diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index 8a568e5..63d4ccd 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ static int virtio_blk_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
     if (version_id != 2)
         return -EINVAL;
 
-    ret = virtio_load(vdev, f);
+    ret = virtio_load(vdev, f, version_id);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c b/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
index 2b647b6..b0f322a 100644
--- a/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
+++ b/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static int virtio_serial_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
     }
 
     /* The virtio device */
-    ret = virtio_load(VIRTIO_DEVICE(s), f);
+    ret = virtio_load(VIRTIO_DEVICE(s), f, version_id);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index fd23c46..e0dc544 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ static int virtio_net_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
     if (version_id < 2 || version_id > VIRTIO_NET_VM_VERSION)
         return -EINVAL;
 
-    ret = virtio_load(vdev, f);
+    ret = virtio_load(vdev, f, version_id);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
index b0d7517..e82e66d 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static int virtio_scsi_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
     VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(opaque);
     int ret;
 
-    ret = virtio_load(vdev, f);
+    ret = virtio_load(vdev, f, version_id);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
index a470a0b..6d8ec72 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static int virtio_balloon_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
     if (version_id != 1)
         return -EINVAL;
 
-    ret = virtio_load(vdev, f);
+    ret = virtio_load(vdev, f, version_id);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
index b6ab361..025de81 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int virtio_rng_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
     if (version_id != 1) {
         return -EINVAL;
     }
-    virtio_load(vdev, f);
+    virtio_load(vdev, f, version_id);
 
     /* We may have an element ready but couldn't process it due to a quota
      * limit.  Make sure to try again after live migration when the quota may
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index aeabf3a..cf87b44 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ void virtio_save(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f)
 {
     BusState *qbus = qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev));
     VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(qbus);
+    VirtioDeviceClass *vdc = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
     int i;
 
     if (k->save_config) {
@@ -871,6 +872,10 @@ void virtio_save(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f)
             k->save_queue(qbus->parent, i, f);
         }
     }
+
+    if (vdc->save != NULL) {
+        vdc->save(vdev, f);
+    }
 }
 
 int virtio_set_features(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t val)
@@ -889,13 +894,14 @@ int virtio_set_features(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t val)
     return bad ? -1 : 0;
 }
 
-int virtio_load(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f)
+int virtio_load(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f, int version_id)
 {
     int num, i, ret;
     uint32_t features;
     uint32_t supported_features;
     BusState *qbus = qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev));
     VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(qbus);
+    VirtioDeviceClass *vdc = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
 
     if (k->load_config) {
         ret = k->load_config(qbus->parent, f);
@@ -956,6 +962,11 @@ int virtio_load(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f)
     }
 
     virtio_notify_vector(vdev, VIRTIO_NO_VECTOR);
+
+    if (vdc->load != NULL) {
+        return vdc->load(vdev, f, version_id);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
index 3e54e90..3505ce5 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ typedef struct VirtioDeviceClass {
      * must mask in frontend instead.
      */
     void (*guest_notifier_mask)(VirtIODevice *vdev, int n, bool mask);
+    void (*save)(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f);
+    int (*load)(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f, int version_id);
 } VirtioDeviceClass;
 
 void virtio_init(VirtIODevice *vdev, const char *name,
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ void virtio_notify(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq);
 
 void virtio_save(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f);
 
-int virtio_load(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f);
+int virtio_load(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f, int version_id);
 
 void virtio_notify_config(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 
