diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 12cb180..c4ce105 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@
 	u64 fpr[32];
 	u64 fpscr;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPE
+	ulong evr[32];
+	ulong spefscr;
+	ulong host_spefscr;
+	u64 acc;
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
 	vector128 vr[32];
 	vector128 vscr;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_booke.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_booke.h
index 0f0ad9f..9ec0b39 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_booke.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_booke.h
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@
 #define ESR_ILK		0x00100000	/* Instr. Cache Locking */
 #define ESR_PUO		0x00040000	/* Unimplemented Operation exception */
 #define ESR_BO		0x00020000	/* Byte Ordering */
+#define ESR_SPV		0x00000080	/* Signal Processing operation */
 
 /* Bit definitions related to the DBCR0. */
 #if defined(CONFIG_40x)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index 25de8e4..ecd2b3a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -497,6 +497,13 @@
 	DEFINE(TLBCAM_MAS7, offsetof(struct tlbcam, MAS7));
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_KVM) && defined(CONFIG_SPE)
+	DEFINE(VCPU_EVR, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.evr[0]));
+	DEFINE(VCPU_ACC, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.acc));
+	DEFINE(VCPU_SPEFSCR, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.spefscr));
+	DEFINE(VCPU_HOST_SPEFSCR, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.host_spefscr));
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_EXIT_TIMING
 	DEFINE(VCPU_TIMING_EXIT_TBU, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu,
 						arch.timing_exit.tv32.tbu));
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index 05cedb5..0ecbecb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  *
  * Copyright IBM Corp. 2007
+ * Copyright 2010-2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  *
  * Authors: Hollis Blanchard <hollisb@us.ibm.com>
  *          Christian Ehrhardt <ehrhardt@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
@@ -78,6 +79,57 @@
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPE
+void kvmppc_vcpu_disable_spe(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	preempt_disable();
+	enable_kernel_spe();
+	kvmppc_save_guest_spe(vcpu);
+	vcpu->arch.shadow_msr &= ~MSR_SPE;
+	preempt_enable();
+}
+
+static void kvmppc_vcpu_enable_spe(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	preempt_disable();
+	enable_kernel_spe();
+	kvmppc_load_guest_spe(vcpu);
+	vcpu->arch.shadow_msr |= MSR_SPE;
+	preempt_enable();
+}
+
+static void kvmppc_vcpu_sync_spe(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (vcpu->arch.shared->msr & MSR_SPE) {
+		if (!(vcpu->arch.shadow_msr & MSR_SPE))
+			kvmppc_vcpu_enable_spe(vcpu);
+	} else if (vcpu->arch.shadow_msr & MSR_SPE) {
+		kvmppc_vcpu_disable_spe(vcpu);
+	}
+}
+#else
+static void kvmppc_vcpu_sync_spe(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
+/* Helper function for "full" MSR writes. No need to call this if only EE is
+ * changing. */
+void kvmppc_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 new_msr)
+{
+	if ((new_msr & MSR_PR) != (vcpu->arch.shared->msr & MSR_PR))
+		kvmppc_mmu_priv_switch(vcpu, new_msr & MSR_PR);
+
+	vcpu->arch.shared->msr = new_msr;
+
+	if (vcpu->arch.shared->msr & MSR_WE) {
+		kvm_vcpu_block(vcpu);
+		kvmppc_set_exit_type(vcpu, EMULATED_MTMSRWE_EXITS);
+	};
+
+	kvmppc_vcpu_sync_spe(vcpu);
+}
+
 static void kvmppc_booke_queue_irqprio(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
                                        unsigned int priority)
 {
@@ -344,10 +396,16 @@
 		r = RESUME_GUEST;
 		break;
 
-	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_UNAVAIL:
-		kvmppc_booke_queue_irqprio(vcpu, BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_UNAVAIL);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPE
+	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_UNAVAIL: {
+		if (vcpu->arch.shared->msr & MSR_SPE)
+			kvmppc_vcpu_enable_spe(vcpu);
+		else
+			kvmppc_booke_queue_irqprio(vcpu,
+						   BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_UNAVAIL);
 		r = RESUME_GUEST;
 		break;
+	}
 
