diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
index 99094b84d..199001962 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ bool is_rt_vm(const struct acrn_vm *vm)
 	return ((vm_config->guest_flags & GUEST_FLAG_RT) != 0U);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @pre vm != NULL && vm_config != NULL && vm->vmid < CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM
+ */
+bool is_highest_severity_vm(const struct acrn_vm *vm)
+{
+	struct acrn_vm_config *vm_config = get_vm_config(vm->vm_id);
+
+	return ((vm_config->guest_flags & GUEST_FLAG_HIGHEST_SEVERITY) != 0U);
+}
+
 /**
  * @pre vm != NULL && vm_config != NULL && vm->vmid < CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM
  */
diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm_reset.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm_reset.c
index 91f7e495d..ba4929855 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm_reset.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm_reset.c
@@ -78,6 +78,45 @@ void triple_fault_shutdown_vm(struct acrn_vm *vm)
 	}
 }
 
+static void reset_host(void)
+{
+	struct acpi_generic_address *gas = &(host_reset_reg.reg);
+
+
+	/* TODO: gracefully shut down all guests before doing host reset. */
+
+	/*
+	 * UEFI more likely sets the reset value as 0x6 (not 0xe) for 0xcf9 port.
+	 * This asserts PLTRST# to reset devices on the platform, but not the
+	 * SLP_S3#/4#/5# signals, which power down the systems. This might not be
+	 * enough for us.
+	 */
+	if ((gas->space_id == SPACE_SYSTEM_IO) &&
+		(gas->bit_width == 8U) && (gas->bit_offset == 0U) &&
+		(gas->address != 0U) && (gas->address != 0xcf9U)) {
+		pio_write8(host_reset_reg.val, (uint16_t)host_reset_reg.reg.address);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Fall back
+	 * making sure bit 2 (RST_CPU) is '0', when the reset command is issued.
+	 */
+	pio_write8(0x2U, 0xcf9U);
+	pio_write8(0xeU, 0xcf9U);
+
+	/*
+	 * Fall back
+	 * keyboard controller might cause the INIT# being asserted,
+	 * and not power cycle the system.
+	 */
+	pio_write8(0xfeU, 0x64U);
+
+	pr_fatal("%s(): can't reset host.", __func__);
+	while (1) {
+		asm_pause();
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * @pre vcpu != NULL && vm != NULL
  */
@@ -108,7 +147,11 @@ static bool handle_common_reset_reg_write(struct acrn_vm *vm, bool reset)
 {
 	bool ret = true;
 
-	if (is_postlaunched_vm(vm)) {
+	if (is_highest_severity_vm(vm)) {
+		if (reset) {
+			reset_host();
+		}
+	} else if (is_postlaunched_vm(vm)) {
 		/* re-inject to DM */
 		ret = false;
 
@@ -155,7 +198,11 @@ static bool handle_reset_reg_write(__unused struct acrn_vm *vm, uint16_t addr, s
 {
 	if (bytes == 1U) {
 		if (val == host_reset_reg.val) {
-			/* ignore reset request */
+			if (is_highest_severity_vm(vm)) {
+				reset_host();
+			} else {
+				/* ignore reset request */
+			}
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * ACPI defines the reset value but doesn't specify the meaning of other values.
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/guest/vm.h b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/guest/vm.h
index 038b3a4e2..734f4996c 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/guest/vm.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/guest/vm.h
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ void vrtc_init(struct acrn_vm *vm);
 
 bool is_lapic_pt_configured(const struct acrn_vm *vm);
 bool is_rt_vm(const struct acrn_vm *vm);
+bool is_highest_severity_vm(const struct acrn_vm *vm);
 bool vm_hide_mtrr(const struct acrn_vm *vm);
 
 #endif /* !ASSEMBLER */
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/public/acrn_common.h b/hypervisor/include/public/acrn_common.h
index 70454bebb..373e353d2 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/public/acrn_common.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/public/acrn_common.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #define GUEST_FLAG_CLOS_REQUIRED		(1UL << 3U)     /* Whether CLOS is required */
 #define GUEST_FLAG_HIDE_MTRR			(1UL << 4U)  	/* Whether hide MTRR from VM */
 #define GUEST_FLAG_RT				(1UL << 5U)     /* Whether the vm is RT-VM */
+#define GUEST_FLAG_HIGHEST_SEVERITY		(1UL << 6U)     /* Whether has the highest severity */
 
 /* TODO: We may need to get this addr from guest ACPI instead of hardcode here */
 #define VIRTUAL_PM1A_CNT_ADDR		0x404U
diff --git a/hypervisor/scenarios/industry/vm_configurations.c b/hypervisor/scenarios/industry/vm_configurations.c
index f9bb2dc2c..ad39c4097 100644
--- a/hypervisor/scenarios/industry/vm_configurations.c
+++ b/hypervisor/scenarios/industry/vm_configurations.c
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ struct acrn_vm_config vm_configs[CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM] = {
 		.uuid = {0x49U, 0x5aU, 0xe2U, 0xe5U, 0x26U, 0x03U, 0x4dU, 0x64U,	\
 			 0xafU, 0x76U, 0xd4U, 0xbcU, 0x5aU, 0x8eU, 0xc0U, 0xe5U},
 			/* 495ae2e5-2603-4d64-af76-d4bc5a8ec0e5 */
+
+		/* The hard RTVM must be launched as VM2 */
+		.guest_flags = GUEST_FLAG_HIGHEST_SEVERITY,
 		.vuart[0] = {
 			.type = VUART_LEGACY_PIO,
 			.addr.port_base = INVALID_COM_BASE,
diff --git a/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.c b/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.c
index 970a9d5f5..fd14f450d 100644
--- a/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.c
+++ b/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.c
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ struct acrn_vm_config vm_configs[CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM] = {
 		.uuid = {0xdbU, 0xbbU, 0xd4U, 0x34U, 0x7aU, 0x57U, 0x42U, 0x16U,	\
 			 0xa1U, 0x2cU, 0x22U, 0x01U, 0xf1U, 0xabU, 0x02U, 0x40U},
 			/* dbbbd434-7a57-4216-a12c-2201f1ab0240 */
-		.guest_flags = 0UL,
+
+		/* Allow SOS to reboot the host since there is supposed to be the highest severity guest */
+		.guest_flags = GUEST_FLAG_HIGHEST_SEVERITY,
 		.clos = 0U,
 		.memory = {
 			.start_hpa = 0UL,