diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 1a63a1c3e..701073d15 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ obj-i386-y += vmport.o
 obj-i386-y += pci-hotplug.o smbios.o wdt_ib700.o
 obj-i386-y += debugcon.o multiboot.o
 obj-i386-y += pc_piix.o
-obj-i386-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm/clock.o kvm/apic.o
+obj-i386-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm/clock.o kvm/apic.o kvm/i8259.o
 obj-i386-$(CONFIG_SPICE) += qxl.o qxl-logger.o qxl-render.o
 
 # shared objects
diff --git a/hw/kvm/i8259.c b/hw/kvm/i8259.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64bb5c26e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/kvm/i8259.c
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * KVM in-kernel PIC (i8259) support
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Siemens AG
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Jan Kiszka          <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+#include "hw/i8259_internal.h"
+#include "hw/apic_internal.h"
+#include "kvm.h"
+
+static void kvm_pic_get(PICCommonState *s)
+{
+    struct kvm_irqchip chip;
+    struct kvm_pic_state *kpic;
+    int ret;
+
+    chip.chip_id = s->master ? KVM_IRQCHIP_PIC_MASTER : KVM_IRQCHIP_PIC_SLAVE;
+    ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(kvm_state, KVM_GET_IRQCHIP, &chip);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "KVM_GET_IRQCHIP failed: %s\n", strerror(ret));
+        abort();
+    }
+
+    kpic = &chip.chip.pic;
+
+    s->last_irr = kpic->last_irr;
+    s->irr = kpic->irr;
+    s->imr = kpic->imr;
+    s->isr = kpic->isr;
+    s->priority_add = kpic->priority_add;
+    s->irq_base = kpic->irq_base;
+    s->read_reg_select = kpic->read_reg_select;
+    s->poll = kpic->poll;
+    s->special_mask = kpic->special_mask;
+    s->init_state = kpic->init_state;
+    s->auto_eoi = kpic->auto_eoi;
+    s->rotate_on_auto_eoi = kpic->rotate_on_auto_eoi;
+    s->special_fully_nested_mode = kpic->special_fully_nested_mode;
+    s->init4 = kpic->init4;
+    s->elcr = kpic->elcr;
+    s->elcr_mask = kpic->elcr_mask;
+}
+
+static void kvm_pic_put(PICCommonState *s)
+{
+    struct kvm_irqchip chip;
+    struct kvm_pic_state *kpic;
+    int ret;
+
+    chip.chip_id = s->master ? KVM_IRQCHIP_PIC_MASTER : KVM_IRQCHIP_PIC_SLAVE;
+
+    kpic = &chip.chip.pic;
+
+    kpic->last_irr = s->last_irr;
+    kpic->irr = s->irr;
+    kpic->imr = s->imr;
+    kpic->isr = s->isr;
+    kpic->priority_add = s->priority_add;
+    kpic->irq_base = s->irq_base;
+    kpic->read_reg_select = s->read_reg_select;
+    kpic->poll = s->poll;
+    kpic->special_mask = s->special_mask;
+    kpic->init_state = s->init_state;
+    kpic->auto_eoi = s->auto_eoi;
+    kpic->rotate_on_auto_eoi = s->rotate_on_auto_eoi;
+    kpic->special_fully_nested_mode = s->special_fully_nested_mode;
+    kpic->init4 = s->init4;
+    kpic->elcr = s->elcr;
+    kpic->elcr_mask = s->elcr_mask;
+
+    ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(kvm_state, KVM_SET_IRQCHIP, &chip);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "KVM_GET_IRQCHIP failed: %s\n", strerror(ret));
+        abort();
+    }
+}
+
+static void kvm_pic_reset(DeviceState *dev)
+{
+    PICCommonState *s = DO_UPCAST(PICCommonState, dev.qdev, dev);
+
+    pic_reset_common(s);
+    s->elcr = 0;
+
+    kvm_pic_put(s);
+}
+
+static void kvm_pic_set_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
+{
+    int delivered;
+
+    delivered = kvm_irqchip_set_irq(kvm_state, irq, level);
+    apic_report_irq_delivered(delivered);
+}
+
+static void kvm_pic_init(PICCommonState *s)
+{
+    memory_region_init_reservation(&s->base_io, "kvm-pic", 2);
+    memory_region_init_reservation(&s->elcr_io, "kvm-elcr", 1);
+}
+
+qemu_irq *kvm_i8259_init(ISABus *bus)
+{
+    i8259_init_chip("kvm-i8259", bus, true);
+    i8259_init_chip("kvm-i8259", bus, false);
+
+    return qemu_allocate_irqs(kvm_pic_set_irq, NULL, ISA_NUM_IRQS);
+}
+
+static PICCommonInfo kvm_i8259_info = {
+    .isadev.qdev.name  = "kvm-i8259",
+    .isadev.qdev.reset = kvm_pic_reset,
+    .init       = kvm_pic_init,
+    .pre_save   = kvm_pic_get,
+    .post_load  = kvm_pic_put,
+};
+
+static void kvm_pic_register(void)
+{
+    pic_qdev_register(&kvm_i8259_info);
+}
+
+device_init(kvm_pic_register)
diff --git a/hw/pc.h b/hw/pc.h
index ece069ad1..5e913dbf8 100644
--- a/hw/pc.h
+++ b/hw/pc.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ bool parallel_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
 
