diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_64.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_64.h
index c21e46d..b0c08b1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_64.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_64.h
@@ -121,6 +121,22 @@ static inline unsigned long hpte_rpn(unsigned long ptel, unsigned long psize)
 	return ((ptel & HPTE_R_RPN) & ~(psize - 1)) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 }
 
+static inline int hpte_is_writable(unsigned long ptel)
+{
+	unsigned long pp = ptel & (HPTE_R_PP0 | HPTE_R_PP);
+
+	return pp != PP_RXRX && pp != PP_RXXX;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned long hpte_make_readonly(unsigned long ptel)
+{
+	if ((ptel & HPTE_R_PP0) || (ptel & HPTE_R_PP) == PP_RWXX)
+		ptel = (ptel & ~HPTE_R_PP) | PP_RXXX;
+	else
+		ptel |= PP_RXRX;
+	return ptel;
+}
+
 static inline int hpte_cache_flags_ok(unsigned long ptel, unsigned long io_type)
 {
 	unsigned int wimg = ptel & HPTE_R_WIMG;
@@ -140,7 +156,7 @@ static inline int hpte_cache_flags_ok(unsigned long ptel, unsigned long io_type)
  * Lock and read a linux PTE.  If it's present and writable, atomically
  * set dirty and referenced bits and return the PTE, otherwise return 0.
  */
-static inline pte_t kvmppc_read_update_linux_pte(pte_t *p)
+static inline pte_t kvmppc_read_update_linux_pte(pte_t *p, int writing)
 {
 	pte_t pte, tmp;
 
@@ -158,7 +174,7 @@ static inline pte_t kvmppc_read_update_linux_pte(pte_t *p)
 
 	if (pte_present(pte)) {
 		pte = pte_mkyoung(pte);
-		if (pte_write(pte))
+		if (writing && pte_write(pte))
 			pte = pte_mkdirty(pte);
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
index 83761dd..66d6452 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ int kvmppc_book3s_hv_page_fault(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	struct page *page, *pages[1];
 	long index, ret, npages;
 	unsigned long is_io;
+	unsigned int writing, write_ok;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 
 	/*
@@ -553,8 +554,11 @@ int kvmppc_book3s_hv_page_fault(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	pfn = 0;
 	page = NULL;
 	pte_size = PAGE_SIZE;
+	writing = (dsisr & DSISR_ISSTORE) != 0;
+	/* If writing != 0, then the HPTE must allow writing, if we get here */
+	write_ok = writing;
 	hva = gfn_to_hva_memslot(memslot, gfn);
-	npages = get_user_pages_fast(hva, 1, 1, pages);
+	npages = get_user_pages_fast(hva, 1, writing, pages);
 	if (npages < 1) {
 		/* Check if it's an I/O mapping */
 		down_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
@@ -565,6 +569,7 @@ int kvmppc_book3s_hv_page_fault(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				((hva - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 			pte_size = psize;
 			is_io = hpte_cache_bits(pgprot_val(vma->vm_page_prot));
+			write_ok = vma->vm_flags & VM_WRITE;
 		}
 		up_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 		if (!pfn)
@@ -575,6 +580,24 @@ int kvmppc_book3s_hv_page_fault(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			page = compound_head(page);
 			pte_size <<= compound_order(page);
 		}
+		/* if the guest wants write access, see if that is OK */
+		if (!writing && hpte_is_writable(r)) {
+			pte_t *ptep, pte;
+
+			/*
+			 * We need to protect against page table destruction
+			 * while looking up and updating the pte.
+			 */
+			rcu_read_lock_sched();
+			ptep = find_linux_pte_or_hugepte(current->mm->pgd,
+							 hva, NULL);
+			if (ptep && pte_present(*ptep)) {
+				pte = kvmppc_read_update_linux_pte(ptep, 1);
+				if (pte_write(pte))
+					write_ok = 1;
+			}
+			rcu_read_unlock_sched();
+		}
 		pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
 	}
 
@@ -595,6 +618,8 @@ int kvmppc_book3s_hv_page_fault(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 	/* Set the HPTE to point to pfn */
 	r = (r & ~(HPTE_R_PP0 - pte_size)) | (pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
+	if (hpte_is_writable(r) && !write_ok)
+		r = hpte_make_readonly(r);
 	ret = RESUME_GUEST;
 	preempt_disable();
 	while (!try_lock_hpte(hptep, HPTE_V_HVLOCK))
@@ -614,14 +639,22 @@ int kvmppc_book3s_hv_page_fault(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		unlock_rmap(rmap);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
-	kvmppc_add_revmap_chain(kvm, rev, rmap, index, 0);
+
+	if (hptep[0] & HPTE_V_VALID) {
+		/* HPTE was previously valid, so we need to invalidate it */
+		unlock_rmap(rmap);
+		hptep[0] |= HPTE_V_ABSENT;
+		kvmppc_invalidate_hpte(kvm, hptep, index);
+	} else {
+		kvmppc_add_revmap_chain(kvm, rev, rmap, index, 0);
+	}
 
