diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/xive.h b/include/hw/ppc/xive.h
index edb8937f17fb..d872f96d1a1b 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/xive.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/xive.h
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ static inline uint32_t xive_nvt_cam_line(uint8_t nvt_blk, uint32_t nvt_idx)
  */
 
 void kvmppc_xive_source_reset_one(XiveSource *xsrc, int srcno, Error **errp);
-void kvmppc_xive_source_reset(XiveSource *xsrc, Error **errp);
 void kvmppc_xive_source_set_irq(void *opaque, int srcno, int val);
 void kvmppc_xive_cpu_connect(XiveTCTX *tctx, Error **errp);
 void kvmppc_xive_cpu_synchronize_state(XiveTCTX *tctx, Error **errp);
diff --git a/hw/intc/spapr_xive_kvm.c b/hw/intc/spapr_xive_kvm.c
index 078d18d7757f..ec170b304555 100644
--- a/hw/intc/spapr_xive_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/spapr_xive_kvm.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void kvmppc_xive_source_reset_one(XiveSource *xsrc, int srcno, Error **errp)
                       true, errp);
 }
 
-void kvmppc_xive_source_reset(XiveSource *xsrc, Error **errp)
+static void kvmppc_xive_source_reset(XiveSource *xsrc, Error **errp)
 {
     int i;
 
@@ -697,6 +697,15 @@ void kvmppc_xive_connect(SpaprXive *xive, Error **errp)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     size_t esb_len = (1ull << xsrc->esb_shift) * xsrc->nr_irqs;
     size_t tima_len = 4ull << TM_SHIFT;
+    CPUState *cs;
+
+    /*
+     * The KVM XIVE device already in use. This is the case when
+     * rebooting under the XIVE-only interrupt mode.
+     */
+    if (xive->fd != -1) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     if (!kvmppc_has_cap_xive()) {
         error_setg(errp, "IRQ_XIVE capability must be present for KVM");
@@ -745,6 +754,24 @@ void kvmppc_xive_connect(SpaprXive *xive, Error **errp)
     xive->change = qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(
         kvmppc_xive_change_state_handler, xive);
 
+    /* Connect the presenters to the initial VCPUs of the machine */
+    CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
+        PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
+
+        kvmppc_xive_cpu_connect(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->tctx, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Update the KVM sources */
+    kvmppc_xive_source_reset(xsrc, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
+    }
+
     kvm_kernel_irqchip = true;
     kvm_msi_via_irqfd_allowed = true;
     kvm_gsi_direct_mapping = true;
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
index 12bd5190cfad..5ba5b775615e 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/xics.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/xics_spapr.h"
 #include "kvm_ppc.h"
@@ -342,6 +343,16 @@ static void rtas_dummy(PowerPCCPU *cpu, SpaprMachineState *spapr,
 int xics_kvm_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
     int rc;
+    CPUState *cs;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    /*
+     * The KVM XICS device already in use. This is the case when
+     * rebooting under the XICS-only interrupt mode.
+     */
+    if (kernel_xics_fd != -1) {
+        return 0;
+    }
 
     if (!kvm_enabled() || !kvm_check_extension(kvm_state, KVM_CAP_IRQ_XICS)) {
         error_setg(errp,
@@ -390,6 +401,26 @@ int xics_kvm_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
     kvm_msi_via_irqfd_allowed = true;
     kvm_gsi_direct_mapping = true;
 
+    /* Create the presenters */
+    CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
+        PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
+
+        icp_kvm_realize(DEVICE(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->icp), &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Update the KVM sources */
+    ics_set_kvm_state(spapr->ics);
+
+    /* Connect the presenters to the initial VCPUs of the machine */
+    CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
+        PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
+        icp_set_kvm_state(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->icp);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 
 fail:
diff --git a/hw/intc/xive.c b/hw/intc/xive.c
index b5ebb33527e7..0c74e47aa49c 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xive.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xive.c
@@ -993,10 +993,6 @@ static void xive_source_reset(void *dev)
 
