diff --git a/hypervisor/src/cpu.rs b/hypervisor/src/cpu.rs
index 43a3f8887..4a4738e5e 100644
--- a/hypervisor/src/cpu.rs
+++ b/hypervisor/src/cpu.rs
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ pub enum HypervisorCpuError {
     #[cfg(feature = "sev_snp")]
     #[error("Failed to set sev control register: {0}")]
     SetSevControlRegister(#[source] anyhow::Error),
+
+    /// Error injecting NMI
+    ///
+    #[error("Failed to inject NMI")]
+    Nmi(#[source] anyhow::Error),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -505,4 +510,12 @@ pub trait Vcpu: Send + Sync {
     fn set_sev_control_register(&self, _reg: u64) -> Result<()> {
         unimplemented!()
     }
+
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    ///
+    /// Trigger NMI interrupt
+    ///
+    fn nmi(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs b/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs
index 6d91452f7..28edfd628 100644
--- a/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs
+++ b/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ pub use {
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
 const KVM_CAP_SGX_ATTRIBUTE: u32 = 196;
 
+#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+use vmm_sys_util::ioctl_io_nr;
+
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "tdx"), target_arch = "x86_64"))]
+use vmm_sys_util::ioctl_ioc_nr;
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+ioctl_io_nr!(KVM_NMI, kvm_bindings::KVMIO, 0x9a);
+
 #[cfg(feature = "tdx")]
 const KVM_EXIT_TDX: u32 = 50;
 #[cfg(feature = "tdx")]
@@ -2312,6 +2321,23 @@ impl cpu::Vcpu for KvmVcpu {
             Ok(_) => Ok(()),
         }
     }
+
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    ///
+    /// Trigger NMI interrupt
+    ///
+    fn nmi(&self) -> cpu::Result<()> {
+        match self.fd.nmi() {
+            Err(e) => {
+                if e.errno() == libc::EIO {
+                    Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    Err(cpu::HypervisorCpuError::Nmi(e.into()))
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl KvmVcpu {
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml b/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
index 81d5a6a81..9b4799232 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
+++ b/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
@@ -405,6 +405,13 @@ paths:
         405:
           description: The VM instance could not be coredumped because it is not booted.
 
+  /vmm.nmi:
+    put:
+      summary: Inject an NMI.
+      responses:
+        204:
+          description: The NMI successfully injected.
+
   /vm.restore:
     put:
       summary: Restore a VM from a snapshot.
diff --git a/vmm/src/cpu.rs b/vmm/src/cpu.rs
index 5c31dfac1..5cd8eddeb 100644
--- a/vmm/src/cpu.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/cpu.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[cfg(feature = "sev_snp")]
     #[error("Failed to set sev control register: {0}")]
     SetSevControlRegister(#[source] hypervisor::HypervisorCpuError),
+
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    #[error("Failed to inject NMI")]
+    NmiError(hypervisor::HypervisorCpuError),
 }
 pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
 
@@ -477,6 +481,7 @@ pub struct CpuManager {
     vm: Arc<dyn hypervisor::Vm>,
     vcpus_kill_signalled: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     vcpus_pause_signalled: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    vcpus_kick_signalled: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     exit_evt: EventFd,
     #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "aarch64", allow(dead_code))]
     reset_evt: EventFd,
@@ -721,6 +726,7 @@ impl CpuManager {
             vm,
             vcpus_kill_signalled: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
             vcpus_pause_signalled: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+            vcpus_kick_signalled: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
             vcpu_states,
             exit_evt,
             reset_evt,
@@ -934,6 +940,7 @@ impl CpuManager {
         let panic_exit_evt = self.exit_evt.try_clone().unwrap();
         let vcpu_kill_signalled = self.vcpus_kill_signalled.clone();
         let vcpu_pause_signalled = self.vcpus_pause_signalled.clone();
+        let vcpu_kick_signalled = self.vcpus_kick_signalled.clone();
 
         let vcpu_kill = self.vcpu_states[usize::from(vcpu_id)].kill.clone();
         let vcpu_run_interrupted = self.vcpu_states[usize::from(vcpu_id)]
@@ -1058,6 +1065,18 @@ impl CpuManager {
                                 vcpu_run_interrupted.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
                             }
 
