diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.c
index 87a0db22a5..c53b310f82 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.c
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_nested.h"
 #include "mmu-book3s-v3.h"
+#include "cpu-models.h"
 
 void spapr_nested_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
 {
     spapr->nested.api = 0;
+    spapr->nested.capabilities_set = false;
 }
 
 bool spapr_get_pate_nested(SpaprMachineState *spapr, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
@@ -409,6 +411,72 @@ void spapr_exit_nested(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
     address_space_unmap(CPU(cpu)->as, regs, len, len, true);
 }
 
+static target_ulong h_guest_get_capabilities(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
+                                             SpaprMachineState *spapr,
+                                             target_ulong opcode,
+                                             target_ulong *args)
+{
+    CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
+    target_ulong flags = args[0];
+
+    if (flags) { /* don't handle any flags capabilities for now */
+        return H_PARAMETER;
+    }
+
+    if ((env->spr[SPR_PVR] & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK) ==
+        (CPU_POWERPC_POWER9_BASE))
+        env->gpr[4] = H_GUEST_CAPABILITIES_P9_MODE;
+
+    if ((env->spr[SPR_PVR] & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK) ==
+        (CPU_POWERPC_POWER10_BASE))
+        env->gpr[4] = H_GUEST_CAPABILITIES_P10_MODE;
+
+    return H_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static target_ulong h_guest_set_capabilities(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
+                                             SpaprMachineState *spapr,
+                                             target_ulong opcode,
+                                              target_ulong *args)
+{
+    CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
+    target_ulong flags = args[0];
+    target_ulong capabilities = args[1];
+
+    if (flags) { /* don't handle any flags capabilities for now */
+        return H_PARAMETER;
+    }
+
+    if (capabilities & H_GUEST_CAPABILITIES_COPY_MEM) {
+        env->gpr[4] = 0;
+        return H_P2; /* isn't supported */
+    }
+
+    if ((env->spr[SPR_PVR] & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK) ==
+        (CPU_POWERPC_POWER9_BASE)) {
+        if (!(capabilities & H_GUEST_CAPABILITIES_P9_MODE)) {
+            env->gpr[4] = 1;
+            return H_P2;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ((env->spr[SPR_PVR] & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK) ==
+        (CPU_POWERPC_POWER10_BASE)) {
+        if (!(capabilities & H_GUEST_CAPABILITIES_P10_MODE)) {
+            env->gpr[4] = 2;
+            return H_P2;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!spapr->nested.capabilities_set) {
+        spapr->nested.capabilities_set = true;
+        spapr->nested.pvr_base = env->spr[SPR_PVR];
+        return H_SUCCESS;
+    } else {
+        return H_STATE;
+    }
+}
+
 void spapr_register_nested(void)
 {
     spapr_register_hypercall(KVMPPC_H_SET_PARTITION_TABLE, h_set_ptbl);
@@ -420,6 +488,8 @@ void spapr_register_nested(void)
 void spapr_register_nested_papr(void)
 {
     /* register hcalls here */
+    spapr_register_hypercall(H_GUEST_GET_CAPABILITIES, h_guest_get_capabilities);
+    spapr_register_hypercall(H_GUEST_SET_CAPABILITIES, h_guest_set_capabilities);
 }
 #else
 void spapr_exit_nested(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
index e33ee87ba4..c83dd76a84 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ struct SpaprMachineState {
 #define H_NOOP            -63
 #define H_UNSUPPORTED     -67
 #define H_OVERLAP         -68
+#define H_STATE           -75
 #define H_UNSUPPORTED_FLAG -256
 #define H_MULTI_THREADS_ACTIVE -9005
 
@@ -585,8 +586,10 @@ struct SpaprMachineState {
 #define H_RPT_INVALIDATE        0x448
 #define H_SCM_FLUSH             0x44C
 #define H_WATCHDOG              0x45C
+#define H_GUEST_GET_CAPABILITIES 0x460
+#define H_GUEST_SET_CAPABILITIES 0x464
 
-#define MAX_HCALL_OPCODE        H_WATCHDOG
+#define MAX_HCALL_OPCODE         H_GUEST_SET_CAPABILITIES
 
 /* The hcalls above are standardized in PAPR and implemented by pHyp
  * as well.
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.h
index efdfc78200..b7586d06a4 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.h
@@ -9,8 +9,18 @@ typedef struct SpaprMachineStateNested {
     uint8_t api;
 #define NESTED_API_KVM_HV  1
 #define NESTED_API_PAPR    2
+    bool capabilities_set;
+    uint32_t pvr_base;
 } SpaprMachineStateNested;
 
+/* Nested PAPR API related macros */
+#define H_GUEST_CAPABILITIES_COPY_MEM 0x8000000000000000
+#define H_GUEST_CAPABILITIES_P9_MODE  0x4000000000000000
+#define H_GUEST_CAPABILITIES_P10_MODE 0x2000000000000000
+#define H_GUEST_CAP_COPY_MEM_BMAP     0
+#define H_GUEST_CAP_P9_MODE_BMAP      1
+#define H_GUEST_CAP_P10_MODE_BMAP     2
+
 /*
  * Register state for entering a nested guest with H_ENTER_NESTED.
  * New member must be added at the end.
