diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_vcpu_timer.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_vcpu_timer.h
index 50138e2eb91b..0d8fdb8ec63a 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);
@@ -40,5 +45,7 @@ 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_guest_timer_init(struct kvm *kvm);
+void kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_save(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+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 24b2a6e27698..7351417afd62 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ enum KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_ID {
 	KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_I,
 	KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_M,
 	KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_SVPBMT,
+	KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_SSTC,
 	KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
index 5d271b597613..d0f08d5b4282 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static const unsigned long kvm_isa_ext_arr[] = {
 	RISCV_ISA_EXT_i,
 	RISCV_ISA_EXT_m,
 	RISCV_ISA_EXT_SVPBMT,
+	RISCV_ISA_EXT_SSTC,
 };
 
 static unsigned long kvm_riscv_vcpu_base2isa_ext(unsigned long base_ext)
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ static bool kvm_riscv_vcpu_isa_disable_allowed(unsigned long ext)
 	case KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_C:
 	case KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_I:
 	case KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_M:
+	case KVM_RISCV_ISA_EXT_SSTC:
 		return false;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ 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)
@@ -785,6 +787,8 @@ static void kvm_riscv_vcpu_update_config(const unsigned long *isa)
 	if (__riscv_isa_extension_available(isa, RISCV_ISA_EXT_SVPBMT))
 		henvcfg |= ENVCFG_PBMTE;
 
+	if (__riscv_isa_extension_available(isa, RISCV_ISA_EXT_SSTC))
+		henvcfg |= ENVCFG_STCE;
 	csr_write(CSR_HENVCFG, henvcfg);
 #ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
 	csr_write(CSR_HENVCFGH, henvcfg >> 32);
@@ -828,6 +832,8 @@ 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->vsstatus = csr_read(CSR_VSSTATUS);
 	csr->vsie = csr_read(CSR_VSIE);
 	csr->vstvec = csr_read(CSR_VSTVEC);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c
index 595043857049..16f50c46ba39 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 defined(CONFIG_32BIT)
+		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 +99,65 @@ 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;
+
+	if (!kvm_riscv_delta_cycles2ns(t->next_cycles, 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;
+
+	if (!t->init_done)
+		return;
+
+	delta_ns = kvm_riscv_delta_cycles2ns(t->next_cycles, gt, t);
+	if (delta_ns) {
+		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 +250,20 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -199,21 +279,73 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_deinit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 int kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	struct kvm_vcpu_timer *t = &vcpu->arch.timer;
+
+	t->next_cycles = -1ULL;
 	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;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	csr_write(CSR_HTIMEDELTA, gt->time_delta);
-#else
+#if defined(CONFIG_32BIT)
 	csr_write(CSR_HTIMEDELTA, (u32)(gt->time_delta));
 	csr_write(CSR_HTIMEDELTAH, (u32)(gt->time_delta >> 32));
+#else
+	csr_write(CSR_HTIMEDELTA, gt->time_delta);
 #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;
+#if defined(CONFIG_32BIT)
+	csr_write(CSR_VSTIMECMP, (u32)t->next_cycles);
+	csr_write(CSR_VSTIMECMPH, (u32)(t->next_cycles >> 32));
+#else
+	csr_write(CSR_VSTIMECMP, t->next_cycles);
+#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;
+#if defined(CONFIG_32BIT)
+	t->next_cycles = csr_read(CSR_VSTIMECMP);
+	t->next_cycles |= (u64)csr_read(CSR_VSTIMECMPH) << 32;
+#else
+	t->next_cycles = csr_read(CSR_VSTIMECMP);
+#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);
+}
+
 void kvm_riscv_guest_timer_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct kvm_guest_timer *gt = &kvm->arch.timer;
