diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/aarch64/bhyverun_machdep.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/aarch64/bhyverun_machdep.c
index 10018d082f7e..50b765eff64f 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/aarch64/bhyverun_machdep.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/aarch64/bhyverun_machdep.c
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ bhyve_usage(int code)
 	    "Usage: %s [-CDHhSW]\n"
 	    "       %*s [-c [[cpus=]numcpus][,sockets=n][,cores=n][,threads=n]]\n"
 	    "       %*s [-k config_file] [-m mem] [-o var=value]\n"
-	    "       %*s [-p vcpu:hostcpu] [-r file] [-s pci] [-U uuid] vmname\n"
+	    "       %*s [-p vcpu:hostcpu] [-p vcpuN-vcpuM:hostcpuX-hostcpuY]\n"
+	    "       %*s [-r file] [-s pci] [-U uuid] vmname\n"
 	    "       -C: include guest memory in core file\n"
 	    "       -c: number of CPUs and/or topology specification\n"
 	    "       -D: destroy on power-off\n"
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ bhyve_usage(int code)
 	    "       -U: UUID\n"
 	    "       -W: force virtio to use single-vector MSI\n",
 	    progname, (int)strlen(progname), "", (int)strlen(progname), "",
-	    (int)strlen(progname), "");
+	    (int)strlen(progname), "", (int)strlen(progname), "");
 	exit(code);
 }
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/bhyverun_machdep.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/bhyverun_machdep.c
index 538d031fd1a4..32f99aedb7f2 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/bhyverun_machdep.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/amd64/bhyverun_machdep.c
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ bhyve_usage(int code)
 	    "Usage: %s [-aCDeHhPSuWwxY]\n"
 	    "       %*s [-c [[cpus=]numcpus][,sockets=n][,cores=n][,threads=n]]\n"
 	    "       %*s [-G port] [-k config_file] [-l lpc] [-m mem] [-o var=value]\n"
-	    "       %*s [-p vcpu:hostcpu] [-r file] [-s pci] [-U uuid] vmname\n"
+	    "       %*s [-p vcpu:hostcpu] [-p vcpuN-vcpuM:hostcpuX-hostcpuY]\n"
+	    "       %*s [-r file] [-s pci] [-U uuid] vmname\n"
 	    "       -a: local apic is in xAPIC mode (deprecated)\n"
 	    "       -C: include guest memory in core file\n"
 	    "       -c: number of CPUs and/or topology specification\n"
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ bhyve_usage(int code)
 	    "       -x: local APIC is in x2APIC mode\n"
 	    "       -Y: disable MPtable generation\n",
 	    progname, (int)strlen(progname), "", (int)strlen(progname), "",
-	    (int)strlen(progname), "");
+	    (int)strlen(progname), "", (int)strlen(progname), "");
 	exit(code);
 }
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
index 9db62972467c..9bde49f5039b 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
@@ -356,18 +356,12 @@ calc_topology(void)
 		guest_ncpus = ncpus;
 }
 
-int
-bhyve_pincpu_parse(const char *opt)
+static int
+bhyve_pincpu(int vcpu, int pcpu)
 {
 	const char *value;
 	char *newval;
 	char key[16];
-	int vcpu, pcpu;
-
-	if (sscanf(opt, "%d:%d", &vcpu, &pcpu) != 2) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "invalid format: %s\n", opt);
-		return (-1);
-	}
 
 	if (vcpu < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "invalid vcpu '%d'\n", vcpu);
@@ -394,6 +388,34 @@ bhyve_pincpu_parse(const char *opt)
 	return (0);
 }
 
+int
+bhyve_pincpu_parse(const char *opt)
+{
+	int vcpu_first, vcpu_last, pcpu_first, pcpu_last;
+	int vcpu, pcpu;
+
+	if (sscanf(opt, "%d-%d:%d-%d", &vcpu_first, &vcpu_last, &pcpu_first, &pcpu_last) == 4) {
+		if (vcpu_first > vcpu_last || pcpu_first > pcpu_last) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "invalid range (must be ascending): %s\n", opt);
+			return (-1);
+		}
+		if ((vcpu_last - vcpu_first) != (pcpu_last - pcpu_first)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "range sizes do not match: %s\n", opt);
+			return (-1);
+		}
+		for (vcpu = vcpu_first, pcpu = pcpu_first; vcpu <= vcpu_last; vcpu++, pcpu++)
+			if (bhyve_pincpu(vcpu, pcpu) != 0)
+				return (-1);
+		return (0);
+	}
+
+	if (sscanf(opt, "%d:%d", &vcpu, &pcpu) == 2)
+		return bhyve_pincpu(vcpu, pcpu);
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "invalid format: %s\n", opt);
+	return (-1);
+}
+
 static void
 parse_cpuset(int vcpu, const char *list, cpuset_t *set)
 {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/riscv/bhyverun_machdep.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/riscv/bhyverun_machdep.c
index a90a508901bc..55e28d54ed11 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/riscv/bhyverun_machdep.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/riscv/bhyverun_machdep.c
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ bhyve_usage(int code)
 	    "Usage: %s [-CDHhSW]\n"
 	    "       %*s [-c [[cpus=]numcpus][,sockets=n][,cores=n][,threads=n]]\n"
 	    "       %*s [-k config_file] [-m mem] [-o var=value]\n"
-	    "       %*s [-p vcpu:hostcpu] [-r file] [-s pci] [-U uuid] vmname\n"
+	    "       %*s [-p vcpu:hostcpu] [-p vcpuN-vcpuM:hostcpuX-hostcpuY]\n"
+	    "       %*s [-r file] [-s pci] [-U uuid] vmname\n"
 	    "       -C: include guest memory in core file\n"
 	    "       -c: number of CPUs and/or topology specification\n"
 	    "       -D: destroy on power-off\n"
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ bhyve_usage(int code)
 	    "       -U: UUID\n"
 	    "       -W: force virtio to use single-vector MSI\n",
 	    progname, (int)strlen(progname), "", (int)strlen(progname), "",
-	    (int)strlen(progname), "");
+	    (int)strlen(progname), "", (int)strlen(progname), "");
 	exit(code);
 }