diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 68ce91fffeaf..c8264e972364 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -8674,6 +8674,7 @@ F:	arch/s390/include/asm/gmap.h
 F:	arch/s390/include/asm/kvm*
 F:	arch/s390/kvm/
 F:	arch/s390/mm/gmap.c
+F:	tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/
 F:	tools/testing/selftests/kvm/*/s390x/
 
 KERNEL VIRTUAL MACHINE FOR X86 (KVM/x86)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
index b4a07cd0b48e..ed8eb6007566 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS_x86_64 += clear_dirty_log_test
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_aarch64 += dirty_log_test
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_aarch64 += clear_dirty_log_test
 
+TEST_GEN_PROGS_s390x += s390x/sync_regs_test
+
 TEST_GEN_PROGS += $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_$(UNAME_M))
 LIBKVM += $(LIBKVM_$(UNAME_M))
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/sync_regs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/sync_regs_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e85ff0d69548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/sync_regs_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * Test for s390x KVM_CAP_SYNC_REGS
+ *
+ * Based on the same test for x86:
+ * Copyright (C) 2018, Google LLC.
+ *
+ * Adaptions for s390x:
+ * Copyright (C) 2019, Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Test expected behavior of the KVM_CAP_SYNC_REGS functionality.
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE /* for program_invocation_short_name */
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+#include "test_util.h"
+#include "kvm_util.h"
+
+#define VCPU_ID 5
+
+static void guest_code(void)
+{
+	for (;;) {
+		asm volatile ("diag 0,0,0x501");
+		asm volatile ("ahi 11,1");
+	}
+}
+
+#define REG_COMPARE(reg) \
+	TEST_ASSERT(left->reg == right->reg, \
+		    "Register " #reg \
+		    " values did not match: 0x%llx, 0x%llx\n", \
+		    left->reg, right->reg)
+
+static void compare_regs(struct kvm_regs *left, struct kvm_sync_regs *right)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+		REG_COMPARE(gprs[i]);
+}
+
+static void compare_sregs(struct kvm_sregs *left, struct kvm_sync_regs *right)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+		REG_COMPARE(acrs[i]);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+		REG_COMPARE(crs[i]);
+}
+
+#undef REG_COMPARE
+
+#define TEST_SYNC_FIELDS   (KVM_SYNC_GPRS|KVM_SYNC_ACRS|KVM_SYNC_CRS)
+#define INVALID_SYNC_FIELD 0x80000000
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	struct kvm_vm *vm;
+	struct kvm_run *run;
+	struct kvm_regs regs;
+	struct kvm_sregs sregs;
+	int rv, cap;
+
+	/* Tell stdout not to buffer its content */
+	setbuf(stdout, NULL);
+
+	cap = kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_SYNC_REGS);
+	if (!cap) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "CAP_SYNC_REGS not supported, skipping test\n");
+		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+	}
+
+	/* Create VM */
+	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
+
+	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
+
+	/* Request and verify all valid register sets. */
+	run->kvm_valid_regs = TEST_SYNC_FIELDS;
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	TEST_ASSERT(rv == 0, "vcpu_run failed: %d\n", rv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(run->exit_reason == KVM_EXIT_S390_SIEIC,
+		    "Unexpected exit reason: %u (%s)\n",
+		    run->exit_reason,
+		    exit_reason_str(run->exit_reason));
+	TEST_ASSERT(run->s390_sieic.icptcode == 4 &&
+		    (run->s390_sieic.ipa >> 8) == 0x83 &&
+		    (run->s390_sieic.ipb >> 16) == 0x501,
+		    "Unexpected interception code: ic=%u, ipa=0x%x, ipb=0x%x\n",
+		    run->s390_sieic.icptcode, run->s390_sieic.ipa,
+		    run->s390_sieic.ipb);
+
+	vcpu_regs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &regs);
+	compare_regs(&regs, &run->s.regs);
+
+	vcpu_sregs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &sregs);
+	compare_sregs(&sregs, &run->s.regs);
+
+	/* Set and verify various register values */
+	run->s.regs.gprs[11] = 0xBAD1DEA;
+	run->s.regs.acrs[0] = 1 << 11;
+
+	run->kvm_valid_regs = TEST_SYNC_FIELDS;
+	run->kvm_dirty_regs = KVM_SYNC_GPRS | KVM_SYNC_ACRS;
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	TEST_ASSERT(rv == 0, "vcpu_run failed: %d\n", rv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(run->exit_reason == KVM_EXIT_S390_SIEIC,
+		    "Unexpected exit reason: %u (%s)\n",
+		    run->exit_reason,
+		    exit_reason_str(run->exit_reason));
+	TEST_ASSERT(run->s.regs.gprs[11] == 0xBAD1DEA + 1,
+		    "r11 sync regs value incorrect 0x%llx.",
+		    run->s.regs.gprs[11]);
+	TEST_ASSERT(run->s.regs.acrs[0]  == 1 << 11,
+		    "acr0 sync regs value incorrect 0x%llx.",
+		    run->s.regs.acrs[0]);
+
+	vcpu_regs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &regs);
+	compare_regs(&regs, &run->s.regs);
+
+	vcpu_sregs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &sregs);
+	compare_sregs(&sregs, &run->s.regs);
+
+	/* Clear kvm_dirty_regs bits, verify new s.regs values are
+	 * overwritten with existing guest values.
+	 */
+	run->kvm_valid_regs = TEST_SYNC_FIELDS;
+	run->kvm_dirty_regs = 0;
+	run->s.regs.gprs[11] = 0xDEADBEEF;
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	TEST_ASSERT(rv == 0, "vcpu_run failed: %d\n", rv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(run->exit_reason == KVM_EXIT_S390_SIEIC,
+		    "Unexpected exit reason: %u (%s)\n",
+		    run->exit_reason,
+		    exit_reason_str(run->exit_reason));
+	TEST_ASSERT(run->s.regs.gprs[11] != 0xDEADBEEF,
+		    "r11 sync regs value incorrect 0x%llx.",
+		    run->s.regs.gprs[11]);
+
+	kvm_vm_free(vm);
+
+	return 0;
+}