diff --git a/arch/src/x86_64/cpu_profile/msr_adjustments.rs b/arch/src/x86_64/cpu_profile/msr_adjustments.rs
index ddf66b88b..514435a60 100644
--- a/arch/src/x86_64/cpu_profile/msr_adjustments.rs
+++ b/arch/src/x86_64/cpu_profile/msr_adjustments.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 
+use hypervisor::arch::x86::MsrEntry;
+use log::{debug, error};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::x86_64::helpers::{deserialize_u32_hex, serialize_u32_hex};
+use crate::x86_64::Error;
+use crate::x86_64::helpers::{
+    deserialize_u32_hex, deserialize_u64_hex, serialize_u32_hex, serialize_u64_hex,
+};
 
 /// The register address of an MSR
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -16,3 +21,71 @@ pub struct RegisterAddress(
     )]
     pub u32,
 );
+
+/// Used to adjust the value of a Feature MSR.
+///
+/// Instances of this struct typically adjust MSR values according to the
+/// following formula: `msr_value = (self.mask & msr_value) | self.replacements`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct FeatureMsrAdjustment {
+    /// Packs values to be placed into the given feature MSR value.
+    #[serde(
+        serialize_with = "serialize_u64_hex",
+        deserialize_with = "deserialize_u64_hex"
+    )]
+    pub replacements: u64,
+
+    /// Used to zero out the area `replacements` occupy. This mask is not necessarily !replacements, as replacements
+    /// may pack values of different types that occupy varying ranges of bits.
+    ///
+    /// Bit ranges within a feature MSR value that are **not** supposed to be replaced/overwritten should be set in
+    /// this mask.
+    #[serde(
+        serialize_with = "serialize_u64_hex",
+        deserialize_with = "deserialize_u64_hex"
+    )]
+    pub mask: u64,
+}
+
+impl FeatureMsrAdjustment {
+    /// Adjusts the given `feature_msrs` according to `adjustments`.
+    ///
+    /// An error is returned if there exists an MSR register address in
+    /// `adjustments` without a matching entry in `feature_msrs`.
+    pub(super) fn adjust_feature_msrs(
+        feature_msrs: &[MsrEntry],
+        adjustments: &[(RegisterAddress, FeatureMsrAdjustment)],
+    ) -> Result<Vec<MsrEntry>, Error> {
+        let mut missing_msr = false;
+        let mut output_feature_msrs = Vec::with_capacity(adjustments.len());
+        for (reg_address, adjustment) in adjustments {
+            let Some(entry) = feature_msrs
+                .iter()
+                .find(|entry| entry.index == reg_address.0)
+            else {
+                missing_msr = true;
+                error!(
+                    "Did not find feature based MSR entry for MSR {:#x}",
+                    reg_address.0
+                );
+                continue;
+            };
+
+            let mut entry = *entry;
+            let data = entry.data;
+            entry.data = (adjustment.mask & data) | adjustment.replacements;
+
+            debug!(
+                "Prepared adjusted MSR feature: register address={:#x} value={:#x}, previous value={data:#x}",
+                entry.index, entry.data
+            );
+            output_feature_msrs.push(entry);
+        }
+
+        if missing_msr {
+            Err(Error::CpuProfileMissingMsr)
+        } else {
+            Ok(output_feature_msrs)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs b/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs
index d55e978a6..e49c22831 100644
--- a/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs
+++ b/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ pub enum Error {
     )]
     MissingExpectedCpuidEntry(#[source] MissingCpuidEntriesError),
 
+    /// Error when trying to apply a CPU profile because a necessary MSR was not found.
+    ///
+    /// We encourage functions returning this variant to log all missing MSRs for debugging
+    /// purposes.
+    #[error("The selected CPU profile cannot be utilized because a necessary MSR was not found")]
+    CpuProfileMissingMsr,
+
     // Error writing EBDA address
     #[error("Error writing EBDA address")]
     EbdaSetup(#[source] vm_memory::GuestMemoryError),