diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h
index cefe1d81e2e8..4aa0a1c10b84 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ KVM_X86_OP_NULL(hardware_unsetup)
 KVM_X86_OP_NULL(cpu_has_accelerated_tpr)
 KVM_X86_OP(has_emulated_msr)
 KVM_X86_OP(vcpu_after_set_cpuid)
+KVM_X86_OP(is_vm_type_supported)
 KVM_X86_OP(vm_init)
 KVM_X86_OP_NULL(vm_destroy)
 KVM_X86_OP(vcpu_create)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 5b31d8e5fcbf..cdb908ed7d5b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ struct kvm_x86_msr_filter {
 #define APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_BLOCKIRQ	6
 
 struct kvm_arch {
+	unsigned long vm_type;
 	unsigned long n_used_mmu_pages;
 	unsigned long n_requested_mmu_pages;
 	unsigned long n_max_mmu_pages;
@@ -1311,6 +1312,7 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
 	bool (*has_emulated_msr)(struct kvm *kvm, u32 index);
 	void (*vcpu_after_set_cpuid)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
+	bool (*is_vm_type_supported)(unsigned long vm_type);
 	unsigned int vm_size;
 	int (*vm_init)(struct kvm *kvm);
 	void (*vm_destroy)(struct kvm *kvm);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
index 5a776a08f78c..a0805a2a81f8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
@@ -508,4 +508,8 @@ struct kvm_pmu_event_filter {
 #define KVM_VCPU_TSC_CTRL 0 /* control group for the timestamp counter (TSC) */
 #define   KVM_VCPU_TSC_OFFSET 0 /* attribute for the TSC offset */
 
+#define KVM_X86_LEGACY_VM	0
+#define KVM_X86_SEV_ES_VM	1
+#define KVM_X86_TDX_VM		2
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_KVM_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 5630c241d5f6..2ef77d4566a9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -4562,6 +4562,11 @@ static void svm_vm_destroy(struct kvm *kvm)
 	sev_vm_destroy(kvm);
 }
 
+static bool svm_is_vm_type_supported(unsigned long type)
+{
+	return type == KVM_X86_LEGACY_VM;
+}
+
 static int svm_vm_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	if (!pause_filter_count || !pause_filter_thresh)
@@ -4589,6 +4594,7 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops __initdata = {
 	.vcpu_free = svm_free_vcpu,
 	.vcpu_reset = svm_vcpu_reset,
 
+	.is_vm_type_supported = svm_is_vm_type_supported,
 	.vm_size = sizeof(struct kvm_svm),
 	.vm_init = svm_vm_init,
 	.vm_destroy = svm_vm_destroy,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index fe4f3ee61db3..f2905e00b063 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -6851,6 +6851,11 @@ static int vmx_create_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static bool vmx_is_vm_type_supported(unsigned long type)
+{
+	return type == KVM_X86_LEGACY_VM;
+}
+
 #define L1TF_MSG_SMT "L1TF CPU bug present and SMT on, data leak possible. See CVE-2018-3646 and https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/hw-vuln/l1tf.html for details.\n"
 #define L1TF_MSG_L1D "L1TF CPU bug present and virtualization mitigation disabled, data leak possible. See CVE-2018-3646 and https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/hw-vuln/l1tf.html for details.\n"
 
@@ -7505,6 +7510,7 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops __initdata = {
 	.cpu_has_accelerated_tpr = report_flexpriority,
 	.has_emulated_msr = vmx_has_emulated_msr,
 
+	.is_vm_type_supported = vmx_is_vm_type_supported,
 	.vm_size = sizeof(struct kvm_vmx),
 	.vm_init = vmx_vm_init,
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 6f3c77524426..5f4b6f70489b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4225,6 +4225,11 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 		else
 			r = 0;
 		break;
+	case KVM_CAP_VM_TYPES:
+		r = BIT(KVM_X86_LEGACY_VM);
+		if (static_call(kvm_x86_is_vm_type_supported)(KVM_X86_TDX_VM))
+			r |= BIT(KVM_X86_TDX_VM);
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -11320,9 +11325,11 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
 	int ret;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (type)
+	if (!static_call(kvm_x86_is_vm_type_supported)(type))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	kvm->arch.vm_type = type;
+
 	ret = kvm_page_track_init(kvm);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index 1daa45268de2..bb49e095867e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -1132,6 +1132,8 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt {
 #define KVM_CAP_ARM_MTE 205
 #define KVM_CAP_VM_MOVE_ENC_CONTEXT_FROM 206
 
+#define KVM_CAP_VM_TYPES 1000
+
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING
 
 struct kvm_irq_routing_irqchip {
diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
index 2ef1f6513c68..96b0064cff5c 100644
--- a/tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
@@ -504,4 +504,8 @@ struct kvm_pmu_event_filter {
 #define KVM_PMU_EVENT_ALLOW 0
 #define KVM_PMU_EVENT_DENY 1
 
+#define KVM_X86_LEGACY_VM	0
+#define KVM_X86_SEV_ES_VM	1
+#define KVM_X86_TDX_VM		2
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_KVM_H */
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index a067410ebea5..e5aadad54ced 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -1113,6 +1113,8 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt {
 #define KVM_CAP_EXIT_ON_EMULATION_FAILURE 204
 #define KVM_CAP_ARM_MTE 205
 
+#define KVM_CAP_VM_TYPES 1000
+
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING
 
 struct kvm_irq_routing_irqchip {
