diff --git a/target-arm/monitor.c b/target-arm/monitor.c
index 4c9bef3..1ee59a2 100644
--- a/target-arm/monitor.c
+++ b/target-arm/monitor.c
@@ -21,8 +21,64 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
+#include "hw/boards.h"
+#include "kvm_arm.h"
+
+static GICCapability *gic_cap_new(int version)
+{
+    GICCapability *cap = g_new0(GICCapability, 1);
+    cap->version = version;
+    /* by default, support none */
+    cap->emulated = false;
+    cap->kernel = false;
+    return cap;
+}
+
+static GICCapabilityList *gic_cap_list_add(GICCapabilityList *head,
+                                           GICCapability *cap)
+{
+    GICCapabilityList *item = g_new0(GICCapabilityList, 1);
+    item->value = cap;
+    item->next = head;
+    return item;
+}
+
+static inline void gic_cap_kvm_probe(GICCapability *v2, GICCapability *v3)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM
+    int fdarray[3];
+
+    if (!kvm_arm_create_scratch_host_vcpu(NULL, fdarray, NULL)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Test KVM GICv2 */
+    if (kvm_device_supported(fdarray[1], KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2)) {
+        v2->kernel = true;
+    }
+
+    /* Test KVM GICv3 */
+    if (kvm_device_supported(fdarray[1], KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3)) {
+        v3->kernel = true;
+    }
+
+    kvm_arm_destroy_scratch_host_vcpu(fdarray);
+#endif
+}
 
 GICCapabilityList *qmp_query_gic_capabilities(Error **errp)
 {
-    return NULL;
+    GICCapabilityList *head = NULL;
+    GICCapability *v2 = gic_cap_new(2), *v3 = gic_cap_new(3);
+
+    v2->emulated = true;
+    /* TODO: we'd change to true after we get emulated GICv3. */
+    v3->emulated = false;
+
+    gic_cap_kvm_probe(v2, v3);
+
+    head = gic_cap_list_add(head, v2);
+    head = gic_cap_list_add(head, v3);
+
+    return head;
 }