diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index 78f5c6262a..97bdfb2d1e 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -1900,7 +1900,19 @@ static void pnv_rainier_i2c_init(PnvMachineState *pnv)
          * Add a PCA9552 I2C device for PCIe hotplug control
          * to engine 2, bus 1, address 0x63
          */
-        i2c_slave_create_simple(chip10->i2c[2].busses[1], "pca9552", 0x63);
+        I2CSlave *dev = i2c_slave_create_simple(chip10->i2c[2].busses[1],
+                                                "pca9552", 0x63);
+
+        /*
+         * Connect PCA9552 GPIO pins 0-4 (SLOTx_EN) outputs to GPIO pins 5-9
+         * (SLOTx_PG) inputs in order to fake the pgood state of PCIe slots
+         * after hypervisor code sets a SLOTx_EN pin high.
+         */
+        qdev_connect_gpio_out(DEVICE(dev), 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(dev), 5));
+        qdev_connect_gpio_out(DEVICE(dev), 1, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(dev), 6));
+        qdev_connect_gpio_out(DEVICE(dev), 2, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(dev), 7));
+        qdev_connect_gpio_out(DEVICE(dev), 3, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(dev), 8));
+        qdev_connect_gpio_out(DEVICE(dev), 4, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(dev), 9));
     }
 }