diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
index cdbf8b0cd7..17f1bb7ecb 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
@@ -1097,10 +1097,13 @@ typedef struct CPUX86State {
     uint64_t async_pf_en_msr;
     uint64_t pv_eoi_en_msr;
 
+    /* Partition-wide HV MSRs, will be updated only on the first vcpu */
     uint64_t msr_hv_hypercall;
     uint64_t msr_hv_guest_os_id;
-    uint64_t msr_hv_vapic;
     uint64_t msr_hv_tsc;
+
+    /* Per-VCPU HV MSRs */
+    uint64_t msr_hv_vapic;
     uint64_t msr_hv_crash_params[HV_CRASH_PARAMS];
     uint64_t msr_hv_runtime;
     uint64_t msr_hv_synic_control;
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm.c
index d4b2ce2e94..89fa65e243 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm.c
@@ -1678,19 +1678,26 @@ static int kvm_put_msrs(X86CPU *cpu, int level)
             kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL,
                               env->msr_global_ctrl);
         }
-        if (has_msr_hv_hypercall) {
-            kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, HV_X64_MSR_GUEST_OS_ID,
-                              env->msr_hv_guest_os_id);
-            kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL,
-                              env->msr_hv_hypercall);
+        /*
+         * Hyper-V partition-wide MSRs: to avoid clearing them on cpu hot-add,
+         * only sync them to KVM on the first cpu
+         */
+        if (current_cpu == first_cpu) {
+            if (has_msr_hv_hypercall) {
+                kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, HV_X64_MSR_GUEST_OS_ID,
+                                  env->msr_hv_guest_os_id);
+                kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL,
+                                  env->msr_hv_hypercall);
+            }
+            if (cpu->hyperv_time) {
+                kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, HV_X64_MSR_REFERENCE_TSC,
+                                  env->msr_hv_tsc);
+            }
         }
         if (cpu->hyperv_vapic) {
             kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, HV_X64_MSR_APIC_ASSIST_PAGE,
                               env->msr_hv_vapic);
         }
-        if (cpu->hyperv_time) {
-            kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, HV_X64_MSR_REFERENCE_TSC, env->msr_hv_tsc);
-        }
         if (has_msr_hv_crash) {
             int j;