diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 0b7af5902ff7..4b3bfefc2d05 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -553,6 +553,10 @@ struct kvm_pmu {
 	unsigned available_event_types;
 	u64 fixed_ctr_ctrl;
 	u64 fixed_ctr_ctrl_rsvd;
+	/*
+	 * kvm_pmu_sync_global_ctrl_from_vmcs() must be called to update
+	 * this SW-maintained global_ctrl for mediated vPMU before accessing it.
+	 */
 	u64 global_ctrl;
 	u64 global_status;
 	u64 counter_bitmask[2];
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
index f7fd4369b821..48e137560f17 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 #define VM_EXIT_CLEAR_BNDCFGS                   0x00800000
 #define VM_EXIT_PT_CONCEAL_PIP			0x01000000
 #define VM_EXIT_CLEAR_IA32_RTIT_CTL		0x02000000
+#define VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL	0x40000000
 
 #define VM_EXIT_ALWAYSON_WITHOUT_TRUE_MSR	0x00036dff
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 6ad71752be4b..4e8cefcce7ab 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -646,6 +646,30 @@ void kvm_pmu_deliver_pmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	}
 }
 
+static void kvm_pmu_sync_global_ctrl_from_vmcs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct msr_data msr_info = { .index = MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL };
+
+	if (!kvm_mediated_pmu_enabled(vcpu))
+		return;
+
+	/* Sync pmu->global_ctrl from GUEST_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL. */
+	kvm_pmu_call(get_msr)(vcpu, &msr_info);
+}
+
+static void kvm_pmu_sync_global_ctrl_to_vmcs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 global_ctrl)
+{
+	struct msr_data msr_info = {
+		.index = MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL,
+		.data = global_ctrl };
+
+	if (!kvm_mediated_pmu_enabled(vcpu))
+		return;
+
+	/* Sync pmu->global_ctrl to GUEST_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL. */
+	kvm_pmu_call(set_msr)(vcpu, &msr_info);
+}
+
 bool kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr)
 {
 	switch (msr) {
@@ -680,7 +704,6 @@ int kvm_pmu_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		msr_info->data = pmu->global_status;
 		break;
 	case MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_CTL:
-	case MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL:
 		msr_info->data = pmu->global_ctrl;
 		break;
 	case MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_STATUS_CLR:
@@ -731,6 +754,9 @@ int kvm_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 			diff = pmu->global_ctrl ^ data;
 			pmu->global_ctrl = data;
 			reprogram_counters(pmu, diff);
+
+			/* Propagate guest global_ctrl to GUEST_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL. */
+			kvm_pmu_sync_global_ctrl_to_vmcs(vcpu, data);
 		}
 		break;
 	case MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL:
@@ -907,6 +933,8 @@ void kvm_pmu_trigger_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 eventsel)
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(pmu->global_ctrl) * BITS_PER_BYTE != X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
 
+	kvm_pmu_sync_global_ctrl_from_vmcs(vcpu);
+
 	if (!kvm_pmu_has_perf_global_ctrl(pmu))
 		bitmap_copy(bitmap, pmu->all_valid_pmc_idx, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
 	else if (!bitmap_and(bitmap, pmu->all_valid_pmc_idx,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
index 013536fde10b..cc63bd4ab87c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ static inline bool cpu_has_load_perf_global_ctrl(void)
 	return vmcs_config.vmentry_ctrl & VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL;
 }
 
+static inline bool cpu_has_save_perf_global_ctrl(void)
+{
+	return vmcs_config.vmexit_ctrl & VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL;
+}
+
 static inline bool cpu_has_vmx_mpx(void)
 {
 	return vmcs_config.vmentry_ctrl & VM_ENTRY_LOAD_BNDCFGS;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 8a7af02d466e..ecf72394684d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -7004,7 +7004,8 @@ static void nested_vmx_setup_exit_ctls(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf,
 		VM_EXIT_ALWAYSON_WITHOUT_TRUE_MSR |
 		VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_EFER | VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_EFER |
 		VM_EXIT_SAVE_VMX_PREEMPTION_TIMER | VM_EXIT_ACK_INTR_ON_EXIT |
-		VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL;
+		VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL |
+		VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL;
 
