diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index d87aa609d2b6..b594c604215f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 	 * supported.
 	 */
 	bool return_nisv_io_abort_to_user;
+
+	/*
+	 * VM-wide PMU filter, implemented as a bitmap and big enough
+	 * for up to 65536 events
+	 */
+	unsigned long *pmu_filter;
 };
 
 #define KVM_NR_MEM_OBJS     40
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
index ba85bb23f060..7b1511d6ce44 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
@@ -159,6 +159,21 @@ struct kvm_sync_regs {
 struct kvm_arch_memory_slot {
 };
 
+/*
+ * PMU filter structure. Describe a range of events with a particular
+ * action. To be used with KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_FILTER.
+ */
+struct kvm_pmu_event_filter {
+	__u16	base_event;
+	__u16	nevents;
+
+#define KVM_PMU_EVENT_ALLOW	0
+#define KVM_PMU_EVENT_DENY	1
+
+	__u8	action;
+	__u8	pad[3];
+};
+
 /* for KVM_GET/SET_VCPU_EVENTS */
 struct kvm_vcpu_events {
 	struct {
@@ -329,6 +344,7 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_events {
 #define KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_CTRL	0
 #define   KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_IRQ	0
 #define   KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_INIT	1
+#define   KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_FILTER	2
 #define KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_CTRL		1
 #define   KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_VTIMER		0
 #define   KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_PTIMER		1
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
index d65a0faa46d8..9132f7508975 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ void kvm_arch_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 	free_percpu(kvm->arch.last_vcpu_ran);
 	kvm->arch.last_vcpu_ran = NULL;
 
+	bitmap_free(kvm->arch.pmu_filter);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < KVM_MAX_VCPUS; ++i) {
 		if (kvm->vcpus[i]) {
 			kvm_vcpu_destroy(kvm->vcpus[i]);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
index f0d0312c0a55..817f341ed9ad 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
@@ -585,6 +585,14 @@ static void kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx)
 	    pmc->idx != ARMV8_PMU_CYCLE_IDX)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * If we have a filter in place and that the event isn't allowed, do
+	 * not install a perf event either.
+	 */
+	if (vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter &&
+	    !test_bit(eventsel, vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter))
+		return;
+
 	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(struct perf_event_attr));
 	attr.type = PERF_TYPE_RAW;
 	attr.size = sizeof(attr);
@@ -735,15 +743,6 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	if (!kvm_arm_support_pmu_v3())
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	if (!test_bit(KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3, vcpu->arch.features))
-		return -ENXIO;
-
-	if (vcpu->arch.pmu.created)
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	if (irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm)) {
 		int ret;
 
@@ -794,8 +793,19 @@ static bool pmu_irq_is_valid(struct kvm *kvm, int irq)
 	return true;
 }
 
+#define NR_EVENTS	(ARMV8_PMU_EVTYPE_EVENT + 1)
+
 int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
 {
+	if (!kvm_arm_support_pmu_v3())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!test_bit(KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3, vcpu->arch.features))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (vcpu->arch.pmu.created)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	switch (attr->attr) {
 	case KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_IRQ: {
 		int __user *uaddr = (int __user *)(long)attr->addr;
@@ -804,9 +814,6 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
 		if (!irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (!test_bit(KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3, vcpu->arch.features))
-			return -ENODEV;
-
 		if (get_user(irq, uaddr))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -824,6 +831,50 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
 		vcpu->arch.pmu.irq_num = irq;
 		return 0;
 	}
+	case KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_FILTER: {
+		struct kvm_pmu_event_filter __user *uaddr;
+		struct kvm_pmu_event_filter filter;
+
+		uaddr = (struct kvm_pmu_event_filter __user *)(long)attr->addr;
+
+		if (copy_from_user(&filter, uaddr, sizeof(filter)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		if (((u32)filter.base_event + filter.nevents) > NR_EVENTS ||
+		    (filter.action != KVM_PMU_EVENT_ALLOW &&
+		     filter.action != KVM_PMU_EVENT_DENY))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		mutex_lock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
+
+		if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter) {
+			vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter = bitmap_alloc(NR_EVENTS, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter) {
+				mutex_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * The default depends on the first applied filter.
+			 * If it allows events, the default is to deny.
+			 * Conversely, if the first filter denies a set of
+			 * events, the default is to allow.
+			 */
+			if (filter.action == KVM_PMU_EVENT_ALLOW)
+				bitmap_zero(vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter, NR_EVENTS);
+			else
+				bitmap_fill(vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter, NR_EVENTS);
+		}
+
+		if (filter.action == KVM_PMU_EVENT_ALLOW)
+			bitmap_set(vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter, filter.base_event, filter.nevents);
+		else
+			bitmap_clear(vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter, filter.base_event, filter.nevents);
+
+		mutex_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
 	case KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_INIT:
 		return kvm_arm_pmu_v3_init(vcpu);
 	}
@@ -860,6 +911,7 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_has_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
 	switch (attr->attr) {
 	case KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_IRQ:
 	case KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_INIT:
+	case KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_FILTER:
 		if (kvm_arm_support_pmu_v3() &&
 		    test_bit(KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3, vcpu->arch.features))
 			return 0;
