diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/platform_hypercall.c b/xen/arch/arm/platform_hypercall.c
index ac55622426..a84596ae3a 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/platform_hypercall.c
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/platform_hypercall.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ long do_platform_op(XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(xen_platform_op_t) u_xenpf_op)
     if ( d == NULL )
         return -ESRCH;
 
-    ret = xsm_platform_op(XSM_PRIV, op->cmd);
+    ret = xsm_platform_op(XSM_HW_PRIV, op->cmd);
     if ( ret )
         return ret;
 
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/msi.c b/xen/arch/x86/msi.c
index bf5b71822e..6b4bc712c5 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/msi.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/msi.c
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ int pci_restore_msi_state(struct pci_dev *pdev)
     if ( !use_msi )
         return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-    ret = xsm_resource_setup_pci(XSM_PRIV,
+    ret = xsm_resource_setup_pci(XSM_HW_PRIV,
                                 (pdev->seg << 16) | (pdev->bus << 8) |
                                 pdev->devfn);
     if ( ret )
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/physdev.c b/xen/arch/x86/physdev.c
index 69fd42667c..b0bb2b846b 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/physdev.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/physdev.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ ret_t do_physdev_op(int cmd, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg)
         ret = -EFAULT;
         if ( copy_from_guest(&apic, arg, 1) != 0 )
             break;
-        ret = xsm_apic(XSM_PRIV, currd, cmd);
+        ret = xsm_apic(XSM_HW_PRIV, currd, cmd);
         if ( ret )
             break;
         ret = ioapic_guest_read(apic.apic_physbase, apic.reg, &apic.value);
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ ret_t do_physdev_op(int cmd, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg)
         ret = -EFAULT;
         if ( copy_from_guest(&apic, arg, 1) != 0 )
             break;
-        ret = xsm_apic(XSM_PRIV, currd, cmd);
+        ret = xsm_apic(XSM_HW_PRIV, currd, cmd);
         if ( ret )
             break;
         ret = ioapic_guest_write(apic.apic_physbase, apic.reg, apic.value);
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ ret_t do_physdev_op(int cmd, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg)
 
         /* Use the APIC check since this dummy hypercall should still only
          * be called by the domain with access to program the ioapic */
-        ret = xsm_apic(XSM_PRIV, currd, cmd);
+        ret = xsm_apic(XSM_HW_PRIV, currd, cmd);
         if ( ret )
             break;
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ ret_t do_physdev_op(int cmd, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg)
         if ( copy_from_guest(&dev, arg, 1) )
             ret = -EFAULT;
         else
-            ret = xsm_resource_setup_pci(XSM_PRIV,
+            ret = xsm_resource_setup_pci(XSM_HW_PRIV,
                                          (dev.seg << 16) | (dev.bus << 8) |
                                          dev.devfn) ?:
                   pci_prepare_msix(dev.seg, dev.bus, dev.devfn,
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ ret_t do_physdev_op(int cmd, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg)
     case PHYSDEVOP_pci_mmcfg_reserved: {
         struct physdev_pci_mmcfg_reserved info;
 
-        ret = xsm_resource_setup_misc(XSM_PRIV);
+        ret = xsm_resource_setup_misc(XSM_HW_PRIV);
         if ( ret )
             break;
 
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ ret_t do_physdev_op(int cmd, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg)
         if ( setup_gsi.gsi < 0 || setup_gsi.gsi >= nr_irqs_gsi )
             break;
 
-        ret = xsm_resource_setup_gsi(XSM_PRIV, setup_gsi.gsi);
+        ret = xsm_resource_setup_gsi(XSM_HW_PRIV, setup_gsi.gsi);
         if ( ret )
             break;
 
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/platform_hypercall.c b/xen/arch/x86/platform_hypercall.c
index 90abd3197f..8efb4ad05f 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/platform_hypercall.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/platform_hypercall.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ ret_t do_platform_op(
     if ( op->interface_version != XENPF_INTERFACE_VERSION )
         return -EACCES;
 
-    ret = xsm_platform_op(XSM_PRIV, op->cmd);
+    ret = xsm_platform_op(XSM_HW_PRIV, op->cmd);
     if ( ret )
         return ret;
 
diff --git a/xen/drivers/passthrough/pci.c b/xen/drivers/passthrough/pci.c
index ab25840e20..f25d00f7c4 100644
--- a/xen/drivers/passthrough/pci.c
+++ b/xen/drivers/passthrough/pci.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ int pci_add_device(u16 seg, u8 bus, u8 devfn,
     else
         type = "device";
 
-    ret = xsm_resource_plug_pci(XSM_PRIV, (seg << 16) | (bus << 8) | devfn);
+    ret = xsm_resource_plug_pci(XSM_HW_PRIV, (seg << 16) | (bus << 8) | devfn);
     if ( ret )
         return ret;
 
