diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
index a84785b0255776eb67b5df72df87575710f6cfaa..07b71ad9734af57f101f0f96fdc57b741b41b0e7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ vm_paddr_t addr_gva2gpa(struct kvm_vm *vm, vm_vaddr_t gva);
 struct kvm_run *vcpu_state(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpuid);
 void vcpu_run(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpuid);
 int _vcpu_run(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpuid);
+void vcpu_run_complete_io(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpuid);
 void vcpu_set_mp_state(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpuid,
 		       struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state);
 void vcpu_regs_get(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpuid, struct kvm_regs *regs);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index b52cfdefecbfe9f760b569baf757d2228fe0c6af..efa0aad8b3c69ab370a1f5440194cee3486c11db 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -1121,6 +1121,22 @@ int _vcpu_run(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpuid)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+void vcpu_run_complete_io(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpuid)
+{
+	struct vcpu *vcpu = vcpu_find(vm, vcpuid);
+	int ret;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT(vcpu != NULL, "vcpu not found, vcpuid: %u", vcpuid);
+
+	vcpu->state->immediate_exit = 1;
+	ret = ioctl(vcpu->fd, KVM_RUN, NULL);
+	vcpu->state->immediate_exit = 0;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -1 && errno == EINTR,
+		    "KVM_RUN IOCTL didn't exit immediately, rc: %i, errno: %i",
+		    ret, errno);
+}
+
 /*
  * VM VCPU Set MP State
  *
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/state_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/state_test.c
index 4b3f556265f1b95790e318da95adfb4073526514..30f75856cf3984277bee22caad9e5df95f98aa26 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/state_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/state_test.c
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry = kvm_get_supported_cpuid_entry(1);
 
+	if (!kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_IMMEDIATE_EXIT)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "immediate_exit not available, skipping test\n");
+		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+	}
+
 	/* Create VM */
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
 	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
@@ -156,8 +161,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			    stage, run->exit_reason,
 			    exit_reason_str(run->exit_reason));
 
-		memset(&regs1, 0, sizeof(regs1));
-		vcpu_regs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &regs1);
 		switch (get_ucall(vm, VCPU_ID, &uc)) {
 		case UCALL_ABORT:
 			TEST_ASSERT(false, "%s at %s:%d", (const char *)uc.args[0],
@@ -176,6 +179,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			    uc.args[1] == stage, "Unexpected register values vmexit #%lx, got %lx",
 			    stage, (ulong)uc.args[1]);
 
+		/*
+		 * When KVM exits to userspace with KVM_EXIT_IO, KVM guarantees
+		 * guest state is consistent only after userspace re-enters the
+		 * kernel with KVM_RUN.  Complete IO prior to migrating state
+		 * to a new VM.
+		 */
+		vcpu_run_complete_io(vm, VCPU_ID);
+
+		memset(&regs1, 0, sizeof(regs1));
+		vcpu_regs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &regs1);
+
 		state = vcpu_save_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
 		kvm_vm_release(vm);