diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 2dae549225..f45a438b29 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -1217,7 +1217,11 @@ void qmp_inject_nmi(Error **errp)
     CPUState *env;
 
     for (env = first_cpu; env != NULL; env = env->next_cpu) {
-        cpu_interrupt(env, CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI);
+        if (!env->apic_state) {
+            cpu_interrupt(env, CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI);
+        } else {
+            apic_deliver_nmi(env->apic_state);
+        }
     }
 #else
     error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
diff --git a/hw/apic.c b/hw/apic.c
index 4b97b17dbe..b9d733c31a 100644
--- a/hw/apic.c
+++ b/hw/apic.c
@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@ void apic_deliver_pic_intr(DeviceState *d, int level)
     }
 }
 
+void apic_deliver_nmi(DeviceState *d)
+{
+    APICState *s = DO_UPCAST(APICState, busdev.qdev, d);
+
+    apic_local_deliver(s, APIC_LVT_LINT1);
+}
+
 #define foreach_apic(apic, deliver_bitmask, code) \
 {\
     int __i, __j, __mask;\
diff --git a/hw/apic.h b/hw/apic.h
index a5c910fe0a..a62d83ba9f 100644
--- a/hw/apic.h
+++ b/hw/apic.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ void apic_deliver_irq(uint8_t dest, uint8_t dest_mode, uint8_t delivery_mode,
                       uint8_t vector_num, uint8_t trigger_mode);
 int apic_accept_pic_intr(DeviceState *s);
 void apic_deliver_pic_intr(DeviceState *s, int level);
+void apic_deliver_nmi(DeviceState *d);
 int apic_get_interrupt(DeviceState *s);
 void apic_reset_irq_delivered(void);
 int apic_get_irq_delivered(void);