diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/virq.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/virq.c
index a0be3c3d8..f6ed5a9f8 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/virq.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/virq.c
@@ -202,7 +202,20 @@ int32_t vcpu_queue_exception(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu, uint32_t vector_arg, uint32
 			} else {
 				arch->exception_info.error = 0U;
 			}
-			vcpu_make_request(vcpu, ACRN_REQUEST_EXCP);
+
+			if ((vector == IDT_NMI) && is_notification_nmi(vcpu->vm)) {
+				/*
+				 * Currently, ACRN doesn't support vNMI well and there is no well-designed
+				 * way to check if the NMI is for notification or not. Here we take all the
+				 * NMIs as notification NMI for lapic-pt VMs temporarily.
+				 *
+				 * TODO: Add a way in is_notification_nmi to check the NMI is for notification
+				 *       or not in order to support vNMI.
+				 */
+				pr_dbg("This NMI is used as notification signal. So ignore it.");
+			} else {
+				vcpu_make_request(vcpu, ACRN_REQUEST_EXCP);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c
index 43c979f80..8042e1191 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c
@@ -194,8 +194,20 @@ int32_t vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu)
 				(void)vcpu_queue_exception(vcpu, vector, err_code);
 				vcpu->arch.idt_vectoring_info = 0U;
 			} else if (type == VMX_INT_TYPE_NMI) {
-				vcpu_make_request(vcpu, ACRN_REQUEST_NMI);
-				vcpu->arch.idt_vectoring_info = 0U;
+				if (is_notification_nmi(vcpu->vm)) {
+					/*
+					 * Currently, ACRN doesn't support vNMI well and there is no well-designed
+					 * way to check if the NMI is for notification or not. Here we take all the
+					 * NMIs as notification NMI for lapic-pt VMs temporarily.
+					 *
+					 * TODO: Add a way in is_notification_nmi to check the NMI is for notification
+					 *       or not in order to support vNMI.
+					 */
+					pr_dbg("This NMI is used as notification signal. So ignore it.");
+				} else {
+					vcpu_make_request(vcpu, ACRN_REQUEST_NMI);
+					vcpu->arch.idt_vectoring_info = 0U;
+				}
 			} else {
 				/* No action on EXT_INT or SW exception. */
 			}
diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/notify.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/notify.c
index 6c8aafd02..c56bb3cf1 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/notify.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/notify.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <cpu.h>
 #include <per_cpu.h>
 #include <lapic.h>
+#include <vm.h>
 
 static uint32_t notification_irq = IRQ_INVALID;
 
@@ -114,3 +115,25 @@ void setup_posted_intr_notification(void)
 		pr_err("Failed to setup posted-intr notification");
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * @brief Check if the NMI is for notification purpose
+ *
+ * @return true, if the NMI is triggered for notifying vCPU
+ * @return false, if the NMI is triggered for other purpose
+ */
+bool is_notification_nmi(const struct acrn_vm *vm)
+{
+	bool ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * Currently, ACRN doesn't support vNMI well and there is no well-designed
+	 * way to check if the NMI is for notification or not. Here we take all the
+	 * NMIs as notification NMI for lapic-pt VMs temporarily.
+	 *
+	 * TODO: Add a way to check the NMI is for notification or not in order to support vNMI.
+	 */
+	ret = is_lapic_pt_configured(vm);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/irq.h b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/irq.h
index cb8a7c612..4eac7dce7 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/irq.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/irq.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #define IRQF_PT		(1U << 2U)	/* 1: for passthrough dev */
 
 struct acrn_vcpu;
+struct acrn_vm;
 
 /*
  * Definition of the stack frame layout
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ struct smp_call_info_data {
 };
 
 void smp_call_function(uint64_t mask, smp_call_func_t func, void *data);
+bool is_notification_nmi(const struct acrn_vm *vm);
 
 void init_default_irqs(uint16_t cpu_id);