diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
index 0f5628f22e..eded0ea57d 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
@@ -295,6 +295,18 @@ struct sPAPRMachineState {
 #define H_DABRX_KERNEL     (1ULL<<(63-62))
 #define H_DABRX_USER       (1ULL<<(63-63))
 
+/* Values for KVM_PPC_GET_CPU_CHAR & H_GET_CPU_CHARACTERISTICS */
+#define H_CPU_CHAR_SPEC_BAR_ORI31               PPC_BIT(0)
+#define H_CPU_CHAR_BCCTRL_SERIALISED            PPC_BIT(1)
+#define H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_FLUSH_ORI30              PPC_BIT(2)
+#define H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_FLUSH_TRIG2              PPC_BIT(3)
+#define H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_THREAD_PRIV              PPC_BIT(4)
+#define H_CPU_CHAR_HON_BRANCH_HINTS             PPC_BIT(5)
+#define H_CPU_CHAR_THR_RECONF_TRIG              PPC_BIT(6)
+#define H_CPU_BEHAV_FAVOUR_SECURITY             PPC_BIT(0)
+#define H_CPU_BEHAV_L1D_FLUSH_PR                PPC_BIT(1)
+#define H_CPU_BEHAV_BNDS_CHK_SPEC_BAR           PPC_BIT(2)
+
 /* Each control block has to be on a 4K boundary */
 #define H_CB_ALIGNMENT     4096
 
diff --git a/linux-headers/asm-powerpc/kvm.h b/linux-headers/asm-powerpc/kvm.h
index 61d6049f4c..5d2cb26848 100644
--- a/linux-headers/asm-powerpc/kvm.h
+++ b/linux-headers/asm-powerpc/kvm.h
@@ -443,6 +443,14 @@ struct kvm_ppc_rmmu_info {
 	__u32	ap_encodings[8];
 };
 
+/* For KVM_PPC_GET_CPU_CHAR */
+struct kvm_ppc_cpu_char {
+        __u64   character;      /* characteristics of the CPU */
+        __u64   behaviour;      /* recommended software behaviour */
+        __u64   c_mask;         /* valid bits in character */
+        __u64   b_mask;         /* valid bits in behaviour */
+};
+
 /* Per-vcpu XICS interrupt controller state */
 #define KVM_REG_PPC_ICP_STATE	(KVM_REG_PPC | KVM_REG_SIZE_U64 | 0x8c)
 
diff --git a/linux-headers/linux/kvm.h b/linux-headers/linux/kvm.h
index ce6c2f11f4..c35f1bd363 100644
--- a/linux-headers/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/linux-headers/linux/kvm.h
@@ -932,6 +932,7 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt {
 #define KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SYNIC2 148
 #define KVM_CAP_HYPERV_VP_INDEX 149
 #define KVM_CAP_S390_AIS_MIGRATION 150
+#define KVM_CAP_PPC_GET_CPU_CHAR 151
 
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING
 
@@ -1261,6 +1262,8 @@ struct kvm_s390_ucas_mapping {
 #define KVM_PPC_CONFIGURE_V3_MMU  _IOW(KVMIO,  0xaf, struct kvm_ppc_mmuv3_cfg)
 /* Available with KVM_CAP_PPC_RADIX_MMU */
 #define KVM_PPC_GET_RMMU_INFO	  _IOW(KVMIO,  0xb0, struct kvm_ppc_rmmu_info)
+/* Available with KVM_CAP_PPC_GET_CPU_CHAR */
+#define KVM_PPC_GET_CPU_CHAR      _IOR(KVMIO,  0xb1, struct kvm_ppc_cpu_char)
 
 /* ioctl for vm fd */
 #define KVM_CREATE_DEVICE	  _IOWR(KVMIO,  0xe0, struct kvm_create_device)
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm.c b/target/ppc/kvm.c
index 914be687e7..b16f731522 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm.c
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ static int cap_mmu_radix;
 static int cap_mmu_hash_v3;
 static int cap_resize_hpt;
 static int cap_ppc_pvr_compat;
+static int cap_ppc_safe_cache;
+static int cap_ppc_safe_bounds_check;
+static int cap_ppc_safe_indirect_branch;
 
 static uint32_t debug_inst_opcode;
 
