diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 99ef6a120617..2ed93cdb334f 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_csr {
 	unsigned long hvip;
 	unsigned long vsatp;
 	unsigned long scounteren;
+	u64 vstimecmp;
 };
 
 struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_vcpu_timer.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_vcpu_timer.h
index 375281eb49e0..a24a265f3ccb 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_vcpu_timer.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_vcpu_timer.h
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_timer {
 	u64 next_cycles;
 	/* Underlying hrtimer instance */
 	struct hrtimer hrt;
+
+	/* Flag to check if sstc is enabled or not */
+	bool sstc_enabled;
+	/* A function pointer to switch between stimecmp or hrtimer at runtime */
+	int (*timer_next_event)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 ncycles);
 };
 
 int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_next_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 ncycles);
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_deinit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_restore(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+void kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_save(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_riscv_guest_timer_init(struct kvm *kvm);
-
+bool kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_pending(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/arch/riscv/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
index 92bd469e2ba6..d2f02ba1947a 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ enum KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_ID {
 	KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_H,
 	KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_I,
 	KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_M,
+	KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_SSTC,
 	KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/main.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/main.c
index 2e5ca43c8c49..83c4db7fc35f 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/main.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/main.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
 
 int kvm_arch_hardware_enable(void)
 {
-	unsigned long hideleg, hedeleg;
+	unsigned long hideleg, hedeleg, henvcfg;
 
 	hedeleg = 0;
 	hedeleg |= (1UL << EXC_INST_MISALIGNED);
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ int kvm_arch_hardware_enable(void)
 
 	csr_write(CSR_HCOUNTEREN, -1UL);
 
+	if (riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, SSTC)) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+		henvcfg = csr_read(CSR_HENVCFG);
+		csr_write(CSR_HENVCFG, henvcfg | 1UL<<HENVCFG_STCE);
+#else
+		henvcfg = csr_read(CSR_HENVCFGH);
+		csr_write(CSR_HENVCFGH, henvcfg | 1UL<<HENVCFGH_STCE);
+#endif
+	}
+
 	csr_write(CSR_HVIP, 0);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
index a3ae7042c696..f7c08a182e3a 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_destroy(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 int kvm_cpu_has_pending_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	return kvm_riscv_vcpu_has_interrupts(vcpu, 1UL << IRQ_VS_TIMER);
+	return kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_pending(vcpu);
 }
 
 void kvm_arch_vcpu_blocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ static unsigned long kvm_isa_ext_arr[] = {
 	RISCV_ISA_EXT_h,
 	RISCV_ISA_EXT_i,
 	RISCV_ISA_EXT_m,
+	RISCV_ISA_EXT_SSTC,
 };
 
 static int kvm_riscv_vcpu_get_reg_isa_ext(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
@@ -757,6 +758,7 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 				     vcpu->arch.isa);
 	kvm_riscv_vcpu_host_fp_restore(&vcpu->arch.host_context);
 
+	kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_save(vcpu);
 	csr_write(CSR_HGATP, 0);
 
