diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
index 2f750c770bf2..8c896540a72c 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
@@ -381,4 +381,7 @@ int kvm_vgic_v4_set_forwarding(struct kvm *kvm, int irq,
 int kvm_vgic_v4_unset_forwarding(struct kvm *kvm, int irq,
 				 struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *irq_entry);
 
+void kvm_vgic_v4_enable_doorbell(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+void kvm_vgic_v4_disable_doorbell(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+
 #endif /* __KVM_ARM_VGIC_H */
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
index 34a15c0c65ab..01e575b9f78b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
@@ -315,11 +315,13 @@ int kvm_cpu_has_pending_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 void kvm_arch_vcpu_blocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	kvm_timer_schedule(vcpu);
+	kvm_vgic_v4_enable_doorbell(vcpu);
 }
 
 void kvm_arch_vcpu_unblocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	kvm_timer_unschedule(vcpu);
+	kvm_vgic_v4_disable_doorbell(vcpu);
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v4.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v4.c
index 796e00c77903..1375a53054b9 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v4.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v4.c
@@ -233,3 +233,21 @@ out:
 	mutex_unlock(&its->its_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+void kvm_vgic_v4_enable_doorbell(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (vgic_supports_direct_msis(vcpu->kvm)) {
+		int irq = vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v3.its_vpe.irq;
+		if (irq)
+			enable_irq(irq);
+	}
+}
+
+void kvm_vgic_v4_disable_doorbell(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (vgic_supports_direct_msis(vcpu->kvm)) {
+		int irq = vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v3.its_vpe.irq;
+		if (irq)
+			disable_irq(irq);
+	}
+}