@@ -830,7 +830,8 @@ int pci_remove_device(u16 seg, u8 bus, u8 devfn)
     struct pci_dev *pdev;
     int ret;
 
-    ret = xsm_resource_unplug_pci(XSM_PRIV, (seg << 16) | (bus << 8) | devfn);
+    ret = xsm_resource_unplug_pci(XSM_HW_PRIV,
+                                  (seg << 16) | (bus << 8) | devfn);
     if ( ret )
         return ret;
 
diff --git a/xen/drivers/pci/physdev.c b/xen/drivers/pci/physdev.c
index 0161a85e1e..c223611dfb 100644
--- a/xen/drivers/pci/physdev.c
+++ b/xen/drivers/pci/physdev.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ ret_t pci_physdev_op(int cmd, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg)
                         dev_reset.dev.bus,
                         dev_reset.dev.devfn);
 
-        ret = xsm_resource_setup_pci(XSM_PRIV, sbdf.sbdf);
+        ret = xsm_resource_setup_pci(XSM_HW_PRIV, sbdf.sbdf);
         if ( ret )
             break;
 
diff --git a/xen/include/xsm/dummy.h b/xen/include/xsm/dummy.h
index 06f4eccf5f..4536ee5dad 100644
--- a/xen/include/xsm/dummy.h
+++ b/xen/include/xsm/dummy.h
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ static always_inline int xsm_default_action(
             return 0;
         fallthrough;
     case XSM_PRIV:
-        if ( is_control_domain(src) )
+    case XSM_HW_PRIV:
+        if ( is_control_domain(src) && action != XSM_HW_PRIV )
+            return 0;
+        if ( is_hardware_domain(src) &&
+             (action == XSM_HW_PRIV || action == XSM_DM_PRIV) )
             return 0;
         return -EPERM;
     default:
@@ -280,7 +284,7 @@ static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_console_io(
     if ( cmd == CONSOLEIO_write )
         return xsm_default_action(XSM_HOOK, d, NULL);
 #endif
-    return xsm_default_action(XSM_PRIV, d, NULL);
+    return xsm_default_action(XSM_HW_PRIV, d, NULL);
 }
 
 static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_profile(
@@ -460,33 +464,33 @@ static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_resource_unplug_core(XSM_DEFAULT_VOID)
 static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_resource_plug_pci(
     XSM_DEFAULT_ARG uint32_t machine_bdf)
 {
-    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_PRIV);
+    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_HW_PRIV);
     return xsm_default_action(action, current->domain, NULL);
 }
 
 static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_resource_unplug_pci(
     XSM_DEFAULT_ARG uint32_t machine_bdf)
 {
-    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_PRIV);
+    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_HW_PRIV);
     return xsm_default_action(action, current->domain, NULL);
 }
 
 static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_resource_setup_pci(
     XSM_DEFAULT_ARG uint32_t machine_bdf)
 {
-    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_PRIV);
+    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_HW_PRIV);
     return xsm_default_action(action, current->domain, NULL);
 }
 
 static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_resource_setup_gsi(XSM_DEFAULT_ARG int gsi)
 {
-    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_PRIV);
+    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_HW_PRIV);
     return xsm_default_action(action, current->domain, NULL);
 }
 
 static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_resource_setup_misc(XSM_DEFAULT_VOID)
 {
-    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_PRIV);
+    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_HW_PRIV);
     return xsm_default_action(action, current->domain, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -688,7 +692,7 @@ static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_mem_sharing(XSM_DEFAULT_ARG struct domain *d)
 
 static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_platform_op(XSM_DEFAULT_ARG uint32_t op)
 {
-    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_PRIV);
+    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_HW_PRIV);
     return xsm_default_action(action, current->domain, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -716,7 +720,7 @@ static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_mem_sharing_op(
 static XSM_INLINE int cf_check xsm_apic(
     XSM_DEFAULT_ARG struct domain *d, int cmd)
 {
-    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_PRIV);
+    XSM_ASSERT_ACTION(XSM_HW_PRIV);
     return xsm_default_action(action, d, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/xen/include/xsm/xsm.h b/xen/include/xsm/xsm.h
index 4dbff9d866..404491ef62 100644
--- a/xen/include/xsm/xsm.h
+++ b/xen/include/xsm/xsm.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ enum xsm_default {
     XSM_DM_PRIV,  /* Device model can perform on its target domain */
     XSM_TARGET,   /* Can perform on self or your target domain */
     XSM_PRIV,     /* Privileged - normally restricted to dom0 */
+    XSM_HW_PRIV,  /* Hardware Privileged - normally restricted to dom0/hwdom */
     XSM_XS_PRIV,  /* Xenstore domain - can do some privileged operations */
     XSM_OTHER     /* Something more complex */
 };
