diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 7c1f30c..61b7148 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ obj-y = vl.o async.o monitor.o pci.o pci_host.o pcie_host.o machine.o gdbstub.o
 # virtio has to be here due to weird dependency between PCI and virtio-net.
 # need to fix this properly
 obj-y += virtio-blk.o virtio-balloon.o virtio-net.o virtio-console.o virtio-pci.o
+obj-y += vhost_net.o vhost.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm.o kvm-all.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ISA_MMIO) += isa_mmio.o
 LIBS+=-lz
diff --git a/hw/vhost.c b/hw/vhost.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d23d94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/vhost.c
@@ -0,0 +1,349 @@
+#include "linux/vhost.h"
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#include "vhost.h"
+#include "hw/hw.h"
+/* For range_get_last */
+#include "pci.h"
+
+static void vhost_dev_unassign_memory(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+				      struct vhost_memory *mem,
+				      uint64_t start_addr,
+				      uint64_t size)
+{
+	int from, to;
+	for (from = 0, to = 0; from < dev->mem->nregions; ++from, ++to) {
+		struct vhost_memory_region *reg = mem->regions + to;
+		uint64_t reglast;
+		uint64_t memlast;
+		uint64_t change;
+
+		/* clone old region */
+		memcpy(reg, dev->mem->regions + from, sizeof *reg);
+
+		/* No overlap is simple */
+		if (!ranges_overlap(reg->guest_phys_addr, reg->memory_size,
+				    start_addr, size)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		reglast = range_get_last(reg->guest_phys_addr, reg->memory_size);
+		memlast = range_get_last(start_addr, size);
+
+		/* Remove whole region */
+		if (start_addr <= reg->guest_phys_addr && memlast >= reglast) {
+			--to;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* Shrink region */
+		if (memlast >= reglast) {
+			reg->memory_size = start_addr - reg->guest_phys_addr;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* Shift region */
+		if (start_addr <= reg->guest_phys_addr) {
+			change = memlast + 1 - reg->guest_phys_addr;
+			reg->memory_size -= change;
+			reg->guest_phys_addr += change;
+			reg->userspace_addr += change;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* Split region: shrink first part, shift second part. */
+		memcpy(reg + 1, reg, sizeof *reg);
+		reg[0].memory_size = start_addr - reg->guest_phys_addr;
+		change = memlast + 1 - reg->guest_phys_addr;
+		reg[1].memory_size -= change;
+		reg[1].guest_phys_addr += change;
+		reg[1].userspace_addr += change;
+		++to;
+	}
+	mem->nregions = to;
+}
+
+/* Called after unassign, so no regions overlap the given range. */
+static void vhost_dev_assign_memory(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+				    struct vhost_memory *mem,
+				    uint64_t start_addr,
+				    uint64_t size,
+				    uint64_t uaddr)
+{
+	int from, to;
+	struct vhost_memory_region *merged = NULL;
+	for (from = 0, to = 0; from < dev->mem->nregions; ++from, ++to) {
+		struct vhost_memory_region *reg = mem->regions + to;
+		uint64_t prlast, urlast;
+		uint64_t pmlast, umlast;
+		uint64_t s, e, u;
+
+		/* clone old region */
+		memcpy(reg, dev->mem->regions + from, sizeof *reg);
+		prlast = range_get_last(reg->guest_phys_addr, reg->memory_size);
+		pmlast = range_get_last(start_addr, size);
+		urlast = range_get_last(reg->userspace_addr, reg->memory_size);
+		umlast = range_get_last(uaddr, size);
+
+		/* Not an adjecent region - do not merge. */
+		if ((prlast + 1 != start_addr || urlast + 1 != uaddr) &&
+		    (pmlast + 1 != reg->guest_phys_addr ||
+		     umlast + 1 != reg->userspace_addr)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (!merged) {
+			--to;
+		} else {
+			merged = reg;
+		}
+		u = MIN(uaddr, reg->userspace_addr);
+		s = MIN(start_addr, reg->guest_phys_addr);
+		e = MAX(pmlast, prlast);
+		uaddr = merged->userspace_addr = u;
+		start_addr = merged->guest_phys_addr = s;
+		size = merged->memory_size = e - s + 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!merged) {
+		struct vhost_memory_region *reg = mem->regions + to;
+		reg->memory_size = size;
