diff --git a/target/ppc/helper.h b/target/ppc/helper.h
index 19453c6813..d751f0e219 100644
--- a/target/ppc/helper.h
+++ b/target/ppc/helper.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ DEF_HELPER_2(pminsn, void, env, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_1(rfid, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_1(hrfid, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_2(store_lpcr, void, env, tl)
+DEF_HELPER_2(store_pcr, void, env, tl)
 #endif
 DEF_HELPER_1(check_tlb_flush_local, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_1(check_tlb_flush_global, void, env)
diff --git a/target/ppc/misc_helper.c b/target/ppc/misc_helper.c
index 8c8cba5cc6..b884930096 100644
--- a/target/ppc/misc_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/misc_helper.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 #include "helper_regs.h"
 
@@ -98,6 +99,14 @@ void helper_store_ptcr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
         tlb_flush(CPU(cpu));
     }
 }
+
+void helper_store_pcr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong value)
+{
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu = ppc_env_get_cpu(env);
+    PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+
+    env->spr[SPR_PCR] = value & pcc->pcr_mask;
+}
 #endif /* defined(TARGET_PPC64) */
 
 void helper_store_pidr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c b/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c
index ab782cb32a..1a89017dde 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ static void spr_write_ptcr(DisasContext *ctx, int sprn, int gprn)
     gen_helper_store_ptcr(cpu_env, cpu_gpr[gprn]);
 }
 
+static void spr_write_pcr(DisasContext *ctx, int sprn, int gprn)
+{
+    gen_helper_store_pcr(cpu_env, cpu_gpr[gprn]);
+}
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -7957,11 +7961,12 @@ static void gen_spr_power6_common(CPUPPCState *env)
 #endif
     /*
      * Register PCR to report POWERPC_EXCP_PRIV_REG instead of
-     * POWERPC_EXCP_INVAL_SPR.
+     * POWERPC_EXCP_INVAL_SPR in userspace. Permit hypervisor access.
      */
-    spr_register(env, SPR_PCR, "PCR",
+    spr_register_hv(env, SPR_PCR, "PCR",
                  SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
                  SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                 &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_pcr,
                  0x00000000);
 }