diff --git a/hw/Kconfig b/hw/Kconfig
index ba62ff6417..b7c8c24bfd 100644
--- a/hw/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ source dma/Kconfig
 source gpio/Kconfig
 source hyperv/Kconfig
 source i2c/Kconfig
+source i3c/Kconfig
 source ide/Kconfig
 source input/Kconfig
 source intc/Kconfig
diff --git a/hw/arm/Kconfig b/hw/arm/Kconfig
index b5aed4aff5..a6ca5a9c55 100644
--- a/hw/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/arm/Kconfig
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ config ASPEED_SOC
     select DS1338
     select FTGMAC100
     select I2C
+    select I3C
     select DPS310
     select PCA9552
     select SERIAL
diff --git a/hw/i3c/Kconfig b/hw/i3c/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e07fe445c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/i3c/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+config I3C
+    bool
diff --git a/hw/misc/aspeed_i3c.c b/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.c
similarity index 99%
rename from hw/misc/aspeed_i3c.c
rename to hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.c
index f54f5da522..999978fb7d 100644
--- a/hw/misc/aspeed_i3c.c
+++ b/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "hw/misc/aspeed_i3c.h"
+#include "hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.h"
 #include "hw/registerfields.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
diff --git a/hw/i3c/meson.build b/hw/i3c/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0c38b4c12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/i3c/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+i3c_ss = ss.source_set()
+i3c_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ASPEED_SOC', if_true: files('aspeed_i3c.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_I3C', if_true: i3c_ss)
diff --git a/hw/i3c/trace-events b/hw/i3c/trace-events
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ead84eb45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/i3c/trace-events
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# See docs/devel/tracing.rst for syntax documentation.
+
+# aspeed_i3c.c
+aspeed_i3c_read(uint64_t offset, uint64_t data) "I3C read: offset 0x%" PRIx64 " data 0x%" PRIx64
+aspeed_i3c_write(uint64_t offset, uint64_t data) "I3C write: offset 0x%" PRIx64 " data 0x%" PRIx64
+aspeed_i3c_device_read(uint32_t deviceid, uint64_t offset, uint64_t data) "I3C Dev[%u] read: offset 0x%" PRIx64 " data 0x%" PRIx64
+aspeed_i3c_device_write(uint32_t deviceid, uint64_t offset, uint64_t data) "I3C Dev[%u] write: offset 0x%" PRIx64 " data 0x%" PRIx64
diff --git a/hw/i3c/trace.h b/hw/i3c/trace.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d4a082e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/i3c/trace.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "trace/trace-hw_i3c.h"
diff --git a/hw/meson.build b/hw/meson.build
index c7ac7d3d75..b3225de5f9 100644
--- a/hw/meson.build
+++ b/hw/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ subdir('dma')
 subdir('gpio')
 subdir('hyperv')
 subdir('i2c')
+subdir('i3c')
 subdir('ide')
 subdir('input')
 subdir('intc')
diff --git a/hw/misc/meson.build b/hw/misc/meson.build
index a40245ad44..f87c56fb87 100644
--- a/hw/misc/meson.build
+++ b/hw/misc/meson.build
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PVPANIC_PCI', if_true: files('pvpanic-pci.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_AUX', if_true: files('auxbus.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ASPEED_SOC', if_true: files(
   'aspeed_hace.c',
-  'aspeed_i3c.c',
   'aspeed_lpc.c',
   'aspeed_scu.c',
   'aspeed_sbc.c',
diff --git a/hw/misc/trace-events b/hw/misc/trace-events
index c47876a902..cc335fc89d 100644
--- a/hw/misc/trace-events
+++ b/hw/misc/trace-events
@@ -205,12 +205,6 @@ armsse_mhu_write(uint64_t offset, uint64_t data, unsigned size) "SSE-200 MHU wri
 # aspeed_xdma.c
 aspeed_xdma_write(uint64_t offset, uint64_t data) "XDMA write: offset 0x%" PRIx64 " data 0x%" PRIx64
 
-# aspeed_i3c.c
-aspeed_i3c_read(uint64_t offset, uint64_t data) "I3C read: offset 0x%" PRIx64 " data 0x%" PRIx64
-aspeed_i3c_write(uint64_t offset, uint64_t data) "I3C write: offset 0x%" PRIx64 " data 0x%" PRIx64
-aspeed_i3c_device_read(uint32_t deviceid, uint64_t offset, uint64_t data) "I3C Dev[%u] read: offset 0x%" PRIx64 " data 0x%" PRIx64
-aspeed_i3c_device_write(uint32_t deviceid, uint64_t offset, uint64_t data) "I3C Dev[%u] write: offset 0x%" PRIx64 " data 0x%" PRIx64
-
 # aspeed_sdmc.c
 aspeed_sdmc_write(uint64_t reg, uint64_t data) "reg @0x%" PRIx64 " data: 0x%" PRIx64
 aspeed_sdmc_read(uint64_t reg, uint64_t data) "reg @0x%" PRIx64 " data: 0x%" PRIx64
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h b/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
index 8adff70072..603cebe5b3 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "hw/timer/aspeed_timer.h"
 #include "hw/rtc/aspeed_rtc.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/aspeed_i2c.h"
-#include "hw/misc/aspeed_i3c.h"
+#include "hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.h"
 #include "hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.h"
 #include "hw/misc/aspeed_hace.h"
 #include "hw/misc/aspeed_sbc.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/misc/aspeed_i3c.h b/include/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/hw/misc/aspeed_i3c.h
rename to include/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.h
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 29f8644d6d..91f9b4bbe7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2979,6 +2979,7 @@ if have_system
     'hw/dma',
     'hw/hyperv',
     'hw/i2c',
+    'hw/i3c',
     'hw/i386',
     'hw/i386/xen',
     'hw/i386/kvm',
