diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index f24d7da783..1e43e27f45 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
-#include "sysemu/sev.h"
 #include "sysemu/balloon.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-common.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-common.h"
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
+#include "exec/host-trust-limitation.h"
 
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 
@@ -118,9 +118,8 @@ struct KVMState
     KVMMemoryListener memory_listener;
     QLIST_HEAD(, KVMParkedVcpu) kvm_parked_vcpus;
 
-    /* memory encryption */
-    void *memcrypt_handle;
-    int (*memcrypt_encrypt_data)(void *handle, uint8_t *ptr, uint64_t len);
+    /* host trust limitation (e.g. by guest memory encryption) */
+    HostTrustLimitation *htl;
 
     /* For "info mtree -f" to tell if an MR is registered in KVM */
     int nr_as;
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ int kvm_get_max_memslots(void)
 
 bool kvm_memcrypt_enabled(void)
 {
-    if (kvm_state && kvm_state->memcrypt_handle) {
+    if (kvm_state && kvm_state->htl) {
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -231,10 +230,12 @@ bool kvm_memcrypt_enabled(void)
 
 int kvm_memcrypt_encrypt_data(uint8_t *ptr, uint64_t len)
 {
-    if (kvm_state->memcrypt_handle &&
-        kvm_state->memcrypt_encrypt_data) {
-        return kvm_state->memcrypt_encrypt_data(kvm_state->memcrypt_handle,
-                                              ptr, len);
+    HostTrustLimitation *htl = kvm_state->htl;
+
+    if (htl) {
+        HostTrustLimitationClass *htlc = HOST_TRUST_LIMITATION_GET_CLASS(htl);
+
+        return htlc->encrypt_data(htl, ptr, len);
     }
 
     return 1;
@@ -2180,13 +2181,24 @@ static int kvm_init(MachineState *ms)
      * encryption context.
      */
     if (ms->memory_encryption) {
-        kvm_state->memcrypt_handle = sev_guest_init(ms->memory_encryption);
-        if (!kvm_state->memcrypt_handle) {
+        Object *obj = object_resolve_path_component(object_get_objects_root(),
+                                                    ms->memory_encryption);
+
+        if (object_dynamic_cast(obj, TYPE_HOST_TRUST_LIMITATION)) {
+            HostTrustLimitation *htl = HOST_TRUST_LIMITATION(obj);
+            HostTrustLimitationClass *htlc
+                = HOST_TRUST_LIMITATION_GET_CLASS(htl);
+
+            ret = htlc->kvm_init(htl);
+            if (ret < 0) {
+                goto err;
+            }
+
+            kvm_state->htl = htl;
+        } else {
             ret = -1;
             goto err;
         }
-
-        kvm_state->memcrypt_encrypt_data = sev_encrypt_data;
     }
 
     ret = kvm_arch_init(ms, s);
diff --git a/accel/kvm/sev-stub.c b/accel/kvm/sev-stub.c
index 4f97452585..9c7c897593 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/sev-stub.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/sev-stub.c
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "sysemu/sev.h"
 
-int sev_encrypt_data(void *handle, uint8_t *ptr, uint64_t len)
-{
-    abort();
-}
-
-void *sev_guest_init(const char *id)
+HostTrustLimitation *sev_guest_init(const char *id)
 {
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/include/exec/host-trust-limitation.h b/include/exec/host-trust-limitation.h
index 03887b1be1..a19f12ae14 100644
--- a/include/exec/host-trust-limitation.h
+++ b/include/exec/host-trust-limitation.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 
 typedef struct HostTrustLimitationClass {
     InterfaceClass parent;
+
+    int (*kvm_init)(HostTrustLimitation *);
+    int (*encrypt_data)(HostTrustLimitation *, uint8_t *, uint64_t);
 } HostTrustLimitationClass;
 
 #endif /* QEMU_HOST_TRUST_LIMITATION_H */
diff --git a/include/sysemu/sev.h b/include/sysemu/sev.h
index 98c1ec8d38..a4aee6a87d 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sev.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sev.h
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 
-void *sev_guest_init(const char *id);
-int sev_encrypt_data(void *handle, uint8_t *ptr, uint64_t len);
+HostTrustLimitation *sev_guest_init(const char *id);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/target/i386/sev.c b/target/i386/sev.c
index d273174ad3..052a05d15a 100644
--- a/target/i386/sev.c
+++ b/target/i386/sev.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "migration/blocker.h"
+#include "exec/host-trust-limitation.h"
 