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ static bool kvmppc_is_pr(KVMState *ks)
 }
 
 static int kvm_ppc_register_host_cpu_type(MachineState *ms);
+static void kvmppc_get_cpu_characteristics(KVMState *s);
 
 int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
 {
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
     cap_mmu_radix = kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_PPC_MMU_RADIX);
     cap_mmu_hash_v3 = kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_PPC_MMU_HASH_V3);
     cap_resize_hpt = kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_SPAPR_RESIZE_HPT);
+    kvmppc_get_cpu_characteristics(s);
     /*
      * Note: setting it to false because there is not such capability
      * in KVM at this moment.
@@ -2456,6 +2461,59 @@ bool kvmppc_has_cap_mmu_hash_v3(void)
     return cap_mmu_hash_v3;
 }
 
+static void kvmppc_get_cpu_characteristics(KVMState *s)
+{
+    struct kvm_ppc_cpu_char c;
+    int ret;
+
+    /* Assume broken */
+    cap_ppc_safe_cache = 0;
+    cap_ppc_safe_bounds_check = 0;
+    cap_ppc_safe_indirect_branch = 0;
+
+    ret = kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_PPC_GET_CPU_CHAR);
+    if (!ret) {
+        return;
+    }
+    ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_PPC_GET_CPU_CHAR, &c);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    /* Parse and set cap_ppc_safe_cache */
+    if (~c.behaviour & c.b_mask & H_CPU_BEHAV_L1D_FLUSH_PR) {
+        cap_ppc_safe_cache = 2;
+    } else if ((c.character & c.c_mask & H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_THREAD_PRIV) &&
+               (c.character & c.c_mask & (H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_FLUSH_ORI30 |
+                                          H_CPU_CHAR_L1D_FLUSH_TRIG2))) {
+        cap_ppc_safe_cache = 1;
+    }
+    /* Parse and set cap_ppc_safe_bounds_check */
+    if (~c.behaviour & c.b_mask & H_CPU_BEHAV_BNDS_CHK_SPEC_BAR) {
+        cap_ppc_safe_bounds_check = 2;
+    } else if (c.character & c.c_mask & H_CPU_CHAR_SPEC_BAR_ORI31) {
+        cap_ppc_safe_bounds_check = 1;
+    }
+    /* Parse and set cap_ppc_safe_indirect_branch */
+    if (c.character & H_CPU_CHAR_BCCTRL_SERIALISED) {
+        cap_ppc_safe_indirect_branch = 2;
+    }
+}
+
+int kvmppc_get_cap_safe_cache(void)
+{
+    return cap_ppc_safe_cache;
+}
+
+int kvmppc_get_cap_safe_bounds_check(void)
+{
+    return cap_ppc_safe_bounds_check;
+}
+
+int kvmppc_get_cap_safe_indirect_branch(void)
+{
+    return cap_ppc_safe_indirect_branch;
+}
+
 PowerPCCPUClass *kvm_ppc_get_host_cpu_class(void)
 {
     uint32_t host_pvr = mfpvr();
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h b/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
index ecb55493cc..39830baa77 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ bool kvmppc_has_cap_fixup_hcalls(void);
 bool kvmppc_has_cap_htm(void);
 bool kvmppc_has_cap_mmu_radix(void);
 bool kvmppc_has_cap_mmu_hash_v3(void);
+int kvmppc_get_cap_safe_cache(void);
+int kvmppc_get_cap_safe_bounds_check(void);
+int kvmppc_get_cap_safe_indirect_branch(void);
 int kvmppc_enable_hwrng(void);
 int kvmppc_put_books_sregs(PowerPCCPU *cpu);
 PowerPCCPUClass *kvm_ppc_get_host_cpu_class(void);
@@ -290,6 +293,21 @@ static inline bool kvmppc_has_cap_mmu_hash_v3(void)
     return false;
 }
 
+static inline int kvmppc_get_cap_safe_cache(void)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int kvmppc_get_cap_safe_bounds_check(void)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int kvmppc_get_cap_safe_indirect_branch(void)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int kvmppc_enable_hwrng(void)
 {
     return -1;
