diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 8a2ce14d68d0..0bff8bd82ed5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -317,6 +317,14 @@ PHONY += ppc64le_defconfig
 ppc64le_defconfig:
 	$(call merge_into_defconfig,ppc64_defconfig,le)
 
+PHONY += ppc64le_guest_defconfig
+ppc64le_guest_defconfig:
+	$(call merge_into_defconfig,ppc64_defconfig,le guest)
+
+PHONY += ppc64_guest_defconfig
+ppc64_guest_defconfig:
+	$(call merge_into_defconfig,ppc64_defconfig,be guest)
+
 PHONY += powernv_be_defconfig
 powernv_be_defconfig:
 	$(call merge_into_defconfig,powernv_defconfig,be)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/guest.config b/arch/powerpc/configs/guest.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b8cd18ecd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/guest.config
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_SCSI=y
+CONFIG_SCSI_VIRTIO=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET=y
+CONFIG_NET_FAILOVER=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI=y
+CONFIG_KVM_GUEST=y
+CONFIG_EPAPR_PARAVIRT=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_BALLOON=y
+CONFIG_VHOST_NET=y
+CONFIG_VHOST=y