diff --git a/devicemodel/core/main.c b/devicemodel/core/main.c
index af28392d2a..8f7e269087 100644
--- a/devicemodel/core/main.c
+++ b/devicemodel/core/main.c
@@ -736,8 +736,7 @@ vm_loop(struct vmctx *ctx)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		/* RTVM can't be reset */
-		if ((VM_SUSPEND_SYSTEM_RESET == vm_get_suspend_mode()) && (!is_rtvm)) {
+		if (VM_SUSPEND_SYSTEM_RESET == vm_get_suspend_mode()) {
 			vm_system_reset(ctx);
 		}
 
diff --git a/devicemodel/core/monitor.c b/devicemodel/core/monitor.c
index fe34047299..9ecdc0c6fa 100644
--- a/devicemodel/core/monitor.c
+++ b/devicemodel/core/monitor.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void handle_stop(struct mngr_msg *msg, int client_fd, void *param)
 	ack.msgid = msg->msgid;
 	ack.timestamp = msg->timestamp;
 
-	if (msg->data.acrnd_stop.force && !is_rtvm) {
+	if (msg->data.acrnd_stop.force) {
 		pr_info("%s: setting VM state to %s\n", __func__, vm_state_to_str(VM_SUSPEND_POWEROFF));
 		vm_set_suspend_mode(VM_SUSPEND_POWEROFF);
 		ack.data.err = 0;
diff --git a/devicemodel/hw/pci/passthrough.c b/devicemodel/hw/pci/passthrough.c
index afc53fc020..f55081a5fa 100644
--- a/devicemodel/hw/pci/passthrough.c
+++ b/devicemodel/hw/pci/passthrough.c
@@ -980,13 +980,10 @@ passthru_deinit(struct vmctx *ctx, struct pci_vdev *dev, char *opts)
 	pciaccess_cleanup();
 	free(ptdev);
 
-	if (!is_rtvm) {
-		/* Let the HV to deassign the pt device for RTVM, In this case, the RTVM
-		 * could still be alive if DM died.
-		 */
-		vm_deassign_pcidev(ctx, &pcidev);
-	}
-	if (!is_rtvm && phys_bdf) {
+	/*Let device model to deassign pt device for all VMs, including RTVM if the Service VM plays 
+         *supervisor role.*/
+	vm_deassign_pcidev(ctx, &pcidev);
+	if (phys_bdf) {
 		memset(reset_path, 0, sizeof(reset_path));
 		snprintf(reset_path, 40,
 			"/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:%02x:%02x.%x/reset",
diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
index 1ab7eb3126..f65bb00209 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
@@ -1048,9 +1048,8 @@ void pause_vm(struct acrn_vm *vm)
 	uint16_t i;
 	struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu = NULL;
 
-	/* For RTVM, we can only pause its vCPUs when it is powering off by itself */
-	if (((!is_rt_vm(vm)) && (vm->state == VM_RUNNING)) ||
-			((is_rt_vm(vm)) && (vm->state == VM_READY_TO_POWEROFF)) ||
+	if (((is_severity_pass(vm->vm_id)) && (vm->state == VM_RUNNING)) ||
+			(vm->state == VM_READY_TO_POWEROFF) ||
 			(vm->state == VM_CREATED)) {
 		foreach_vcpu(i, vm, vcpu) {
 			zombie_vcpu(vcpu, VCPU_ZOMBIE);
diff --git a/hypervisor/common/hypercall.c b/hypervisor/common/hypercall.c
index 22054ca71f..2687da1be3 100644
--- a/hypervisor/common/hypercall.c
+++ b/hypervisor/common/hypercall.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <asm/lapic.h>
 #include <asm/guest/assign.h>
 #include <asm/guest/ept.h>
+#include <asm/guest/vm.h>
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
 #include <hypercall.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -69,11 +70,6 @@ bool is_hypercall_from_ring0(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-inline static bool is_severity_pass(uint16_t target_vmid)
-{
-	return SEVERITY_SERVICE_VM >= get_vm_severity(target_vmid);
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief offline vcpu from Service VM
  *
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/guest/vm.h b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/guest/vm.h
index 0503ed8b47..fbb29443d4 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/guest/vm.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/guest/vm.h
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ static inline uint16_t vmid_2_rel_vmid(uint16_t service_vmid, uint16_t vmid) {
 	return (vmid - service_vmid);
 }
 
