diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
index 9e5afc472c14..ea1a585ef6f4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ enum vm_guest_mode {
 	VM_MODE_P36V48_16K,
 	VM_MODE_P36V48_64K,
 	VM_MODE_P36V47_16K,
+	VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K_USER,	/* For 48bits VA but ANY bits PA with USER bit set */
 	NUM_VM_MODES,
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index e066d584c656..8b4761836b3e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ const char *vm_guest_mode_string(uint32_t i)
 		[VM_MODE_P36V48_16K]	= "PA-bits:36,  VA-bits:48, 16K pages",
 		[VM_MODE_P36V48_64K]	= "PA-bits:36,  VA-bits:48, 64K pages",
 		[VM_MODE_P36V47_16K]	= "PA-bits:36,  VA-bits:47, 16K pages",
+		[VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K_USER]	= "PA-bits:ANY, VA-bits:48,  4K user pages",
 	};
 	_Static_assert(sizeof(strings)/sizeof(char *) == NUM_VM_MODES,
 		       "Missing new mode strings?");
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ const struct vm_guest_mode_params vm_guest_mode_params[] = {
 	[VM_MODE_P36V48_16K]	= { 36, 48,  0x4000, 14 },
 	[VM_MODE_P36V48_64K]	= { 36, 48, 0x10000, 16 },
 	[VM_MODE_P36V47_16K]	= { 36, 47,  0x4000, 14 },
+	[VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K_USER]	= {  0,  0,  0x1000, 12 },
 };
 _Static_assert(sizeof(vm_guest_mode_params)/sizeof(struct vm_guest_mode_params) == NUM_VM_MODES,
 	       "Missing new mode params?");
@@ -263,6 +265,7 @@ struct kvm_vm *____vm_create(struct vm_shape shape)
 		vm->pgtable_levels = 3;
 		break;
 	case VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K:
+	case VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K_USER:
 #ifdef __x86_64__
 		kvm_get_cpu_address_width(&vm->pa_bits, &vm->va_bits);
 		/*
@@ -278,7 +281,7 @@ struct kvm_vm *____vm_create(struct vm_shape shape)
 		vm->pgtable_levels = 4;
 		vm->va_bits = 48;
 #else
-		TEST_FAIL("VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K not supported on non-x86 platforms");
+		TEST_FAIL("VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K(_USER) not supported on non-x86 platforms");
 #endif
 		break;
 	case VM_MODE_P47V64_4K:
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
index d8288374078e..a8e60641df53 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ bool kvm_is_tdp_enabled(void)
 
 void virt_arch_pgd_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 {
-	TEST_ASSERT(vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K, "Attempt to use "
-		"unknown or unsupported guest mode, mode: 0x%x", vm->mode);
+	TEST_ASSERT((vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K) || (vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K_USER),
+		"Attempt to use unknown or unsupported guest mode, mode: 0x%x", vm->mode);
 
 	/* If needed, create page map l4 table. */
 	if (!vm->pgd_created) {
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ static uint64_t *virt_create_upper_pte(struct kvm_vm *vm,
 
 	if (!(*pte & PTE_PRESENT_MASK)) {
 		*pte = PTE_PRESENT_MASK | PTE_WRITABLE_MASK;
+		if (vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K_USER)
+			*pte |= PTE_USER_MASK;
 		if (current_level == target_level)
 			*pte |= PTE_LARGE_MASK | (paddr & PHYSICAL_PAGE_MASK);
 		else
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ void __virt_pg_map(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t paddr, int level)
 	uint64_t *pml4e, *pdpe, *pde;
 	uint64_t *pte;
 
-	TEST_ASSERT(vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K,
+	TEST_ASSERT((vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K) || (vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K_USER),
 		    "Unknown or unsupported guest mode, mode: 0x%x", vm->mode);
 
 	TEST_ASSERT((vaddr % pg_size) == 0,
@@ -222,6 +224,8 @@ void __virt_pg_map(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t paddr, int level)
 	TEST_ASSERT(!(*pte & PTE_PRESENT_MASK),
 		    "PTE already present for 4k page at vaddr: 0x%lx\n", vaddr);
 	*pte = PTE_PRESENT_MASK | PTE_WRITABLE_MASK | (paddr & PHYSICAL_PAGE_MASK);
+	if (vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K_USER)
+		*pte |= PTE_USER_MASK;
 }
 
 void virt_arch_pg_map(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t paddr)
@@ -268,8 +272,8 @@ uint64_t *__vm_get_page_table_entry(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t vaddr,
 	TEST_ASSERT(*level >= PG_LEVEL_NONE && *level < PG_LEVEL_NUM,
 		    "Invalid PG_LEVEL_* '%d'", *level);
 
-	TEST_ASSERT(vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K, "Attempt to use "
-		"unknown or unsupported guest mode, mode: 0x%x", vm->mode);
+	TEST_ASSERT((vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K) || (vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K_USER),
+		"Attempt to use unknown or unsupported guest mode, mode: 0x%x", vm->mode);
 	TEST_ASSERT(sparsebit_is_set(vm->vpages_valid,
 		(vaddr >> vm->page_shift)),
 		"Invalid virtual address, vaddr: 0x%lx",
@@ -536,6 +540,7 @@ static void vcpu_setup(struct kvm_vm *vm, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	switch (vm->mode) {
 	case VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K:
+	case VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K_USER:
 		sregs.cr0 = X86_CR0_PE | X86_CR0_NE | X86_CR0_PG;
 		sregs.cr4 |= X86_CR4_PAE | X86_CR4_OSFXSR;
 		sregs.efer |= (EFER_LME | EFER_LMA | EFER_NX);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/vmx.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/vmx.c
index 59d97531c9b1..65147de6f9c0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/vmx.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/vmx.c
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ void __nested_pg_map(struct vmx_pages *vmx, struct kvm_vm *vm,
 	struct eptPageTableEntry *pt = vmx->eptp_hva, *pte;
 	uint16_t index;
 
-	TEST_ASSERT(vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K, "Attempt to use "
-		    "unknown or unsupported guest mode, mode: 0x%x", vm->mode);
+	TEST_ASSERT((vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K) || (vm->mode == VM_MODE_PXXV48_4K_USER),
+		    "Attempt to use unknown or unsupported guest mode, mode: 0x%x", vm->mode);
 
 	TEST_ASSERT((nested_paddr >> 48) == 0,
 		    "Nested physical address 0x%lx requires 5-level paging",
