diff --git a/OvmfPkg/CpuHotplugSmm/QemuCpuhp.c b/OvmfPkg/CpuHotplugSmm/QemuCpuhp.c
index 8434dd446b..dc86ab9677 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/CpuHotplugSmm/QemuCpuhp.c
+++ b/OvmfPkg/CpuHotplugSmm/QemuCpuhp.c
@@ -113,6 +113,28 @@ QemuCpuhpWriteCpuSelector (
   }
 }
 
+VOID
+QemuCpuhpWriteCpuStatus (
+  IN CONST EFI_MM_CPU_IO_PROTOCOL *MmCpuIo,
+  IN UINT8                        CpuStatus
+  )
+{
+  EFI_STATUS Status;
+
+  Status = MmCpuIo->Io.Write (
+                         MmCpuIo,
+                         MM_IO_UINT8,
+                         ICH9_CPU_HOTPLUG_BASE + QEMU_CPUHP_R_CPU_STAT,
+                         1,
+                         &CpuStatus
+                         );
+  if (EFI_ERROR (Status)) {
+    DEBUG ((DEBUG_ERROR, "%a: %r\n", __FUNCTION__, Status));
+    ASSERT (FALSE);
+    CpuDeadLoop ();
+  }
+}
+
 VOID
 QemuCpuhpWriteCommand (
   IN CONST EFI_MM_CPU_IO_PROTOCOL *MmCpuIo,
diff --git a/OvmfPkg/CpuHotplugSmm/QemuCpuhp.h b/OvmfPkg/CpuHotplugSmm/QemuCpuhp.h
index 3e2c2192e1..8bb3c66e9b 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/CpuHotplugSmm/QemuCpuhp.h
+++ b/OvmfPkg/CpuHotplugSmm/QemuCpuhp.h
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ QemuCpuhpWriteCpuSelector (
   IN UINT32                       Selector
   );
 
+VOID
+QemuCpuhpWriteCpuStatus (
+  IN CONST EFI_MM_CPU_IO_PROTOCOL *MmCpuIo,
+  IN UINT8                        CpuStatus
+  );
+
 VOID
 QemuCpuhpWriteCommand (
   IN CONST EFI_MM_CPU_IO_PROTOCOL *MmCpuIo,