diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
index b265d8e50be0eb..71d10d7d141e8f 100644
--- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ for vm-wide capabilities.
 4.38 KVM_GET_MP_STATE
 
 Capability: KVM_CAP_MP_STATE
-Architectures: x86, s390
+Architectures: x86, s390, arm, arm64
 Type: vcpu ioctl
 Parameters: struct kvm_mp_state (out)
 Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ uniprocessor guests).
 
 Possible values are:
 
- - KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE:        the vcpu is currently running [x86]
+ - KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE:        the vcpu is currently running [x86,arm/arm64]
  - KVM_MP_STATE_UNINITIALIZED:   the vcpu is an application processor (AP)
                                  which has not yet received an INIT signal [x86]
  - KVM_MP_STATE_INIT_RECEIVED:   the vcpu has received an INIT signal, and is
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ Possible values are:
                                  is waiting for an interrupt [x86]
  - KVM_MP_STATE_SIPI_RECEIVED:   the vcpu has just received a SIPI (vector
                                  accessible via KVM_GET_VCPU_EVENTS) [x86]
- - KVM_MP_STATE_STOPPED:         the vcpu is stopped [s390]
+ - KVM_MP_STATE_STOPPED:         the vcpu is stopped [s390,arm/arm64]
  - KVM_MP_STATE_CHECK_STOP:      the vcpu is in a special error state [s390]
  - KVM_MP_STATE_OPERATING:       the vcpu is operating (running or halted)
                                  [s390]
@@ -1031,11 +1031,15 @@ On x86, this ioctl is only useful after KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP. Without an
 in-kernel irqchip, the multiprocessing state must be maintained by userspace on
 these architectures.
 
+For arm/arm64:
+
+The only states that are valid are KVM_MP_STATE_STOPPED and
+KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE which reflect if the vcpu is paused or not.
 
 4.39 KVM_SET_MP_STATE
 
 Capability: KVM_CAP_MP_STATE
-Architectures: x86, s390
+Architectures: x86, s390, arm, arm64
 Type: vcpu ioctl
 Parameters: struct kvm_mp_state (in)
 Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error
@@ -1047,6 +1051,10 @@ On x86, this ioctl is only useful after KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP. Without an
 in-kernel irqchip, the multiprocessing state must be maintained by userspace on
 these architectures.
 
+For arm/arm64:
+
+The only states that are valid are KVM_MP_STATE_STOPPED and
+KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE which reflect if the vcpu should be paused or not.
 
 4.40 KVM_SET_IDENTITY_MAP_ADDR
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
index cc96619f10a4f4..9a5f057a97a3b1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 	case KVM_CAP_ARM_PSCI:
 	case KVM_CAP_ARM_PSCI_0_2:
 	case KVM_CAP_READONLY_MEM:
+	case KVM_CAP_MP_STATE:
 		r = 1;
 		break;
 	case KVM_CAP_COALESCED_MMIO:
@@ -310,13 +311,29 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state)
 {
-	return -EINVAL;
+	if (vcpu->arch.pause)
+		mp_state->mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_STOPPED;
+	else
+		mp_state->mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state)
 {
-	return -EINVAL;
+	switch (mp_state->mp_state) {
+	case KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE:
+		vcpu->arch.pause = false;
+		break;
+	case KVM_MP_STATE_STOPPED:
+		vcpu->arch.pause = true;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**