diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index e75a957b2068..22c271a1c7a4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -224,6 +224,66 @@ static struct kvm_pmc *intel_msr_idx_to_pmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr)
 	return pmc;
 }
 
+static inline void intel_pmu_release_guest_lbr_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct lbr_desc *lbr_desc = vcpu_to_lbr_desc(vcpu);
+
+	if (lbr_desc->event) {
+		perf_event_release_kernel(lbr_desc->event);
+		lbr_desc->event = NULL;
+		vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu)->event_count--;
+	}
+}
+
+int intel_pmu_create_guest_lbr_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct lbr_desc *lbr_desc = vcpu_to_lbr_desc(vcpu);
+	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
+	struct perf_event *event;
+
+	/*
+	 * The perf_event_attr is constructed in the minimum efficient way:
+	 * - set 'pinned = true' to make it task pinned so that if another
+	 *   cpu pinned event reclaims LBR, the event->oncpu will be set to -1;
+	 * - set '.exclude_host = true' to record guest branches behavior;
+	 *
+	 * - set '.config = INTEL_FIXED_VLBR_EVENT' to indicates host perf
+	 *   schedule the event without a real HW counter but a fake one;
+	 *   check is_guest_lbr_event() and __intel_get_event_constraints();
+	 *
+	 * - set 'sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK' and
+	 *   'branch_sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL_STACK |
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER' to configure it as a LBR callstack
+	 *   event, which helps KVM to save/restore guest LBR records
+	 *   during host context switches and reduces quite a lot overhead,
+	 *   check branch_user_callstack() and intel_pmu_lbr_sched_task();
+	 */
+	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
+		.type = PERF_TYPE_RAW,
+		.size = sizeof(attr),
+		.config = INTEL_FIXED_VLBR_EVENT,
+		.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK,
+		.pinned = true,
+		.exclude_host = true,
+		.branch_sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL_STACK |
+					PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER,
+	};
+
+	if (unlikely(lbr_desc->event))
+		return 0;
+
+	event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(&attr, -1,
+						current, NULL, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(event)) {
+		pr_debug_ratelimited("%s: failed %ld\n",
+					__func__, PTR_ERR(event));
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+	lbr_desc->event = event;
+	pmu->event_count++;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int intel_pmu_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 {
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
@@ -428,6 +488,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	vcpu->arch.perf_capabilities = 0;
 	lbr_desc->records.nr = 0;
+	lbr_desc->event = NULL;
 }
 
 static void intel_pmu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -452,6 +513,8 @@ static void intel_pmu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl = pmu->global_ctrl = pmu->global_status =
 		pmu->global_ovf_ctrl = 0;
+
+	intel_pmu_release_guest_lbr_event(vcpu);
 }
 
 struct kvm_pmu_ops intel_pmu_ops = {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 3c008dec407c..c85a42b39bed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -2023,6 +2023,9 @@ static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 			data &= ~DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF;
 		}
 		vmcs_write64(GUEST_IA32_DEBUGCTL, data);
+		if (intel_pmu_lbr_is_enabled(vcpu) && !to_vmx(vcpu)->lbr_desc.event &&
+		    (data & DEBUGCTLMSR_LBR))
+			intel_pmu_create_guest_lbr_event(vcpu);
 		return 0;
 	case MSR_IA32_BNDCFGS:
 		if (!kvm_mpx_supported() ||
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index 1b0bbfffa1f0..ae645c2082ba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -76,9 +76,19 @@ struct pt_desc {
 bool intel_pmu_lbr_is_compatible(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 bool intel_pmu_lbr_is_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
+int intel_pmu_create_guest_lbr_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+
 struct lbr_desc {
 	/* Basic info about guest LBR records. */
 	struct x86_pmu_lbr records;
+
+	/*
+	 * Emulate LBR feature via passthrough LBR registers when the
+	 * per-vcpu guest LBR event is scheduled on the current pcpu.
+	 *
+	 * The records may be inaccurate if the host reclaims the LBR.
+	 */
+	struct perf_event *event;
 };
 
 /*
