diff --git a/tools/flask/policy/modules/guest_features.te b/tools/flask/policy/modules/guest_features.te
index ca52257ca4a8..fe4835db5b46 100644
--- a/tools/flask/policy/modules/guest_features.te
+++ b/tools/flask/policy/modules/guest_features.te
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ allow domain_type xen_t:xen tmem_op;
 # pmu_ctrl is for)
 allow domain_type xen_t:xen2 pmu_use;
 
-# Allow all domains:
+# Allow all domains to enable the Argo interdomain communication hypercall;
 # to register single-sender (unicast) rings to partner with any domain;
 # to register any-sender (wildcard) rings that can be sent to by any domain;
 # and send messages to rings.
-allow domain_type xen_t:argo { register_any_source };
+allow domain_type xen_t:argo { enable register_any_source };
 allow domain_type domain_type:argo { send register_single_source };
 
 # Allow guest console output to the serial console.  This is used by PV Linux
diff --git a/xen/common/argo.c b/xen/common/argo.c
index 64fc711b2b67..330a7578c335 100644
--- a/xen/common/argo.c
+++ b/xen/common/argo.c
@@ -2005,7 +2005,7 @@ do_argo_op(unsigned int cmd, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg1,
     argo_dprintk("->do_argo_op(%u,%p,%p,%lu,0x%lx)\n", cmd,
                  (void *)arg1.p, (void *)arg2.p, arg3, arg4);
 
-    if ( unlikely(!opt_argo_enabled) )
+    if ( unlikely(!opt_argo_enabled || xsm_argo_enable(currd)) )
         return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
     switch (cmd)
@@ -2152,7 +2152,7 @@ argo_init(struct domain *d)
 {
     struct argo_domain *argo;
 
-    if ( !opt_argo_enabled )
+    if ( !opt_argo_enabled || xsm_argo_enable(d) )
     {
         argo_dprintk("argo disabled, domid: %u\n", d->domain_id);
         return 0;
@@ -2208,9 +2208,10 @@ argo_soft_reset(struct domain *d)
         wildcard_rings_pending_remove(d);
 
         /*
-         * Since opt_argo_enabled cannot change at runtime, if d->argo is true
-         * then opt_argo_enabled must be true, and we can assume that init
-         * is allowed to proceed again here.
+         * Since neither opt_argo_enabled or xsm_argo_enable(d) can change at
+         * runtime, if d->argo is true then both opt_argo_enabled and
+         * xsm_argo_enable(d) must be true, and we can assume that init is
+         * allowed to proceed again here.
          */
         argo_domain_init(d->argo);
     }
diff --git a/xen/include/xsm/dummy.h b/xen/include/xsm/dummy.h
index 7daf1f0b277a..56d7865a4b71 100644
--- a/xen/include/xsm/dummy.h
+++ b/xen/include/xsm/dummy.h
@@ -721,6 +721,11 @@ static XSM_INLINE int xsm_dm_op(XSM_DEFAULT_ARG struct domain *d)
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86 */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARGO
+static XSM_INLINE int xsm_argo_enable(struct domain *d)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static XSM_INLINE int xsm_argo_register_single_source(struct domain *d,
                                                       struct domain *t)
 {
diff --git a/xen/include/xsm/xsm.h b/xen/include/xsm/xsm.h
index 7c69efe9c18c..8daffaecc981 100644
--- a/xen/include/xsm/xsm.h
+++ b/xen/include/xsm/xsm.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ struct xsm_operations {
     int (*xen_version) (uint32_t cmd);
     int (*domain_resource_map) (struct domain *d);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARGO
+    int (*argo_enable) (const struct domain *d);
     int (*argo_register_single_source) (const struct domain *d,
                                         const struct domain *t);
     int (*argo_register_any_source) (const struct domain *d);
@@ -705,6 +706,11 @@ static inline int xsm_domain_resource_map(xsm_default_t def, struct domain *d)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARGO
+static inline xsm_argo_enable(const struct domain *d)
+{
+    return xsm_ops->argo_enable(d);
+}
+
 static inline xsm_argo_register_single_source(const struct domain *d,
                                               const struct domain *t)
 {
diff --git a/xen/xsm/dummy.c b/xen/xsm/dummy.c
index ffac774126ec..1fe0e746fa6f 100644
--- a/xen/xsm/dummy.c
+++ b/xen/xsm/dummy.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ void __init xsm_fixup_ops (struct xsm_operations *ops)
     set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, xen_version);
     set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, domain_resource_map);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARGO
+    set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, argo_enable);
     set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, argo_register_single_source);
     set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, argo_register_any_source);
     set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, argo_send);
diff --git a/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c b/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c
index 76c012c6e798..3d00c747f6b7 100644
--- a/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c
+++ b/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c
@@ -1720,6 +1720,12 @@ static int flask_domain_resource_map(struct domain *d)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARGO
+static int flask_argo_enable(const struct domain *d)
+{
+    return avc_has_perm(domain_sid(d), SECINITSID_XEN, SECCLASS_ARGO,
+                        ARGO__ENABLE, NULL);
+}
+
 static int flask_argo_register_single_source(const struct domain *d,
                                              const struct domain *t)
 {
@@ -1875,6 +1881,7 @@ static struct xsm_operations flask_ops = {
     .xen_version = flask_xen_version,
     .domain_resource_map = flask_domain_resource_map,
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARGO
+    .argo_enable = flask_argo_enable,
     .argo_register_single_source = flask_argo_register_single_source,
     .argo_register_any_source = flask_argo_register_any_source,
     .argo_send = flask_argo_send,
diff --git a/xen/xsm/flask/policy/access_vectors b/xen/xsm/flask/policy/access_vectors
index f6c53770608d..e00448b77602 100644
--- a/xen/xsm/flask/policy/access_vectors
+++ b/xen/xsm/flask/policy/access_vectors
@@ -535,6 +535,9 @@ class version
 # Class argo is used to describe the Argo interdomain communication system.
 class argo
 {
+    # Enable initialization of a domain's argo subsystem and
+    # permission to access the argo hypercall operations.
+    enable
     # Domain requesting registration of a communication ring
     # to receive messages from a specific other domain.
     register_single_source