diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_64.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_64.h
index 1472a5b4e4e3..b322e5bd6964 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_64.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_64.h
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ extern int kvm_hpt_order;		/* order of preallocated HPTs */
 #define HPTE_V_HVLOCK	0x40UL
 #define HPTE_V_ABSENT	0x20UL
 
+/*
+ * We use this bit in the guest_rpte field of the revmap entry
+ * to indicate a modified HPTE.
+ */
+#define HPTE_GR_MODIFIED	(1ul << 62)
+
+/* These bits are reserved in the guest view of the HPTE */
+#define HPTE_GR_RESERVED	HPTE_GR_MODIFIED
+
 static inline long try_lock_hpte(unsigned long *hpte, unsigned long bits)
 {
 	unsigned long tmp, old;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 3093896015f0..58c72646c445 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 	atomic_t vcpus_running;
 	unsigned long hpt_npte;
 	unsigned long hpt_mask;
+	atomic_t hpte_mod_interest;
 	spinlock_t slot_phys_lock;
 	unsigned short last_vcpu[NR_CPUS];
 	struct kvmppc_vcore *vcores[KVM_MAX_VCORES];
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
index ff2da5ce475c..ed563a5f25c8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ void kvmppc_add_revmap_chain(struct kvm *kvm, struct revmap_entry *rev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvmppc_add_revmap_chain);
 
+/*
+ * Note modification of an HPTE; set the HPTE modified bit
+ * if anyone is interested.
+ */
+static inline void note_hpte_modification(struct kvm *kvm,
+					  struct revmap_entry *rev)
+{
+	if (atomic_read(&kvm->arch.hpte_mod_interest))
+		rev->guest_rpte |= HPTE_GR_MODIFIED;
+}
+
 /* Remove this HPTE from the chain for a real page */
 static void remove_revmap_chain(struct kvm *kvm, long pte_index,
 				struct revmap_entry *rev,
@@ -138,7 +149,7 @@ long kvmppc_do_h_enter(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long flags,
 	unsigned long slot_fn, hva;
 	unsigned long *hpte;
 	struct revmap_entry *rev;
-	unsigned long g_ptel = ptel;
+	unsigned long g_ptel;
 	struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot;
 	unsigned long *physp, pte_size;
 	unsigned long is_io;
@@ -153,6 +164,8 @@ long kvmppc_do_h_enter(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long flags,
 		return H_PARAMETER;
 	writing = hpte_is_writable(ptel);
 	pteh &= ~(HPTE_V_HVLOCK | HPTE_V_ABSENT | HPTE_V_VALID);
+	ptel &= ~HPTE_GR_RESERVED;
+	g_ptel = ptel;
 
 	/* used later to detect if we might have been invalidated */
 	mmu_seq = kvm->mmu_notifier_seq;
@@ -287,8 +300,10 @@ long kvmppc_do_h_enter(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long flags,
 	rev = &kvm->arch.revmap[pte_index];
 	if (realmode)
 		rev = real_vmalloc_addr(rev);
-	if (rev)
+	if (rev) {
 		rev->guest_rpte = g_ptel;
+		note_hpte_modification(kvm, rev);
+	}
 
 	/* Link HPTE into reverse-map chain */
 	if (pteh & HPTE_V_VALID) {
@@ -392,7 +407,8 @@ long kvmppc_h_remove(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long flags,
 		/* Read PTE low word after tlbie to get final R/C values */
 		remove_revmap_chain(kvm, pte_index, rev, v, hpte[1]);
 	}
-	r = rev->guest_rpte;
+	r = rev->guest_rpte & ~HPTE_GR_RESERVED;
+	note_hpte_modification(kvm, rev);
 	unlock_hpte(hpte, 0);
 
 	vcpu->arch.gpr[4] = v;
@@ -466,6 +482,7 @@ long kvmppc_h_bulk_remove(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 			args[j] = ((0x80 | flags) << 56) + pte_index;
 			rev = real_vmalloc_addr(&kvm->arch.revmap[pte_index]);
+			note_hpte_modification(kvm, rev);
 
 			if (!(hp[0] & HPTE_V_VALID)) {
 				/* insert R and C bits from PTE */
@@ -555,6 +572,7 @@ long kvmppc_h_protect(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long flags,
 	if (rev) {
 		r = (rev->guest_rpte & ~mask) | bits;
 		rev->guest_rpte = r;
+		note_hpte_modification(kvm, rev);
 	}
 	r = (hpte[1] & ~mask) | bits;
 
@@ -606,8 +624,10 @@ long kvmppc_h_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long flags,
 			v &= ~HPTE_V_ABSENT;
 			v |= HPTE_V_VALID;
 		}
-		if (v & HPTE_V_VALID)
+		if (v & HPTE_V_VALID) {
 			r = rev[i].guest_rpte | (r & (HPTE_R_R | HPTE_R_C));
+			r &= ~HPTE_GR_RESERVED;
+		}
 		vcpu->arch.gpr[4 + i * 2] = v;
 		vcpu->arch.gpr[5 + i * 2] = r;
 	}