diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 8e680c3..a49d07b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
 	void (*run)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run);
 	int (*handle_exit)(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 	void (*skip_emulated_instruction)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+	void (*set_interrupt_shadow)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int mask);
+	u32 (*get_interrupt_shadow)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 	void (*patch_hypercall)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				unsigned char *hypercall_addr);
 	void (*set_irq)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int vec);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_x86_emulate.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_x86_emulate.h
index 6a15973..b7ed2c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_x86_emulate.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_x86_emulate.h
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ struct decode_cache {
 	struct fetch_cache fetch;
 };
 
+#define X86_SHADOW_INT_MOV_SS  1
+#define X86_SHADOW_INT_STI     2
+
 struct x86_emulate_ctxt {
 	/* Register state before/after emulation. */
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
@@ -152,6 +155,9 @@ struct x86_emulate_ctxt {
 	int mode;
 	u32 cs_base;
 
+	/* interruptibility state, as a result of execution of STI or MOV SS */
+	int interruptibility;
+
 	/* decode cache */
 	struct decode_cache decode;
 };
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index ef43a18..4941dea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -202,6 +202,27 @@ static int is_external_interrupt(u32 info)
 	return info == (SVM_EVTINJ_VALID | SVM_EVTINJ_TYPE_INTR);
 }
 
+static u32 svm_get_interrupt_shadow(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
+	u32 ret = 0;
+
+	if (svm->vmcb->control.int_state & SVM_INTERRUPT_SHADOW_MASK)
+		ret |= (X86_SHADOW_INT_STI && X86_SHADOW_INT_MOV_SS);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void svm_set_interrupt_shadow(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int mask)
+{
+	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
+
+	if (mask == 0)
+		svm->vmcb->control.int_state &= ~SVM_INTERRUPT_SHADOW_MASK;
+	else
+		svm->vmcb->control.int_state |= SVM_INTERRUPT_SHADOW_MASK;
+
+}
+
 static void skip_emulated_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
@@ -215,7 +236,7 @@ static void skip_emulated_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		       __func__, kvm_rip_read(vcpu), svm->next_rip);
 
 	kvm_rip_write(vcpu, svm->next_rip);
-	svm->vmcb->control.int_state &= ~SVM_INTERRUPT_SHADOW_MASK;
+	svm_set_interrupt_shadow(vcpu, 0);
 }
 
 static int has_svm(void)
@@ -2637,6 +2658,8 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops = {
 	.run = svm_vcpu_run,
 	.handle_exit = handle_exit,
 	.skip_emulated_instruction = skip_emulated_instruction,
+	.set_interrupt_shadow= svm_set_interrupt_shadow,
+	.get_interrupt_shadow = svm_get_interrupt_shadow,
 	.patch_hypercall = svm_patch_hypercall,
 	.set_irq = svm_set_irq,
 	.set_nmi = svm_inject_nmi,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index e8a5649..bbfe894 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -736,23 +736,52 @@ static void vmx_set_rflags(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long rflags)
 	vmcs_writel(GUEST_RFLAGS, rflags);
 }
 
+static u32 vmx_get_interrupt_shadow(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	u32 interruptibility = vmcs_read32(GUEST_INTERRUPTIBILITY_INFO);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (interruptibility & GUEST_INTR_STATE_STI)
+		ret |= X86_SHADOW_INT_STI;
+	if (interruptibility & GUEST_INTR_STATE_MOV_SS)
+		ret |= X86_SHADOW_INT_MOV_SS;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void vmx_set_interrupt_shadow(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int mask)
+{
+	u32 interruptibility_old = vmcs_read32(GUEST_INTERRUPTIBILITY_INFO);
+	u32 interruptibility = interruptibility_old;
+
+	switch (mask) {
+	case 0:
+		interruptibility &= ~((GUEST_INTR_STATE_STI | GUEST_INTR_STATE_MOV_SS));
+		break;
+	case X86_SHADOW_INT_MOV_SS:
+		interruptibility |= GUEST_INTR_STATE_MOV_SS;
+		break;
+	case X86_SHADOW_INT_STI:
+		interruptibility |= GUEST_INTR_STATE_STI;
+		break;
+	default:
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Bogus mask for interrupt shadow!\n");
+	}
+
+	if ((interruptibility != interruptibility_old))
+		vmcs_write32(GUEST_INTERRUPTIBILITY_INFO, interruptibility);
+}
+
 static void skip_emulated_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	unsigned long rip;
-	u32 interruptibility;
 
 	rip = kvm_rip_read(vcpu);
 	rip += vmcs_read32(VM_EXIT_INSTRUCTION_LEN);
 	kvm_rip_write(vcpu, rip);
 
