diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c
index 920224d0c2..74a48a423a 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c
@@ -276,11 +276,13 @@ static void cap_safe_bounds_check_apply(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, uint8_t val,
 }
 
 sPAPRCapPossible cap_ibs_possible = {
-    .num = 4,
+    .num = 5,
     /* Note workaround only maintained for compatibility */
-    .vals = {"broken", "workaround", "fixed-ibs", "fixed-ccd"},
-    .help = "broken - no protection, fixed-ibs - indirect branch serialisation,"
-            " fixed-ccd - cache count disabled",
+    .vals = {"broken", "workaround", "fixed-ibs", "fixed-ccd", "fixed-na"},
+    .help = "broken - no protection, workaround - count cache flush"
+            ", fixed-ibs - indirect branch serialisation,"
+            " fixed-ccd - cache count disabled,"
+            " fixed-na - fixed in hardware (no longer applicable)",
 };
 
 static void cap_safe_indirect_branch_apply(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
@@ -288,15 +290,11 @@ static void cap_safe_indirect_branch_apply(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
 {
     uint8_t kvm_val = kvmppc_get_cap_safe_indirect_branch();
 
-    if (val == SPAPR_CAP_WORKAROUND) { /* Can only be Broken or Fixed */
-        error_setg(errp,
-"Requested safe indirect branch capability level \"workaround\" not valid, try cap-ibs=%s",
-                   cap_ibs_possible.vals[kvm_val]);
-    } else if (tcg_enabled() && val) {
+    if (tcg_enabled() && val) {
         /* TODO - for now only allow broken for TCG */
         error_setg(errp,
 "Requested safe indirect branch capability level not supported by tcg, try a different value for cap-ibs");
-    } else if (kvm_enabled() && val && (val != kvm_val)) {
+    } else if (kvm_enabled() && (val > kvm_val)) {
         error_setg(errp,
 "Requested safe indirect branch capability level not supported by kvm, try cap-ibs=%s",
                    cap_ibs_possible.vals[kvm_val]);
@@ -489,7 +487,8 @@ sPAPRCapabilityInfo capability_table[SPAPR_CAP_NUM] = {
     [SPAPR_CAP_IBS] = {
         .name = "ibs",
         .description =
-            "Indirect Branch Speculation (broken, fixed-ibs, fixed-ccd)",
+            "Indirect Branch Speculation (broken, workaround, fixed-ibs,"
+            "fixed-ccd, fixed-na)",
         .index = SPAPR_CAP_IBS,
         .get = spapr_cap_get_string,
         .set = spapr_cap_set_string,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
index 476bad6271..4aa8036fc0 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
@@ -1723,12 +1723,17 @@ static target_ulong h_get_cpu_characteristics(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     }
 
     switch (safe_indirect_branch) {
+    case SPAPR_CAP_FIXED_NA:
+        break;
     case SPAPR_CAP_FIXED_CCD:
         characteristics |= H_CPU_CHAR_CACHE_COUNT_DIS;
         break;
     case SPAPR_CAP_FIXED_IBS:
         characteristics |= H_CPU_CHAR_BCCTRL_SERIALISED;
         break;
+    case SPAPR_CAP_WORKAROUND:
+        behaviour |= H_CPU_BEHAV_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE;
+        break;
     default: /* broken */
         assert(safe_indirect_branch == SPAPR_CAP_BROKEN);
         break;
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
index 3cd47fb6e8..80d33ea284 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
@@ -85,12 +85,17 @@ typedef enum {
 /* Bool Caps */
 #define SPAPR_CAP_OFF                   0x00
 #define SPAPR_CAP_ON                    0x01
+
 /* Custom Caps */
+
+/* Generic */
 #define SPAPR_CAP_BROKEN                0x00
 #define SPAPR_CAP_WORKAROUND            0x01
 #define SPAPR_CAP_FIXED                 0x02
+/* SPAPR_CAP_IBS (cap-ibs) */
 #define SPAPR_CAP_FIXED_IBS             0x02
 #define SPAPR_CAP_FIXED_CCD             0x03
+#define SPAPR_CAP_FIXED_NA              0x10 /* Lets leave a bit of a gap... */
 
 typedef struct sPAPRCapabilities sPAPRCapabilities;
 struct sPAPRCapabilities {
@@ -340,9 +345,11 @@ struct sPAPRMachineState {
 #define H_CPU_CHAR_HON_BRANCH_HINTS             PPC_BIT(5)
 #define H_CPU_CHAR_THR_RECONF_TRIG              PPC_BIT(6)
 #define H_CPU_CHAR_CACHE_COUNT_DIS              PPC_BIT(7)
+#define H_CPU_CHAR_BCCTR_FLUSH_ASSIST           PPC_BIT(9)
 #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)
+#define H_CPU_BEHAV_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE           PPC_BIT(5)
 
 /* Each control block has to be on a 4K boundary */
 #define H_CB_ALIGNMENT     4096
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm.c b/target/ppc/kvm.c
index 3f650c8fc4..7a7a5adee3 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm.c
@@ -2391,7 +2391,13 @@ static int parse_cap_ppc_safe_bounds_check(struct kvm_ppc_cpu_char c)
 
 static int parse_cap_ppc_safe_indirect_branch(struct kvm_ppc_cpu_char c)
 {
-    if (c.character & c.character_mask & H_CPU_CHAR_CACHE_COUNT_DIS) {
+    if ((~c.behaviour & c.behaviour_mask & H_CPU_BEHAV_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE) &&
+        (~c.character & c.character_mask & H_CPU_CHAR_CACHE_COUNT_DIS) &&
+        (~c.character & c.character_mask & H_CPU_CHAR_BCCTRL_SERIALISED)) {
+        return SPAPR_CAP_FIXED_NA;
+    } else if (c.behaviour & c.behaviour_mask & H_CPU_BEHAV_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE) {
+        return SPAPR_CAP_WORKAROUND;
+    } else if (c.character & c.character_mask & H_CPU_CHAR_CACHE_COUNT_DIS) {
         return  SPAPR_CAP_FIXED_CCD;
     } else if (c.character & c.character_mask & H_CPU_CHAR_BCCTRL_SERIALISED) {
         return SPAPR_CAP_FIXED_IBS;
