diff --git a/hw/s390x/pv.c b/hw/s390x/pv.c
index 8a1c71436b..49ea38236c 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/pv.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/pv.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
+#include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 #include "exec/confidential-guest-support.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/ipl.h"
@@ -108,6 +109,33 @@ void s390_pv_vm_disable(void)
      s390_pv_cmd_exit(KVM_PV_DISABLE, NULL);
 }
 
+static void *s390_pv_do_unprot_async_fn(void *p)
+{
+     s390_pv_cmd_exit(KVM_PV_ASYNC_CLEANUP_PERFORM, NULL);
+     return NULL;
+}
+
+bool s390_pv_vm_try_disable_async(void)
+{
+    /*
+     * t is only needed to create the thread; once qemu_thread_create
+     * returns, it can safely be discarded.
+     */
+    QemuThread t;
+
+    if (!kvm_check_extension(kvm_state, KVM_CAP_S390_PROTECTED_ASYNC_DISABLE)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (s390_pv_cmd(KVM_PV_ASYNC_CLEANUP_PREPARE, NULL) != 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    qemu_thread_create(&t, "async_cleanup", s390_pv_do_unprot_async_fn, NULL,
+                       QEMU_THREAD_DETACHED);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 int s390_pv_set_sec_parms(uint64_t origin, uint64_t length)
 {
     struct kvm_s390_pv_sec_parm args = {
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
index f22f61b8b6..503f212a31 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/tod.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/pv.h"
 #include "migration/blocker.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
@@ -329,7 +330,9 @@ static inline void s390_do_cpu_ipl(CPUState *cs, run_on_cpu_data arg)
 
 static void s390_machine_unprotect(S390CcwMachineState *ms)
 {
-    s390_pv_vm_disable();
+    if (!s390_pv_vm_try_disable_async()) {
+        s390_pv_vm_disable();
+    }
     ms->pv = false;
     migrate_del_blocker(pv_mig_blocker);
     error_free_or_abort(&pv_mig_blocker);
diff --git a/include/hw/s390x/pv.h b/include/hw/s390x/pv.h
index 9360aa1091..966306a9db 100644
--- a/include/hw/s390x/pv.h
+++ b/include/hw/s390x/pv.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static inline bool s390_is_pv(void)
 int s390_pv_query_info(void);
 int s390_pv_vm_enable(void);
 void s390_pv_vm_disable(void);
+bool s390_pv_vm_try_disable_async(void);
 int s390_pv_set_sec_parms(uint64_t origin, uint64_t length);
 int s390_pv_unpack(uint64_t addr, uint64_t size, uint64_t tweak);
 void s390_pv_prep_reset(void);
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ static inline bool s390_is_pv(void) { return false; }
 static inline int s390_pv_query_info(void) { return 0; }
 static inline int s390_pv_vm_enable(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void s390_pv_vm_disable(void) {}
+static inline bool s390_pv_vm_try_disable_async(void) { return false; }
 static inline int s390_pv_set_sec_parms(uint64_t origin, uint64_t length) { return 0; }
 static inline int s390_pv_unpack(uint64_t addr, uint64_t size, uint64_t tweak) { return 0; }
 static inline void s390_pv_prep_reset(void) {}