 	hptep[1] = r;
 	eieio();
 	hptep[0] = hpte[0];
 	asm volatile("ptesync" : : : "memory");
 	preempt_enable();
-	if (page)
+	if (page && hpte_is_writable(r))
 		SetPageDirty(page);
 
  out_put:
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
index 81d16ed..d3e36fc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static void remove_revmap_chain(struct kvm *kvm, long pte_index,
 }
 
 static pte_t lookup_linux_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long hva,
-			      unsigned long *pte_sizep)
+			      int writing, unsigned long *pte_sizep)
 {
 	pte_t *ptep;
 	unsigned long ps = *pte_sizep;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static pte_t lookup_linux_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long hva,
 		return __pte(0);
 	if (!pte_present(*ptep))
 		return __pte(0);
-	return kvmppc_read_update_linux_pte(ptep);
+	return kvmppc_read_update_linux_pte(ptep, writing);
 }
 
 long kvmppc_h_enter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long flags,
@@ -154,12 +154,14 @@ long kvmppc_h_enter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long flags,
 	unsigned long is_io;
 	unsigned long *rmap;
 	pte_t pte;
+	unsigned int writing;
 	unsigned long mmu_seq;
 	bool realmode = vcpu->arch.vcore->vcore_state == VCORE_RUNNING;
 
 	psize = hpte_page_size(pteh, ptel);
 	if (!psize)
 		return H_PARAMETER;
+	writing = hpte_is_writable(ptel);
 	pteh &= ~(HPTE_V_HVLOCK | HPTE_V_ABSENT | HPTE_V_VALID);
 
 	/* used later to detect if we might have been invalidated */
@@ -208,8 +210,11 @@ long kvmppc_h_enter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long flags,
 
 		/* Look up the Linux PTE for the backing page */
 		pte_size = psize;
-		pte = lookup_linux_pte(vcpu, hva, &pte_size);
+		pte = lookup_linux_pte(vcpu, hva, writing, &pte_size);
 		if (pte_present(pte)) {
+			if (writing && !pte_write(pte))
+				/* make the actual HPTE be read-only */
+				ptel = hpte_make_readonly(ptel);
 			is_io = hpte_cache_bits(pte_val(pte));
 			pa = pte_pfn(pte) << PAGE_SHIFT;
 		}
@@ -678,7 +683,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kvmppc_hv_find_lock_hpte);
 
 /*
  * Called in real mode to check whether an HPTE not found fault
- * is due to accessing a paged-out page or an emulated MMIO page.
+ * is due to accessing a paged-out page or an emulated MMIO page,
+ * or if a protection fault is due to accessing a page that the
+ * guest wanted read/write access to but which we made read-only.
  * Returns a possibly modified status (DSISR) value if not
  * (i.e. pass the interrupt to the guest),
  * -1 to pass the fault up to host kernel mode code, -2 to do that
@@ -696,12 +703,17 @@ long kvmppc_hpte_hv_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long addr,
 	struct revmap_entry *rev;
 	unsigned long pp, key;
 
-	valid = HPTE_V_VALID | HPTE_V_ABSENT;
+	/* For protection fault, expect to find a valid HPTE */
+	valid = HPTE_V_VALID;
+	if (status & DSISR_NOHPTE)
+		valid |= HPTE_V_ABSENT;
 
 	index = kvmppc_hv_find_lock_hpte(kvm, addr, slb_v, valid);
-	if (index < 0)
-		return status;		/* there really was no HPTE */
-
+	if (index < 0) {
+		if (status & DSISR_NOHPTE)
+			return status;	/* there really was no HPTE */
+		return 0;		/* for prot fault, HPTE disappeared */
+	}
 	hpte = (unsigned long *)(kvm->arch.hpt_virt + (index << 4));
 	v = hpte[0] & ~HPTE_V_HVLOCK;
 	r = hpte[1];
@@ -712,8 +724,8 @@ long kvmppc_hpte_hv_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long addr,
 	asm volatile("lwsync" : : : "memory");
 	hpte[0] = v;
 
-	/* If the HPTE is valid by now, retry the instruction */
-	if (v & HPTE_V_VALID)
+	/* For not found, if the HPTE is valid by now, retry the instruction */
+	if ((status & DSISR_NOHPTE) && (v & HPTE_V_VALID))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Check access permissions to the page */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
index 7d49906..b70bf22 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
@@ -1114,8 +1114,8 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ARCH_201)
 kvmppc_hdsi:
 	mfspr	r4, SPRN_HDAR
 	mfspr	r6, SPRN_HDSISR
-	/* HPTE not found fault? */
-	andis.	r0, r6, DSISR_NOHPTE@h
+	/* HPTE not found fault or protection fault? */
+	andis.	r0, r6, (DSISR_NOHPTE | DSISR_PROTFAULT)@h
 	beq	1f			/* if not, send it to the guest */
 	andi.	r0, r11, MSR_DR		/* data relocation enabled? */
 	beq	3f