 	csr->vsstatus = csr_read(CSR_VSSTATUS);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c
index 5c4c37ff2d48..d226a931de92 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c
@@ -69,7 +69,18 @@ static int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_cancel(struct kvm_vcpu_timer *t)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_next_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 ncycles)
+static int kvm_riscv_vcpu_update_vstimecmp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 ncycles)
+{
+#if __riscv_xlen == 32
+		csr_write(CSR_VSTIMECMP, ncycles & 0xFFFFFFFF);
+		csr_write(CSR_VSTIMECMPH, ncycles >> 32);
+#else
+		csr_write(CSR_VSTIMECMP, ncycles);
+#endif
+		return 0;
+}
+
+static int kvm_riscv_vcpu_update_hrtimer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 ncycles)
 {
 	struct kvm_vcpu_timer *t = &vcpu->arch.timer;
 	struct kvm_guest_timer *gt = &vcpu->kvm->arch.timer;
@@ -88,6 +99,68 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_next_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 ncycles)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_next_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 ncycles)
+{
+	struct kvm_vcpu_timer *t = &vcpu->arch.timer;
+
+	return t->timer_next_event(vcpu, ncycles);
+}
+
+static enum hrtimer_restart kvm_riscv_vcpu_vstimer_expired(struct hrtimer *h)
+{
+	u64 delta_ns;
+	struct kvm_vcpu_timer *t = container_of(h, struct kvm_vcpu_timer, hrt);
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = container_of(t, struct kvm_vcpu, arch.timer);
+	struct kvm_guest_timer *gt = &vcpu->kvm->arch.timer;
+
+	if (kvm_riscv_current_cycles(gt) < t->next_cycles) {
+		delta_ns = kvm_riscv_delta_cycles2ns(t->next_cycles, gt, t);
+		hrtimer_forward_now(&t->hrt, ktime_set(0, delta_ns));
+		return HRTIMER_RESTART;
+	}
+
+	t->next_set = false;
+	kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
+
+	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
+}
+
+bool kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_pending(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct kvm_vcpu_timer *t = &vcpu->arch.timer;
+	struct kvm_guest_timer *gt = &vcpu->kvm->arch.timer;
+	u64 vstimecmp_val = vcpu->arch.guest_csr.vstimecmp;
+
+	if (!kvm_riscv_delta_cycles2ns(vstimecmp_val, gt, t) ||
+	    kvm_riscv_vcpu_has_interrupts(vcpu, 1UL << IRQ_VS_TIMER))
+		return true;
+	else
+		return false;
+}
+
+static void kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_blocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct kvm_vcpu_timer *t = &vcpu->arch.timer;
+	struct kvm_guest_timer *gt = &vcpu->kvm->arch.timer;
+	u64 delta_ns;
+	u64 vstimecmp_val = vcpu->arch.guest_csr.vstimecmp;
+
+	if (!t->init_done)
+		return;
+
+	delta_ns = kvm_riscv_delta_cycles2ns(vstimecmp_val, gt, t);
+	if (delta_ns) {
+		t->next_cycles = vstimecmp_val;
+		hrtimer_start(&t->hrt, ktime_set(0, delta_ns), HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+		t->next_set = true;
+	}
+}
+
+static void kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_unblocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_cancel(&vcpu->arch.timer);
+}
+
 int kvm_riscv_vcpu_get_reg_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				 const struct kvm_one_reg *reg)
 {
@@ -180,10 +253,20 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	hrtimer_init(&t->hrt, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
-	t->hrt.function = kvm_riscv_vcpu_hrtimer_expired;
 	t->init_done = true;
 	t->next_set = false;
 
+	/* Enable sstc for every vcpu if available in hardware */
+	if (riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, SSTC)) {
+		t->sstc_enabled = true;
+		t->hrt.function = kvm_riscv_vcpu_vstimer_expired;
+		t->timer_next_event = kvm_riscv_vcpu_update_vstimecmp;
+	} else {
+		t->sstc_enabled = false;
+		t->hrt.function = kvm_riscv_vcpu_hrtimer_expired;
+		t->timer_next_event = kvm_riscv_vcpu_update_hrtimer;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -202,7 +285,7 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_cancel(&vcpu->arch.timer);
 }
 
-void kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_restore(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static void kvm_riscv_vcpu_update_timedelta(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct kvm_guest_timer *gt = &vcpu->kvm->arch.timer;
 
@@ -214,6 +297,55 @@ void kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_restore(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 #endif
 }
 
+void kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_restore(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct kvm_vcpu_csr *csr;
+	struct kvm_vcpu_timer *t = &vcpu->arch.timer;
+
+	kvm_riscv_vcpu_update_timedelta(vcpu);
+
+	if (!t->sstc_enabled)
+		return;
+
+	csr = &vcpu->arch.guest_csr;
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+	csr_write(CSR_VSTIMECMP, csr->vstimecmp);
+#else
+	csr_write(CSR_VSTIMECMP, (u32)csr->vstimecmp);
+	csr_write(CSR_VSTIMECMPH, (u32)(csr->vstimecmp >> 32));
+#endif
+
+	/* timer should be enabled for the remaining operations */
+	if (unlikely(!t->init_done))
+		return;
+
+	kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_unblocking(vcpu);
+}
+
+void kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_save(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct kvm_vcpu_csr *csr;
+	struct kvm_vcpu_timer *t = &vcpu->arch.timer;
+
+	if (!t->sstc_enabled)
+		return;
+
+	csr = &vcpu->arch.guest_csr;
+	t = &vcpu->arch.timer;
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+	csr->vstimecmp = csr_read(CSR_VSTIMECMP);
+#else
+	csr->vstimecmp = csr_read(CSR_VSTIMECMP);
+	csr->vstimecmp |= (u64)csr_read(CSR_VSTIMECMPH) << 32;
+#endif
+	/* timer should be enabled for the remaining operations */
+	if (unlikely(!t->init_done))
+		return;
+
+	if (kvm_vcpu_is_blocking(vcpu))
+		kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_blocking(vcpu);
+}
+
 int kvm_riscv_guest_timer_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct kvm_guest_timer *gt = &kvm->arch.timer;
