diff --git a/docs/confidential-guest-support.txt b/docs/confidential-guest-support.txt
index 4da4c91bd3..71d07ba57a 100644
--- a/docs/confidential-guest-support.txt
+++ b/docs/confidential-guest-support.txt
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@ AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV)
 POWER Protected Execution Facility (PEF)
     docs/papr-pef.txt
 
+s390x Protected Virtualization (PV)
+    docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst
+
 Other mechanisms may be supported in future.
diff --git a/docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst b/docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst
index 712974ad87..0f481043d9 100644
--- a/docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst
+++ b/docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst
@@ -22,15 +22,22 @@ If those requirements are met, the capability `KVM_CAP_S390_PROTECTED`
 will indicate that KVM can support PVMs on that LPAR.
 
 
-QEMU Settings
--------------
+Running a Protected Virtual Machine
+-----------------------------------
 
-To indicate to the VM that it can transition into protected mode, the
+To run a PVM you will need to select a CPU model which includes the
 `Unpack facility` (stfle bit 161 represented by the feature
-`unpack`/`S390_FEAT_UNPACK`) needs to be part of the cpu model of
-the VM.
+`unpack`/`S390_FEAT_UNPACK`), and add these options to the command line::
+
+    -object s390-pv-guest,id=pv0 \
+    -machine confidential-guest-support=pv0
+
+Adding these options will:
+
+* Ensure the `unpack` facility is available
+* Enable the IOMMU by default for all I/O devices
+* Initialize the PV mechanism
 
-All I/O devices need to use the IOMMU.
 Passthrough (vfio) devices are currently not supported.
 
 Host huge page backings are not supported. However guests can use huge
diff --git a/hw/s390x/pv.c b/hw/s390x/pv.c
index ab3a2482aa..93eccfc05d 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/pv.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/pv.c
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 #include <linux/kvm.h>
 
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
+#include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
+#include "exec/confidential-guest-support.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/ipl.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/pv.h"
 
@@ -111,3 +114,62 @@ void s390_pv_inject_reset_error(CPUState *cs)
     /* Report that we are unable to enter protected mode */
     env->regs[r1 + 1] = DIAG_308_RC_INVAL_FOR_PV;
 }
+
+#define TYPE_S390_PV_GUEST "s390-pv-guest"
+OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(S390PVGuest, S390_PV_GUEST)
+
+/**
+ * S390PVGuest:
+ *
+ * The S390PVGuest object is basically a dummy used to tell the
+ * confidential guest support system to use s390's PV mechanism.
+ *
+ * # $QEMU \
+ *         -object s390-pv-guest,id=pv0 \
+ *         -machine ...,confidential-guest-support=pv0
+ */
+struct S390PVGuest {
+    ConfidentialGuestSupport parent_obj;
+};
+
+typedef struct S390PVGuestClass S390PVGuestClass;
+
+struct S390PVGuestClass {
+    ConfidentialGuestSupportClass parent_class;
+};
+
+int s390_pv_kvm_init(ConfidentialGuestSupport *cgs, Error **errp)
+{
+    if (!object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(cgs), TYPE_S390_PV_GUEST)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (!s390_has_feat(S390_FEAT_UNPACK)) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "CPU model does not support Protected Virtualization");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    cgs->ready = true;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+OBJECT_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_INTERFACES(S390PVGuest,
+                                   s390_pv_guest,
+                                   S390_PV_GUEST,
+                                   CONFIDENTIAL_GUEST_SUPPORT,
+                                   { TYPE_USER_CREATABLE },
+                                   { NULL })
+
+static void s390_pv_guest_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+}
+
+static void s390_pv_guest_init(Object *obj)
+{
+}
+
+static void s390_pv_guest_finalize(Object *obj)
+{
+}
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
index a2d9a79c84..2972b607f3 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ static void ccw_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* init CPUs (incl. CPU model) early so s390_has_feature() works */
     s390_init_cpus(machine);
 
+    /* Need CPU model to be determined before we can set up PV */
+    s390_pv_init(machine->cgs, &error_fatal);
+
     s390_flic_init();
 
     /* init the SIGP facility */
diff --git a/include/hw/s390x/pv.h b/include/hw/s390x/pv.h
index aee758bc2d..1f1f545bfc 100644
--- a/include/hw/s390x/pv.h
+++ b/include/hw/s390x/pv.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #ifndef HW_S390_PV_H
 #define HW_S390_PV_H
 
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "sysemu/kvm.h"
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.h"
@@ -55,4 +58,18 @@ static inline void s390_pv_unshare(void) {}
 static inline void s390_pv_inject_reset_error(CPUState *cs) {};
 #endif /* CONFIG_KVM */
 
+int s390_pv_kvm_init(ConfidentialGuestSupport *cgs, Error **errp);
+static inline int s390_pv_init(ConfidentialGuestSupport *cgs, Error **errp)
+{
+    if (!cgs) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (kvm_enabled()) {
+        return s390_pv_kvm_init(cgs, errp);
+    }
+
+    error_setg(errp, "Protected Virtualization requires KVM");
+    return -1;
+}
+
 #endif /* HW_S390_PV_H */