diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
index 29d799adfd..e6d5d1b483 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ typedef enum X86Seg {
 #define MCI_STATUS_PCC   (1ULL<<57)  /* processor context corrupt */
 #define MCI_STATUS_S     (1ULL<<56)  /* Signaled machine check */
 #define MCI_STATUS_AR    (1ULL<<55)  /* Action required */
+#define MCI_STATUS_DEFERRED    (1ULL<<44)  /* Deferred error */
+#define MCI_STATUS_POISON      (1ULL<<43)  /* Poisoned data consumed */
 
 /* MISC register defines */
 #define MCM_ADDR_SEGOFF  0      /* segment offset */
diff --git a/target/i386/helper.c b/target/i386/helper.c
index f9d1381f90..01a268a30b 100644
--- a/target/i386/helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/helper.c
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ int cpu_x86_support_mca_broadcast(CPUX86State *env)
     int family = 0;
     int model = 0;
 
+    if (IS_AMD_CPU(env)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     cpu_x86_version(env, &family, &model);
     if ((family == 6 && model >= 14) || family > 6) {
         return 1;
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index b563520981..55a9e8a70c 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -638,17 +638,40 @@ static void kvm_mce_inject(X86CPU *cpu, hwaddr paddr, int code)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
     CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
-    uint64_t status = MCI_STATUS_VAL | MCI_STATUS_UC | MCI_STATUS_EN |
-                      MCI_STATUS_MISCV | MCI_STATUS_ADDRV | MCI_STATUS_S;
-    uint64_t mcg_status = MCG_STATUS_MCIP;
+    uint64_t status = MCI_STATUS_VAL | MCI_STATUS_EN | MCI_STATUS_MISCV |
+                      MCI_STATUS_ADDRV;
+    uint64_t mcg_status = MCG_STATUS_MCIP | MCG_STATUS_RIPV;
     int flags = 0;
 
-    if (code == BUS_MCEERR_AR) {
-        status |= MCI_STATUS_AR | 0x134;
-        mcg_status |= MCG_STATUS_RIPV | MCG_STATUS_EIPV;
+    if (!IS_AMD_CPU(env)) {
+        status |= MCI_STATUS_S | MCI_STATUS_UC;
+        if (code == BUS_MCEERR_AR) {
+            status |= MCI_STATUS_AR | 0x134;
+            mcg_status |= MCG_STATUS_EIPV;
+        } else {
+            status |= 0xc0;
+        }
     } else {
-        status |= 0xc0;
-        mcg_status |= MCG_STATUS_RIPV;
+        if (code == BUS_MCEERR_AR) {
+            status |= MCI_STATUS_UC | MCI_STATUS_POISON;
+            mcg_status |= MCG_STATUS_EIPV;
+        } else {
+            /* Setting the POISON bit for deferred errors indicates to the
+             * guest kernel that the address provided by the MCE is valid
+             * and usable which will ensure that the guest kernel will send
+             * a SIGBUS_AO signal to the guest process. This allows for
+             * more desirable behavior in the case that the guest process
+             * with poisoned memory has set the MCE_KILL_EARLY prctl flag
+             * which indicates that the process would prefer to handle or
+             * shutdown due to the poisoned memory condition before the
+             * memory has been accessed.
+             *
+             * While the POISON bit would not be set in a deferred error
+             * sent from hardware, the bit is not meaningful for deferred
+             * errors and can be reused in this scenario.
+             */
+            status |= MCI_STATUS_DEFERRED | MCI_STATUS_POISON;
+        }
     }
 
     flags = cpu_x86_support_mca_broadcast(env) ? MCE_INJECT_BROADCAST : 0;