diff --git a/hw/net/vhost_net.c b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
index 24d555e764..be453717c4 100644
--- a/hw/net/vhost_net.c
+++ b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
@@ -310,6 +310,31 @@ static void vhost_net_stop_one(struct vhost_net *net,
     vhost_dev_disable_notifiers(&net->dev, dev);
 }
 
+static void vhost_net_stop_config_intr(struct vhost_net *net)
+{
+    struct vhost_dev *dev = &net->dev;
+    if (dev->features & (0x1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS)) {
+        if (dev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_config_call) {
+            int fd = -1;
+            dev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_config_call(dev, fd);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void vhost_net_start_config_intr(struct vhost_net *net)
+{
+    struct vhost_dev *dev = &net->dev;
+    if (!(dev->features & (0x1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS))) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (dev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_config_call) {
+        int fd = event_notifier_get_fd(&dev->vdev->config_notifier);
+        int r = dev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_config_call(dev, fd);
+        if (!r) {
+            event_notifier_set(&dev->vdev->config_notifier);
+        }
+    }
+}
 int vhost_net_start(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *ncs,
                     int total_queues)
 {
@@ -364,6 +389,7 @@ int vhost_net_start(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *ncs,
         }
     }
 
+    vhost_net_start_config_intr(get_vhost_net(ncs[0].peer));
     return 0;
 
 err_start:
@@ -397,6 +423,7 @@ void vhost_net_stop(VirtIODevice *dev, NetClientState *ncs,
         fprintf(stderr, "vhost guest notifier cleanup failed: %d\n", r);
         fflush(stderr);
     }
+    vhost_net_stop_config_intr(get_vhost_net(ncs[0].peer));
     assert(r >= 0);
 }
 
@@ -426,6 +453,15 @@ void vhost_net_virtqueue_mask(VHostNetState *net, VirtIODevice *dev,
     vhost_virtqueue_mask(&net->dev, dev, idx, mask);
 }
 
+bool vhost_net_config_pending(VHostNetState *net, int idx)
+{
+    return vhost_config_pending(&net->dev, idx);
+}
+void vhost_net_config_mask(VHostNetState *net, VirtIODevice *dev,
+                              bool mask)
+{
+    vhost_config_mask(&net->dev, dev, mask);
+}
 VHostNetState *get_vhost_net(NetClientState *nc)
 {
     VHostNetState *vhost_net = 0;
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index f50235b5d6..02033be748 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -3055,6 +3055,9 @@ static bool virtio_net_guest_notifier_pending(VirtIODevice *vdev, int idx)
     if (idx != VIRTIO_CONFIG_IRQ_IDX) {
         return vhost_net_virtqueue_pending(get_vhost_net(nc->peer), idx);
     }
+    if (idx == VIRTIO_CONFIG_IRQ_IDX) {
+        return vhost_net_config_pending(get_vhost_net(nc->peer), idx);
+   }
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -3067,6 +3070,9 @@ static void virtio_net_guest_notifier_mask(VirtIODevice *vdev, int idx,
     if (idx != VIRTIO_CONFIG_IRQ_IDX) {
         vhost_net_virtqueue_mask(get_vhost_net(nc->peer), vdev, idx, mask);
     }
+    if (idx == VIRTIO_CONFIG_IRQ_IDX) {
+        vhost_net_config_mask(get_vhost_net(nc->peer), vdev, mask);
+     }
 }
 
 static void virtio_net_set_config_size(VirtIONet *n, uint64_t host_features)
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index e2163a0d63..6716109448 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -1505,6 +1505,16 @@ bool vhost_virtqueue_pending(struct vhost_dev *hdev, int n)
     return event_notifier_test_and_clear(&vq->masked_notifier);
 }
 
+bool vhost_config_pending(struct vhost_dev *hdev, int n)
+{
+    assert(hdev->vhost_ops);
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = hdev->vdev;
+    if ((hdev->started == false) ||
+        (hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_config_call == NULL)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return event_notifier_test_and_clear(&vdev->masked_config_notifier);
+}
 /* Mask/unmask events from this vq. */
 void vhost_virtqueue_mask(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev, int n,
                          bool mask)
@@ -1529,6 +1539,30 @@ void vhost_virtqueue_mask(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev, int n,
         VHOST_OPS_DEBUG("vhost_set_vring_call failed");
     }
 }
+void vhost_config_mask(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev,
+                         bool mask)
+{
+   int fd;
+   int r;
+   EventNotifier *masked_config_notifier = &vdev->masked_config_notifier;
+   EventNotifier *config_notifier = &vdev->config_notifier;
+   assert(hdev->vhost_ops);
+
+   if ((hdev->started == false) ||
+        (hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_config_call == NULL)) {
+        return ;
+    }
+    if (mask) {
+        assert(vdev->use_guest_notifier_mask);
+        fd = event_notifier_get_fd(masked_config_notifier);
+    } else {
+        fd = event_notifier_get_fd(config_notifier);
+    }
+   r = hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_set_config_call(hdev, fd);
+   if (r < 0) {
+        VHOST_OPS_DEBUG("vhost_set_config_call failed");
+    }
+}
 
 uint64_t vhost_get_features(struct vhost_dev *hdev, const int *feature_bits,
                             uint64_t features)
@@ -1740,6 +1774,14 @@ int vhost_dev_start(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
         }
     }
 
+    r = event_notifier_init(&vdev->masked_config_notifier, 0);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        return r;
+    }
+    event_notifier_test_and_clear(&vdev->masked_config_notifier);
+    if (!vdev->use_guest_notifier_mask) {
+        vhost_config_mask(hdev, vdev, true);
+    }
     if (hdev->log_enabled) {
         uint64_t log_base;
 