 	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_FP_DATA:
 		kvmppc_booke_queue_irqprio(vcpu, BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_DATA);
@@ -358,6 +416,28 @@
 		kvmppc_booke_queue_irqprio(vcpu, BOOKE_IRQPRIO_SPE_FP_ROUND);
 		r = RESUME_GUEST;
 		break;
+#else
+	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_UNAVAIL:
+		/*
+		 * Guest wants SPE, but host kernel doesn't support it.  Send
+		 * an "unimplemented operation" program check to the guest.
+		 */
+		kvmppc_core_queue_program(vcpu, ESR_PUO | ESR_SPV);
+		r = RESUME_GUEST;
+		break;
+
+	/*
+	 * These really should never happen without CONFIG_SPE,
+	 * as we should never enable the real MSR[SPE] in the guest.
+	 */
+	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_FP_DATA:
+	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_SPE_FP_ROUND:
+		printk(KERN_CRIT "%s: unexpected SPE interrupt %u at %08lx\n",
+		       __func__, exit_nr, vcpu->arch.pc);
+		run->hw.hardware_exit_reason = exit_nr;
+		r = RESUME_HOST;
+		break;
+#endif
 
 	case BOOKE_INTERRUPT_DATA_STORAGE:
 		kvmppc_core_queue_data_storage(vcpu, vcpu->arch.fault_dear,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h
index 492bb70..0fa1732 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.h
@@ -52,24 +52,18 @@
 
 extern unsigned long kvmppc_booke_handlers;
 
-/* Helper function for "full" MSR writes. No need to call this if only EE is
- * changing. */
-static inline void kvmppc_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 new_msr)
-{
-	if ((new_msr & MSR_PR) != (vcpu->arch.shared->msr & MSR_PR))
-		kvmppc_mmu_priv_switch(vcpu, new_msr & MSR_PR);
-
-	vcpu->arch.shared->msr = new_msr;
-
-	if (vcpu->arch.shared->msr & MSR_WE) {
-		kvm_vcpu_block(vcpu);
-		kvmppc_set_exit_type(vcpu, EMULATED_MTMSRWE_EXITS);
-	};
-}
+void kvmppc_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 new_msr);
 
 int kvmppc_booke_emulate_op(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
                             unsigned int inst, int *advance);
 int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt);
 int kvmppc_booke_emulate_mtspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rs);
 
+/* low-level asm code to transfer guest state */
+void kvmppc_load_guest_spe(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+void kvmppc_save_guest_spe(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+
+/* high-level function, manages flags, host state */
+void kvmppc_vcpu_disable_spe(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+
 #endif /* __KVM_BOOKE_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_interrupts.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_interrupts.S
index 55410cc..8cb3dfe 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_interrupts.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_interrupts.S
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  *
  * Copyright IBM Corp. 2007
+ * Copyright 2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  *
  * Authors: Hollis Blanchard <hollisb@us.ibm.com>
  */
@@ -239,6 +240,14 @@
 heavyweight_exit:
 	/* Not returning to guest. */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPE
+	/* save guest SPEFSCR and load host SPEFSCR */
+	mfspr	r9, SPRN_SPEFSCR
+	stw	r9, VCPU_SPEFSCR(r4)
+	lwz	r9, VCPU_HOST_SPEFSCR(r4)
+	mtspr	SPRN_SPEFSCR, r9
+#endif
+
 	/* We already saved guest volatile register state; now save the
 	 * non-volatiles. */
 	stw	r15, VCPU_GPR(r15)(r4)
@@ -340,6 +349,14 @@
 	lwz	r30, VCPU_GPR(r30)(r4)
 	lwz	r31, VCPU_GPR(r31)(r4)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPE
+	/* save host SPEFSCR and load guest SPEFSCR */
+	mfspr	r3, SPRN_SPEFSCR
+	stw	r3, VCPU_HOST_SPEFSCR(r4)
+	lwz	r3, VCPU_SPEFSCR(r4)
+	mtspr	SPRN_SPEFSCR, r3
+#endif
+
 lightweight_exit:
 	stw	r2, HOST_R2(r1)
 
@@ -425,3 +442,24 @@
 	lwz	r3, VCPU_GPR(r3)(r4)
 	lwz	r4, VCPU_GPR(r4)(r4)
 	rfi
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPE
+_GLOBAL(kvmppc_save_guest_spe)
+	cmpi	0,r3,0
+	beqlr-
+	SAVE_32EVRS(0, r4, r3, VCPU_EVR)
+	evxor   evr6, evr6, evr6
+	evmwumiaa evr6, evr6, evr6
+	li	r4,VCPU_ACC
+	evstddx evr6, r4, r3		/* save acc */
+	blr
+
+_GLOBAL(kvmppc_load_guest_spe)
+	cmpi	0,r3,0
+	beqlr-
+	li      r4,VCPU_ACC
+	evlddx  evr6,r4,r3
+	evmra   evr6,evr6		/* load acc */
+	REST_32EVRS(0, r4, r3, VCPU_EVR)
+	blr
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c
index 318dbc6..797a744 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2008 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Author: Yu Liu, <yu.liu@freescale.com>
  *
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
 void kvmppc_core_vcpu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	kvmppc_e500_tlb_put(vcpu);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPE
+	if (vcpu->arch.shadow_msr & MSR_SPE)
+		kvmppc_vcpu_disable_spe(vcpu);
+#endif
 }
 
 int kvmppc_core_check_processor_compat(void)