diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 53c324f..11718b44 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -4631,22 +4631,8 @@
 
 static int vmx_nmi_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu)) {
-		if (to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.nested_run_pending)
-			return 0;
-		if (nested_exit_on_nmi(vcpu)) {
-			nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_EXCEPTION_NMI,
-					  NMI_VECTOR | INTR_TYPE_NMI_INTR |
-					  INTR_INFO_VALID_MASK, 0);
-			/*
-			 * The NMI-triggered VM exit counts as injection:
-			 * clear this one and block further NMIs.
-			 */
-			vcpu->arch.nmi_pending = 0;
-			vmx_set_nmi_mask(vcpu, true);
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
+	if (to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.nested_run_pending)
+		return 0;
 
 	if (!cpu_has_virtual_nmis() && to_vmx(vcpu)->soft_vnmi_blocked)
 		return 0;
@@ -4658,19 +4644,8 @@
 
 static int vmx_interrupt_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu)) {
-		if (to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.nested_run_pending)
-			return 0;
-		if (nested_exit_on_intr(vcpu)) {
-			nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT,
-					  0, 0);
-			/*
-			 * fall through to normal code, but now in L1, not L2
-			 */
-		}
-	}
-
-	return (vmcs_readl(GUEST_RFLAGS) & X86_EFLAGS_IF) &&
+	return (!to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.nested_run_pending &&
+		vmcs_readl(GUEST_RFLAGS) & X86_EFLAGS_IF) &&
 		!(vmcs_read32(GUEST_INTERRUPTIBILITY_INFO) &
 			(GUEST_INTR_STATE_STI | GUEST_INTR_STATE_MOV_SS));
 }
@@ -8172,6 +8147,35 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool external_intr)
+{
+	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
+
+	if (vcpu->arch.nmi_pending && nested_exit_on_nmi(vcpu)) {
+		if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending)
+			return -EBUSY;
+		nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_EXCEPTION_NMI,
+				  NMI_VECTOR | INTR_TYPE_NMI_INTR |
+				  INTR_INFO_VALID_MASK, 0);
+		/*
+		 * The NMI-triggered VM exit counts as injection:
+		 * clear this one and block further NMIs.
+		 */
+		vcpu->arch.nmi_pending = 0;
+		vmx_set_nmi_mask(vcpu, true);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if ((kvm_cpu_has_interrupt(vcpu) || external_intr) &&
+	    nested_exit_on_intr(vcpu)) {
+		if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending)
+			return -EBUSY;
+		nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT, 0, 0);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * prepare_vmcs12 is part of what we need to do when the nested L2 guest exits
  * and we want to prepare to run its L1 parent. L1 keeps a vmcs for L2 (vmcs12),
@@ -8512,6 +8516,9 @@
 		nested_vmx_succeed(vcpu);
 	if (enable_shadow_vmcs)
 		vmx->nested.sync_shadow_vmcs = true;
+
+	/* in case we halted in L2 */
+	vcpu->arch.mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -8652,6 +8659,8 @@
 	.check_intercept = vmx_check_intercept,
 	.handle_external_intr = vmx_handle_external_intr,
 	.mpx_supported = vmx_mpx_supported,
+
+	.check_nested_events = vmx_check_nested_events,
 };
 
 static int __init vmx_init(void)