hw_exception(X86_EXC_DB, X86_EVENT_NO_EC);
-    }
+        pv_inject_debug_exn(X86_DR6_BS);
 }
 
 uint64_t pv_get_reg(struct vcpu *v, unsigned int reg)
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/pv/ro-page-fault.c b/xen/arch/x86/pv/ro-page-fault.c
index cad28ef928ad..73c9f7578a87 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/pv/ro-page-fault.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/pv/ro-page-fault.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ int pv_ro_page_fault(unsigned long addr, struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
         /* Fallthrough */
     case X86EMUL_OKAY:
         if ( ctxt.retire.singlestep )
-            pv_inject_hw_exception(X86_EXC_DB, X86_EVENT_NO_EC);
+            pv_inject_debug_exn(X86_DR6_BS);
 
         /* Fallthrough */
     case X86EMUL_RETRY:
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/pv/traps.c b/xen/arch/x86/pv/traps.c
index 83e84e276233..5a7341abf068 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/pv/traps.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/pv/traps.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <xen/lib.h>
 #include <xen/softirq.h>
 
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
 #include <asm/pv/trace.h>
 #include <asm/shared.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
@@ -50,9 +51,9 @@ void pv_inject_event(const struct x86_event *event)
     tb->cs    = ti->cs;
     tb->eip   = ti->address;
 
-    if ( event->type == X86_EVENTTYPE_HW_EXCEPTION &&
-         vector == X86_EXC_PF )
+    switch ( vector | -(event->type == X86_EVENTTYPE_SW_INTERRUPT) )
     {
+    case X86_EXC_PF:
         curr->arch.pv.ctrlreg[2] = event->cr2;
         arch_set_cr2(curr, event->cr2);
 
@@ -62,9 +63,16 @@ void pv_inject_event(const struct x86_event *event)
             error_code |= PFEC_user_mode;
 
         trace_pv_page_fault(event->cr2, error_code);
-    }
-    else
+        break;
+
+    case X86_EXC_DB:
+        curr->arch.dr6 = x86_merge_dr6(curr->domain->arch.cpu_policy,
+                                       curr->arch.dr6, event->pending_dbg);
+        fallthrough;
+    default:
         trace_pv_trap(vector, regs->rip, use_error_code, error_code);
+        break;
+    }
 
     if ( use_error_code )
     {
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/traps.c b/xen/arch/x86/traps.c
index 521ed4dd816d..06e4e3e9af90 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/traps.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/traps.c
@@ -2030,7 +2030,7 @@ void asmlinkage do_debug(struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
         return;
     }
 
-    pv_inject_hw_exception(X86_EXC_DB, X86_EVENT_NO_EC);
+    pv_inject_debug_exn(0 /* N/A, already merged */);
 }
 
 void asmlinkage do_entry_CP(struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.h b/xen/arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.h
index d92be69d84d9..e8a0e572284c 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.h
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.h
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ struct x86_event {
     uint8_t       type;         /* X86_EVENTTYPE_* */
     uint8_t       insn_len;     /* Instruction length */
     int32_t       error_code;   /* X86_EVENT_NO_EC if n/a */
-    unsigned long cr2;          /* Only for X86_EXC_PF h/w exception */
+    union {
+        unsigned long cr2;         /* #PF */
+        unsigned long pending_dbg; /* #DB (new DR6 bits, positive polarity) */
+    };
 };
 
 /*
