diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
index f197275bc..4a60f8326 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
@@ -213,6 +213,16 @@ bool is_static_configured_vm(const struct acrn_vm *vm)
 	return ((vm_config->guest_flags & GUEST_FLAG_STATIC_VM) != 0U);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @pre vm != NULL && vm_config != NULL && vm->vmid < CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM
+ */
+bool is_vhwp_configured(const struct acrn_vm *vm)
+{
+	struct acrn_vm_config *vm_config = get_vm_config(vm->vm_id);
+
+	return ((vm_config->guest_flags & GUEST_FLAG_VHWP) != 0U);
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief VT-d PI posted mode can possibly be used for PTDEVs assigned
  * to this VM if platform supports VT-d PI AND lapic passthru is not configured
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/guest/vm.h b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/guest/vm.h
index d26869bb9..de7cd090c 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/guest/vm.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/guest/vm.h
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ struct acrn_vm *get_highest_severity_vm(bool runtime);
 bool vm_hide_mtrr(const struct acrn_vm *vm);
 void update_vm_vlapic_state(struct acrn_vm *vm);
 enum vm_vlapic_mode check_vm_vlapic_mode(const struct acrn_vm *vm);
+bool is_vhwp_configured(const struct acrn_vm *vm);
 /*
  * @pre vm != NULL
  */
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/public/acrn_common.h b/hypervisor/include/public/acrn_common.h
index 736e3c891..3c6e4e87a 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/public/acrn_common.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/public/acrn_common.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 #define GUEST_FLAG_TEE				(1UL << 9U)	/* Whether the VM is TEE VM */
 #define GUEST_FLAG_REE				(1UL << 10U)	/* Whether the VM is REE VM */
 #define GUEST_FLAG_PMU_PASSTHROUGH	(1UL << 11U)    /* Whether PMU is passed through */
-
+#define GUEST_FLAG_VHWP				(1UL << 12U)    /* Whether the VM supports vHWP */
 
 /* TODO: We may need to get this addr from guest ACPI instead of hardcode here */
 #define VIRTUAL_SLEEP_CTL_ADDR		0x400U /* Pre-launched VM uses ACPI reduced HW mode and sleep control register */