-	/*
-	 * We emulated an instruction, so temporary interrupt blocking
-	 * should be removed, if set.
-	 */
-	interruptibility = vmcs_read32(GUEST_INTERRUPTIBILITY_INFO);
-	if (interruptibility & 3)
-		vmcs_write32(GUEST_INTERRUPTIBILITY_INFO,
-			     interruptibility & ~3);
+	/* skipping an emulated instruction also counts */
+	vmx_set_interrupt_shadow(vcpu, 0);
 }
 
 static void vmx_queue_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned nr,
@@ -3649,6 +3678,8 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops = {
 	.run = vmx_vcpu_run,
 	.handle_exit = vmx_handle_exit,
 	.skip_emulated_instruction = skip_emulated_instruction,
+	.set_interrupt_shadow = vmx_set_interrupt_shadow,
+	.get_interrupt_shadow = vmx_get_interrupt_shadow,
 	.patch_hypercall = vmx_patch_hypercall,
 	.set_irq = vmx_inject_irq,
 	.set_nmi = vmx_inject_nmi,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 2d7082c..fc468cc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2362,7 +2362,7 @@ int emulate_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			u16 error_code,
 			int emulation_type)
 {
-	int r;
+	int r, shadow_mask;
 	struct decode_cache *c;
 
 	kvm_clear_exception_queue(vcpu);
@@ -2415,7 +2415,12 @@ int emulate_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		return EMULATE_DONE;
 	}
 
+	vcpu->arch.emulate_ctxt.interruptibility = 0;
 	r = x86_emulate_insn(&vcpu->arch.emulate_ctxt, &emulate_ops);
+	shadow_mask = vcpu->arch.emulate_ctxt.interruptibility;
+
+	if (r == 0)
+		kvm_x86_ops->set_interrupt_shadow(vcpu, shadow_mask);
 
 	if (vcpu->arch.pio.string)
 		return EMULATE_DO_MMIO;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86_emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86_emulate.c
index d2664fc..1d042d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86_emulate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86_emulate.c
@@ -1618,6 +1618,14 @@ special_insn:
 		int err;
 
 		sel = c->src.val;
+		if (c->modrm_reg == VCPU_SREG_SS) {
+			u32 int_shadow =
+				kvm_x86_ops->get_interrupt_shadow(ctxt->vcpu);
+			/* See sti emulation for an explanation of this */
+			if (!(int_shadow & X86_SHADOW_INT_MOV_SS))
+				ctxt->interruptibility = X86_SHADOW_INT_MOV_SS;
+		}
+
 		if (c->modrm_reg <= 5) {
 			type_bits = (c->modrm_reg == 1) ? 9 : 1;
 			err = kvm_load_segment_descriptor(ctxt->vcpu, sel,
@@ -1846,10 +1854,21 @@ special_insn:
 		ctxt->eflags &= ~X86_EFLAGS_IF;
 		c->dst.type = OP_NONE;	/* Disable writeback. */
 		break;
-	case 0xfb: /* sti */
+	case 0xfb: { /* sti */
+		u32 int_shadow = kvm_x86_ops->get_interrupt_shadow(ctxt->vcpu);
+		/*
+		 * an sti; sti; sequence only disable interrupts for the first
+		 * instruction. So, if the last instruction, be it emulated or
+		 * not, left the system with the INT_STI flag enabled, it
+		 * means that the last instruction is an sti. We should not
+		 * leave the flag on in this case
+		 */
+		if (!(int_shadow & X86_SHADOW_INT_STI))
+			ctxt->interruptibility = X86_SHADOW_INT_STI;
 		ctxt->eflags |= X86_EFLAGS_IF;
 		c->dst.type = OP_NONE;	/* Disable writeback. */
 		break;
+	}
 	case 0xfc: /* cld */
 		ctxt->eflags &= ~EFLG_DF;
 		c->dst.type = OP_NONE;	/* Disable writeback. */
