diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index ff1578bb32..0dcaa15276 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static QemuMutex kml_slots_lock;
 #define kvm_slots_unlock()  qemu_mutex_unlock(&kml_slots_lock)
 
 static void kvm_slot_init_dirty_bitmap(KVMSlot *mem);
+static int kvm_get_vcpu(KVMState *s, unsigned long vcpu_id);
 
 static inline void kvm_resample_fd_remove(int gsi)
 {
@@ -320,14 +321,53 @@ err:
     return ret;
 }
 
+void kvm_park_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    struct KVMParkedVcpu *vcpu;
+
+    trace_kvm_park_vcpu(cpu->cpu_index, kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cpu));
+
+    vcpu = g_malloc0(sizeof(*vcpu));
+    vcpu->vcpu_id = kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cpu);
+    vcpu->kvm_fd = cpu->kvm_fd;
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&kvm_state->kvm_parked_vcpus, vcpu, node);
+}
+
+int kvm_create_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    unsigned long vcpu_id = kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cpu);
+    KVMState *s = kvm_state;
+    int kvm_fd;
+
+    trace_kvm_create_vcpu(cpu->cpu_index, kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cpu));
+
+    /* check if the KVM vCPU already exist but is parked */
+    kvm_fd = kvm_get_vcpu(s, vcpu_id);
+    if (kvm_fd < 0) {
+        /* vCPU not parked: create a new KVM vCPU */
+        kvm_fd = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_CREATE_VCPU, vcpu_id);
+        if (kvm_fd < 0) {
+            error_report("KVM_CREATE_VCPU IOCTL failed for vCPU %lu", vcpu_id);
+            return kvm_fd;
+        }
+    }
+
+    cpu->kvm_fd = kvm_fd;
+    cpu->kvm_state = s;
+    cpu->vcpu_dirty = true;
+    cpu->dirty_pages = 0;
+    cpu->throttle_us_per_full = 0;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int do_kvm_destroy_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     KVMState *s = kvm_state;
     long mmap_size;
-    struct KVMParkedVcpu *vcpu = NULL;
     int ret = 0;
 
-    DPRINTF("kvm_destroy_vcpu\n");
+    trace_kvm_destroy_vcpu(cpu->cpu_index, kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cpu));
 
     ret = kvm_arch_destroy_vcpu(cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
@@ -353,10 +393,7 @@ static int do_kvm_destroy_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
         }
     }
 
-    vcpu = g_malloc0(sizeof(*vcpu));
-    vcpu->vcpu_id = kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cpu);
-    vcpu->kvm_fd = cpu->kvm_fd;
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&kvm_state->kvm_parked_vcpus, vcpu, node);
+    kvm_park_vcpu(cpu);
 err:
     return ret;
 }
@@ -377,6 +414,8 @@ static int kvm_get_vcpu(KVMState *s, unsigned long vcpu_id)
         if (cpu->vcpu_id == vcpu_id) {
             int kvm_fd;
 
+            trace_kvm_get_vcpu(vcpu_id);
+
             QLIST_REMOVE(cpu, node);
             kvm_fd = cpu->kvm_fd;
             g_free(cpu);
@@ -384,7 +423,7 @@ static int kvm_get_vcpu(KVMState *s, unsigned long vcpu_id)
         }
     }
 
-    return kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_CREATE_VCPU, (void *)vcpu_id);
+    return -ENOENT;
 }
 
 int kvm_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
@@ -395,19 +434,14 @@ int kvm_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 
     trace_kvm_init_vcpu(cpu->cpu_index, kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cpu));
 
-    ret = kvm_get_vcpu(s, kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cpu));
+    ret = kvm_create_vcpu(cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "kvm_init_vcpu: kvm_get_vcpu failed (%lu)",
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret,
+                         "kvm_init_vcpu: kvm_create_vcpu failed (%lu)",
                          kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cpu));
         goto err;
     }
 
-    cpu->kvm_fd = ret;
-    cpu->kvm_state = s;
-    cpu->vcpu_dirty = true;
-    cpu->dirty_pages = 0;
-    cpu->throttle_us_per_full = 0;
-
     mmap_size = kvm_ioctl(s, KVM_GET_VCPU_MMAP_SIZE, 0);
     if (mmap_size < 0) {
         ret = mmap_size;
diff --git a/accel/kvm/trace-events b/accel/kvm/trace-events
index 399aaeb0ec..cdd0c95c09 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/trace-events
+++ b/accel/kvm/trace-events
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ kvm_device_ioctl(int fd, int type, void *arg) "dev fd %d, type 0x%x, arg %p"
 kvm_failed_reg_get(uint64_t id, const char *msg) "Warning: Unable to retrieve ONEREG %" PRIu64 " from KVM: %s"
 kvm_failed_reg_set(uint64_t id, const char *msg) "Warning: Unable to set ONEREG %" PRIu64 " to KVM: %s"
 kvm_init_vcpu(int cpu_index, unsigned long arch_cpu_id) "index: %d id: %lu"
+kvm_create_vcpu(int cpu_index, unsigned long arch_cpu_id) "index: %d id: %lu"
+kvm_get_vcpu(unsigned long arch_cpu_id) "id: %lu"
+kvm_destroy_vcpu(int cpu_index, unsigned long arch_cpu_id) "index: %d id: %lu"
+kvm_park_vcpu(int cpu_index, unsigned long arch_cpu_id) "index: %d id: %lu"
 kvm_irqchip_commit_routes(void) ""
 kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(char *name, int vector, int virq) "dev %s vector %d virq %d"
 kvm_irqchip_update_msi_route(int virq) "Updating MSI route virq=%d"
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index ee9025f8e9..740686ab60 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -465,6 +465,22 @@ void kvm_set_sigmask_len(KVMState *s, unsigned int sigmask_len);
 int kvm_physical_memory_addr_from_host(KVMState *s, void *ram_addr,
                                        hwaddr *phys_addr);
 
+/**
+ * kvm_create_vcpu - Gets a parked KVM vCPU or creates a KVM vCPU
+ * @cpu: QOM CPUState object for which KVM vCPU has to be fetched/created.
+ *
+ * @returns: 0 when success, errno (<0) when failed.
+ */
+int kvm_create_vcpu(CPUState *cpu);
+
+/**
+ * kvm_park_vcpu - Park Qemu KVM vCPU context
+ * @cpu: QOM CPUState object for which Qemu KVM vCPU context has to be parked.
+ *
+ * @returns: none
+ */
+void kvm_park_vcpu(CPUState *cpu);
+
 #endif /* NEED_CPU_H */
 
 void kvm_cpu_synchronize_state(CPUState *cpu);
