diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
index 9b6ac522a71a..ec1725c6df21 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ static inline void start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long pc,
 {
 	start_thread_common(regs, pc);
 	regs->pstate = PSR_MODE_EL0t;
+
+	if (arm64_get_ssbd_state() != ARM64_SSBD_FORCE_ENABLE)
+		regs->pstate |= PSR_SSBS_BIT;
+
 	regs->sp = sp;
 }
 
@@ -169,6 +173,9 @@ static inline void compat_start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long pc,
 	regs->pstate |= COMPAT_PSR_E_BIT;
 #endif
 
+	if (arm64_get_ssbd_state() != ARM64_SSBD_FORCE_ENABLE)
+		regs->pstate |= PSR_AA32_SSBS_BIT;
+
 	regs->compat_sp = sp;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 1b2a253de6a1..b466d763a90d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #define PSR_AA32_I_BIT		0x00000080
 #define PSR_AA32_A_BIT		0x00000100
 #define PSR_AA32_E_BIT		0x00000200
+#define PSR_AA32_SSBS_BIT	0x00800000
 #define PSR_AA32_DIT_BIT	0x01000000
 #define PSR_AA32_Q_BIT		0x08000000
 #define PSR_AA32_V_BIT		0x10000000
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
index 4724909642e7..50a89bcf9072 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
@@ -86,11 +86,14 @@
 
 #define REG_PSTATE_PAN_IMM		sys_reg(0, 0, 4, 0, 4)
 #define REG_PSTATE_UAO_IMM		sys_reg(0, 0, 4, 0, 3)
+#define REG_PSTATE_SSBS_IMM		sys_reg(0, 3, 4, 0, 1)
 
 #define SET_PSTATE_PAN(x) __emit_inst(0xd5000000 | REG_PSTATE_PAN_IMM |	\
 				      (!!x)<<8 | 0x1f)
 #define SET_PSTATE_UAO(x) __emit_inst(0xd5000000 | REG_PSTATE_UAO_IMM |	\
 				      (!!x)<<8 | 0x1f)
+#define SET_PSTATE_SSBS(x) __emit_inst(0xd5000000 | REG_PSTATE_SSBS_IMM | \
+				       (!!x)<<8 | 0x1f)
 
 #define SYS_DC_ISW			sys_insn(1, 0, 7, 6, 2)
 #define SYS_DC_CSW			sys_insn(1, 0, 7, 10, 2)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
index 67d4c33974e8..eea58f8ec355 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #define PSR_I_BIT	0x00000080
 #define PSR_A_BIT	0x00000100
 #define PSR_D_BIT	0x00000200
+#define PSR_SSBS_BIT	0x00001000
 #define PSR_PAN_BIT	0x00400000
 #define PSR_UAO_BIT	0x00800000
 #define PSR_Q_BIT	0x08000000
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
index 6e565d8d4f71..105741487a86 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
@@ -304,6 +304,14 @@ void __init arm64_enable_wa2_handling(struct alt_instr *alt,
 
 void arm64_set_ssbd_mitigation(bool state)
 {
+	if (this_cpu_has_cap(ARM64_SSBS)) {
+		if (state)
+			asm volatile(SET_PSTATE_SSBS(0));
+		else
+			asm volatile(SET_PSTATE_SSBS(1));
+		return;
+	}
+
 	switch (psci_ops.conduit) {
 	case PSCI_CONDUIT_HVC:
 		arm_smccc_1_1_hvc(ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2, state, NULL);
@@ -328,6 +336,11 @@ static bool has_ssbd_mitigation(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry,
 
 	WARN_ON(scope != SCOPE_LOCAL_CPU || preemptible());
 
+	if (this_cpu_has_cap(ARM64_SSBS)) {
+		required = false;
+		goto out_printmsg;
+	}
+
 	if (psci_ops.smccc_version == SMCCC_VERSION_1_0) {
 		ssbd_state = ARM64_SSBD_UNKNOWN;
 		return false;
@@ -376,7 +389,6 @@ static bool has_ssbd_mitigation(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry,
 
 	switch (ssbd_state) {
 	case ARM64_SSBD_FORCE_DISABLE:
-		pr_info_once("%s disabled from command-line\n", entry->desc);
 		arm64_set_ssbd_mitigation(false);
 		required = false;
 		break;
@@ -389,7 +401,6 @@ static bool has_ssbd_mitigation(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry,
 		break;
 
 	case ARM64_SSBD_FORCE_ENABLE:
-		pr_info_once("%s forced from command-line\n", entry->desc);
 		arm64_set_ssbd_mitigation(true);
 		required = true;
 		break;
@@ -399,6 +410,17 @@ static bool has_ssbd_mitigation(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry,
 		break;
 	}
 