 extern DeviceState *isa_pic;
 qemu_irq *i8259_init(ISABus *bus, qemu_irq parent_irq);
+qemu_irq *kvm_i8259_init(ISABus *bus);
 int pic_read_irq(DeviceState *d);
 int pic_get_output(DeviceState *d);
 void pic_info(Monitor *mon);
diff --git a/hw/pc_piix.c b/hw/pc_piix.c
index cde810db2..297c04a9a 100644
--- a/hw/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/pc_piix.c
@@ -53,6 +53,42 @@ static const int ide_iobase[MAX_IDE_BUS] = { 0x1f0, 0x170 };
 static const int ide_iobase2[MAX_IDE_BUS] = { 0x3f6, 0x376 };
 static const int ide_irq[MAX_IDE_BUS] = { 14, 15 };
 
+static void kvm_piix3_setup_irq_routing(bool pci_enabled)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM
+    KVMState *s = kvm_state;
+    int ret, i;
+
+    if (kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING)) {
+        for (i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
+            if (i == 2) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            kvm_irqchip_add_route(s, i, KVM_IRQCHIP_PIC_MASTER, i);
+        }
+        for (i = 8; i < 16; ++i) {
+            kvm_irqchip_add_route(s, i, KVM_IRQCHIP_PIC_SLAVE, i - 8);
+        }
+        ret = kvm_irqchip_commit_routes(s);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            hw_error("KVM IRQ routing setup failed");
+        }
+    }
+#endif /* CONFIG_KVM */
+}
+
+static void kvm_piix3_gsi_handler(void *opaque, int n, int level)
+{
+    GSIState *s = opaque;
+
+    if (n < ISA_NUM_IRQS) {
+        /* Kernel will forward to both PIC and IOAPIC */
+        qemu_set_irq(s->i8259_irq[n], level);
+    } else {
+        qemu_set_irq(s->ioapic_irq[n], level);
+    }
+}
+
 static void ioapic_init(GSIState *gsi_state)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
@@ -134,7 +170,13 @@ static void pc_init1(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
     }
 
     gsi_state = g_malloc0(sizeof(*gsi_state));
-    gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(gsi_handler, gsi_state, GSI_NUM_PINS);
+    if (kvm_enabled() && kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+        kvm_piix3_setup_irq_routing(pci_enabled);
+        gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(kvm_piix3_gsi_handler, gsi_state,
+                                 GSI_NUM_PINS);
+    } else {
+        gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(gsi_handler, gsi_state, GSI_NUM_PINS);
+    }
 
     if (pci_enabled) {
         pci_bus = i440fx_init(&i440fx_state, &piix3_devfn, &isa_bus, gsi,
@@ -154,11 +196,13 @@ static void pc_init1(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
     }
     isa_bus_irqs(isa_bus, gsi);
 
-    if (!xen_enabled()) {
+    if (kvm_enabled() && kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+        i8259 = kvm_i8259_init(isa_bus);
+    } else if (xen_enabled()) {
+        i8259 = xen_interrupt_controller_init();
+    } else {
         cpu_irq = pc_allocate_cpu_irq();
         i8259 = i8259_init(isa_bus, cpu_irq[0]);
-    } else {
-        i8259 = xen_interrupt_controller_init();
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < ISA_NUM_IRQS; i++) {