diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
index 8d8a372c8340..647f94128a85 100644
--- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
@@ -4522,6 +4522,15 @@ hpage module parameter is not set to 1, -EINVAL is returned.
 While it is generally possible to create a huge page backed VM without
 this capability, the VM will not be able to run.
 
+7.14 KVM_CAP_MSR_PLATFORM_INFO
+
+Architectures: x86
+Parameters: args[0] whether feature should be enabled or not
+
+With this capability, a guest may read the MSR_PLATFORM_INFO MSR. Otherwise,
+a #GP would be raised when the guest tries to access. Currently, this
+capability does not enable write permissions of this MSR for the guest.
+
 8. Other capabilities.
 ----------------------
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index af63c2ca1616..09b2e3e2cf1b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -869,6 +869,8 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 
 	bool x2apic_format;
 	bool x2apic_broadcast_quirk_disabled;
+
+	bool guest_can_read_msr_platform_info;
 };
 
 struct kvm_vm_stat {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index e127703e277e..4c39ec5fc4fe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2779,6 +2779,9 @@ int kvm_get_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		msr_info->data = vcpu->arch.osvw.status;
 		break;
 	case MSR_PLATFORM_INFO:
+		if (!msr_info->host_initiated &&
+		    !vcpu->kvm->arch.guest_can_read_msr_platform_info)
+			return 1;
 		msr_info->data = vcpu->arch.msr_platform_info;
 		break;
 	case MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES:
@@ -2926,6 +2929,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
  	case KVM_CAP_SPLIT_IRQCHIP:
 	case KVM_CAP_IMMEDIATE_EXIT:
 	case KVM_CAP_GET_MSR_FEATURES:
+	case KVM_CAP_MSR_PLATFORM_INFO:
 		r = 1;
 		break;
 	case KVM_CAP_SYNC_REGS:
@@ -4349,6 +4353,10 @@ split_irqchip_unlock:
 			kvm->arch.pause_in_guest = true;
 		r = 0;
 		break;
+	case KVM_CAP_MSR_PLATFORM_INFO:
+		kvm->arch.guest_can_read_msr_platform_info = cap->args[0];
+		r = 0;
+		break;
 	default:
 		r = -EINVAL;
 		break;
@@ -8857,6 +8865,8 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
 	kvm->arch.kvmclock_offset = -ktime_get_boot_ns();
 	pvclock_update_vm_gtod_copy(kvm);
 
+	kvm->arch.guest_can_read_msr_platform_info = true;
+
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&kvm->arch.kvmclock_update_work, kvmclock_update_fn);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&kvm->arch.kvmclock_sync_work, kvmclock_sync_fn);
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index 07548de5c988..251be353f950 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt {
 #define KVM_CAP_S390_HPAGE_1M 156
 #define KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE 157
 #define KVM_CAP_ARM_INJECT_SERROR_ESR 158
+#define KVM_CAP_MSR_PLATFORM_INFO 159
 
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING