diff --git a/target-arm/cpu-qom.h b/target-arm/cpu-qom.h
index cbb9eec832..8bd3e36c08 100644
--- a/target-arm/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target-arm/cpu-qom.h
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ typedef struct ARMCPU {
     /* 'compatible' string for this CPU for Linux device trees */
     const char *dtb_compatible;
 
+    /* Should CPU start in PSCI powered-off state? */
+    bool start_powered_off;
+
     /* The instance init functions for implementation-specific subclasses
      * set these fields to specify the implementation-dependent values of
      * various constant registers and reset values of non-constant
diff --git a/target-arm/cpu.c b/target-arm/cpu.c
index 4c8d9c7ae1..03258159ed 100644
--- a/target-arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target-arm/cpu.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #endif
@@ -944,6 +945,11 @@ static const ARMCPUInfo arm_cpus[] = {
 #endif
 };
 
+static Property arm_cpu_properties[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("start-powered-off", ARMCPU, start_powered_off, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
+};
+
 static void arm_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     ARMCPUClass *acc = ARM_CPU_CLASS(oc);
@@ -952,6 +958,7 @@ static void arm_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     acc->parent_realize = dc->realize;
     dc->realize = arm_cpu_realizefn;
+    dc->props = arm_cpu_properties;
 
     acc->parent_reset = cc->reset;
     cc->reset = arm_cpu_reset;
diff --git a/target-arm/kvm.c b/target-arm/kvm.c
index 309845630b..80c58c5ab1 100644
--- a/target-arm/kvm.c
+++ b/target-arm/kvm.c
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
 
     init.target = KVM_ARM_TARGET_CORTEX_A15;
     memset(init.features, 0, sizeof(init.features));
+    if (cpu->start_powered_off) {
+        init.features[0] = 1 << KVM_ARM_VCPU_POWER_OFF;
+    }
     ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT, &init);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;