+		reg->guest_phys_addr = start_addr;
+		reg->userspace_addr = uaddr;
+		++to;
+	}
+	mem->nregions = to;
+}
+
+static void vhost_client_set_memory(CPUPhysMemoryClient *client,
+				    target_phys_addr_t start_addr,
+				    ram_addr_t size,
+				    ram_addr_t phys_offset)
+{
+	struct vhost_dev *dev = container_of(client, struct vhost_dev, client);
+	ram_addr_t flags = phys_offset & ~TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
+	int s = offsetof(struct vhost_memory, regions) +
+		(dev->mem->nregions + 1)* sizeof dev->mem->regions[0];
+	struct vhost_memory *mem = qemu_malloc(s);
+	memcpy(mem, dev->mem, s);
+
+	/* First, remove old mapping for this memory, if any. */
+	vhost_dev_unassign_memory(dev, mem, start_addr, size);
+	if (flags == IO_MEM_RAM) {
+		/* Add given mapping, merging adjacent regions if any */
+		vhost_dev_assign_memory(dev, mem, start_addr, size,
+				(uintptr_t)qemu_get_ram_ptr(phys_offset));
+	}
+	qemu_free(dev->mem);
+	dev->mem = mem;
+}
+
+static int vhost_client_sync_dirty_bitmap(struct CPUPhysMemoryClient *client,
+					target_phys_addr_t start_addr,
+					target_phys_addr_t end_addr)
+{
+	/* TODO: migration */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int vhost_client_migration_log(struct CPUPhysMemoryClient *client,
+				      int enable)
+{
+	/* TODO: migration */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int vhost_virtqueue_init(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+				struct VirtIODevice *vdev,
+				struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
+				struct VirtQueue *q,
+				unsigned idx)
+{
+	target_phys_addr_t s, l;
+	int r;
+	struct vhost_vring_addr addr = {
+		.index = idx,
+	};
+	struct vhost_vring_file file = {
+		.index = idx,
+	};
+	struct vhost_vring_state size = {
+		.index = idx,
+	};
+
+	size.num = q->vring.num;
+	r = ioctl(dev->control, VHOST_SET_VRING_NUM, &size);
+	if (r) {
+		return -errno;
+	}
+
+	file.fd = vq->kick = eventfd(0, 0);
+	r = ioctl(dev->control, VHOST_SET_VRING_KICK, &file);
+	if (r) {
+		return -errno;
+	}
+
+	file.fd = vq->call = eventfd(0, 0);
+	r = ioctl(dev->control, VHOST_SET_VRING_CALL, &file);
+	if (r) {
+		r = -errno;
+		goto fail_call;
+	}
+
+	s = l = sizeof(struct vring_desc) * q->vring.num;
+	vq->desc = cpu_physical_memory_map(q->vring.desc, &l, 0);
+	if (!vq->desc || l != s) {
+		r = -ENOMEM;
+		goto fail_alloc;
+	}
+	s = l = offsetof(struct vring_avail, ring) +
+		sizeof(u_int64_t) * q->vring.num;
+	vq->avail = cpu_physical_memory_map(q->vring.avail, &l, 0);
+	if (!vq->avail || l != s) {
+		r = -ENOMEM;
+		goto fail_alloc;
+	}
+	s = l = offsetof(struct vring_used, ring) +
+		sizeof(struct vring_used_elem) * q->vring.num;
+	vq->used = cpu_physical_memory_map(q->vring.used, &l, 1);
+	if (!vq->used || l != s) {
+		r = -ENOMEM;
+		goto fail_alloc;
+	}
+
+	addr.desc_user_addr = (u_int64_t)(unsigned long)vq->desc;
+	addr.avail_user_addr = (u_int64_t)(unsigned long)vq->avail;
+	addr.used_user_addr = (u_int64_t)(unsigned long)vq->used;
+	r = ioctl(dev->control, VHOST_SET_VRING_ADDR, &addr);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		r = -errno;
+		goto fail_alloc;
+	}
+	if (!vdev->binding->set_irqfd || !vdev->binding->set_queuefd) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "binding does not support irqfd/queuefd\n");
+		r = -ENOSYS;
+		goto fail_alloc;
+	}
+        r = vdev->binding->set_irqfd(vdev->binding_opaque, idx, vq->call, true);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		goto fail_alloc;
+	}
+
+        r = vdev->binding->set_queuefd(vdev->binding_opaque, idx, vq->kick, true);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		goto fail_queuefd;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+fail_queuefd:
+        vdev->binding->set_irqfd(vdev->binding_opaque, idx, vq->call, false);
+fail_alloc:
+	close(vq->call);
+fail_call:
+	close(vq->kick);
+	return r;
+}
+
+static void vhost_virtqueue_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+				    struct VirtIODevice *vdev,
+				    struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
+				    struct VirtQueue *q,
+				    unsigned idx)
+{
+	int r;
