diff --git a/target/i386/cpu-qom.h b/target/i386/cpu-qom.h
index c2205e6077..22f95eb3a4 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu-qom.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ typedef struct X86CPUDefinition X86CPUDefinition;
 /**
  * X86CPUClass:
  * @cpu_def: CPU model definition
- * @kvm_required: Whether CPU model requires KVM to be enabled.
+ * @host_cpuid_required: Whether CPU model requires cpuid from host.
  * @ordering: Ordering on the "-cpu help" CPU model list.
  * @migration_safe: See CpuDefinitionInfo::migration_safe
  * @static_model: See CpuDefinitionInfo::static
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ typedef struct X86CPUClass {
      */
     X86CPUDefinition *cpu_def;
 
-    bool kvm_required;
+    bool host_cpuid_required;
     int ordering;
     bool migration_safe;
     bool static_model;
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index ddc45abd70..c6ffd0c928 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
+#include "sysemu/hvf.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "kvm_i386.h"
 
@@ -613,6 +614,11 @@ static uint32_t xsave_area_size(uint64_t mask)
     return ret;
 }
 
+static inline bool accel_uses_host_cpuid(void)
+{
+    return kvm_enabled() || hvf_enabled();
+}
+
 static inline uint64_t x86_cpu_xsave_components(X86CPU *cpu)
 {
     return ((uint64_t)cpu->env.features[FEAT_XSAVE_COMP_HI]) << 32 |
@@ -1643,10 +1649,15 @@ static void max_x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
      */
     cpu->max_features = true;
 
-    if (kvm_enabled()) {
+    if (accel_uses_host_cpuid()) {
         char vendor[CPUID_VENDOR_SZ + 1] = { 0 };
         char model_id[CPUID_MODEL_ID_SZ + 1] = { 0 };
         int family, model, stepping;
+        X86CPUDefinition host_cpudef = { };
+        uint32_t eax = 0, ebx = 0, ecx = 0, edx = 0;
+
+        host_cpuid(0x0, 0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+        x86_cpu_vendor_words2str(host_cpudef.vendor, ebx, edx, ecx);
 
         host_vendor_fms(vendor, &family, &model, &stepping);
 
@@ -1660,12 +1671,21 @@ static void max_x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
         object_property_set_str(OBJECT(cpu), model_id, "model-id",
                                 &error_abort);
 
-        env->cpuid_min_level =
-            kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(s, 0x0, 0, R_EAX);
-        env->cpuid_min_xlevel =
-            kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(s, 0x80000000, 0, R_EAX);
-        env->cpuid_min_xlevel2 =
-            kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(s, 0xC0000000, 0, R_EAX);
+        if (kvm_enabled()) {
+            env->cpuid_min_level =
+                kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(s, 0x0, 0, R_EAX);
+            env->cpuid_min_xlevel =
+                kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(s, 0x80000000, 0, R_EAX);
+            env->cpuid_min_xlevel2 =
+                kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(s, 0xC0000000, 0, R_EAX);
+        } else {
+            env->cpuid_min_level =
+                hvf_get_supported_cpuid(0x0, 0, R_EAX);
+            env->cpuid_min_xlevel =
+                hvf_get_supported_cpuid(0x80000000, 0, R_EAX);
+            env->cpuid_min_xlevel2 =
+                hvf_get_supported_cpuid(0xC0000000, 0, R_EAX);
+        }
 
         if (lmce_supported()) {
             object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "lmce", &error_abort);
@@ -1691,18 +1711,21 @@ static const TypeInfo max_x86_cpu_type_info = {
     .class_init = max_x86_cpu_class_init,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM
-
+#if defined(CONFIG_KVM) || defined(CONFIG_HVF)
 static void host_x86_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     X86CPUClass *xcc = X86_CPU_CLASS(oc);
 
-    xcc->kvm_required = true;
+    xcc->host_cpuid_required = true;
     xcc->ordering = 8;
 
-    xcc->model_description =
-        "KVM processor with all supported host features "
-        "(only available in KVM mode)";
+    if (kvm_enabled()) {
+        xcc->model_description =
+            "KVM processor with all supported host features ";
+    } else if (hvf_enabled()) {
+        xcc->model_description =
+            "HVF processor with all supported host features ";
+    }
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo host_x86_cpu_type_info = {
@@ -1724,7 +1747,7 @@ static void report_unavailable_features(FeatureWord w, uint32_t mask)
             assert(reg);
             fprintf(stderr, "warning: %s doesn't support requested feature: "
                 "CPUID.%02XH:%s%s%s [bit %d]\n",
-                kvm_enabled() ? "host" : "TCG",
+                accel_uses_host_cpuid() ? "host" : "TCG",
                 f->cpuid_eax, reg,
                 f->feat_names[i] ? "." : "",
                 f->feat_names[i] ? f->feat_names[i] : "", i);
@@ -2175,7 +2198,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_class_check_missing_features(X86CPUClass *xcc,
     Error *err = NULL;
     strList **next = missing_feats;
 