+static inline bool is_severity_pass(uint16_t target_vmid)
+{
+	return SEVERITY_SERVICE_VM >= get_vm_severity(target_vmid);
+}
+
 void make_shutdown_vm_request(uint16_t pcpu_id);
 bool need_shutdown_vm(uint16_t pcpu_id);
 int32_t shutdown_vm(struct acrn_vm *vm);
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/vm_config.h b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/vm_config.h
index 14311652b9..476e5cbd19 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/vm_config.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/asm/vm_config.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 /* ACRN guest severity */
 enum acrn_vm_severity {
 	SEVERITY_SAFETY_VM = 0x40U,
-	SEVERITY_RTVM = 0x30U,
+	SEVERITY_RTVM = RTVM_SEVERITY_LEVEL,
 	SEVERITY_SERVICE_VM = 0x20U,
 	SEVERITY_STANDARD_VM = 0x10U,
 };
diff --git a/misc/config_tools/schema/config.xsd b/misc/config_tools/schema/config.xsd
index b75b91f021..2569c93e4e 100644
--- a/misc/config_tools/schema/config.xsd
+++ b/misc/config_tools/schema/config.xsd
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@
         <xs:documentation>Enable multiboot2 protocol support (with multiboot1 downward compatibility). If multiboot1 meets your requirements, disable this feature to reduce hypervisor code size.</xs:documentation>
       </xs:annotation>
     </xs:element>
+   <xs:element name="SERVICE_VM_SUPERVISOR_ENABLED" type="Boolean" default="n">
+      <xs:annotation acrn:title="Enable Service VM supervisor role" acrn:views="advanced">
+        <xs:documentation>Enable Service VM to play the supervisor role. If Enabled, the severity level of Service VM is higher than RTVM.</xs:documentation>
+      </xs:annotation>
+    </xs:element> 
     <xs:element name="SPLIT_LOCK_DETECTION_ENABLED" type="Boolean" default="n">
       <xs:annotation acrn:title="Enable split lock detection" acrn:views="advanced">
         <xs:documentation>Enable detection of split locks. A split lock can negatively affect an application's real-time performance. If a lock is detected, an alignment check exception #AC occurs.</xs:documentation>
diff --git a/misc/config_tools/xforms/config_common.xsl b/misc/config_tools/xforms/config_common.xsl
index 1d8e0a5ced..d486e1dd61 100644
--- a/misc/config_tools/xforms/config_common.xsl
+++ b/misc/config_tools/xforms/config_common.xsl
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@
       <xsl:with-param name="value" select="'y'" />
     </xsl:call-template>
 
+    <xsl:call-template name="boolean-by-key">
+      <xsl:with-param name="key" select="'SERVICE_VM_SUPERVISOR_ENABLED'" />
+    </xsl:call-template>
+
     <xsl:call-template name="boolean-by-key">
       <xsl:with-param name="key" select="'SPLIT_LOCK_DETECTION_ENABLED'" />
     </xsl:call-template>
diff --git a/misc/config_tools/xforms/misc_cfg.h.xsl b/misc/config_tools/xforms/misc_cfg.h.xsl
index d4df118ebd..5c35a121b4 100644
--- a/misc/config_tools/xforms/misc_cfg.h.xsl
+++ b/misc/config_tools/xforms/misc_cfg.h.xsl
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     <xsl:call-template name="cpu_affinity" />
     <xsl:call-template name="rdt" />
     <xsl:call-template name="vm0_passthrough_tpm" />
+    <xsl:call-template name="service_vm_super_role" />
     <xsl:call-template name="vm_config_pci_dev_num" />
     <xsl:call-template name="vm_boot_args" />
   </xsl:template>
@@ -172,6 +173,17 @@
   </xsl:if>
 </xsl:template>
 
+<xsl:template name="service_vm_super_role">
+  <xsl:choose>	
+    <xsl:when test="//SERVICE_VM_SUPERVISOR_ENABLED = 'y'">
+      <xsl:value-of select="acrn:define('RTVM_SEVERITY_LEVEL', '0x10', 'U')" />
+    </xsl:when>
+    <xsl:otherwise>
+      <xsl:value-of select="acrn:define('RTVM_SEVERITY_LEVEL', '0x30', 'U')" />
+    </xsl:otherwise>
+  </xsl:choose>	
+</xsl:template>
+
 <xsl:template name="vm_config_pci_dev_num">
   <xsl:for-each select="vm">
     <xsl:if test="acrn:pci-dev-num(@id)">