diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
index 9c883c94d478..81c46eff7e1d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 
 #define SIG_IPI SIGUSR1
 
+#define TEST_DIRTY_QUOTA_INCREMENT		8
+
 /*
  * Guest/Host shared variables. Ensure addr_gva2hva() and/or
  * sync_global_to/from_guest() are used when accessing from
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ static enum log_mode_t host_log_mode_option = LOG_MODE_ALL;
 static enum log_mode_t host_log_mode;
 static pthread_t vcpu_thread;
 static uint32_t test_dirty_ring_count = TEST_DIRTY_RING_COUNT;
+static uint64_t test_dirty_quota_increment = TEST_DIRTY_QUOTA_INCREMENT;
 
 static void vcpu_kick(void)
 {
@@ -208,6 +211,13 @@ static void sem_wait_until(sem_t *sem)
 	while (ret == -1 && errno == EINTR);
 }
 
+static void set_dirty_quota(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t dirty_quota)
+{
+	struct kvm_run *run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
+
+	vcpu_set_dirty_quota(run, dirty_quota);
+}
+
 static bool clear_log_supported(void)
 {
 	return kvm_has_cap(KVM_CAP_MANUAL_DIRTY_LOG_PROTECT2);
@@ -255,7 +265,11 @@ static void default_after_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int ret, int err)
 	TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0 || (ret == -1 && err == EINTR),
 		    "vcpu run failed: errno=%d", err);
 
-	TEST_ASSERT(get_ucall(vcpu, NULL) == UCALL_SYNC,
+	if (test_dirty_quota_increment &&
+		run->exit_reason == KVM_EXIT_DIRTY_QUOTA_EXHAUSTED)
+		vcpu_handle_dirty_quota_exit(run, test_dirty_quota_increment);
+	else
+		TEST_ASSERT(get_ucall(vcpu, NULL) == UCALL_SYNC,
 		    "Invalid guest sync status: exit_reason=%s\n",
 		    exit_reason_str(run->exit_reason));
 
@@ -372,6 +386,9 @@ static void dirty_ring_after_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int ret, int err)
 	if (get_ucall(vcpu, NULL) == UCALL_SYNC) {
 		/* We should allow this to continue */
 		;
+	} else if (test_dirty_quota_increment &&
+		run->exit_reason == KVM_EXIT_DIRTY_QUOTA_EXHAUSTED) {
+		vcpu_handle_dirty_quota_exit(run, test_dirty_quota_increment);
 	} else if (run->exit_reason == KVM_EXIT_DIRTY_RING_FULL ||
 		   (ret == -1 && err == EINTR)) {
 		/* Update the flag first before pause */
@@ -762,6 +779,10 @@ static void run_test(enum vm_guest_mode mode, void *arg)
 	sync_global_to_guest(vm, guest_test_virt_mem);
 	sync_global_to_guest(vm, guest_num_pages);
 
+	/* Initialise dirty quota */
+	if (test_dirty_quota_increment)
+		set_dirty_quota(vm, test_dirty_quota_increment);
+
 	/* Start the iterations */
 	iteration = 1;
 	sync_global_to_guest(vm, iteration);
@@ -803,6 +824,9 @@ static void run_test(enum vm_guest_mode mode, void *arg)
 	/* Tell the vcpu thread to quit */
 	host_quit = true;
 	log_mode_before_vcpu_join();
+	/* Terminate dirty quota throttling */
+	if (test_dirty_quota_increment)
+		set_dirty_quota(vm, 0);
 	pthread_join(vcpu_thread, NULL);
 
