diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
index dda1959..5c133ac 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/kvm.h>
 #include <trace/events/kvm.h>
+#include <kvm/arm_pmu.h>
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include "trace.h"
@@ -577,6 +578,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 		 * non-preemptible context.
 		 */
 		preempt_disable();
+		kvm_pmu_flush_hwstate(vcpu);
 		kvm_timer_flush_hwstate(vcpu);
 		kvm_vgic_flush_hwstate(vcpu);
 
@@ -593,6 +595,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 		if (ret <= 0 || need_new_vmid_gen(vcpu->kvm) ||
 			vcpu->arch.power_off || vcpu->arch.pause) {
 			local_irq_enable();
+			kvm_pmu_sync_hwstate(vcpu);
 			kvm_timer_sync_hwstate(vcpu);
 			kvm_vgic_sync_hwstate(vcpu);
 			preempt_enable();
@@ -641,6 +644,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 		kvm_guest_exit();
 		trace_kvm_exit(ret, kvm_vcpu_trap_get_class(vcpu), *vcpu_pc(vcpu));
 
+		kvm_pmu_sync_hwstate(vcpu);
+
 		/*
 		 * We must sync the timer state before the vgic state so that
 		 * the vgic can properly sample the updated state of the
diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
index 8bc92d1..9c184ed 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct kvm_pmu {
 	int irq_num;
 	struct kvm_pmc pmc[ARMV8_PMU_MAX_COUNTERS];
 	bool ready;
+	bool irq_level;
 };
 
 #define kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(v)		((v)->arch.pmu.ready)
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ u64 kvm_pmu_valid_counter_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_pmu_disable_counter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val);
 void kvm_pmu_enable_counter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val);
 void kvm_pmu_overflow_set(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val);
+void kvm_pmu_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+void kvm_pmu_sync_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_pmu_software_increment(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val);
 void kvm_pmu_handle_pmcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val);
 void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data,
@@ -67,6 +70,8 @@ static inline u64 kvm_pmu_valid_counter_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 static inline void kvm_pmu_disable_counter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val) {}
 static inline void kvm_pmu_enable_counter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val) {}
 static inline void kvm_pmu_overflow_set(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val) {}
+static inline void kvm_pmu_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
+static inline void kvm_pmu_sync_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_pmu_software_increment(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val) {}
 static inline void kvm_pmu_handle_pmcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val) {}
 static inline void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
index cda869c..74e858c 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_emulate.h>
 #include <kvm/arm_pmu.h>
+#include <kvm/arm_vgic.h>
 
 /**
  * kvm_pmu_get_counter_value - get PMU counter value
@@ -180,6 +181,71 @@ void kvm_pmu_overflow_set(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val)
 		kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
 }
 
+static void kvm_pmu_update_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = &vcpu->arch.pmu;
+	bool overflow;
+
+	if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
+		return;
+
+	overflow = !!kvm_pmu_overflow_status(vcpu);
+	if (pmu->irq_level != overflow) {
+		pmu->irq_level = overflow;
+		kvm_vgic_inject_irq(vcpu->kvm, vcpu->vcpu_id,
+				    pmu->irq_num, overflow);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * kvm_pmu_flush_hwstate - flush pmu state to cpu
+ * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
+ *
+ * Check if the PMU has overflowed while we were running in the host, and inject
+ * an interrupt if that was the case.
+ */
+void kvm_pmu_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	kvm_pmu_update_state(vcpu);
+}
+
+/**
+ * kvm_pmu_sync_hwstate - sync pmu state from cpu
+ * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
+ *
+ * Check if the PMU has overflowed while we were running in the guest, and
+ * inject an interrupt if that was the case.
+ */
+void kvm_pmu_sync_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	kvm_pmu_update_state(vcpu);
+}
+
+static inline struct kvm_vcpu *kvm_pmc_to_vcpu(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
+{
+	struct kvm_pmu *pmu;
+	struct kvm_vcpu_arch *vcpu_arch;
+
+	pmc -= pmc->idx;
+	pmu = container_of(pmc, struct kvm_pmu, pmc[0]);
+	vcpu_arch = container_of(pmu, struct kvm_vcpu_arch, pmu);
+	return container_of(vcpu_arch, struct kvm_vcpu, arch);
+}
+
+/**
+ * When perf event overflows, call kvm_pmu_overflow_set to set overflow status.
+ */
+static void kvm_pmu_perf_overflow(struct perf_event *perf_event,
+				  struct perf_sample_data *data,
+				  struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	struct kvm_pmc *pmc = perf_event->overflow_handler_context;
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = kvm_pmc_to_vcpu(pmc);
+	int idx = pmc->idx;
+
+	kvm_pmu_overflow_set(vcpu, BIT(idx));
+}
+
 /**
  * kvm_pmu_software_increment - do software increment
  * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
@@ -291,7 +357,8 @@ void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data,
 	/* The initial sample period (overflow count) of an event. */
 	attr.sample_period = (-counter) & pmc->bitmask;
 
-	event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(&attr, -1, current, NULL, pmc);
+	event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(&attr, -1, current,
+						 kvm_pmu_perf_overflow, pmc);
 	if (IS_ERR(event)) {
 		pr_err_once("kvm: pmu event creation failed %ld\n",
 			    PTR_ERR(event));
