diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index 940a7cf..98d59e9 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 
 #define VIRTIO_NET_VM_VERSION    11
+#define VIRTIO_NET_ANNOUNCE_ROUNDS    3
 
 #define MAC_TABLE_ENTRIES    64
 #define MAX_VLAN    (1 << 12)   /* Per 802.1Q definition */
@@ -99,6 +100,25 @@ static bool virtio_net_started(VirtIONet *n, uint8_t status)
         (n->status & VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP) && vdev->vm_running;
 }
 
+static void virtio_net_announce_timer(void *opaque)
+{
+    VirtIONet *n = opaque;
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(n);
+
+    if (n->announce &&
+        virtio_net_started(n, vdev->status) &&
+        vdev->guest_features & (0x1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE) &&
+        vdev->guest_features & (0x1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ)) {
+
+        n->announce--;
+        n->status |= VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE;
+        virtio_notify_config(vdev);
+    } else {
+        timer_del(n->announce_timer);
+        n->announce = 0;
+    }
+}
+
 static void virtio_net_vhost_status(VirtIONet *n, uint8_t status)
 {
     VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(n);
@@ -147,6 +167,8 @@ static void virtio_net_set_status(struct VirtIODevice *vdev, uint8_t status)
 
     virtio_net_vhost_status(n, status);
 
+    virtio_net_announce_timer(n);
+
     for (i = 0; i < n->max_queues; i++) {
         q = &n->vqs[i];
 
@@ -322,6 +344,9 @@ static void virtio_net_reset(VirtIODevice *vdev)
     n->nobcast = 0;
     /* multiqueue is disabled by default */
     n->curr_queues = 1;
+    timer_del(n->announce_timer);
+    n->announce = 0;
+    n->status &= ~VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE;
 
     /* Flush any MAC and VLAN filter table state */
     n->mac_table.in_use = 0;
@@ -731,6 +756,22 @@ static int virtio_net_handle_vlan_table(VirtIONet *n, uint8_t cmd,
     return VIRTIO_NET_OK;
 }
 
+static int virtio_net_handle_announce(VirtIONet *n, uint8_t cmd,
+                                      struct iovec *iov, unsigned int iov_cnt)
+{
+    if (cmd == VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_ANNOUNCE_ACK) {
+        n->status &= ~VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE;
+        if (n->announce) {
+            timer_mod(n->announce_timer,
+                      qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + 50 +
+                      (VIRTIO_NET_ANNOUNCE_ROUNDS - n->announce - 1) * 100);
+        }
+        return VIRTIO_NET_OK;
+    } else {
+        return VIRTIO_NET_ERR;
+    }
+}
+
 static int virtio_net_handle_mq(VirtIONet *n, uint8_t cmd,
                                 struct iovec *iov, unsigned int iov_cnt)
 {
@@ -794,6 +835,8 @@ static void virtio_net_handle_ctrl(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq)
             status = virtio_net_handle_mac(n, ctrl.cmd, iov, iov_cnt);
         } else if (ctrl.class == VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_VLAN) {
             status = virtio_net_handle_vlan_table(n, ctrl.cmd, iov, iov_cnt);
+        } else if (ctrl.class == VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_ANNOUNCE) {
+            status = virtio_net_handle_announce(n, ctrl.cmd, iov, iov_cnt);
         } else if (ctrl.class == VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ) {
             status = virtio_net_handle_mq(n, ctrl.cmd, iov, iov_cnt);
         } else if (ctrl.class == VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_GUEST_OFFLOADS) {
@@ -1451,6 +1494,7 @@ static int virtio_net_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
         qemu_get_subqueue(n->nic, i)->link_down = link_down;
     }
 
+    n->announce = VIRTIO_NET_ANNOUNCE_ROUNDS;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1562,6 +1606,8 @@ static void virtio_net_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     qemu_macaddr_default_if_unset(&n->nic_conf.macaddr);
     memcpy(&n->mac[0], &n->nic_conf.macaddr, sizeof(n->mac));
     n->status = VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP;
+    n->announce_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
+                                     virtio_net_announce_timer, n);
 
     if (n->netclient_type) {
         /*
@@ -1642,6 +1688,8 @@ static void virtio_net_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         }
     }
 
+    timer_del(n->announce_timer);
+    timer_free(n->announce_timer);
     g_free(n->vqs);
     qemu_del_nic(n->nic);
     virtio_cleanup(vdev);
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index 32a7687..f93b427 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -271,6 +271,11 @@ bool e820_get_entry(int, uint32_t, uint64_t *, uint64_t *);
             .driver   = "apic",\
             .property = "version",\
             .value    = stringify(0x11),\
+        },\
+        {\
+            .driver   = "virtio-net-pci",\
+            .property = "guest_announce",\
+            .value    = "off",\
         }
 
 #define PC_COMPAT_1_7 \
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-net.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-net.h
index 4b32440..ca1a9c5 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-net.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-net.h
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@
 #define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX    18      /* Control channel RX mode support */
 #define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN  19      /* Control channel VLAN filtering */
 #define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX_EXTRA 20   /* Extra RX mode control support */
+#define VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE 21  /* Guest can announce itself */
 #define VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ         22      /* Device supports Receive Flow
                                          * Steering */
 
 #define VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR   23 /* Set MAC address */
 
 #define VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP    1       /* Link is up */
+#define VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE   2       /* Announcement is needed */
 
 #define TX_TIMER_INTERVAL 150000 /* 150 us */
 
@@ -193,6 +195,8 @@ typedef struct VirtIONet {
     char *netclient_name;
     char *netclient_type;
     uint64_t curr_guest_offloads;
+    QEMUTimer *announce_timer;
+    int announce;
 } VirtIONet;
 
 #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MAC    1
@@ -213,6 +217,17 @@ typedef struct VirtIONet {
  #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_VLAN_DEL             1
 
 /*
+ * Control link announce acknowledgement
+ *
+ * The command VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_ANNOUNCE_ACK is used to indicate that
+ * driver has recevied the notification and device would clear the
+ * VIRTIO_NET_S_ANNOUNCE bit in the status filed after it received
+ * this command.
+ */
+#define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_ANNOUNCE       3
+ #define VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_ANNOUNCE_ACK         0
+
+/*
  * Control Multiqueue
  *
  * The command VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_VQ_PAIRS_SET
@@ -251,6 +266,7 @@ struct virtio_net_ctrl_mq {
         DEFINE_PROP_BIT("guest_tso6", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6, true), \
         DEFINE_PROP_BIT("guest_ecn", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ECN, true), \
         DEFINE_PROP_BIT("guest_ufo", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, true), \
+        DEFINE_PROP_BIT("guest_announce", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ANNOUNCE, true), \
         DEFINE_PROP_BIT("host_tso4", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, true), \
         DEFINE_PROP_BIT("host_tso6", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6, true), \
         DEFINE_PROP_BIT("host_ecn", _state, _field, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_ECN, true), \