 	pr_info("Total bits checked: dirty (%"PRIu64"), clear (%"PRIu64"), "
@@ -824,6 +848,8 @@ static void help(char *name)
 	printf(" -c: specify dirty ring size, in number of entries\n");
 	printf("     (only useful for dirty-ring test; default: %"PRIu32")\n",
 	       TEST_DIRTY_RING_COUNT);
+	printf(" -q: specify incemental dirty quota (default: %"PRIu32")\n",
+	       TEST_DIRTY_QUOTA_INCREMENT);
 	printf(" -i: specify iteration counts (default: %"PRIu64")\n",
 	       TEST_HOST_LOOP_N);
 	printf(" -I: specify interval in ms (default: %"PRIu64" ms)\n",
@@ -852,11 +878,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	guest_modes_append_default();
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "c:hi:I:p:m:M:")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "c:q:hi:I:p:m:M:")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'c':
 			test_dirty_ring_count = strtol(optarg, NULL, 10);
 			break;
+		case 'q':
+			test_dirty_quota_increment = strtol(optarg, NULL, 10);
+			break;
 		case 'i':
 			p.iterations = strtol(optarg, NULL, 10);
 			break;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
index 24fde97f6121..68be66b9ac67 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
@@ -834,4 +834,8 @@ static inline int __vm_disable_nx_huge_pages(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 	return __vm_enable_cap(vm, KVM_CAP_VM_DISABLE_NX_HUGE_PAGES, 0);
 }
 
+void vcpu_set_dirty_quota(struct kvm_run *run, uint64_t dirty_quota);
+void vcpu_handle_dirty_quota_exit(struct kvm_run *run,
+			uint64_t test_dirty_quota_increment);
+
 #endif /* SELFTEST_KVM_UTIL_BASE_H */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index 9889fe0d8919..4c7bd9807d0b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 #define KVM_UTIL_MIN_PFN	2
+#define PML_BUFFER_SIZE	512
 
 static int vcpu_mmap_sz(void);
 
@@ -1703,6 +1704,7 @@ static struct exit_reason {
 	{KVM_EXIT_X86_RDMSR, "RDMSR"},
 	{KVM_EXIT_X86_WRMSR, "WRMSR"},
 	{KVM_EXIT_XEN, "XEN"},
+	{KVM_EXIT_DIRTY_QUOTA_EXHAUSTED, "DIRTY_QUOTA_EXHAUSTED"},
 #ifdef KVM_EXIT_MEMORY_NOT_PRESENT
 	{KVM_EXIT_MEMORY_NOT_PRESENT, "MEMORY_NOT_PRESENT"},
 #endif
@@ -1979,3 +1981,37 @@ void __vm_get_stat(struct kvm_vm *vm, const char *stat_name, uint64_t *data,
 		break;
 	}
 }
+
+void vcpu_set_dirty_quota(struct kvm_run *run, uint64_t dirty_quota)
+{
+	run->dirty_quota = dirty_quota;
+
+	if (dirty_quota)
+		pr_info("Dirty quota throttling enabled with initial quota %"PRIu64"\n",
+			dirty_quota);
+	else
+		pr_info("Dirty quota throttling disabled\n");
+}
+
+void vcpu_handle_dirty_quota_exit(struct kvm_run *run,
+			uint64_t test_dirty_quota_increment)
+{
+	uint64_t quota = run->dirty_quota_exit.quota;
+	uint64_t count = run->dirty_quota_exit.count;
+
+	/*
+	 * Due to PML, number of pages dirtied by the vcpu can exceed its dirty
+	 * quota by PML buffer size.
+	 */
+	TEST_ASSERT(count <= quota + PML_BUFFER_SIZE, "Invalid number of pages
+		dirtied: count=%"PRIu64", quota=%"PRIu64"\n", count, quota);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT(count >= quota, "Dirty quota exit happened with quota yet to
+		be exhausted: count=%"PRIu64", quota=%"PRIu64"\n", count, quota);
+
+	if (count > quota)
+		pr_info("Dirty quota exit with unequal quota and count:
+			count=%"PRIu64", quota=%"PRIu64"\n", count, quota);
+
+	run->dirty_quota = count + test_dirty_quota_increment;
+}