-    if (xcc->kvm_required && !kvm_enabled()) {
+    if (xcc->host_cpuid_required && !accel_uses_host_cpuid()) {
         strList *new = g_new0(strList, 1);
         new->value = g_strdup("kvm");;
         *missing_feats = new;
@@ -2337,6 +2360,10 @@ static uint32_t x86_cpu_get_supported_feature_word(FeatureWord w,
         r = kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(kvm_state, wi->cpuid_eax,
                                                     wi->cpuid_ecx,
                                                     wi->cpuid_reg);
+    } else if (hvf_enabled()) {
+        r = hvf_get_supported_cpuid(wi->cpuid_eax,
+                                    wi->cpuid_ecx,
+                                    wi->cpuid_reg);
     } else if (tcg_enabled()) {
         r = wi->tcg_features;
     } else {
@@ -2396,6 +2423,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_load_def(X86CPU *cpu, X86CPUDefinition *def, Error **errp)
     }
 
     /* Special cases not set in the X86CPUDefinition structs: */
+    /* TODO: implement for hvf */
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
         if (!kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
             x86_cpu_change_kvm_default("x2apic", "off");
@@ -2416,7 +2444,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_load_def(X86CPU *cpu, X86CPUDefinition *def, Error **errp)
      * when doing cross vendor migration
      */
     vendor = def->vendor;
-    if (kvm_enabled()) {
+    if (accel_uses_host_cpuid()) {
         uint32_t  ebx = 0, ecx = 0, edx = 0;
         host_cpuid(0, 0, NULL, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
         x86_cpu_vendor_words2str(host_vendor, ebx, edx, ecx);
@@ -2872,6 +2900,11 @@ void cpu_x86_cpuid(CPUX86State *env, uint32_t index, uint32_t count,
             *ebx = kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(s, 0xA, count, R_EBX);
             *ecx = kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(s, 0xA, count, R_ECX);
             *edx = kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(s, 0xA, count, R_EDX);
+        } else if (hvf_enabled() && cpu->enable_pmu) {
+            *eax = hvf_get_supported_cpuid(0xA, count, R_EAX);
+            *ebx = hvf_get_supported_cpuid(0xA, count, R_EBX);
+            *ecx = hvf_get_supported_cpuid(0xA, count, R_ECX);
+            *edx = hvf_get_supported_cpuid(0xA, count, R_EDX);
         } else {
             *eax = 0;
             *ebx = 0;
@@ -3220,6 +3253,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_reset(CPUState *s)
 
     s->halted = !cpu_is_bsp(cpu);
 
+    /* TODO: implement for hvf */
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
         kvm_arch_reset_vcpu(cpu);
     }
@@ -3262,6 +3296,7 @@ APICCommonClass *apic_get_class(void)
 {
     const char *apic_type = "apic";
 
+    /* TODO: implement for hvf */
     if (kvm_apic_in_kernel()) {
         apic_type = "kvm-apic";
     } else if (xen_enabled()) {
@@ -3492,6 +3527,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_expand_features(X86CPU *cpu, Error **errp)
         }
     }
 
+    /* TODO: implement for hvf */
     if (!kvm_enabled() || !cpu->expose_kvm) {
         env->features[FEAT_KVM] = 0;
     }
@@ -3575,7 +3611,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     static bool ht_warned;
 
-    if (xcc->kvm_required && !kvm_enabled()) {
+    if (xcc->host_cpuid_required && !accel_uses_host_cpuid()) {
         char *name = x86_cpu_class_get_model_name(xcc);
         error_setg(&local_err, "CPU model '%s' requires KVM", name);
         g_free(name);
@@ -3597,7 +3633,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         x86_cpu_report_filtered_features(cpu);
         if (cpu->enforce_cpuid) {
             error_setg(&local_err,
-                       kvm_enabled() ?
+                       accel_uses_host_cpuid() ?
                            "Host doesn't support requested features" :
                            "TCG doesn't support requested features");
             goto out;
@@ -3620,7 +3656,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
      * consumer AMD devices but nothing else.
      */
     if (env->features[FEAT_8000_0001_EDX] & CPUID_EXT2_LM) {
-        if (kvm_enabled()) {
+        if (accel_uses_host_cpuid()) {
             uint32_t host_phys_bits = x86_host_phys_bits();
             static bool warned;
 
@@ -4207,7 +4243,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_register_types(void)
     }
     type_register_static(&max_x86_cpu_type_info);
     type_register_static(&x86_base_cpu_type_info);
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM
+#if defined(CONFIG_KVM) || defined(CONFIG_HVF)
     type_register_static(&host_x86_cpu_type_info);
 #endif
 }
