diff --git a/host/include/i386/host/cpuinfo.h b/host/include/i386/host/cpuinfo.h
index a6537123cf..073d0a426f 100644
--- a/host/include/i386/host/cpuinfo.h
+++ b/host/include/i386/host/cpuinfo.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define CPUINFO_AVX512VBMI2     (1u << 15)
 #define CPUINFO_ATOMIC_VMOVDQA  (1u << 16)
 #define CPUINFO_ATOMIC_VMOVDQU  (1u << 17)
+#define CPUINFO_AES             (1u << 18)
 
 /* Initialized with a constructor. */
 extern unsigned cpuinfo;
diff --git a/host/include/i386/host/crypto/aes-round.h b/host/include/i386/host/crypto/aes-round.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59a64130f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/include/i386/host/crypto/aes-round.h
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*
+ * x86 specific aes acceleration.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#ifndef X86_HOST_CRYPTO_AES_ROUND_H
+#define X86_HOST_CRYPTO_AES_ROUND_H
+
+#include "host/cpuinfo.h"
+#include <immintrin.h>
+
+#if defined(__AES__) && defined(__SSSE3__)
+# define HAVE_AES_ACCEL  true
+# define ATTR_AES_ACCEL
+#else
+# define HAVE_AES_ACCEL  likely(cpuinfo & CPUINFO_AES)
+# define ATTR_AES_ACCEL  __attribute__((target("aes,ssse3")))
+#endif
+
+static inline __m128i ATTR_AES_ACCEL
+aes_accel_bswap(__m128i x)
+{
+    return _mm_shuffle_epi8(x, _mm_set_epi8(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
+                                            9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15));
+}
+
+static inline void ATTR_AES_ACCEL
+aesenc_MC_accel(AESState *ret, const AESState *st, bool be)
+{
+    __m128i t = (__m128i)st->v;
+    __m128i z = _mm_setzero_si128();
+
+    if (be) {
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+        t = _mm_aesdeclast_si128(t, z);
+        t = _mm_aesenc_si128(t, z);
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+    } else {
+        t = _mm_aesdeclast_si128(t, z);
+        t = _mm_aesenc_si128(t, z);
+    }
+    ret->v = (AESStateVec)t;
+}
+
+static inline void ATTR_AES_ACCEL
+aesenc_SB_SR_AK_accel(AESState *ret, const AESState *st,
+                      const AESState *rk, bool be)
+{
+    __m128i t = (__m128i)st->v;
+    __m128i k = (__m128i)rk->v;
+
+    if (be) {
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+        k = aes_accel_bswap(k);
+        t = _mm_aesenclast_si128(t, k);
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+    } else {
+        t = _mm_aesenclast_si128(t, k);
+    }
+    ret->v = (AESStateVec)t;
+}
+
+static inline void ATTR_AES_ACCEL
+aesenc_SB_SR_MC_AK_accel(AESState *ret, const AESState *st,
+                         const AESState *rk, bool be)
+{
+    __m128i t = (__m128i)st->v;
+    __m128i k = (__m128i)rk->v;
+
+    if (be) {
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+        k = aes_accel_bswap(k);
+        t = _mm_aesenc_si128(t, k);
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+    } else {
+        t = _mm_aesenc_si128(t, k);
+    }
+    ret->v = (AESStateVec)t;
+}
+
+static inline void ATTR_AES_ACCEL
+aesdec_IMC_accel(AESState *ret, const AESState *st, bool be)
+{
+    __m128i t = (__m128i)st->v;
+
+    if (be) {
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+        t = _mm_aesimc_si128(t);
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+    } else {
+        t = _mm_aesimc_si128(t);
+    }
+    ret->v = (AESStateVec)t;
+}
+
+static inline void ATTR_AES_ACCEL
+aesdec_ISB_ISR_AK_accel(AESState *ret, const AESState *st,
+                        const AESState *rk, bool be)
+{
+    __m128i t = (__m128i)st->v;
+    __m128i k = (__m128i)rk->v;
+
+    if (be) {
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+        k = aes_accel_bswap(k);
+        t = _mm_aesdeclast_si128(t, k);
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+    } else {
+        t = _mm_aesdeclast_si128(t, k);
+    }
+    ret->v = (AESStateVec)t;
+}
+
+static inline void ATTR_AES_ACCEL
+aesdec_ISB_ISR_AK_IMC_accel(AESState *ret, const AESState *st,
+                            const AESState *rk, bool be)
+{
+    __m128i t = (__m128i)st->v;
+    __m128i k = (__m128i)rk->v;
+
+    if (be) {
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+        k = aes_accel_bswap(k);
+        t = _mm_aesdeclast_si128(t, k);
+        t = _mm_aesimc_si128(t);
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+    } else {
+        t = _mm_aesdeclast_si128(t, k);
+        t = _mm_aesimc_si128(t);
+    }
+    ret->v = (AESStateVec)t;
+}
+
+static inline void ATTR_AES_ACCEL
+aesdec_ISB_ISR_IMC_AK_accel(AESState *ret, const AESState *st,
+                            const AESState *rk, bool be)
+{
+    __m128i t = (__m128i)st->v;
+    __m128i k = (__m128i)rk->v;
+
+    if (be) {
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+        k = aes_accel_bswap(k);
+        t = _mm_aesdec_si128(t, k);
+        t = aes_accel_bswap(t);
+    } else {
+        t = _mm_aesdec_si128(t, k);
+    }
+    ret->v = (AESStateVec)t;
+}
+
+#endif /* X86_HOST_CRYPTO_AES_ROUND_H */
diff --git a/host/include/x86_64/host/crypto/aes-round.h b/host/include/x86_64/host/crypto/aes-round.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2773cc9f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/include/x86_64/host/crypto/aes-round.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "host/include/i386/host/crypto/aes-round.h"
diff --git a/util/cpuinfo-i386.c b/util/cpuinfo-i386.c
index ab6143d9e7..3a7b7e0ad1 100644
--- a/util/cpuinfo-i386.c
+++ b/util/cpuinfo-i386.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ unsigned __attribute__((constructor)) cpuinfo_init(void)
         info |= (c & bit_MOVBE ? CPUINFO_MOVBE : 0);
         info |= (c & bit_POPCNT ? CPUINFO_POPCNT : 0);
 
+        /* Our AES support requires PSHUFB as well. */
+        info |= ((c & bit_AES) && (c & bit_SSSE3) ? CPUINFO_AES : 0);
+
         /* For AVX features, we must check available and usable. */
         if ((c & bit_AVX) && (c & bit_OSXSAVE)) {
             unsigned bv = xgetbv_low(0);