diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
index b15e6465870f..fdad81626829 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #define SECONDARY_EXEC_PT_USE_GPA		0x01000000
 #define SECONDARY_EXEC_MODE_BASED_EPT_EXEC	0x00400000
 #define SECONDARY_EXEC_TSC_SCALING              0x02000000
+#define SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE	0x04000000
 
 #define PIN_BASED_EXT_INTR_MASK                 0x00000001
 #define PIN_BASED_NMI_EXITING                   0x00000008
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
index dd5985eb61b4..4e5a835989d1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static inline void do_cpuid_7_mask(struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry, int index)
 		F(AVX512VBMI) | F(LA57) | F(PKU) | 0 /*OSPKE*/ |
 		F(AVX512_VPOPCNTDQ) | F(UMIP) | F(AVX512_VBMI2) | F(GFNI) |
 		F(VAES) | F(VPCLMULQDQ) | F(AVX512_VNNI) | F(AVX512_BITALG) |
-		F(CLDEMOTE) | F(MOVDIRI) | F(MOVDIR64B);
+		F(CLDEMOTE) | F(MOVDIRI) | F(MOVDIR64B) | 0 /*WAITPKG*/;
 
 	/* cpuid 7.0.edx*/
 	const u32 kvm_cpuid_7_0_edx_x86_features =
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
index d6664ee3d127..7aa69716d516 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ static inline bool vmx_xsaves_supported(void)
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_XSAVES;
 }
 
+static inline bool vmx_waitpkg_supported(void)
+{
+	return vmcs_config.cpu_based_2nd_exec_ctrl &
+		SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE;
+}
+
 static inline bool cpu_has_vmx_tsc_scaling(void)
 {
 	return vmcs_config.cpu_based_2nd_exec_ctrl &
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 75ed0a63abbe..c5b7ba795f95 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -2089,6 +2089,7 @@ static void prepare_vmcs02_early(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
 				  SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_INVPCID |
 				  SECONDARY_EXEC_RDTSCP |
 				  SECONDARY_EXEC_XSAVES |
+				  SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE |
 				  SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUAL_INTR_DELIVERY |
 				  SECONDARY_EXEC_APIC_REGISTER_VIRT |
 				  SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_VMFUNC);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index ef98311ad153..bb55f54e29b1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -2323,6 +2323,7 @@ static __init int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf,
 			SECONDARY_EXEC_RDRAND_EXITING |
 			SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_PML |
 			SECONDARY_EXEC_TSC_SCALING |
+			SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE |
 			SECONDARY_EXEC_PT_USE_GPA |
 			SECONDARY_EXEC_PT_CONCEAL_VMX |
 			SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_VMFUNC |
@@ -4059,6 +4060,23 @@ static void vmx_compute_secondary_exec_control(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (vmx_waitpkg_supported()) {
+		bool waitpkg_enabled =
+			guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_WAITPKG);
+
+		if (!waitpkg_enabled)
+			exec_control &= ~SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE;
+
+		if (nested) {
+			if (waitpkg_enabled)
+				vmx->nested.msrs.secondary_ctls_high |=
+					SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE;
+			else
+				vmx->nested.msrs.secondary_ctls_high &=
+					~SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE;
+		}
+	}
+
 	vmx->secondary_exec_control = exec_control;
 }