diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
index 7438a89ce939..07096a04dabb 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/dma-map-ops.h>
+#include <asm/set_memory.h>
 #include <linux/vringh.h>
 #include <linux/vdpa.h>
 #include <linux/vhost_iotlb.h>
@@ -36,9 +37,16 @@ module_param(max_iotlb_entries, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_iotlb_entries,
 		 "Maximum number of iotlb entries for each address space. 0 means unlimited. (default: 2048)");
 
+static bool notify_passthrough;
+module_param(notify_passthrough, bool, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(notify_passthrough,
+		 "Enable vq notify(doorbell) area mapping. (default: false)");
+
 #define VDPASIM_QUEUE_ALIGN PAGE_SIZE
 #define VDPASIM_QUEUE_MAX 256
 #define VDPASIM_VENDOR_ID 0
+#define VDPASIM_VRING_POLL_PERIOD 100 /* ms */
+#define VDPASIM_NOTIFY_DEFVAL 0xffff
 
 static struct vdpasim *vdpa_to_sim(struct vdpa_device *vdpa)
 {
@@ -246,6 +254,28 @@ static const struct dma_map_ops vdpasim_dma_ops = {
 static const struct vdpa_config_ops vdpasim_config_ops;
 static const struct vdpa_config_ops vdpasim_batch_config_ops;
 
+static void vdpasim_notify_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct vdpasim *vdpasim;
+	u16 *val;
+
+	vdpasim = container_of(work, struct vdpasim, notify_work.work);
+
+	if (!(vdpasim->status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK))
+		goto out;
+
+	if (!vdpasim->running)
+		goto out;
+
+	val = (u16 *)vdpasim->notify;
+	if (xchg(val, VDPASIM_NOTIFY_DEFVAL) != VDPASIM_NOTIFY_DEFVAL)
+		schedule_work(&vdpasim->work);
+
+out:
+	schedule_delayed_work(&vdpasim->notify_work,
+			      msecs_to_jiffies(VDPASIM_VRING_POLL_PERIOD));
+}
+
 struct vdpasim *vdpasim_create(struct vdpasim_dev_attr *dev_attr,
 			       const struct vdpa_dev_set_config *config)
 {
@@ -287,6 +317,18 @@ struct vdpasim *vdpasim_create(struct vdpasim_dev_attr *dev_attr,
 	set_dma_ops(dev, &vdpasim_dma_ops);
 	vdpasim->vdpa.mdev = dev_attr->mgmt_dev;
 
+	if (notify_passthrough) {
+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&vdpasim->notify_work, vdpasim_notify_work);
+
+		vdpasim->notify = __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+		if (!vdpasim->notify)
+			goto err_iommu;
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+		set_memory_uc(vdpasim->notify, 1);
+#endif
+		*(u16 *)vdpasim->notify = VDPASIM_NOTIFY_DEFVAL;
+	}
+
 	vdpasim->config = kzalloc(dev_attr->config_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vdpasim->config)
 		goto err_iommu;
@@ -495,6 +537,18 @@ static u8 vdpasim_get_status(struct vdpa_device *vdpa)
 	return status;
 }
 
+static void vdpasim_set_notify_work(struct vdpasim *vdpasim, bool start)
+{
+	if (!notify_passthrough)
+		return;
+
+	if (start)
+		schedule_delayed_work(&vdpasim->notify_work,
+				      msecs_to_jiffies(VDPASIM_VRING_POLL_PERIOD));
+	else
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vdpasim->notify_work);
+}
+
 static void vdpasim_set_status(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, u8 status)
 {
 	struct vdpasim *vdpasim = vdpa_to_sim(vdpa);
@@ -502,12 +556,14 @@ static void vdpasim_set_status(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, u8 status)
 	spin_lock(&vdpasim->lock);
 	vdpasim->status = status;
 	spin_unlock(&vdpasim->lock);
+	vdpasim_set_notify_work(vdpasim, status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK);
 }
 
 static int vdpasim_reset(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, bool clear)
 {
 	struct vdpasim *vdpasim = vdpa_to_sim(vdpa);
 
+	vdpasim_set_notify_work(vdpasim, false);
 	spin_lock(&vdpasim->lock);
 	vdpasim->status = 0;
 	vdpasim_do_reset(vdpasim);
@@ -672,11 +728,24 @@ static int vdpasim_dma_unmap(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, unsigned int asid,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct vdpa_notification_area
+vdpasim_get_vq_notification(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, u16 qid)
+{
+	struct vdpasim *vdpasim = vdpa_to_sim(vdpa);
+	struct vdpa_notification_area notify;
+
+	notify.addr = virt_to_phys((void *)vdpasim->notify);
+	notify.size = PAGE_SIZE;
+
+	return notify;
+}
+
 static void vdpasim_free(struct vdpa_device *vdpa)
 {
 	struct vdpasim *vdpasim = vdpa_to_sim(vdpa);
 	int i;
 
+	vdpasim_set_notify_work(vdpasim, false);
 	cancel_work_sync(&vdpasim->work);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vdpasim->dev_attr.nvqs; i++) {
@@ -693,6 +762,12 @@ static void vdpasim_free(struct vdpa_device *vdpa)
 	vhost_iotlb_free(vdpasim->iommu);
 	kfree(vdpasim->vqs);
 	kfree(vdpasim->config);
+	if (vdpasim->notify) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+		set_memory_wb(vdpasim->notify, 1);
+#endif
+		free_page(vdpasim->notify);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct vdpa_config_ops vdpasim_config_ops = {
@@ -704,6 +779,7 @@ static const struct vdpa_config_ops vdpasim_config_ops = {
 	.get_vq_ready           = vdpasim_get_vq_ready,
 	.set_vq_state           = vdpasim_set_vq_state,
 	.get_vq_state           = vdpasim_get_vq_state,
+	.get_vq_notification    = vdpasim_get_vq_notification,
 	.get_vq_align           = vdpasim_get_vq_align,
 	.get_vq_group           = vdpasim_get_vq_group,
 	.get_device_features    = vdpasim_get_device_features,
@@ -737,6 +813,7 @@ static const struct vdpa_config_ops vdpasim_batch_config_ops = {
 	.get_vq_ready           = vdpasim_get_vq_ready,
 	.set_vq_state           = vdpasim_set_vq_state,
 	.get_vq_state           = vdpasim_get_vq_state,
+	.get_vq_notification    = vdpasim_get_vq_notification,
 	.get_vq_align           = vdpasim_get_vq_align,
 	.get_vq_group           = vdpasim_get_vq_group,
 	.get_device_features    = vdpasim_get_device_features,
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h
index 0e78737dcc16..0769ccbd3911 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.h
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ struct vdpasim {
 	bool running;
 	/* spinlock to synchronize iommu table */
 	spinlock_t iommu_lock;
+	/* dummy notify page */
+	unsigned long notify;
+	struct delayed_work notify_work;
 };
 
 struct vdpasim *vdpasim_create(struct vdpasim_dev_attr *attr,
