diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
index 98fdc65f5b24..593216bc14f0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
@@ -191,6 +191,19 @@ void kvm_pmu_set_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx, u64 val)
 	kvm_pmu_set_pmc_value(kvm_vcpu_idx_to_pmc(vcpu, select_idx), val, false);
 }
 
+/**
+ * kvm_pmu_set_counter_value_user - set PMU counter value from user
+ * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
+ * @select_idx: The counter index
+ * @val: The counter value
+ */
+void kvm_pmu_set_counter_value_user(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx, u64 val)
+{
+	kvm_pmu_release_perf_event(kvm_vcpu_idx_to_pmc(vcpu, select_idx));
+	__vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, counter_index_to_reg(select_idx)) = val;
+	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_RELOAD_PMU, vcpu);
+}
+
 /**
  * kvm_pmu_release_perf_event - remove the perf event
  * @pmc: The PMU counter pointer
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
index e8e9c781a929..4d1ef47d0049 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
@@ -960,6 +960,22 @@ static int get_pmu_evcntr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct sys_reg_desc *r,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int set_pmu_evcntr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct sys_reg_desc *r,
+			  u64 val)
+{
+	u64 idx;
+
+	if (r->CRn == 9 && r->CRm == 13 && r->Op2 == 0)
+		/* PMCCNTR_EL0 */
+		idx = ARMV8_PMU_CYCLE_IDX;
+	else
+		/* PMEVCNTRn_EL0 */
+		idx = ((r->CRm & 3) << 3) | (r->Op2 & 7);
+
+	kvm_pmu_set_counter_value_user(vcpu, idx, val);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static bool access_pmu_evcntr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			      struct sys_reg_params *p,
 			      const struct sys_reg_desc *r)
@@ -1238,6 +1254,7 @@ static int set_pmcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct sys_reg_desc *r,
 #define PMU_PMEVCNTR_EL0(n)						\
 	{ PMU_SYS_REG(PMEVCNTRn_EL0(n)),				\
 	  .reset = reset_pmevcntr, .get_user = get_pmu_evcntr,		\
+	  .set_user = set_pmu_evcntr,					\
 	  .access = access_pmu_evcntr, .reg = (PMEVCNTR0_EL0 + n), }
 
 /* Macro to expand the PMEVTYPERn_EL0 register */
@@ -2835,7 +2852,8 @@ static const struct sys_reg_desc sys_reg_descs[] = {
 	  .access = access_pmceid, .reset = NULL },
 	{ PMU_SYS_REG(PMCCNTR_EL0),
 	  .access = access_pmu_evcntr, .reset = reset_unknown,
-	  .reg = PMCCNTR_EL0, .get_user = get_pmu_evcntr},
+	  .reg = PMCCNTR_EL0, .get_user = get_pmu_evcntr,
+	  .set_user = set_pmu_evcntr },
 	{ PMU_SYS_REG(PMXEVTYPER_EL0),
 	  .access = access_pmu_evtyper, .reset = NULL },
 	{ PMU_SYS_REG(PMXEVCNTR_EL0),
diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
index 147bd3ee4f7b..a045284b3fd4 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static __always_inline bool kvm_arm_support_pmu_v3(void)
 #define kvm_arm_pmu_irq_initialized(v)	((v)->arch.pmu.irq_num >= VGIC_NR_SGIS)
 u64 kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx);
 void kvm_pmu_set_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx, u64 val);
+void kvm_pmu_set_counter_value_user(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx, u64 val);
 u64 kvm_pmu_implemented_counter_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 u64 kvm_pmu_accessible_counter_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 u64 kvm_pmu_get_pmceid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool pmceid1);
@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ static inline u64 kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 }
 static inline void kvm_pmu_set_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					     u64 select_idx, u64 val) {}
+static inline void kvm_pmu_set_counter_value_user(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+						  u64 select_idx, u64 val) {}
 static inline u64 kvm_pmu_implemented_counter_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	return 0;