diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
index d10944e619d3..84504566c4ff 100644
--- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
@@ -3561,6 +3561,62 @@ Returns: 0 on success,
 	-ENOENT on deassign if the conn_id isn't registered
 	-EEXIST on assign if the conn_id is already registered
 
+4.114 KVM_GET_NESTED_STATE
+
+Capability: KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE
+Architectures: x86
+Type: vcpu ioctl
+Parameters: struct kvm_nested_state (in/out)
+Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+Errors:
+  E2BIG:     the total state size (including the fixed-size part of struct
+             kvm_nested_state) exceeds the value of 'size' specified by
+             the user; the size required will be written into size.
+
+struct kvm_nested_state {
+	__u16 flags;
+	__u16 format;
+	__u32 size;
+	union {
+		struct kvm_vmx_nested_state vmx;
+		struct kvm_svm_nested_state svm;
+		__u8 pad[120];
+	};
+	__u8 data[0];
+};
+
+#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_GUEST_MODE	0x00000001
+#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_RUN_PENDING	0x00000002
+
+#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_GUEST_MODE	0x00000001
+#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_VMXON	0x00000002
+
+struct kvm_vmx_nested_state {
+	__u64 vmxon_pa;
+	__u64 vmcs_pa;
+
+	struct {
+		__u16 flags;
+	} smm;
+};
+
+This ioctl copies the vcpu's nested virtualization state from the kernel to
+userspace.
+
+The maximum size of the state, including the fixed-size part of struct
+kvm_nested_state, can be retrieved by passing KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE to
+the KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION ioctl().
+
+4.115 KVM_SET_NESTED_STATE
+
+Capability: KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE
+Architectures: x86
+Type: vcpu ioctl
+Parameters: struct kvm_nested_state (in)
+Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+
+This copies the vcpu's kvm_nested_state struct from userspace to the kernel.  For
+the definition of struct kvm_nested_state, see KVM_GET_NESTED_STATE.
 
 5. The kvm_run structure
 ------------------------
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index da957725992d..bd287b348751 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1086,6 +1086,12 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
 
 	void (*setup_mce)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
+	int (*get_nested_state)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+				struct kvm_nested_state __user *user_kvm_nested_state,
+				unsigned user_data_size);
+	int (*set_nested_state)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+				struct kvm_nested_state __user *user_kvm_nested_state,
+				struct kvm_nested_state *kvm_state);
 	void (*get_vmcs12_pages)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 	int (*smi_allowed)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
index c535c2fdea13..86299efa804a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
@@ -378,4 +378,41 @@ struct kvm_sync_regs {
 #define KVM_X86_QUIRK_LINT0_REENABLED	(1 << 0)
 #define KVM_X86_QUIRK_CD_NW_CLEARED	(1 << 1)
 
+#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_GUEST_MODE	0x00000001
+#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_RUN_PENDING	0x00000002
+
+#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_GUEST_MODE	0x00000001
+#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_VMXON	0x00000002
+
+struct kvm_vmx_nested_state {
+	__u64 vmxon_pa;
+	__u64 vmcs_pa;
+
+	struct {
+		__u16 flags;
+	} smm;
+};
+
+/* for KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE */
+struct kvm_nested_state {
+	/* KVM_STATE_* flags */
+	__u16 flags;
+
+	/* 0 for VMX, 1 for SVM.  */
+	__u16 format;
+
+	/* 128 for SVM, 128 + VMCS size for VMX.  */
+	__u32 size;
+
+	union {
+		/* VMXON, VMCS */
+		struct kvm_vmx_nested_state vmx;
+
+		/* Pad the header to 128 bytes.  */
+		__u8 pad[120];
+	};
+
+	__u8 data[0];
+};
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_KVM_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 17aede06ae0e..4168a40b9d5c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -7565,6 +7565,11 @@ static __init int hardware_setup(void)
 	else
 		kvm_disable_tdp();
 
