diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index b60d271bf76a..14273a6203df 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ config ARCH_HAS_SUBPAGE_FAULTS
 config HOTPLUG_SMT
 	bool
 
+config SMT_NUM_THREADS_DYNAMIC
+	bool
+
 config GENERIC_ENTRY
        bool
 
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 551468d9c5a8..c37f1758a486 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -446,9 +446,23 @@ static int __init smt_cmdline_disable(char *str)
 }
 early_param("nosmt", smt_cmdline_disable);
 
+/*
+ * For Archicture supporting partial SMT states check if the thread is allowed.
+ * Otherwise this has already been checked through cpu_smt_max_threads when
+ * setting the SMT level.
+ */
+static inline bool cpu_smt_thread_allowed(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMT_NUM_THREADS_DYNAMIC
+	return topology_smt_thread_allowed(cpu);
+#else
+	return true;
+#endif
+}
+
 static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	if (cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_ENABLED)
+	if (cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_ENABLED && cpu_smt_thread_allowed(cpu))
 		return true;
 
 	if (topology_is_primary_thread(cpu))
@@ -2294,6 +2308,12 @@ int cpuhp_smt_disable(enum cpuhp_smt_control ctrlval)
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
 		if (topology_is_primary_thread(cpu))
 			continue;
+		/*
+		 * Disable can be called with CPU_SMT_ENABLED when changing
+		 * from a higher to lower number of SMT threads per core.
+		 */
+		if (ctrlval == CPU_SMT_ENABLED && cpu_smt_thread_allowed(cpu))
+			continue;
 		ret = cpu_down_maps_locked(cpu, CPUHP_OFFLINE);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
@@ -2328,6 +2348,8 @@ int cpuhp_smt_enable(void)
 		/* Skip online CPUs and CPUs on offline nodes */
 		if (cpu_online(cpu) || !node_online(cpu_to_node(cpu)))
 			continue;
+		if (!cpu_smt_thread_allowed(cpu))
+			continue;
 		ret = _cpu_up(cpu, 0, CPUHP_ONLINE);
 		if (ret)
 			break;