diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
index 17e955ab69fed..3130a66b0f48d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <asm/nospec-branch.h>
 #include <asm/microcode.h>
 #include <asm/sev.h>
+#include <asm/fred.h>
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/nmi.h>
@@ -651,6 +652,47 @@ void nmi_backtrace_stall_check(const struct cpumask *btp)
 
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_FRED
+/*
+ * With FRED, CR2/DR6 is pushed to #PF/#DB stack frame during FRED
+ * event delivery, i.e., there is no problem of transient states.
+ * And NMI unblocking only happens when the stack frame indicates
+ * that so should happen.
+ *
+ * Thus, the NMI entry stub for FRED is really straightforward and
+ * as simple as most exception handlers. As such, #DB is allowed
+ * during NMI handling.
+ */
+DEFINE_FREDENTRY_NMI(exc_nmi)
+{
+	irqentry_state_t irq_state;
+
+	if (arch_cpu_is_offline(smp_processor_id())) {
+		if (microcode_nmi_handler_enabled())
+			microcode_offline_nmi_handler();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Save CR2 for eventual restore to cover the case where the NMI
+	 * hits the VMENTER/VMEXIT region where guest CR2 is life. This
+	 * prevents guest state corruption in case that the NMI handler
+	 * takes a page fault.
+	 */
+	this_cpu_write(nmi_cr2, read_cr2());
+
+	irq_state = irqentry_nmi_enter(regs);
+
+	inc_irq_stat(__nmi_count);
+	default_do_nmi(regs);
+
+	irqentry_nmi_exit(regs, irq_state);
+
+	if (unlikely(this_cpu_read(nmi_cr2) != read_cr2()))
+		write_cr2(this_cpu_read(nmi_cr2));
+}
+#endif
+
 void stop_nmi(void)
 {
 	ignore_nmis++;