+	if (!nested) {
+		kvm_x86_ops->get_nested_state = NULL;
+		kvm_x86_ops->set_nested_state = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Only enable PML when hardware supports PML feature, and both EPT
 	 * and EPT A/D bit features are enabled -- PML depends on them to work.
@@ -12992,6 +12997,170 @@ static int enable_smi_window(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int vmx_get_nested_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+				struct kvm_nested_state __user *user_kvm_nested_state,
+				u32 user_data_size)
+{
+	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx;
+	struct vmcs12 *vmcs12;
+	struct kvm_nested_state kvm_state = {
+		.flags = 0,
+		.format = 0,
+		.size = sizeof(kvm_state),
+		.vmx.vmxon_pa = -1ull,
+		.vmx.vmcs_pa = -1ull,
+	};
+
+	if (!vcpu)
+		return kvm_state.size + 2 * VMCS12_SIZE;
+
+	vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
+	vmcs12 = get_vmcs12(vcpu);
+	if (nested_vmx_allowed(vcpu) &&
+	    (vmx->nested.vmxon || vmx->nested.smm.vmxon)) {
+		kvm_state.vmx.vmxon_pa = vmx->nested.vmxon_ptr;
+		kvm_state.vmx.vmcs_pa = vmx->nested.current_vmptr;
+
+		if (vmx->nested.current_vmptr != -1ull)
+			kvm_state.size += VMCS12_SIZE;
+
+		if (vmx->nested.smm.vmxon)
+			kvm_state.vmx.smm.flags |= KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_VMXON;
+
+		if (vmx->nested.smm.guest_mode)
+			kvm_state.vmx.smm.flags |= KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_GUEST_MODE;
+
+		if (is_guest_mode(vcpu)) {
+			kvm_state.flags |= KVM_STATE_NESTED_GUEST_MODE;
+
+			if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending)
+				kvm_state.flags |= KVM_STATE_NESTED_RUN_PENDING;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (user_data_size < kvm_state.size)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (copy_to_user(user_kvm_nested_state, &kvm_state, sizeof(kvm_state)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	if (vmx->nested.current_vmptr == -1ull)
+		goto out;
+
+	/*
+	 * When running L2, the authoritative vmcs12 state is in the
+	 * vmcs02. When running L1, the authoritative vmcs12 state is
+	 * in the shadow vmcs linked to vmcs01, unless
+	 * sync_shadow_vmcs is set, in which case, the authoritative
+	 * vmcs12 state is in the vmcs12 already.
+	 */
+	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu))
+		sync_vmcs12(vcpu, vmcs12);
+	else if (enable_shadow_vmcs && !vmx->nested.sync_shadow_vmcs)
+		copy_shadow_to_vmcs12(vmx);
+
+	if (copy_to_user(user_kvm_nested_state->data, vmcs12, sizeof(*vmcs12)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+out:
+	return kvm_state.size;
+}
+
+static int vmx_set_nested_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+				struct kvm_nested_state __user *user_kvm_nested_state,
+				struct kvm_nested_state *kvm_state)
+{
+	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
+	struct vmcs12 *vmcs12;
+	u32 exit_qual;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (kvm_state->format != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!nested_vmx_allowed(vcpu))
+		return kvm_state->vmx.vmxon_pa == -1ull ? 0 : -EINVAL;
+
+	if (kvm_state->vmx.vmxon_pa == -1ull) {
+		if (kvm_state->vmx.smm.flags)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (kvm_state->vmx.vmcs_pa != -1ull)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		vmx_leave_nested(vcpu);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!page_address_valid(vcpu, kvm_state->vmx.vmxon_pa))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (kvm_state->size < sizeof(kvm_state) + sizeof(*vmcs12))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (kvm_state->vmx.vmcs_pa == kvm_state->vmx.vmxon_pa ||
+	    !page_address_valid(vcpu, kvm_state->vmx.vmcs_pa))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if ((kvm_state->vmx.smm.flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_GUEST_MODE) &&
+	    (kvm_state->flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_GUEST_MODE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (kvm_state->vmx.smm.flags &
+	    ~(KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_GUEST_MODE | KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_VMXON))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if ((kvm_state->vmx.smm.flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_GUEST_MODE) &&
+	    !(kvm_state->vmx.smm.flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_VMXON))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	vmx_leave_nested(vcpu);
+	if (kvm_state->vmx.vmxon_pa == -1ull)
+		return 0;
+
+	vmx->nested.vmxon_ptr = kvm_state->vmx.vmxon_pa;
+	ret = enter_vmx_operation(vcpu);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	set_current_vmptr(vmx, kvm_state->vmx.vmcs_pa);
+
+	if (kvm_state->vmx.smm.flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_VMXON) {
+		vmx->nested.smm.vmxon = true;
+		vmx->nested.vmxon = false;
+
+		if (kvm_state->vmx.smm.flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_GUEST_MODE)
+			vmx->nested.smm.guest_mode = true;
+	}
+
+	vmcs12 = get_vmcs12(vcpu);
+	if (copy_from_user(vmcs12, user_kvm_nested_state->data, sizeof(*vmcs12)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	if (vmcs12->revision_id != VMCS12_REVISION)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!(kvm_state->flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_GUEST_MODE))
+		return 0;
+
+	vmx->nested.nested_run_pending =
+		!!(kvm_state->flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_RUN_PENDING);
+
+	if (check_vmentry_prereqs(vcpu, vmcs12) ||
+	    check_vmentry_postreqs(vcpu, vmcs12, &exit_qual))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (kvm_state->flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_RUN_PENDING)
+		vmx->nested.nested_run_pending = 1;
+
+	vmx->nested.dirty_vmcs12 = true;
+	ret = enter_vmx_non_root_mode(vcpu, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops __ro_after_init = {
 	.cpu_has_kvm_support = cpu_has_kvm_support,
 	.disabled_by_bios = vmx_disabled_by_bios,
@@ -13126,6 +13291,8 @@ static int enable_smi_window(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	.setup_mce = vmx_setup_mce,
 