 #define TYPE_SEV_GUEST "sev-guest"
 #define SEV_GUEST(obj)                                          \
@@ -281,26 +282,6 @@ sev_guest_set_sev_device(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
     sev->sev_device = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
-static void
-sev_guest_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
-{
-    object_class_property_add_str(oc, "sev-device",
-                                  sev_guest_get_sev_device,
-                                  sev_guest_set_sev_device);
-    object_class_property_set_description(oc, "sev-device",
-            "SEV device to use");
-    object_class_property_add_str(oc, "dh-cert-file",
-                                  sev_guest_get_dh_cert_file,
-                                  sev_guest_set_dh_cert_file);
-    object_class_property_set_description(oc, "dh-cert-file",
-            "guest owners DH certificate (encoded with base64)");
-    object_class_property_add_str(oc, "session-file",
-                                  sev_guest_get_session_file,
-                                  sev_guest_set_session_file);
-    object_class_property_set_description(oc, "session-file",
-            "guest owners session parameters (encoded with base64)");
-}
-
 static void
 sev_guest_instance_init(Object *obj)
 {
@@ -319,40 +300,6 @@ sev_guest_instance_init(Object *obj)
                                    OBJ_PROP_FLAG_READWRITE);
 }
 
-/* sev guest info */
-static const TypeInfo sev_guest_info = {
-    .parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
-    .name = TYPE_SEV_GUEST,
-    .instance_size = sizeof(SevGuestState),
-    .instance_finalize = sev_guest_finalize,
-    .class_init = sev_guest_class_init,
-    .instance_init = sev_guest_instance_init,
-    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
-        { TYPE_USER_CREATABLE },
-        { }
-    }
-};
-
-static SevGuestState *
-lookup_sev_guest_info(const char *id)
-{
-    Object *obj;
-    SevGuestState *info;
-
-    obj = object_resolve_path_component(object_get_objects_root(), id);
-    if (!obj) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    info = (SevGuestState *)
-            object_dynamic_cast(obj, TYPE_SEV_GUEST);
-    if (!info) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return info;
-}
-
 bool
 sev_enabled(void)
 {
@@ -670,23 +617,15 @@ sev_vm_state_change(void *opaque, int running, RunState state)
     }
 }
 
-void *
-sev_guest_init(const char *id)
+static int sev_kvm_init(HostTrustLimitation *htl)
 {
-    SevGuestState *sev;
+    SevGuestState *sev = SEV_GUEST(htl);
     char *devname;
     int ret, fw_error;
     uint32_t ebx;
     uint32_t host_cbitpos;
     struct sev_user_data_status status = {};
 
-    sev = lookup_sev_guest_info(id);
-    if (!sev) {
-        error_report("%s: '%s' is not a valid '%s' object",
-                     __func__, id, TYPE_SEV_GUEST);
-        goto err;
-    }
-
     sev_guest = sev;
     sev->state = SEV_STATE_UNINIT;
 
@@ -748,16 +687,16 @@ sev_guest_init(const char *id)
     qemu_add_machine_init_done_notifier(&sev_machine_done_notify);
     qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(sev_vm_state_change, sev);
 
-    return sev;
+    return 0;
 err:
     sev_guest = NULL;
-    return NULL;
+    return -1;
 }
 
-int
-sev_encrypt_data(void *handle, uint8_t *ptr, uint64_t len)
+static int
+sev_encrypt_data(HostTrustLimitation *opaque, uint8_t *ptr, uint64_t len)
 {
-    SevGuestState *sev = handle;
+    SevGuestState *sev = SEV_GUEST(opaque);
 
     assert(sev);
 
@@ -769,6 +708,46 @@ sev_encrypt_data(void *handle, uint8_t *ptr, uint64_t len)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+sev_guest_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    HostTrustLimitationClass *htlc = HOST_TRUST_LIMITATION_CLASS(oc);
+
+    object_class_property_add_str(oc, "sev-device",
+                                  sev_guest_get_sev_device,
+                                  sev_guest_set_sev_device);
+    object_class_property_set_description(oc, "sev-device",
+        "SEV device to use");
+    object_class_property_add_str(oc, "dh-cert-file",
+                                  sev_guest_get_dh_cert_file,
+                                  sev_guest_set_dh_cert_file);
+    object_class_property_set_description(oc, "dh-cert-file",
+        "guest owners DH certificate (encoded with base64)");
+    object_class_property_add_str(oc, "session-file",
+                                  sev_guest_get_session_file,
+                                  sev_guest_set_session_file);
+    object_class_property_set_description(oc, "session-file",
+        "guest owners session parameters (encoded with base64)");
+
+    htlc->kvm_init = sev_kvm_init;
+    htlc->encrypt_data = sev_encrypt_data;
+}
+
+/* sev guest info */
+static const TypeInfo sev_guest_info = {
+    .parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
+    .name = TYPE_SEV_GUEST,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(SevGuestState),
+    .instance_finalize = sev_guest_finalize,
+    .class_init = sev_guest_class_init,
+    .instance_init = sev_guest_instance_init,
+    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
+        { TYPE_HOST_TRUST_LIMITATION },
+        { TYPE_USER_CREATABLE },
+        { }
+    }
+};
+
 static void
 sev_register_types(void)
 {