     /* PQs are initialized to 0b01 (Q=1) which corresponds to "ints off" */
     memset(xsrc->status, XIVE_ESB_OFF, xsrc->nr_irqs);
-
-    if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-        kvmppc_xive_source_reset(xsrc, &error_fatal);
-    }
 }
 
 static void xive_source_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
index d1e87577fb0e..3156daf09381 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
@@ -102,12 +102,6 @@ static void spapr_irq_init_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int nr_irqs,
     Object *obj;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    spapr_irq_init_device(spapr, &spapr_irq_xics, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
-
     obj = object_new(TYPE_ICS_SIMPLE);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(spapr), "ics", obj, &error_abort);
     object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICS_PROP_XICS, OBJECT(spapr),
@@ -226,7 +220,13 @@ static void spapr_irq_set_irq_xics(void *opaque, int srcno, int val)
 
 static void spapr_irq_reset_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
-    /* TODO: create the KVM XICS device */
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    spapr_irq_init_device(spapr, &spapr_irq_xics, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
 }
 
 static const char *spapr_irq_get_nodename_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ static void spapr_irq_init_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int nr_irqs,
     uint32_t nr_servers = spapr_max_server_number(spapr);
     DeviceState *dev;
     int i;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_SPAPR_XIVE);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "nr-irqs", nr_irqs);
@@ -297,12 +296,6 @@ static void spapr_irq_init_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int nr_irqs,
     }
 
     spapr_xive_hcall_init(spapr);
-
-    spapr_irq_init_device(spapr, &spapr_irq_xive, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
 }
 
 static int spapr_irq_claim_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int irq, bool lsi,
@@ -382,6 +375,7 @@ static int spapr_irq_post_load_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int version_id)
 static void spapr_irq_reset_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUState *cs;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
         PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
@@ -390,6 +384,12 @@ static void spapr_irq_reset_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
         spapr_xive_set_tctx_os_cam(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->tctx);
     }
 
+    spapr_irq_init_device(spapr, &spapr_irq_xive, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
     /* Activate the XIVE MMIOs */
     spapr_xive_mmio_set_enabled(spapr->xive, true);
 }
@@ -472,14 +472,8 @@ static SpaprIrq *spapr_irq_current(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
 static void spapr_irq_init_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int nr_irqs,
                                 Error **errp)
 {
-    MachineState *machine = MACHINE(spapr);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (kvm_enabled() && machine_kernel_irqchip_allowed(machine)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "No KVM support for the 'dual' machine");
-        return;
-    }
-
     spapr_irq_xics.init(spapr, spapr_irq_xics.nr_irqs, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
@@ -558,6 +552,9 @@ static int spapr_irq_post_load_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int version_id)
      * defaults to XICS at startup.
      */
     if (spapr_ovec_test(spapr->ov5_cas, OV5_XIVE_EXPLOIT)) {
+        if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+            xics_kvm_disconnect(spapr, &error_fatal);
+        }
         spapr_irq_xive.reset(spapr, &error_fatal);
     }
 
@@ -566,12 +563,30 @@ static int spapr_irq_post_load_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int version_id)
 
 static void spapr_irq_reset_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
     /*
      * Deactivate the XIVE MMIOs. The XIVE backend will reenable them
      * if selected.
      */
     spapr_xive_mmio_set_enabled(spapr->xive, false);
 
+    /* Destroy all KVM devices */
+    if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+        xics_kvm_disconnect(spapr, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            error_prepend(errp, "KVM XICS disconnect failed: ");
+            return;
+        }
+        kvmppc_xive_disconnect(spapr->xive, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            error_prepend(errp, "KVM XIVE disconnect failed: ");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     spapr_irq_current(spapr)->reset(spapr, errp);
 }
 
@@ -809,6 +824,9 @@ SpaprIrq spapr_irq_xics_legacy = {
     .dt_populate = spapr_dt_xics,
     .cpu_intc_create = spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xics,
     .post_load   = spapr_irq_post_load_xics,
+    .reset       = spapr_irq_reset_xics,
     .set_irq     = spapr_irq_set_irq_xics,
     .get_nodename = spapr_irq_get_nodename_xics,
+    .init_emu    = spapr_irq_init_emu_xics,
+    .init_kvm    = spapr_irq_init_kvm_xics,
 };