@@ -1798,6 +1840,8 @@ void vhost_dev_stop(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
 
     /* should only be called after backend is connected */
     assert(hdev->vhost_ops);
+    event_notifier_test_and_clear(&vdev->masked_config_notifier);
+    event_notifier_test_and_clear(&vdev->config_notifier);
 
     if (hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_dev_start) {
         hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_dev_start(hdev, false);
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index 07f4e60b30..dbd2e36403 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -3504,10 +3504,18 @@ static void virtio_queue_guest_notifier_read(EventNotifier *n)
         virtio_irq(vq);
     }
 }
+static void virtio_config_read(EventNotifier *n)
+{
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = container_of(n, VirtIODevice, config_notifier);
 
+    if (event_notifier_test_and_clear(n)) {
+        virtio_notify_config(vdev);
+    }
+}
 void virtio_queue_set_guest_notifier_fd_handler(VirtQueue *vq, bool assign,
                                                 bool with_irqfd)
 {
+
     if (assign && !with_irqfd) {
         event_notifier_set_handler(&vq->guest_notifier,
                                    virtio_queue_guest_notifier_read);
@@ -3515,12 +3523,29 @@ void virtio_queue_set_guest_notifier_fd_handler(VirtQueue *vq, bool assign,
         event_notifier_set_handler(&vq->guest_notifier, NULL);
     }
     if (!assign) {
-        /* Test and clear notifier before closing it,
-         * in case poll callback didn't have time to run. */
+        /* Test and clear notifier before closing it,*/
+        /* in case poll callback didn't have time to run. */
         virtio_queue_guest_notifier_read(&vq->guest_notifier);
     }
 }
 
+void virtio_set_config_notifier_fd_handler(VirtIODevice *vdev, bool assign,
+                                              bool with_irqfd)
+{
+    EventNotifier *n;
+    n = &vdev->config_notifier;
+    if (assign && !with_irqfd) {
+        event_notifier_set_handler(n, virtio_config_read);
+    } else {
+        event_notifier_set_handler(n, NULL);
+    }
+    if (!assign) {
+        /* Test and clear notifier before closing it,*/
+        /* in case poll callback didn't have time to run. */
+        virtio_config_read(n);
+    }
+}
+
 EventNotifier *virtio_queue_get_guest_notifier(VirtQueue *vq)
 {
     return &vq->guest_notifier;
@@ -3594,6 +3619,10 @@ EventNotifier *virtio_queue_get_host_notifier(VirtQueue *vq)
     return &vq->host_notifier;
 }
 
+EventNotifier *virtio_get_config_notifier(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+{
+    return &vdev->config_notifier;
+}
 void virtio_queue_set_host_notifier_enabled(VirtQueue *vq, bool enabled)
 {
     vq->host_notifier_enabled = enabled;
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
index 4a8bc75415..b8814ece32 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ int vhost_dev_start(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev);
 void vhost_dev_stop(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev);
 int vhost_dev_enable_notifiers(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev);
 void vhost_dev_disable_notifiers(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev);
+bool vhost_config_pending(struct vhost_dev *hdev, int n);
+void vhost_config_mask(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev, bool mask);
 
 /* Test and clear masked event pending status.
  * Should be called after unmask to avoid losing events.
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
index 63cb9455ed..3bfd0692a4 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ struct VirtIODevice
     bool use_guest_notifier_mask;
     AddressSpace *dma_as;
     QLIST_HEAD(, VirtQueue) *vector_queues;
+    EventNotifier config_notifier;
+    EventNotifier masked_config_notifier;
 };
 
 struct VirtioDeviceClass {
@@ -312,11 +314,14 @@ uint16_t virtio_get_queue_index(VirtQueue *vq);
 EventNotifier *virtio_queue_get_guest_notifier(VirtQueue *vq);
 void virtio_queue_set_guest_notifier_fd_handler(VirtQueue *vq, bool assign,
                                                 bool with_irqfd);
+ void virtio_set_config_notifier_fd_handler(VirtIODevice *vdev, bool assign,
+                                            bool with_irqfd);
 int virtio_device_start_ioeventfd(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 int virtio_device_grab_ioeventfd(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 void virtio_device_release_ioeventfd(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 bool virtio_device_ioeventfd_enabled(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 EventNotifier *virtio_queue_get_host_notifier(VirtQueue *vq);
+EventNotifier *virtio_get_config_notifier(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 void virtio_queue_set_host_notifier_enabled(VirtQueue *vq, bool enabled);
 void virtio_queue_host_notifier_read(EventNotifier *n);
 void virtio_queue_aio_set_host_notifier_handler(VirtQueue *vq, AioContext *ctx,
diff --git a/include/net/vhost_net.h b/include/net/vhost_net.h
index 172b0051d8..0d38c97c94 100644
--- a/include/net/vhost_net.h
+++ b/include/net/vhost_net.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ int vhost_net_set_config(struct vhost_net *net, const uint8_t *data,
 bool vhost_net_virtqueue_pending(VHostNetState *net, int n);
 void vhost_net_virtqueue_mask(VHostNetState *net, VirtIODevice *dev,
                               int idx, bool mask);
+bool vhost_net_config_pending(VHostNetState *net, int n);
+void vhost_net_config_mask(VHostNetState *net, VirtIODevice *dev,
+                              bool mask);
 int vhost_net_notify_migration_done(VHostNetState *net, char* mac_addr);
 VHostNetState *get_vhost_net(NetClientState *nc);
 