+	r = vdev->binding->set_irqfd(vdev->binding_opaque, idx, vq->call, false);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "VQ cleanup failed: %d\n", r);
+	}
+
+	r = vdev->binding->set_queuefd(vdev->binding_opaque, idx, vq->kick, false);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "VQ cleanup failed: %d\n", r);
+	}
+}
+
+int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, int devfd)
+{
+	uint64_t features;
+	int r;
+	if (devfd >= 0) {
+		hdev->control = devfd;
+	} else {
+		hdev->control = open("/dev/vhost-net", O_RDWR);
+		if (hdev->control < 0)
+			return -errno;
+	}
+	r = ioctl(hdev->control, VHOST_SET_OWNER, NULL);
+	if (r < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
+	r = ioctl(hdev->control, VHOST_GET_FEATURES, &features);
+	if (r < 0)
+		goto fail;
+	hdev->features = features;
+	
+	hdev->client.set_memory = vhost_client_set_memory;
+	hdev->client.sync_dirty_bitmap = vhost_client_sync_dirty_bitmap;
+	hdev->client.migration_log = vhost_client_migration_log;
+	hdev->mem = qemu_mallocz(offsetof(struct vhost_memory, regions));
+	cpu_register_phys_memory_client(&hdev->client);
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	r = -errno;
+	close(hdev->control);
+	return r;
+}
+
+void vhost_dev_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *hdev)
+{
+	cpu_unregister_phys_memory_client(&hdev->client);
+	qemu_free(hdev->mem);
+	close(hdev->control);
+}
+
+int vhost_dev_start(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
+{
+	int i, r;
+
+	r = ioctl(hdev->control, VHOST_SET_FEATURES, &hdev->acked_features);
+	if (r < 0)
+		goto fail;
+	r = ioctl(hdev->control, VHOST_SET_MEM_TABLE, hdev->mem);
+	if (r < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < hdev->nvqs; ++i) {
+		r = vhost_virtqueue_init(hdev,
+		   			 vdev,
+					 hdev->vqs + i,
+					 vdev->vq + i,
+					 i);
+		if (r < 0)
+			goto fail_vq;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+fail_vq:
+	while (--i >= 0) {
+		vhost_virtqueue_cleanup(hdev,
+					vdev,
+					hdev->vqs + i,
+					vdev->vq + i,
+					i);
+	}
+fail:
+	return r;
+}
+
+void vhost_dev_stop(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < hdev->nvqs; ++i) {
+		vhost_virtqueue_cleanup(hdev,
+					vdev,
+					hdev->vqs + i,
+					vdev->vq + i,
+					i);
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/hw/vhost.h b/hw/vhost.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f82b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/vhost.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef VHOST_H
+#define VHOST_H
+
+#include "hw/hw.h"
+#include "hw/virtio.h"
+
+/* Generic structures common for any vhost based device. */
+struct vhost_virtqueue {
+	int kick;
+	int call;
+	void *desc;
+	void *avail;
+	void *used;
+};
+
+struct vhost_memory;
+struct vhost_dev {
+	CPUPhysMemoryClient client;
+	int control;
+	struct vhost_memory *mem;
+	struct vhost_virtqueue *vqs;
+	int nvqs;
+	unsigned long long features;
+	unsigned long long acked_features;
+	unsigned long long backend_features;
+};
+
+int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, int devfd);
+void vhost_dev_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *hdev);
+int vhost_dev_start(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev);
+void vhost_dev_stop(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hw/vhost_net.c b/hw/vhost_net.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2c97c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/vhost_net.c
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <linux/kvm.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/vhost.h>
+#include <linux/virtio_ring.h>
+#include <netpacket/packet.h>
+#include <net/ethernet.h>
+#include <net/if.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "net.h"
+#include "net/tap.h"
+
+#include "virtio-net.h"
+#include "vhost.h"
+#include "vhost_net.h"
+
+struct vhost_net {
+	struct vhost_dev dev;
+	struct vhost_virtqueue vqs[2];
+	int backend;
+	VLANClientState *vc;
+};
+
+unsigned vhost_net_get_features(struct vhost_net *net, unsigned features)
+{
+	/* Clear features not supported by host kernel. */
+	if (!(net->dev.features & (1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY)))
