diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/events.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/events.h
index 1df35417c412..cc146d51449e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/events.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/events.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ enum ipi_vector {
 	XEN_CALL_FUNCTION_VECTOR,
 	XEN_CALL_FUNCTION_SINGLE_VECTOR,
 	XEN_SPIN_UNLOCK_VECTOR,
+	XEN_IRQ_WORK_VECTOR,
 
 	XEN_NR_IPIS,
 };
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
index 2dc6628c1520..3ec3f8eb19fc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <linux/irq_work.h>
 
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
@@ -41,10 +42,12 @@ cpumask_var_t xen_cpu_initialized_map;
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, xen_resched_irq);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, xen_callfunc_irq);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, xen_callfuncsingle_irq);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, xen_irq_work);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, xen_debug_irq) = -1;
 
 static irqreturn_t xen_call_function_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id);
 static irqreturn_t xen_call_function_single_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id);
+static irqreturn_t xen_irq_work_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id);
 
 /*
  * Reschedule call back.
@@ -143,6 +146,17 @@ static int xen_smp_intr_init(unsigned int cpu)
 		goto fail;
 	per_cpu(xen_callfuncsingle_irq, cpu) = rc;
 
+	callfunc_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "irqwork%d", cpu);
+	rc = bind_ipi_to_irqhandler(XEN_IRQ_WORK_VECTOR,
+				    cpu,
+				    xen_irq_work_interrupt,
+				    IRQF_DISABLED|IRQF_PERCPU|IRQF_NOBALANCING,
+				    callfunc_name,
+				    NULL);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		goto fail;
+	per_cpu(xen_irq_work, cpu) = rc;
+
 	return 0;
 
  fail:
@@ -155,6 +169,8 @@ static int xen_smp_intr_init(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (per_cpu(xen_callfuncsingle_irq, cpu) >= 0)
 		unbind_from_irqhandler(per_cpu(xen_callfuncsingle_irq, cpu),
 				       NULL);
+	if (per_cpu(xen_irq_work, cpu) >= 0)
+		unbind_from_irqhandler(per_cpu(xen_irq_work, cpu), NULL);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -509,6 +525,9 @@ static inline int xen_map_vector(int vector)
 	case CALL_FUNCTION_SINGLE_VECTOR:
 		xen_vector = XEN_CALL_FUNCTION_SINGLE_VECTOR;
 		break;
+	case IRQ_WORK_VECTOR:
+		xen_vector = XEN_IRQ_WORK_VECTOR;
+		break;
 	default:
 		xen_vector = -1;
 		printk(KERN_ERR "xen: vector 0x%x is not implemented\n",
@@ -588,6 +607,16 @@ static irqreturn_t xen_call_function_single_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static irqreturn_t xen_irq_work_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+	irq_enter();
+	irq_work_run();
+	inc_irq_stat(apic_irq_work_irqs);
+	irq_exit();
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
 static const struct smp_ops xen_smp_ops __initconst = {
 	.smp_prepare_boot_cpu = xen_smp_prepare_boot_cpu,
 	.smp_prepare_cpus = xen_smp_prepare_cpus,
@@ -634,6 +663,7 @@ static void xen_hvm_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 	unbind_from_irqhandler(per_cpu(xen_callfunc_irq, cpu), NULL);
 	unbind_from_irqhandler(per_cpu(xen_debug_irq, cpu), NULL);
 	unbind_from_irqhandler(per_cpu(xen_callfuncsingle_irq, cpu), NULL);
+	unbind_from_irqhandler(per_cpu(xen_irq_work, cpu), NULL);
 	native_cpu_die(cpu);
 }