diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index a24c2b51b6..822726e9da 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -3418,10 +3418,11 @@ F: migration/dirtyrate.c
 F: migration/dirtyrate.h
 F: include/sysemu/dirtyrate.h
 
-Detached LUKS header
+Detached LUKS header and GM/T 0018-2012 cryptography
 M: Hyman Huang <yong.huang@smartx.com>
 S: Maintained
 F: tests/qemu-iotests/tests/luks-detached-header
+F: crypto/cipher-gmt.c
 
 D-Bus
 M: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
diff --git a/crypto/cipher-gmt.c b/crypto/cipher-gmt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40e32c114f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/cipher-gmt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU GM/T 0018-2012 cryptographic standard support
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 SmartX Inc
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *    Hyman Huang <yong.huang@smartx.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.  See the COPYING file in the
+ * top-level directory.
+ */
+#include <gmt-0018-2012.h>
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/thread.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "crypto/cipher.h"
+#include "cipherpriv.h"
+
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+
+typedef struct QCryptoGMT QCryptoGMT;
+
+struct QCryptoGMT {
+    QCryptoCipher base;
+
+    SGD_HANDLE session;
+    SGD_HANDLE key;
+    SGD_UINT32 alg;
+    unsigned char iv[16];  /* not used for SM4 algo currently */
+};
+
+typedef struct QCryptoGMTDeviceInfo QCryptoGMTDeviceInfo;
+
+struct QCryptoGMTDeviceInfo {
+    SGD_HANDLE device;
+    struct DeviceInfo_st info;
+    bool opened;
+    gint ref_count;
+};
+/*
+ * It is advised to use numerous sessions with one open device
+ * as opposed to single sessions with several devices.
+ */
+static QCryptoGMTDeviceInfo gmt_device;
+/* Protect the gmt_device */
+static QemuMutex gmt_device_mutex;
+
+static const struct QCryptoCipherDriver qcrypto_cipher_gmt_driver;
+
+static void gmt_device_lock(void)
+{
+    qemu_mutex_lock(&gmt_device_mutex);
+}
+
+static void gmt_device_unlock(void)
+{
+    qemu_mutex_unlock(&gmt_device_mutex);
+}
+
+static void
+__attribute__((__constructor__)) gmt_device_mutex_init(void)
+{
+    qemu_mutex_init(&gmt_device_mutex);
+}
+
+static void
+gmt_device_ref(void)
+{
+    g_assert(gmt_device.device != NULL);
+    g_atomic_int_inc(&gmt_device.ref_count);
+}
+
+static void
+gmt_device_unref(void)
+{
+    g_assert(gmt_device.device != NULL);
+    if (g_atomic_int_dec_and_test(&gmt_device.ref_count)) {
+        SDF_CloseDevice(gmt_device.device);
+        gmt_device.opened = false;
+        gmt_device.device = NULL;
+        memset(&gmt_device.info, 0, sizeof(struct DeviceInfo_st));
+    }
+}
+
+static bool
+qcrypto_gmt_cipher_supports(QCryptoCipherAlgorithm alg,
+                            QCryptoCipherMode mode)
+{
+    switch (alg) {
+    case QCRYPTO_CIPHER_ALG_SM4:
+        break;
+    default:
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    switch (mode) {
+    case QCRYPTO_CIPHER_MODE_ECB:
+        return true;
+    default:
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+QCryptoCipher *
+qcrypto_gmt_cipher_ctx_new(QCryptoCipherAlgorithm alg,
+                           QCryptoCipherMode mode,
+                           const uint8_t *key,
+                           size_t nkey,
+                           Error **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoGMT *gmt;
+    int rv;
+
+    if (!qcrypto_gmt_cipher_supports(alg, mode)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    gmt = g_new0(QCryptoGMT, 1);
+    if (!gmt) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    switch (alg) {
+    case QCRYPTO_CIPHER_ALG_SM4:
+        gmt->alg = SGD_SM4_ECB;
+        break;
+    default:
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    gmt_device_lock();
+    if (!gmt_device.opened) {
+        rv = SDF_OpenDevice(&gmt_device.device);
+        if (rv != SDR_OK) {
+            info_report("Could not open encryption card device, disabling");
+            goto abort;
+        }
+        gmt_device.opened = true;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * multi-sessions correspond to an opened device handle
+     */
+    rv = SDF_OpenSession(gmt_device.device, &gmt->session);
+    if (rv != SDR_OK) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Open session failed");
+        goto abort;
+    }
+
+    gmt_device_ref();
+