+	.get_nested_state = vmx_get_nested_state,
+	.set_nested_state = vmx_set_nested_state,
 	.get_vmcs12_pages = nested_get_vmcs12_pages,
 
 	.smi_allowed = vmx_smi_allowed,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 8ddf5f94876f..b1327b211452 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2944,6 +2944,10 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 	case KVM_CAP_X2APIC_API:
 		r = KVM_X2APIC_API_VALID_FLAGS;
 		break;
+	case KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE:
+		r = kvm_x86_ops->get_nested_state ?
+			kvm_x86_ops->get_nested_state(NULL, 0, 0) : 0;
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -3960,6 +3964,56 @@ long kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 		r = kvm_vcpu_ioctl_enable_cap(vcpu, &cap);
 		break;
 	}
+	case KVM_GET_NESTED_STATE: {
+		struct kvm_nested_state __user *user_kvm_nested_state = argp;
+		u32 user_data_size;
+
+		r = -EINVAL;
+		if (!kvm_x86_ops->get_nested_state)
+			break;
+
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(user_data_size) != sizeof(user_kvm_nested_state->size));
+		if (get_user(user_data_size, &user_kvm_nested_state->size))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		r = kvm_x86_ops->get_nested_state(vcpu, user_kvm_nested_state,
+						  user_data_size);
+		if (r < 0)
+			return r;
+
+		if (r > user_data_size) {
+			if (put_user(r, &user_kvm_nested_state->size))
+				return -EFAULT;
+			return -E2BIG;
+		}
+		r = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	case KVM_SET_NESTED_STATE: {
+		struct kvm_nested_state __user *user_kvm_nested_state = argp;
+		struct kvm_nested_state kvm_state;
+
+		r = -EINVAL;
+		if (!kvm_x86_ops->set_nested_state)
+			break;
+
+		if (copy_from_user(&kvm_state, user_kvm_nested_state, sizeof(kvm_state)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		if (kvm_state.size < sizeof(kvm_state))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (kvm_state.flags &
+		    ~(KVM_STATE_NESTED_RUN_PENDING | KVM_STATE_NESTED_GUEST_MODE))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		/* nested_run_pending implies guest_mode.  */
+		if (kvm_state.flags == KVM_STATE_NESTED_RUN_PENDING)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		r = kvm_x86_ops->set_nested_state(vcpu, user_kvm_nested_state, &kvm_state);
+		break;
+	}
 	default:
 		r = -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index b6270a3b38e9..c2e91c28e09d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -949,6 +949,7 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt {
 #define KVM_CAP_GET_MSR_FEATURES 153
 #define KVM_CAP_HYPERV_EVENTFD 154
 #define KVM_CAP_HYPERV_TLBFLUSH 155
+#define KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE 156
 
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING
 
@@ -1391,6 +1392,9 @@ struct kvm_enc_region {
 /* Available with KVM_CAP_HYPERV_EVENTFD */
 #define KVM_HYPERV_EVENTFD        _IOW(KVMIO,  0xbd, struct kvm_hyperv_eventfd)
 
+/* Available with KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE */
+#define KVM_GET_NESTED_STATE         _IOWR(KVMIO, 0xbe, struct kvm_nested_state)
+#define KVM_SET_NESTED_STATE         _IOW(KVMIO,  0xbf, struct kvm_nested_state)
 
 /* Secure Encrypted Virtualization command */
 enum sev_cmd_id {
