diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index e3b25dc6c367..9e6e8701933e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 #define KVM_ARM64_DEBUG_STATE_SAVE_TRBE	(1 << 13) /* Save TRBE context if active  */
 #define KVM_ARM64_FP_FOREIGN_FPSTATE	(1 << 14)
 #define KVM_ARM64_ON_UNSUPPORTED_CPU	(1 << 15) /* Physical CPU not in supported_cpus */
+#define KVM_ARM64_WFIT			(1 << 16) /* WFIT instruction trapped */
 
 #define KVM_GUESTDBG_VALID_MASK (KVM_GUESTDBG_ENABLE | \
 				 KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP | \
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
index c92a68190f6a..4e39ace073af 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
@@ -239,6 +239,20 @@ static bool kvm_timer_irq_can_fire(struct arch_timer_context *timer_ctx)
 		  (ARCH_TIMER_CTRL_IT_MASK | ARCH_TIMER_CTRL_ENABLE)) == ARCH_TIMER_CTRL_ENABLE);
 }
 
+static bool vcpu_has_wfit_active(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return (cpus_have_final_cap(ARM64_HAS_WFXT) &&
+		(vcpu->arch.flags & KVM_ARM64_WFIT));
+}
+
+static u64 wfit_delay_ns(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct arch_timer_context *ctx = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
+	u64 val = vcpu_get_reg(vcpu, kvm_vcpu_sys_get_rt(vcpu));
+
+	return kvm_counter_compute_delta(ctx, val);
+}
+
 /*
  * Returns the earliest expiration time in ns among guest timers.
  * Note that it will return 0 if none of timers can fire.
@@ -256,6 +270,9 @@ static u64 kvm_timer_earliest_exp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			min_delta = min(min_delta, kvm_timer_compute_delta(ctx));
 	}
 
+	if (vcpu_has_wfit_active(vcpu))
+		min_delta = min(min_delta, wfit_delay_ns(vcpu));
+
 	/* If none of timers can fire, then return 0 */
 	if (min_delta == ULLONG_MAX)
 		return 0;
@@ -355,7 +372,7 @@ static bool kvm_timer_should_fire(struct arch_timer_context *timer_ctx)
 
 int kvm_cpu_has_pending_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	return 0;
+	return vcpu_has_wfit_active(vcpu) && wfit_delay_ns(vcpu) == 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -481,7 +498,8 @@ static void kvm_timer_blocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 */
 	if (!kvm_timer_irq_can_fire(map.direct_vtimer) &&
 	    !kvm_timer_irq_can_fire(map.direct_ptimer) &&
-	    !kvm_timer_irq_can_fire(map.emul_ptimer))
+	    !kvm_timer_irq_can_fire(map.emul_ptimer) &&
+	    !vcpu_has_wfit_active(vcpu))
 		return;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 2122c699af06..e7cb8a4d2e81 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ void kvm_vcpu_wfi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	preempt_enable();
 
 	kvm_vcpu_halt(vcpu);
+	vcpu->arch.flags &= ~KVM_ARM64_WFIT;
 	kvm_clear_request(KVM_REQ_UNHALT, vcpu);
 
 	preempt_disable();
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c
index 97fe14aab1a3..4260f2cd1971 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c
@@ -85,16 +85,21 @@ static int handle_no_fpsimd(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
  * WFI: Simply call kvm_vcpu_halt(), which will halt execution of
  * world-switches and schedule other host processes until there is an
  * incoming IRQ or FIQ to the VM.
+ * WFIT: Same as WFI, with a timed wakeup implemented as a background timer
  */
 static int kvm_handle_wfx(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	if (kvm_vcpu_get_esr(vcpu) & ESR_ELx_WFx_ISS_WFE) {
+	u64 esr = kvm_vcpu_get_esr(vcpu);
+
+	if (esr & ESR_ELx_WFx_ISS_WFE) {
 		trace_kvm_wfx_arm64(*vcpu_pc(vcpu), true);
 		vcpu->stat.wfe_exit_stat++;
 		kvm_vcpu_on_spin(vcpu, vcpu_mode_priv(vcpu));
 	} else {
 		trace_kvm_wfx_arm64(*vcpu_pc(vcpu), false);
 		vcpu->stat.wfi_exit_stat++;
+		if ((esr & (ESR_ELx_WFx_ISS_RV | ESR_ELx_WFx_ISS_WFxT)) == (ESR_ELx_WFx_ISS_RV | ESR_ELx_WFx_ISS_WFxT))
+			vcpu->arch.flags |= KVM_ARM64_WFIT;
 		kvm_vcpu_wfi(vcpu);
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
index 3ed418f70e3b..01f7d253dec4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
+++ b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ HAS_STAGE2_FWB
 HAS_SYSREG_GIC_CPUIF
 HAS_TLB_RANGE
 HAS_VIRT_HOST_EXTN
+HAS_WFXT
 HW_DBM
 KVM_PROTECTED_MODE
 MISMATCHED_CACHE_TYPE