 	/* We support free control of debug control saving. */
 	msrs->exit_ctls_low &= ~VM_EXIT_SAVE_DEBUG_CONTROLS;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 2a5f79206b02..04a893e56135 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@ static int intel_pmu_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 	u32 msr = msr_info->index;
 
 	switch (msr) {
+	case MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL:
+		if (kvm_mediated_pmu_enabled(vcpu))
+			pmu->global_ctrl = vmcs_read64(GUEST_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL);
+		msr_info->data = pmu->global_ctrl;
+		break;
 	case MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL:
 		msr_info->data = pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl;
 		break;
@@ -339,6 +344,11 @@ static int intel_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 	u64 reserved_bits, diff;
 
 	switch (msr) {
+	case MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL:
+		if (kvm_mediated_pmu_enabled(vcpu))
+			vmcs_write64(GUEST_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL,
+				     pmu->global_ctrl);
+		break;
 	case MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL:
 		if (data & pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl_rsvd)
 			return 1;
@@ -558,10 +568,37 @@ static void __intel_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static void intel_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
+	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
+	bool mediated;
+
 	__intel_pmu_refresh(vcpu);
 
-	exec_controls_changebit(to_vmx(vcpu), CPU_BASED_RDPMC_EXITING,
+	exec_controls_changebit(vmx, CPU_BASED_RDPMC_EXITING,
 				!kvm_rdpmc_in_guest(vcpu));
+
+	mediated = kvm_mediated_pmu_enabled(vcpu);
+	if (cpu_has_load_perf_global_ctrl()) {
+		vm_entry_controls_changebit(vmx,
+			VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, mediated);
+		/*
+		 * Initialize guest PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL to reset value as SDM rules.
+		 *
+		 * Note: GUEST_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL must be initialized to
+		 * "BIT_ULL(pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters) - 1" instead of pmu->global_ctrl
+		 * since pmu->global_ctrl is only be initialized when guest
+		 * pmu->version > 1. Otherwise if pmu->version is 1, pmu->global_ctrl
+		 * is 0 and guest counters are never really enabled.
+		 */
+		if (mediated)
+			vmcs_write64(GUEST_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL,
+				     BIT_ULL(pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters) - 1);
+	}
+
+	if (cpu_has_save_perf_global_ctrl())
+		vm_exit_controls_changebit(vmx,
+			VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL |
+			VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, mediated);
 }
 
 static void intel_pmu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index ff66f17d6358..38ecf3c116bd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -4390,6 +4390,13 @@ void vmx_set_constant_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 
 	if (cpu_has_load_ia32_efer())
 		vmcs_write64(HOST_IA32_EFER, kvm_host.efer);
+
+	/*
+	 * Initialize host PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL to 0 to disable all counters
+	 * immediately once VM exits. Mediated vPMU then call perf_guest_exit()
+	 * to re-enable host perf events.
+	 */
+	vmcs_write64(HOST_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0);
 }
 
 void set_cr4_guest_host_mask(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
@@ -4457,7 +4464,8 @@ static u32 vmx_get_initial_vmexit_ctrl(void)
 				 VM_EXIT_CLEAR_IA32_RTIT_CTL);
 	/* Loading of EFER and PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL are toggled dynamically */
 	return vmexit_ctrl &
-		~(VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL | VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_EFER);
+		~(VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL | VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_EFER |
+		  VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL);
 }
 
 void vmx_refresh_apicv_exec_ctrl(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -7196,6 +7204,9 @@ static void atomic_switch_perf_msrs(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	struct perf_guest_switch_msr *msrs;
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(&vmx->vcpu);
 
+	if (kvm_mediated_pmu_enabled(&vmx->vcpu))
+		return;
+
 	pmu->host_cross_mapped_mask = 0;
 	if (pmu->pebs_enable & pmu->global_ctrl)
 		intel_pmu_cross_mapped_check(pmu);
@@ -8451,6 +8462,15 @@ __init int vmx_hardware_setup(void)
 		enable_sgx = false;
 #endif
 
+	/*
+	 * All CPUs that support a mediated PMU are expected to support loading
+	 * and saving PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL via dedicated VMCS fields.
+	 */
+	if (enable_mediated_pmu &&
+	    (WARN_ON_ONCE(!cpu_has_load_perf_global_ctrl() ||
+			  !cpu_has_save_perf_global_ctrl())))
+		enable_mediated_pmu = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * set_apic_access_page_addr() is used to reload apic access
 	 * page upon invalidation.  No need to do anything if not
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index 5c505af553c8..b282165f98a6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -510,7 +510,8 @@ static inline u8 vmx_get_rvi(void)
 	       VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_EFER |					\
 	       VM_EXIT_CLEAR_BNDCFGS |					\
 	       VM_EXIT_PT_CONCEAL_PIP |					\
-	       VM_EXIT_CLEAR_IA32_RTIT_CTL)
+	       VM_EXIT_CLEAR_IA32_RTIT_CTL |				\
+	       VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL)
 
 #define KVM_REQUIRED_VMX_PIN_BASED_VM_EXEC_CONTROL			\
 	(PIN_BASED_EXT_INTR_MASK |					\
