diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/ppc.h b/include/hw/ppc/ppc.h
index 585be6ab98c5..02481cd27c36 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/ppc.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/ppc.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct ppc_tb_t {
     /* Time base management */
     int64_t  tb_offset;    /* Compensation                    */
     int64_t  atb_offset;   /* Compensation                    */
+    int64_t  vtb_offset;
     uint32_t tb_freq;      /* TB frequency                    */
     /* Decrementer management */
     uint64_t decr_next;    /* Tick for next decr interrupt    */
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu.h b/target/ppc/cpu.h
index e3e82327b723..19d6e724bb5a 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu.h
@@ -1305,6 +1305,8 @@ uint64_t cpu_ppc_load_atbl(CPUPPCState *env);
 uint32_t cpu_ppc_load_atbu(CPUPPCState *env);
 void cpu_ppc_store_atbl(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t value);
 void cpu_ppc_store_atbu(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t value);
+uint64_t cpu_ppc_load_vtb(CPUPPCState *env);
+void cpu_ppc_store_vtb(CPUPPCState *env, uint64_t value);
 bool ppc_decr_clear_on_delivery(CPUPPCState *env);
 target_ulong cpu_ppc_load_decr(CPUPPCState *env);
 void cpu_ppc_store_decr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong value);
diff --git a/target/ppc/helper.h b/target/ppc/helper.h
index f843814b8aa8..a5f53bb421a7 100644
--- a/target/ppc/helper.h
+++ b/target/ppc/helper.h
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(load_tbl, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, tl, env)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(load_tbu, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, tl, env)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(load_atbl, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, tl, env)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(load_atbu, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, tl, env)
+DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(load_vtb, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, tl, env)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(load_601_rtcl, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, tl, env)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(load_601_rtcu, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, tl, env)
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
@@ -669,6 +670,7 @@ DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(load_decr, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, tl, env)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(store_decr, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(load_hdecr, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, tl, env)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(store_hdecr, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, tl)
+DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(store_vtb, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_2(store_hid0_601, void, env, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_3(store_403_pbr, void, env, i32, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(load_40x_pit, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, tl, env)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc.c b/hw/ppc/ppc.c
index 8dd982fc1e40..263922052536 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc.c
@@ -694,6 +694,22 @@ void cpu_ppc_store_atbu (CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t value)
                      &tb_env->atb_offset, ((uint64_t)value << 32) | tb);
 }
 
+uint64_t cpu_ppc_load_vtb(CPUPPCState *env)
+{
+    ppc_tb_t *tb_env = env->tb_env;
+
+    return cpu_ppc_get_tb(tb_env, qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL),
+                          tb_env->vtb_offset);
+}
+
+void cpu_ppc_store_vtb(CPUPPCState *env, uint64_t value)
+{
+    ppc_tb_t *tb_env = env->tb_env;
+
+    cpu_ppc_store_tb(tb_env, qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL),
+                     &tb_env->vtb_offset, value);
+}
+
 static void cpu_ppc_tb_stop (CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     ppc_tb_t *tb_env = env->tb_env;
diff --git a/linux-user/ppc/cpu_loop.c b/linux-user/ppc/cpu_loop.c
index d5704def2902..5b27f8603e33 100644
--- a/linux-user/ppc/cpu_loop.c
+++ b/linux-user/ppc/cpu_loop.c
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ uint32_t cpu_ppc_load_atbu(CPUPPCState *env)
     return cpu_ppc_get_tb(env) >> 32;
 }
 
+uint64_t cpu_ppc_load_vtb(CPUPPCState *env)
+{
+    return cpu_ppc_get_tb(env);
+}
+
 uint32_t cpu_ppc601_load_rtcu(CPUPPCState *env)
 __attribute__ (( alias ("cpu_ppc_load_tbu") ));
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/timebase_helper.c b/target/ppc/timebase_helper.c
index 73363e08ae71..8c3c2fe67c2c 100644
--- a/target/ppc/timebase_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/timebase_helper.c
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ target_ulong helper_load_atbu(CPUPPCState *env)
     return cpu_ppc_load_atbu(env);
 }
 
+target_ulong helper_load_vtb(CPUPPCState *env)
+{
+    return cpu_ppc_load_vtb(env);
+}
+
 #if defined(TARGET_PPC64) && !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 target_ulong helper_load_purr(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
@@ -113,6 +118,11 @@ void helper_store_hdecr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
     cpu_ppc_store_hdecr(env, val);
 }
 
+void helper_store_vtb(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
+{
+    cpu_ppc_store_vtb(env, val);
+}
+
 target_ulong helper_load_40x_pit(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     return load_40x_pit(env);
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c b/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c
index ba726dec4d00..5a560164d4a4 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c
@@ -312,6 +312,16 @@ static void spr_write_hdecr(DisasContext *ctx, int sprn, int gprn)
     }
 }
 
+static void spr_read_vtb(DisasContext *ctx, int gprn, int sprn)
+{
+    gen_helper_load_vtb(cpu_gpr[gprn], cpu_env);
+}
+
+static void spr_write_vtb(DisasContext *ctx, int sprn, int gprn)
+{
+    gen_helper_store_vtb(cpu_env, cpu_gpr[gprn]);
+}
+
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -8169,10 +8179,11 @@ static void gen_spr_power8_ebb(CPUPPCState *env)
 /* Virtual Time Base */
 static void gen_spr_vtb(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
-    spr_register_kvm(env, SPR_VTB, "VTB",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_tbl, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 KVM_REG_PPC_VTB, 0x00000000);
+    spr_register_kvm_hv(env, SPR_VTB, "VTB",
+                        SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                        &spr_read_vtb, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                        &spr_read_vtb, &spr_write_vtb,
+                        KVM_REG_PPC_VTB, 0x00000000);
 }
 
 static void gen_spr_power8_fscr(CPUPPCState *env)