+out_printmsg:
+	switch (ssbd_state) {
+	case ARM64_SSBD_FORCE_DISABLE:
+		pr_info_once("%s disabled from command-line\n", entry->desc);
+		break;
+
+	case ARM64_SSBD_FORCE_ENABLE:
+		pr_info_once("%s forced from command-line\n", entry->desc);
+		break;
+	}
+
 	return required;
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_ARM64_SSBD */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 2a0d76698f34..d8e89b5d99ee 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -925,6 +925,48 @@ static void cpu_copy_el2regs(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *__unused)
 		write_sysreg(read_sysreg(tpidr_el1), tpidr_el2);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_SSBD
+static int ssbs_emulation_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 instr)
+{
+	if (user_mode(regs))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (instr & BIT(CRm_shift))
+		regs->pstate |= PSR_SSBS_BIT;
+	else
+		regs->pstate &= ~PSR_SSBS_BIT;
+
+	arm64_skip_faulting_instruction(regs, 4);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct undef_hook ssbs_emulation_hook = {
+	.instr_mask	= ~(1U << CRm_shift),
+	.instr_val	= 0xd500001f | REG_PSTATE_SSBS_IMM,
+	.fn		= ssbs_emulation_handler,
+};
+
+static void cpu_enable_ssbs(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *__unused)
+{
+	static bool undef_hook_registered = false;
+	static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(hook_lock);
+
+	spin_lock(&hook_lock);
+	if (!undef_hook_registered) {
+		register_undef_hook(&ssbs_emulation_hook);
+		undef_hook_registered = true;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&hook_lock);
+
+	if (arm64_get_ssbd_state() == ARM64_SSBD_FORCE_DISABLE) {
+		sysreg_clear_set(sctlr_el1, 0, SCTLR_ELx_DSSBS);
+		arm64_set_ssbd_mitigation(false);
+	} else {
+		arm64_set_ssbd_mitigation(true);
+	}
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_ARM64_SSBD */
+
 static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
 	{
 		.desc = "GIC system register CPU interface",
@@ -1049,6 +1091,7 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
 		.min_field_value = 1,
 	},
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_SSBD
 	{
 		.desc = "Speculative Store Bypassing Safe (SSBS)",
 		.capability = ARM64_SSBS,
@@ -1058,7 +1101,9 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
 		.field_pos = ID_AA64PFR1_SSBS_SHIFT,
 		.sign = FTR_UNSIGNED,
 		.min_field_value = ID_AA64PFR1_SSBS_PSTATE_ONLY,
+		.cpu_enable = cpu_enable_ssbs,
 	},
+#endif
 	{},
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
index 9e773732520c..532ad6be9c2b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long stack_start,
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_UAO) &&
 		    cpus_have_const_cap(ARM64_HAS_UAO))
 			childregs->pstate |= PSR_UAO_BIT;
+
+		if (arm64_get_ssbd_state() == ARM64_SSBD_FORCE_DISABLE)
+			childregs->pstate |= PSR_SSBS_BIT;
+
 		p->thread.cpu_context.x19 = stack_start;
 		p->thread.cpu_context.x20 = stk_sz;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/ssbd.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/ssbd.c
index 0560738c1d5c..58de005cd756 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/ssbd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/ssbd.c
@@ -3,13 +3,32 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2018 ARM Ltd, All Rights Reserved.
  */
 
+#include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/prctl.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sched/task_stack.h>
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
 
+#include <asm/compat.h>
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 
+static void ssbd_ssbs_enable(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	u64 val = is_compat_thread(task_thread_info(task)) ?
+		  PSR_AA32_SSBS_BIT : PSR_SSBS_BIT;
+
+	task_pt_regs(task)->pstate |= val;
+}
+
+static void ssbd_ssbs_disable(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	u64 val = is_compat_thread(task_thread_info(task)) ?
+		  PSR_AA32_SSBS_BIT : PSR_SSBS_BIT;
+
+	task_pt_regs(task)->pstate &= ~val;
+}
+
 /*
  * prctl interface for SSBD
  */
@@ -45,12 +64,14 @@ static int ssbd_prctl_set(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long ctrl)
 			return -EPERM;
 		task_clear_spec_ssb_disable(task);
 		clear_tsk_thread_flag(task, TIF_SSBD);
+		ssbd_ssbs_enable(task);
 		break;
 	case PR_SPEC_DISABLE:
 		if (state == ARM64_SSBD_FORCE_DISABLE)
 			return -EPERM;
 		task_set_spec_ssb_disable(task);
 		set_tsk_thread_flag(task, TIF_SSBD);
+		ssbd_ssbs_disable(task);
 		break;
 	case PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE:
 		if (state == ARM64_SSBD_FORCE_DISABLE)
@@ -58,6 +79,7 @@ static int ssbd_prctl_set(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long ctrl)
 		task_set_spec_ssb_disable(task);
 		task_set_spec_ssb_force_disable(task);
 		set_tsk_thread_flag(task, TIF_SSBD);
+		ssbd_ssbs_disable(task);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -ERANGE;
