diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.c
index c53b310f82..e95e70e20c 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.c
@@ -477,6 +477,105 @@ static target_ulong h_guest_set_capabilities(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     }
 }
 
+static void
+destroy_guest_helper(gpointer value)
+{
+    struct SpaprMachineStateNestedGuest *guest = value;
+    g_free(guest);
+}
+
+static target_ulong h_guest_create(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
+                                   SpaprMachineState *spapr,
+                                   target_ulong opcode,
+                                   target_ulong *args)
+{
+    CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
+    target_ulong flags = args[0];
+    target_ulong continue_token = args[1];
+    uint64_t guestid;
+    int nguests = 0;
+    struct SpaprMachineStateNestedGuest *guest;
+
+    if (flags) { /* don't handle any flags for now */
+        return H_UNSUPPORTED_FLAG;
+    }
+
+    if (continue_token != -1) {
+        return H_P2;
+    }
+
+    if (!spapr->nested.capabilities_set) {
+        return H_STATE;
+    }
+
+    if (!spapr->nested.guests) {
+        spapr->nested.guests = g_hash_table_new_full(NULL,
+                                                     NULL,
+                                                     NULL,
+                                                     destroy_guest_helper);
+    }
+
+    nguests = g_hash_table_size(spapr->nested.guests);
+
+    if (nguests == PAPR_NESTED_GUEST_MAX) {
+        return H_NO_MEM;
+    }
+
+    /* Lookup for available guestid */
+    for (guestid = 1; guestid < PAPR_NESTED_GUEST_MAX; guestid++) {
+        if (!(g_hash_table_lookup(spapr->nested.guests,
+                                  GINT_TO_POINTER(guestid)))) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (guestid == PAPR_NESTED_GUEST_MAX) {
+        return H_NO_MEM;
+    }
+
+    guest = g_try_new0(struct SpaprMachineStateNestedGuest, 1);
+    if (!guest) {
+        return H_NO_MEM;
+    }
+
+    guest->pvr_logical = spapr->nested.pvr_base;
+    g_hash_table_insert(spapr->nested.guests, GINT_TO_POINTER(guestid), guest);
+    env->gpr[4] = guestid;
+
+    return H_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static target_ulong h_guest_delete(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
+                                   SpaprMachineState *spapr,
+                                   target_ulong opcode,
+                                   target_ulong *args)
+{
+    target_ulong flags = args[0];
+    target_ulong guestid = args[1];
+    struct SpaprMachineStateNestedGuest *guest;
+
+    /*
+     * handle flag deleteAllGuests, if set:
+     * guestid is ignored and all guests are deleted
+     *
+     */
+    if (flags & ~H_GUEST_DELETE_ALL_FLAG) {
+        return H_UNSUPPORTED_FLAG; /* other flag bits reserved */
+    } else if (flags & H_GUEST_DELETE_ALL_FLAG) {
+        g_hash_table_destroy(spapr->nested.guests);
+        return H_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    guest = g_hash_table_lookup(spapr->nested.guests, GINT_TO_POINTER(guestid));
+    if (!guest) {
+        return H_P2;
+    }
+
+    g_hash_table_remove(spapr->nested.guests, GINT_TO_POINTER(guestid));
+
+    return H_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 void spapr_register_nested(void)
 {
     spapr_register_hypercall(KVMPPC_H_SET_PARTITION_TABLE, h_set_ptbl);
@@ -490,6 +589,8 @@ 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);
+    spapr_register_hypercall(H_GUEST_CREATE          , h_guest_create);
+    spapr_register_hypercall(H_GUEST_DELETE          , h_guest_delete);
 }
 #else
 void spapr_exit_nested(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
index c83dd76a84..fcc6f0a3d9 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
@@ -588,8 +588,10 @@ struct SpaprMachineState {
 #define H_WATCHDOG              0x45C
 #define H_GUEST_GET_CAPABILITIES 0x460
 #define H_GUEST_SET_CAPABILITIES 0x464
+#define H_GUEST_CREATE           0x470
+#define H_GUEST_DELETE           0x488
 
-#define MAX_HCALL_OPCODE         H_GUEST_SET_CAPABILITIES
+#define MAX_HCALL_OPCODE         H_GUEST_DELETE
 
 /* 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 b7586d06a4..f186005f00 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_nested.h
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ typedef struct SpaprMachineStateNested {
 #define NESTED_API_PAPR    2
     bool capabilities_set;
     uint32_t pvr_base;
+    GHashTable *guests;
 } SpaprMachineStateNested;
 
+typedef struct SpaprMachineStateNestedGuest {
+    uint32_t pvr_logical;
+} SpaprMachineStateNestedGuest;
+
 /* Nested PAPR API related macros */
 #define H_GUEST_CAPABILITIES_COPY_MEM 0x8000000000000000
 #define H_GUEST_CAPABILITIES_P9_MODE  0x4000000000000000
@@ -20,6 +25,8 @@ typedef struct SpaprMachineStateNested {
 #define H_GUEST_CAP_COPY_MEM_BMAP     0
 #define H_GUEST_CAP_P9_MODE_BMAP      1
 #define H_GUEST_CAP_P10_MODE_BMAP     2
+#define PAPR_NESTED_GUEST_MAX         4096
+#define H_GUEST_DELETE_ALL_FLAG       0x8000000000000000ULL
 
 /*
  * Register state for entering a nested guest with H_ENTER_NESTED.
