diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/amd-memory-encryption.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/amd-memory-encryption.rst
index d18c97b4e140..826911f41f3b 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/amd-memory-encryption.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/amd-memory-encryption.rst
@@ -238,6 +238,33 @@ Returns: 0 on success, -negative on error
                 __u32 trans_len;
         };
 
+10. KVM_SEV_SEND_START
+----------------------
+
+The KVM_SEV_SEND_START command can be used by the hypervisor to create an
+outgoing guest encryption context.
+
+Parameters (in): struct kvm_sev_send_start
+
+Returns: 0 on success, -negative on error
+
+::
+        struct kvm_sev_send_start {
+                __u32 policy;                 /* guest policy */
+
+                __u64 pdh_cert_uaddr;         /* platform Diffie-Hellman certificate */
+                __u32 pdh_cert_len;
+
+                __u64 plat_certs_uadr;        /* platform certificate chain */
+                __u32 plat_certs_len;
+
+                __u64 amd_certs_uaddr;        /* AMD certificate */
+                __u32 amd_cert_len;
+
+                __u64 session_uaddr;          /* Guest session information */
+                __u32 session_len;
+        };
+
 References
 ==========
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index a3e32d61d60c..3a7e2cac51de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -7140,6 +7140,128 @@ static int sev_launch_secret(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_sev_cmd *argp)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* Userspace wants to query session length. */
+static int
+__sev_send_start_query_session_length(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_sev_cmd *argp,
+				      struct kvm_sev_send_start *params)
+{
+	struct kvm_sev_info *sev = &to_kvm_svm(kvm)->sev_info;
+	struct sev_data_send_start *data;
+	int ret;
+
+	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+	if (data == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	data->handle = sev->handle;
+	ret = sev_issue_cmd(kvm, SEV_CMD_SEND_START, data, &argp->error);
+
+	params->session_len = data->session_len;
+	if (copy_to_user((void __user *)(uintptr_t)argp->data, params,
+				sizeof(struct kvm_sev_send_start)))
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+
+	kfree(data);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int sev_send_start(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_sev_cmd *argp)
+{
+	struct kvm_sev_info *sev = &to_kvm_svm(kvm)->sev_info;
+	struct sev_data_send_start *data;
+	struct kvm_sev_send_start params;
+	void *amd_certs, *session_data;
+	void *pdh_cert, *plat_certs;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!sev_guest(kvm))
+		return -ENOTTY;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&params, (void __user *)(uintptr_t)argp->data,
+				sizeof(struct kvm_sev_send_start)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	/* if session_len is zero, userspace wants t query the session length */
+	if (!params.session_len)
+		return __sev_send_start_query_session_length(kvm, argp,
+				&params);
+
+	/* some sanity checks */
+	if (!params.pdh_cert_uaddr || !params.pdh_cert_len ||
+	    !params.session_uaddr || params.session_len > SEV_FW_BLOB_MAX_SIZE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* allocate the memory to hold the session data blob */
+	session_data = kmalloc(params.session_len, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+	if (!session_data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* copy the certificate blobs from userspace */
+	pdh_cert = psp_copy_user_blob(params.pdh_cert_uaddr,
+				params.pdh_cert_len);
+	if (IS_ERR(pdh_cert)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(pdh_cert);
+		goto e_free_session;
+	}
+
+	plat_certs = psp_copy_user_blob(params.plat_certs_uaddr,
+				params.plat_certs_len);
+	if (IS_ERR(plat_certs)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(plat_certs);
+		goto e_free_pdh;
+	}
+
+	amd_certs = psp_copy_user_blob(params.amd_certs_uaddr,
+				params.amd_certs_len);
+	if (IS_ERR(amd_certs)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(amd_certs);
+		goto e_free_plat_cert;
+	}
+
+	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+	if (data == NULL) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto e_free_amd_cert;
+	}
+
+	/* populate the FW SEND_START field with system physical address */
+	data->pdh_cert_address = __psp_pa(pdh_cert);
+	data->pdh_cert_len = params.pdh_cert_len;
+	data->plat_certs_address = __psp_pa(plat_certs);
+	data->plat_certs_len = params.plat_certs_len;
+	data->amd_certs_address = __psp_pa(amd_certs);
+	data->amd_certs_len = params.amd_certs_len;
+	data->session_address = __psp_pa(session_data);
+	data->session_len = params.session_len;
+	data->handle = sev->handle;
+
+	ret = sev_issue_cmd(kvm, SEV_CMD_SEND_START, data, &argp->error);
+
+	if (copy_to_user((void __user *)(uintptr_t) params.session_uaddr,
+			session_data, params.session_len)) {
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+		goto e_free;
+	}
+
+	params.policy = data->policy;
+	params.session_len = data->session_len;
+	if (copy_to_user((void __user *)(uintptr_t)argp->data, &params,
+				sizeof(struct kvm_sev_send_start)))
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+
+e_free:
+	kfree(data);
+e_free_amd_cert:
+	kfree(amd_certs);
+e_free_plat_cert:
+	kfree(plat_certs);
+e_free_pdh:
+	kfree(pdh_cert);
+e_free_session:
+	kfree(session_data);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int svm_mem_enc_op(struct kvm *kvm, void __user *argp)
 {
 	struct kvm_sev_cmd sev_cmd;
@@ -7181,6 +7303,9 @@ static int svm_mem_enc_op(struct kvm *kvm, void __user *argp)
 	case KVM_SEV_LAUNCH_SECRET:
 		r = sev_launch_secret(kvm, &sev_cmd);
 		break;
+	case KVM_SEV_SEND_START:
+		r = sev_send_start(kvm, &sev_cmd);
+		break;
 	default:
 		r = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/include/linux/psp-sev.h b/include/linux/psp-sev.h
index 5167bf2bfc75..9f63b9d48b63 100644
--- a/include/linux/psp-sev.h
+++ b/include/linux/psp-sev.h
@@ -323,11 +323,11 @@ struct sev_data_send_start {
 	u64 pdh_cert_address;			/* In */
 	u32 pdh_cert_len;			/* In */
 	u32 reserved1;
-	u64 plat_cert_address;			/* In */
-	u32 plat_cert_len;			/* In */
+	u64 plat_certs_address;			/* In */
+	u32 plat_certs_len;			/* In */
 	u32 reserved2;
-	u64 amd_cert_address;			/* In */
-	u32 amd_cert_len;			/* In */
+	u64 amd_certs_address;			/* In */
+	u32 amd_certs_len;			/* In */
 	u32 reserved3;
 	u64 session_address;			/* In */
 	u32 session_len;			/* In/Out */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index 4b95f9a31a2f..17bef4c245e1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -1558,6 +1558,18 @@ struct kvm_sev_dbg {
 	__u32 len;
 };
 
+struct kvm_sev_send_start {
+	__u32 policy;
+	__u64 pdh_cert_uaddr;
+	__u32 pdh_cert_len;
+	__u64 plat_certs_uaddr;
+	__u32 plat_certs_len;
+	__u64 amd_certs_uaddr;
+	__u32 amd_certs_len;
+	__u64 session_uaddr;
+	__u32 session_len;
+};
+
 #define KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_ENABLE_IOMMU	(1 << 0)
 #define KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_PCI_2_3		(1 << 1)
 #define KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_MASK_INTX	(1 << 2)
