diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index 256c2d42e350..d2518cf36ab4 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -199,6 +199,43 @@ static __cpuidle int intel_idle_xstate(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 	return __intel_idle(dev, drv, index);
 }
 
+static __always_inline int __intel_idle_hlt(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+					struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{
+	raw_safe_halt();
+	raw_local_irq_disable();
+	return index;
+}
+
+/**
+ * intel_idle_hlt - Ask the processor to enter the given idle state using hlt.
+ * @dev: cpuidle device of the target CPU.
+ * @drv: cpuidle driver (assumed to point to intel_idle_driver).
+ * @index: Target idle state index.
+ *
+ * Use the HLT instruction to notify the processor that the CPU represented by
+ * @dev is idle and it can try to enter the idle state corresponding to @index.
+ *
+ * Must be called under local_irq_disable().
+ */
+static __cpuidle int intel_idle_hlt(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+				struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{
+	return __intel_idle_hlt(dev, drv, index);
+}
+
+static __cpuidle int intel_idle_hlt_irq_on(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+                                   struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       raw_local_irq_enable();
+       ret = __intel_idle_hlt(dev, drv, index);
+       raw_local_irq_disable();
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * intel_idle_s2idle - Ask the processor to enter the given idle state.
  * @dev: cpuidle device of the target CPU.
@@ -1242,6 +1279,18 @@ static struct cpuidle_state snr_cstates[] __initdata = {
 		.enter = NULL }
 };
 
+static struct cpuidle_state vmguest_cstates[] __initdata = {
+	{
+		.name = "C1",
+		.desc = "HLT",
+		.flags = MWAIT2flg(0x00) | CPUIDLE_FLAG_IRQ_ENABLE,
+		.exit_latency = 5,
+		.target_residency = 10,
+		.enter = &intel_idle_hlt, },
+	{
+		.enter = NULL }
+};
+
 static const struct idle_cpu idle_cpu_nehalem __initconst = {
 	.state_table = nehalem_cstates,
 	.auto_demotion_disable_flags = NHM_C1_AUTO_DEMOTE | NHM_C3_AUTO_DEMOTE,
@@ -1841,6 +1890,16 @@ static bool __init intel_idle_verify_cstate(unsigned int mwait_hint)
 
 static void state_update_enter_method(struct cpuidle_state *state, int cstate)
 {
+	if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt) {
+		if (force_irq_on) {
+			pr_info("forced intel_idle_irq for state %d\n", cstate);
+			state->enter = intel_idle_hlt_irq_on;
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+	if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt_irq_on)
+		return; /* no update scenarios */
+
 	if (state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_INIT_XSTATE) {
 		/*
 		 * Combining with XSTATE with IBRS or IRQ_ENABLE flags
@@ -1874,6 +1933,29 @@ static void state_update_enter_method(struct cpuidle_state *state, int cstate)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * For mwait based states, we want to verify the cpuid data to see if the state
+ * is actually supported by this specific CPU.
+ * For non-mwait based states, this check should be skipped.
+ */
+static bool should_verify_mwait(struct cpuidle_state *state)
+{
+	if (state->enter == intel_idle_irq)
+		return true;
+	if (state->enter == intel_idle)
+		return true;
+	if (state->enter == intel_idle_ibrs)
+		return true;
+	if (state->enter == intel_idle_xstate)
+		return true;
+	if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt)
+		return false;
+	if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt_irq_on)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void __init intel_idle_init_cstates_icpu(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
 {
 	int cstate;
@@ -1922,7 +2004,7 @@ static void __init intel_idle_init_cstates_icpu(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
 		}
 
 		mwait_hint = flg2MWAIT(cpuidle_state_table[cstate].flags);
-		if (!intel_idle_verify_cstate(mwait_hint))
+		if (should_verify_mwait(&cpuidle_state_table[cstate]) && !intel_idle_verify_cstate(mwait_hint))
 			continue;
 
 		/* Structure copy. */
@@ -2056,6 +2138,45 @@ static void __init intel_idle_cpuidle_devices_uninit(void)
 		cpuidle_unregister_device(per_cpu_ptr(intel_idle_cpuidle_devices, i));
 }
 
+static int __init intel_idle_vminit(const struct x86_cpu_id *id)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	cpuidle_state_table = vmguest_cstates;
+
+	icpu = (const struct idle_cpu *)id->driver_data;
+
+	pr_debug("v" INTEL_IDLE_VERSION " model 0x%X\n",
+		 boot_cpu_data.x86_model);
+
+	intel_idle_cpuidle_devices = alloc_percpu(struct cpuidle_device);
+	if (!intel_idle_cpuidle_devices)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	intel_idle_cpuidle_driver_init(&intel_idle_driver);
+
+	retval = cpuidle_register_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
+	if (retval) {
+		struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_driver();
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG pr_fmt("intel_idle yielding to %s\n"),
+		       drv ? drv->name : "none");
+		goto init_driver_fail;
+	}
+
+	retval = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "idle/intel:online",
+				   intel_idle_cpu_online, NULL);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto hp_setup_fail;
+
+	return 0;
+hp_setup_fail:
+	intel_idle_cpuidle_devices_uninit();
+	cpuidle_unregister_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
+init_driver_fail:
+	free_percpu(intel_idle_cpuidle_devices);
+	return retval;
+}
+
 static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
 {
 	const struct x86_cpu_id *id;
@@ -2074,6 +2195,8 @@ static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
 	id = x86_match_cpu(intel_idle_ids);
 	if (id) {
 		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT)) {
+			if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR))
+				return intel_idle_vminit(id);
 			pr_debug("Please enable MWAIT in BIOS SETUP\n");
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