+    if (!(gmt_device.info.SymAlgAbility)) {
+        rv = SDF_GetDeviceInfo(gmt->session, &gmt_device.info);
+        if (rv != SDR_OK) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Get device info failed");
+            goto abort;
+        }
+    }
+    gmt_device_unlock();
+
+    if (!(gmt_device.info.SymAlgAbility & SGD_SM4_ECB & SGD_SYMM_ALG_MASK)) {
+        /* encryption card do not support SM4 cipher algorithm */
+        info_report("SM4 cipher algorithm is not supported, disabling");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    rv = SDF_ImportKey(gmt->session, (SGD_UCHAR *)key,
+                       (SGD_UINT32)nkey, &gmt->key);
+    if (rv != SDR_OK) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Import key failed");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    gmt->base.alg = alg;
+    gmt->base.mode = mode;
+    gmt->base.driver = &qcrypto_cipher_gmt_driver;
+    return &gmt->base;
+
+abort:
+    gmt_device_unlock();
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+qcrypto_gmt_cipher_setiv(QCryptoCipher *cipher,
+                         const uint8_t *iv,
+                         size_t niv, Error **errp)
+{
+    error_setg(errp, "Setting IV is not supported");
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+qcrypto_gmt_cipher_op(QCryptoGMT *gmt,
+                      const void *in, void *out,
+                      size_t len, bool do_encrypt,
+                      Error **errp)
+{
+    unsigned int rlen;
+    int rv;
+
+    if (do_encrypt) {
+        rv = SDF_Encrypt(gmt->session, gmt->key, gmt->alg, gmt->iv,
+                         (SGD_UCHAR *)in, len, out, &rlen);
+    } else {
+        rv = SDF_Decrypt(gmt->session, gmt->key, gmt->alg, gmt->iv,
+                         (SGD_UCHAR *)in, len, out, &rlen);
+    }
+
+    if (rv != SDR_OK) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Crypto operation failed");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+qcrypto_gmt_free(QCryptoGMT *gmt)
+{
+    g_assert(gmt != NULL);
+
+    SDF_DestroyKey(gmt->session, gmt->key);
+    SDF_CloseSession(gmt->session);
+
+    gmt_device_lock();
+    gmt_device_unref();
+    gmt_device_unlock();
+}
+
+static int
+qcrypto_gmt_cipher_encrypt(QCryptoCipher *cipher,
+                           const void *in, void *out,
+                           size_t len, Error **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoGMT *gmt = container_of(cipher, QCryptoGMT, base);
+    return qcrypto_gmt_cipher_op(gmt, in, out, len, true, errp);
+}
+
+static int
+qcrypto_gmt_cipher_decrypt(QCryptoCipher *cipher,
+                           const void *in, void *out,
+                           size_t len, Error **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoGMT *gmt = container_of(cipher, QCryptoGMT, base);
+    return qcrypto_gmt_cipher_op(gmt, in, out, len, false, errp);
+}
+
+static void qcrypto_gmt_comm_ctx_free(QCryptoCipher *cipher)
+{
+    QCryptoGMT *gmt = container_of(cipher, QCryptoGMT, base);
+    qcrypto_gmt_free(gmt);
+    g_free(gmt);
+}
+
+static const struct QCryptoCipherDriver qcrypto_cipher_gmt_driver = {
+    .cipher_encrypt = qcrypto_gmt_cipher_encrypt,
+    .cipher_decrypt = qcrypto_gmt_cipher_decrypt,
+    .cipher_setiv = qcrypto_gmt_cipher_setiv,
+    .cipher_free = qcrypto_gmt_comm_ctx_free,
+};
diff --git a/crypto/cipher.c b/crypto/cipher.c
index 5f512768ea..785f231948 100644
--- a/crypto/cipher.c
+++ b/crypto/cipher.c
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ QCryptoCipher *qcrypto_cipher_new(QCryptoCipherAlgorithm alg,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AF_ALG
     cipher = qcrypto_afalg_cipher_ctx_new(alg, mode, key, nkey, NULL);
+#elif defined CONFIG_GMT_0018_2012
+    cipher = qcrypto_gmt_cipher_ctx_new(alg, mode, key, nkey, NULL);
 #endif
 
     if (!cipher) {
diff --git a/crypto/cipherpriv.h b/crypto/cipherpriv.h
index 396527857d..b8e542134c 100644
--- a/crypto/cipherpriv.h
+++ b/crypto/cipherpriv.h
@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ qcrypto_afalg_cipher_ctx_new(QCryptoCipherAlgorithm alg,
                              QCryptoCipherMode mode,
                              const uint8_t *key,
                              size_t nkey, Error **errp);
+#elif defined CONFIG_GMT_0018_2012
 
+extern QCryptoCipher *
+qcrypto_gmt_cipher_ctx_new(QCryptoCipherAlgorithm alg,
+                           QCryptoCipherMode mode,
+                           const uint8_t *key,
+                           size_t nkey, Error **errp);
 #endif
 
 #endif