+                            if vcpu_kick_signalled.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+                                vcpu_run_interrupted.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                                #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+                                match vcpu.lock().as_ref().unwrap().vcpu.nmi() {
+                                    Ok(()) => {},
+                                    Err(e) => {
+                                        error!("Error when inject nmi {}", e);
+                                        break;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+
                             // We've been told to terminate
                             if vcpu_kill_signalled.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
                                 || vcpu_kill.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
@@ -1848,6 +1867,18 @@ impl CpuManager {
     pub(crate) fn sev_snp_enabled(&self) -> bool {
         self.sev_snp_enabled
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn nmi(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.vcpus_kick_signalled.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+
+        for state in self.vcpu_states.iter() {
+            state.signal_thread();
+        }
+
+        self.vcpus_kick_signalled.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 struct Cpu {
diff --git a/vmm/src/lib.rs b/vmm/src/lib.rs
index 3cc4560a6..3a5b85a08 100644
--- a/vmm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/lib.rs
@@ -1842,8 +1842,7 @@ impl RequestHandler for Vmm {
 
     fn vm_nmi(&mut self) -> result::Result<(), VmError> {
         if let Some(ref mut vm) = self.vm {
-            info!("nmi");
-            vm.power_button()
+            vm.nmi()
         } else {
             Err(VmError::VmNotRunning)
         }
diff --git a/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs b/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
index a15a1134e..6669c39eb 100644
--- a/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ mod kvm {
     pub const KVM_CREATE_DEVICE: u64 = 0xc00c_aee0;
     pub const KVM_GET_REG_LIST: u64 = 0xc008_aeb0;
     pub const KVM_MEMORY_ENCRYPT_OP: u64 = 0xc008_aeba;
+    pub const KVM_NMI: u64 = 0xae9a;
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "kvm")]
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ fn create_vmm_ioctl_seccomp_rule_common_kvm() -> Result<Vec<SeccompRule>, Backen
         and![Cond::new(1, ArgLen::Dword, Eq, KVM_SET_REGS)?],
         and![Cond::new(1, ArgLen::Dword, Eq, KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION,)?],
         and![Cond::new(1, ArgLen::Dword, Eq, KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS,)?],
+        and![Cond::new(1, ArgLen::Dword, Eq, KVM_NMI)?],
     ])
 }
 
@@ -688,6 +690,7 @@ fn create_vcpu_ioctl_seccomp_rule_kvm() -> Result<Vec<SeccompRule>, BackendError
         and![Cond::new(1, ArgLen::Dword, Eq, KVM_SET_GSI_ROUTING,)?],
         and![Cond::new(1, ArgLen::Dword, Eq, KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION,)?],
         and![Cond::new(1, ArgLen::Dword, Eq, KVM_RUN,)?],
+        and![Cond::new(1, ArgLen::Dword, Eq, KVM_NMI)?],
     ])
 }
 
diff --git a/vmm/src/vm.rs b/vmm/src/vm.rs
index da8a627e3..df9f87c0c 100644
--- a/vmm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/vm.rs
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[cfg(feature = "igvm")]
     #[error("Cannot load the igvm into memory: {0}")]
     IgvmLoad(#[source] igvm_loader::Error),
+
+    #[error("Error injecting NMI")]
+    ErrorNmi,
 }
 pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
 
@@ -2446,6 +2449,15 @@ impl Vm {
             + note_size as u64
             + size_of::<elf::Elf64_Phdr>() as u64 * phdr_num as u64
     }
+
+    pub fn nmi(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        return self
+            .cpu_manager
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .nmi()
+            .map_err(|_| Error::ErrorNmi);
+    }
 }
 
 impl Pausable for Vm {