diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index 67b773692f..e1d1386306 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -398,6 +398,18 @@ int kvm_create_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
     return 0;
 }
 
+int kvm_create_and_park_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    ret = kvm_create_vcpu(cpu);
+    if (!ret) {
+        kvm_park_vcpu(cpu);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static int do_kvm_destroy_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     KVMState *s = kvm_state;
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index c4a914b3d8..9cf14ca3d5 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -338,6 +338,14 @@ void kvm_park_vcpu(CPUState *cpu);
  */
 int kvm_unpark_vcpu(KVMState *s, unsigned long vcpu_id);
 
+/**
+ * kvm_create_and_park_vcpu - Create and park a KVM vCPU
+ * @cpu: QOM CPUState object for which KVM vCPU has to be created and parked.
+ *
+ * @returns: 0 when success, errno (<0) when failed.
+ */
+int kvm_create_and_park_vcpu(CPUState *cpu);
+
 /* Arch specific hooks */
 
 extern const KVMCapabilityInfo kvm_arch_required_capabilities[];