diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
index ea80dd75f0e5a..271387d7e5893 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ void do_boot_stage2_vc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long exit_code)
 	if (result != ES_OK)
 		goto finish;
 
+	result = vc_check_opcode_bytes(&ctxt, exit_code);
+	if (result != ES_OK)
+		goto finish;
+
 	switch (exit_code) {
 	case SVM_EXIT_RDTSC:
 	case SVM_EXIT_RDTSCP:
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c
index 284104148e53a..3d0dc64df9482 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef __BOOT_COMPRESSED
-#define error(v)	pr_err(v)
-#define has_cpuflag(f)	boot_cpu_has(f)
+#define error(v)			pr_err(v)
+#define has_cpuflag(f)			boot_cpu_has(f)
+#define sev_printk(fmt, ...)		printk(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define sev_printk_rtl(fmt, ...)	printk_ratelimited(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+#define sev_printk(fmt, ...)
+#define sev_printk_rtl(fmt, ...)
 #endif
 
 static bool __init sev_es_check_cpu_features(void)
@@ -144,12 +149,17 @@ static enum es_result sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(struct ghcb *ghcb,
 void __init do_vc_no_ghcb(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long exit_code)
 {
 	unsigned int fn = lower_bits(regs->ax, 32);
+	u16 opcode = *(unsigned short *)regs->ip;
 	unsigned long val;
 
 	/* Only CPUID is supported via MSR protocol */
 	if (exit_code != SVM_EXIT_CPUID)
 		goto fail;
 
+	/* Is it really a CPUID insn? */
+	if (opcode != 0xa20f)
+		goto fail;
+
 	sev_es_wr_ghcb_msr(GHCB_CPUID_REQ(fn, GHCB_CPUID_REQ_EAX));
 	VMGEXIT();
 	val = sev_es_rd_ghcb_msr();
@@ -527,3 +537,94 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_rdtsc(struct ghcb *ghcb,
 
 	return ES_OK;
 }
+
+static enum es_result vc_check_opcode_bytes(struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt,
+					    unsigned long exit_code)
+{
+	unsigned int opcode = (unsigned int)ctxt->insn.opcode.value;
+	u8 modrm = ctxt->insn.modrm.value;
+
+	switch (exit_code) {
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_IOIO:
+	case SVM_EXIT_NPF:
+		/* handled separately */
+		return ES_OK;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_CPUID:
+		if (opcode == 0xa20f)
+			return ES_OK;
+		break;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_INVD:
+		if (opcode == 0x080f)
+			return ES_OK;
+		break;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_MONITOR:
+		/* MONITOR and MONITORX instructions generate the same error code */
+		if (opcode == 0x010f && (modrm == 0xc8 || modrm == 0xfa))
+			return ES_OK;
+		break;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_MWAIT:
+		/* MWAIT and MWAITX instructions generate the same error code */
+		if (opcode == 0x010f && (modrm == 0xc9 || modrm == 0xfb))
+			return ES_OK;
+		break;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_MSR:
+		/* RDMSR */
+		if (opcode == 0x320f ||
+		/* WRMSR */
+		    opcode == 0x300f)
+			return ES_OK;
+		break;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_RDPMC:
+		if (opcode == 0x330f)
+			return ES_OK;
+		break;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_RDTSC:
+		if (opcode == 0x310f)
+			return ES_OK;
+		break;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_RDTSCP:
+		if (opcode == 0x010f && modrm == 0xf9)
+			return ES_OK;
+		break;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_READ_DR7:
+		if (opcode == 0x210f &&
+		    X86_MODRM_REG(ctxt->insn.modrm.value) == 7)
+			return ES_OK;
+		break;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_VMMCALL:
+		if (opcode == 0x010f && modrm == 0xd9)
+			return ES_OK;
+
+		break;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_WRITE_DR7:
+		if (opcode == 0x230f &&
+		    X86_MODRM_REG(ctxt->insn.modrm.value) == 7)
+			return ES_OK;
+		break;
+
+	case SVM_EXIT_WBINVD:
+		if (opcode == 0x90f)
+			return ES_OK;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	sev_printk(KERN_ERR "Wrong/unhandled opcode bytes: 0x%x, exit_code: 0x%lx, rIP: 0x%lx\n",
+		   opcode, exit_code, ctxt->regs->ip);
+
+	return ES_UNSUPPORTED;
+}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
index ddbb1e4e7400b..b6d4947b2d6ed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
@@ -1155,7 +1155,10 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_exitcode(struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt,
 					 struct ghcb *ghcb,
 					 unsigned long exit_code)
 {
-	enum es_result result;
+	enum es_result result = vc_check_opcode_bytes(ctxt, exit_code);
+
+	if (result != ES_OK)
+		return result;
 
 	switch (exit_code) {
 	case SVM_EXIT_READ_DR7: