diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
index 4029943..b9bd667 100644
--- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
@@ -4157,3 +4157,12 @@ Currently the following bits are defined for the device_irq_level bitmap:
 Future versions of kvm may implement additional events. These will get
 indicated by returning a higher number from KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION and will be
 listed above.
+
+8.10 KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SYNIC2
+
+Architectures: x86
+
+This capability enables a newer version of Hyper-V Synthetic interrupt
+controller (SynIC).  The only difference with KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SYNIC is that KVM
+doesn't clear SynIC message and event flags pages when they are enabled by
+writing to the  respective MSRs.
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 695605e..10e70e7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic {
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(auto_eoi_bitmap, 256);
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(vec_bitmap, 256);
 	bool active;
+	bool dont_zero_synic_pages;
 };
 
 /* Hyper-V per vcpu emulation context */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.h b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.h
index cd11195..12f65fe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int kvm_hv_hypercall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_hv_irq_routing_update(struct kvm *kvm);
 int kvm_hv_synic_set_irq(struct kvm *kvm, u32 vcpu_id, u32 sint);
 void kvm_hv_synic_send_eoi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int vector);
-int kvm_hv_activate_synic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+int kvm_hv_activate_synic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool dont_zero_synic_pages);
 
 void kvm_hv_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_hv_vcpu_uninit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index 577429a..193fcf9 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt {
 #define KVM_CAP_SPAPR_TCE_VFIO 142
 #define KVM_CAP_X86_GUEST_MWAIT 143
 #define KVM_CAP_ARM_USER_IRQ 144
+#define KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SYNIC2 145
 
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
index ebae57a..a808440 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ static int synic_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic,
 		synic->version = data;
 		break;
 	case HV_X64_MSR_SIEFP:
-		if (data & HV_SYNIC_SIEFP_ENABLE)
+		if ((data & HV_SYNIC_SIEFP_ENABLE) && !host &&
+		    !synic->dont_zero_synic_pages)
 			if (kvm_clear_guest(vcpu->kvm,
 					    data & PAGE_MASK, PAGE_SIZE)) {
 				ret = 1;
@@ -232,7 +233,8 @@ static int synic_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic,
 			synic_exit(synic, msr);
 		break;
 	case HV_X64_MSR_SIMP:
-		if (data & HV_SYNIC_SIMP_ENABLE)
+		if ((data & HV_SYNIC_SIMP_ENABLE) && !host &&
+		    !synic->dont_zero_synic_pages)
 			if (kvm_clear_guest(vcpu->kvm,
 					    data & PAGE_MASK, PAGE_SIZE)) {
 				ret = 1;
@@ -687,14 +689,17 @@ void kvm_hv_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		stimer_init(&hv_vcpu->stimer[i], i);
 }
 
-int kvm_hv_activate_synic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+int kvm_hv_activate_synic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool dont_zero_synic_pages)
 {
+	struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic = vcpu_to_synic(vcpu);
+
 	/*
 	 * Hyper-V SynIC auto EOI SINT's are
 	 * not compatible with APICV, so deactivate APICV
 	 */
 	kvm_vcpu_deactivate_apicv(vcpu);
-	vcpu_to_synic(vcpu)->active = true;
+	synic->active = true;
+	synic->dont_zero_synic_pages = dont_zero_synic_pages;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 87d3cb9..ad5b920 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2661,6 +2661,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 	case KVM_CAP_HYPERV_VAPIC:
 	case KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SPIN:
 	case KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SYNIC:
+	case KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SYNIC2:
 	case KVM_CAP_PCI_SEGMENT:
 	case KVM_CAP_DEBUGREGS:
 	case KVM_CAP_X86_ROBUST_SINGLESTEP:
@@ -3384,10 +3385,14 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (cap->cap) {
+	case KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SYNIC2:
+		if (cap->args[0])
+			return -EINVAL;
 	case KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SYNIC:
 		if (!irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm))
 			return -EINVAL;
-		return kvm_hv_activate_synic(vcpu);
+		return kvm_hv_activate_synic(vcpu, cap->cap ==
+					     KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SYNIC2);
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
