diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 0c0941d..56e45a2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@
 #define HF_VINTR_MASK		(1 << 2)
 #define HF_NMI_MASK		(1 << 3)
 #define HF_IRET_MASK		(1 << 4)
+#define HF_GUEST_MASK		(1 << 5) /* VCPU is in guest-mode */
 
 /*
  * Hardware virtualization extension instructions may fault if a
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/kvm_cache_regs.h b/arch/x86/kvm/kvm_cache_regs.h
index 975bb45..95ac3af 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/kvm_cache_regs.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/kvm_cache_regs.h
@@ -84,4 +84,19 @@
 		| ((u64)(kvm_register_read(vcpu, VCPU_REGS_RDX) & -1u) << 32);
 }
 
+static inline void enter_guest_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	vcpu->arch.hflags |= HF_GUEST_MASK;
+}
+
+static inline void leave_guest_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	vcpu->arch.hflags &= ~HF_GUEST_MASK;
+}
+
+static inline bool is_guest_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return vcpu->arch.hflags & HF_GUEST_MASK;
+}
+
 #endif