diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vlapic.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vlapic.c
index d33261bef..7aeeb688b 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vlapic.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vlapic.c
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ static void vlapic_accept_intr(struct acrn_vlapic *vlapic, uint32_t vector, bool
 	if ((lapic->svr.v & APIC_SVR_ENABLE) == 0U) {
 		dev_dbg(ACRN_DBG_LAPIC, "vlapic is software disabled, ignoring interrupt %u", vector);
 	} else {
+		signal_event(&vlapic->vcpu->events[VCPU_EVENT_VIRTUAL_INTERRUPT]);
 		vlapic->ops->accept_intr(vlapic, vector, level);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmcs.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmcs.c
index ea58e80da..75a2893cd 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmcs.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmcs.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static void init_exec_ctrl(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu)
 	value32 = check_vmx_ctrl(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS,
 			 VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS_TSC_OFF | VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS_TPR_SHADOW |
 			 VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS_IO_BITMAP | VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS_MSR_BITMAP |
-			 VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS_SECONDARY);
+			 VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS_HLT | VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS_SECONDARY);
 
 	/*Disable VM_EXIT for CR3 access*/
 	value32 &= ~(VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS_CR3_LOAD | VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS_CR3_STORE);
diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c
index f8b4e3aa9..20bc51aa4 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static int32_t xsetbv_vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu);
 static int32_t wbinvd_vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu);
 static int32_t undefined_vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu);
 static int32_t pause_vmexit_handler(__unused struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu);
+static int32_t hlt_vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 /* VM Dispatch table for Exit condition handling */
 static const struct vm_exit_dispatch dispatch_table[NR_VMX_EXIT_REASONS] = {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ static const struct vm_exit_dispatch dispatch_table[NR_VMX_EXIT_REASONS] = {
 	[VMX_EXIT_REASON_GETSEC] = {
 		.handler = unhandled_vmexit_handler},
 	[VMX_EXIT_REASON_HLT] = {
-		.handler = unhandled_vmexit_handler},
+		.handler = hlt_vmexit_handler},
 	[VMX_EXIT_REASON_INVD] = {
 		.handler = unhandled_vmexit_handler},
 	[VMX_EXIT_REASON_INVLPG] = {
@@ -284,6 +285,14 @@ static int32_t pause_vmexit_handler(__unused struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int32_t hlt_vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if ((vcpu->arch.pending_req == 0UL) && (!vlapic_has_pending_intr(vcpu))) {
+		wait_event(&vcpu->events[VCPU_EVENT_VIRTUAL_INTERRUPT]);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int32_t cpuid_vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	uint64_t rax, rbx, rcx, rdx;
diff --git a/hypervisor/common/hv_main.c b/hypervisor/common/hv_main.c
index e94914975..41ecc9c48 100644
--- a/hypervisor/common/hv_main.c
+++ b/hypervisor/common/hv_main.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ void vcpu_thread(struct thread_object *obj)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		reset_event(&vcpu->events[VCPU_EVENT_VIRTUAL_INTERRUPT]);
 		profiling_vmenter_handler(vcpu);
 
 		TRACE_2L(TRACE_VM_ENTER, 0UL, 0UL);