+		features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY);
+	if (!(net->dev.features & (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC)))
+		features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC);
+	if (!(net->dev.features & (1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF)))
+		features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF);
+	return features;
+}
+
+void vhost_net_ack_features(struct vhost_net *net, unsigned features)
+{
+	net->dev.acked_features = net->dev.backend_features;
+	if (features & (1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY))
+		net->dev.acked_features |= (1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY);
+	if (features & (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC))
+		net->dev.acked_features |= (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC);
+}
+
+static int vhost_net_get_fd(VLANClientState *backend)
+{
+	switch (backend->info->type) {
+	case NET_CLIENT_TYPE_TAP:
+		return tap_get_fd(backend);
+	default:
+		fprintf(stderr, "vhost-net requires tap backend\n");
+		return -EBADFD;
+	}
+}
+
+struct vhost_net *vhost_net_init(VLANClientState *backend, int devfd)
+{
+	int r;
+	struct vhost_net *net = qemu_malloc(sizeof *net);
+	if (!backend) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "vhost-net requires backend to be setup\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	r = vhost_net_get_fd(backend);
+	if (r < 0)
+		goto fail;
+	net->vc = backend;
+	net->dev.backend_features = tap_has_vnet_hdr(backend) ? 0 :
+		(1 << VHOST_NET_F_VIRTIO_NET_HDR);
+	net->backend = r;
+
+	r = vhost_dev_init(&net->dev, devfd);
+	if (r < 0)
+		goto fail;
+	if (~net->dev.features & net->dev.backend_features) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "vhost lacks feature mask %llu for backend\n",
+			~net->dev.features & net->dev.backend_features);
+		vhost_dev_cleanup(&net->dev);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* Set sane init value. Override when guest acks. */
+	vhost_net_ack_features(net, 0);
+	return net;
+fail:
+	qemu_free(net);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int vhost_net_start(struct vhost_net *net,
+		    VirtIODevice *dev)
+{
+	struct vhost_vring_file file = { };
+	int r;
+
+	net->dev.nvqs = 2;
+	net->dev.vqs = net->vqs;
+	r = vhost_dev_start(&net->dev, dev);
+	if (r < 0)
+		return r;
+
+	net->vc->info->poll(net->vc, false);
+	qemu_set_fd_handler(net->backend, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	file.fd = net->backend;
+	for (file.index = 0; file.index < net->dev.nvqs; ++file.index) {
+		r = ioctl(net->dev.control, VHOST_NET_SET_BACKEND, &file);
+		if (r < 0) {
+			r = -errno;
+			goto fail;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	file.fd = -1;
+	while (--file.index >= 0) {
+		ioctl(net->dev.control, VHOST_NET_SET_BACKEND, &file);
+	}
+	net->vc->info->poll(net->vc, true);
+	vhost_dev_stop(&net->dev, dev);
+	return r;
+}
+
+void vhost_net_stop(struct vhost_net *net,
+		    VirtIODevice *dev)
+{
+	struct vhost_vring_file file = { .fd = -1 };
+
+	for (file.index = 0; file.index < net->dev.nvqs; ++file.index) {
+		ioctl(net->dev.control, VHOST_NET_SET_BACKEND, &file);
+	}
+	net->vc->info->poll(net->vc, true);
+	vhost_dev_stop(&net->dev, dev);
+}
+
+void vhost_net_cleanup(struct vhost_net *net)
+{
+	vhost_dev_cleanup(&net->dev);
+	qemu_free(net);
+}
+/* TODO: log */
diff --git a/hw/vhost_net.h b/hw/vhost_net.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21f0277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/vhost_net.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef VHOST_NET_H
+#define VHOST_NET_H
+
+#include "net.h"
+
+struct vhost_net;
+
+struct vhost_net *vhost_net_init(VLANClientState *backend, int devfd);
+
+int vhost_net_start(struct vhost_net *net,
+		    VirtIODevice *dev);
+void vhost_net_stop(struct vhost_net *net,
+		    VirtIODevice *dev);
+
+void vhost_net_cleanup(struct vhost_net *net);
+
+unsigned vhost_net_get_features(struct vhost_net *net, unsigned features);
+void vhost_net_ack_features(struct vhost_net *net, unsigned features);
+
+#endif
