diff --git a/target-s390x/kvm.c b/target-s390x/kvm.c
index 75e88224e3..20c711fd2c 100644
--- a/target-s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target-s390x/kvm.c
@@ -635,6 +635,15 @@ static void sigp_initial_cpu_reset(void *arg)
     scc->initial_cpu_reset(cpu);
 }
 
+static void sigp_cpu_reset(void *arg)
+{
+    CPUState *cpu = arg;
+    S390CPUClass *scc = S390_CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+
+    cpu_synchronize_state(cpu);
+    scc->cpu_reset(cpu);
+}
+
 #define SIGP_ORDER_MASK 0x000000ff
 
 static int handle_sigp(S390CPU *cpu, struct kvm_run *run, uint8_t ipa1)
@@ -674,6 +683,10 @@ static int handle_sigp(S390CPU *cpu, struct kvm_run *run, uint8_t ipa1)
         run_on_cpu(CPU(target_cpu), sigp_initial_cpu_reset, CPU(target_cpu));
         cc = 0;
         break;
+    case SIGP_CPU_RESET:
+        run_on_cpu(CPU(target_cpu), sigp_cpu_reset, CPU(target_cpu));
+        cc = 0;
+        break;
     default:
         DPRINTF("KVM: unknown SIGP: 0x%x\n", order_code);
         *statusreg &= 0xffffffff00000000UL;