diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
index 7d627a02ed82..d9026538cfdb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ int __init efi_memblock_x86_reserve_range(void)
 	struct efi_info *e = &boot_params.efi_info;
 	unsigned long pmap;
 
+	if (efi_enabled(EFI_PARAVIRT))
+		return 0;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	/* Can't handle data above 4GB at this time */
 	if (e->efi_memmap_hi) {
@@ -422,14 +425,24 @@ static int __init efi_runtime_init(void)
 	 * the runtime services table so that we can grab the physical
 	 * address of several of the EFI runtime functions, needed to
 	 * set the firmware into virtual mode.
+	 *
+	 * When EFI_PARAVIRT is in force then we could not map runtime
+	 * service memory region because we do not have direct access to it.
+	 * However, runtime services are available through proxy functions
+	 * (e.g. in case of Xen dom0 EFI implementation they call special
+	 * hypercall which executes relevant EFI functions) and that is why
+	 * they are always enabled.
 	 */
-	if (efi_enabled(EFI_64BIT))
-		rv = efi_runtime_init64();
-	else
-		rv = efi_runtime_init32();
 
-	if (rv)
-		return rv;
+	if (!efi_enabled(EFI_PARAVIRT)) {
+		if (efi_enabled(EFI_64BIT))
+			rv = efi_runtime_init64();
+		else
+			rv = efi_runtime_init32();
+
+		if (rv)
+			return rv;
+	}
 
 	set_bit(EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES, &efi.flags);
 
@@ -438,6 +451,9 @@ static int __init efi_runtime_init(void)
 
 static int __init efi_memmap_init(void)
 {
+	if (efi_enabled(EFI_PARAVIRT))
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Map the EFI memory map */
 	memmap.map = early_memremap((unsigned long)memmap.phys_map,
 				   memmap.nr_map * memmap.desc_size);
@@ -914,6 +930,9 @@ static void __init __efi_enter_virtual_mode(void)
 
 void __init efi_enter_virtual_mode(void)
 {
+	if (efi_enabled(EFI_PARAVIRT))
+		return;
+
 	if (efi_setup)
 		kexec_enter_virtual_mode();
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
index 023937a63a48..ac88ec05eb70 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
@@ -104,16 +104,19 @@ static struct attribute *efi_subsys_attrs[] = {
 static umode_t efi_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
 				   struct attribute *attr, int n)
 {
-	umode_t mode = attr->mode;
+	if (attr == &efi_attr_fw_vendor.attr) {
+		if (efi_enabled(EFI_PARAVIRT) ||
+				efi.fw_vendor == EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR)
+			return 0;
+	} else if (attr == &efi_attr_runtime.attr) {
+		if (efi.runtime == EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR)
+			return 0;
+	} else if (attr == &efi_attr_config_table.attr) {
+		if (efi.config_table == EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR)
+			return 0;
+	}
 
-	if (attr == &efi_attr_fw_vendor.attr)
-		return (efi.fw_vendor == EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR) ? 0 : mode;
-	else if (attr == &efi_attr_runtime.attr)
-		return (efi.runtime == EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR) ? 0 : mode;
-	else if (attr == &efi_attr_config_table.attr)
-		return (efi.config_table == EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR) ? 0 : mode;
-
-	return mode;
+	return attr->mode;
 }
 
 static struct attribute_group efi_subsys_attr_group = {
diff --git a/include/linux/efi.h b/include/linux/efi.h
index bac0f93dc473..c7a29a26e900 100644
--- a/include/linux/efi.h
+++ b/include/linux/efi.h
@@ -922,7 +922,8 @@ extern int __init efi_setup_pcdp_console(char *);
 #define EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES	3	/* Can we use runtime services? */
 #define EFI_MEMMAP		4	/* Can we use EFI memory map? */
 #define EFI_64BIT		5	/* Is the firmware 64-bit? */
-#define EFI_ARCH_1		6	/* First arch-specific bit */
+#define EFI_PARAVIRT		6	/* Access is via a paravirt interface */
+#define EFI_ARCH_1		7	/* First arch-specific bit */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EFI
 /*