diff --git a/hw/ads7846.c b/hw/ads7846.c
index 41c7f10..2ea9e55 100644
--- a/hw/ads7846.c
+++ b/hw/ads7846.c
@@ -119,11 +119,12 @@ static int ads7856_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ads7846 = {
     .name = "ads7846",
-    .version_id = 0,
-    .minimum_version_id = 0,
-    .minimum_version_id_old = 0,
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id_old = 1,
     .post_load = ads7856_post_load,
     .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_SSI_SLAVE(ssidev, ADS7846State),
         VMSTATE_INT32_ARRAY(input, ADS7846State, 8),
         VMSTATE_INT32(noise, ADS7846State),
         VMSTATE_INT32(cycle, ADS7846State),
diff --git a/hw/max111x.c b/hw/max111x.c
index 706d89f..67640f1 100644
--- a/hw/max111x.c
+++ b/hw/max111x.c
@@ -99,10 +99,11 @@ static uint32_t max111x_transfer(SSISlave *dev, uint32_t value)
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_max111x = {
     .name = "max111x",
-    .version_id = 0,
-    .minimum_version_id = 0,
-    .minimum_version_id_old = 0,
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id_old = 1,
     .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_SSI_SLAVE(ssidev, MAX111xState),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(tb1, MAX111xState),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(rb2, MAX111xState),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(rb3, MAX111xState),
diff --git a/hw/spitz.c b/hw/spitz.c
index 20e7835..24346dc 100644
--- a/hw/spitz.c
+++ b/hw/spitz.c
@@ -1083,10 +1083,11 @@ static TypeInfo spitz_keyboard_info = {
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_corgi_ssp_regs = {
     .name = "corgi-ssp",
-    .version_id = 1,
-    .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .minimum_version_id_old = 1,
+    .version_id = 2,
+    .minimum_version_id = 2,
+    .minimum_version_id_old = 2,
     .fields = (VMStateField []) {
+        VMSTATE_SSI_SLAVE(ssidev, CorgiSSPState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY(enable, CorgiSSPState, 3),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST(),
     }
@@ -1115,6 +1116,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_spitz_lcdtg_regs = {
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id_old = 1,
     .fields = (VMStateField []) {
+        VMSTATE_SSI_SLAVE(ssidev, SpitzLCDTG),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(bl_intensity, SpitzLCDTG),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(bl_power, SpitzLCDTG),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST(),
diff --git a/hw/ssd0323.c b/hw/ssd0323.c
index b101c51..5d05a35 100644
--- a/hw/ssd0323.c
+++ b/hw/ssd0323.c
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ static void ssd0323_cd(void *opaque, int n, int level)
 
 static void ssd0323_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 {
+    SSISlave *ss = SSI_SLAVE(opaque);
     ssd0323_state *s = (ssd0323_state *)opaque;
     int i;
 
@@ -296,10 +297,13 @@ static void ssd0323_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     qemu_put_be32(f, s->remap);
     qemu_put_be32(f, s->mode);
     qemu_put_buffer(f, s->framebuffer, sizeof(s->framebuffer));
+
+    qemu_put_be32(f, ss->cs);
 }
 
 static int ssd0323_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 {
+    SSISlave *ss = SSI_SLAVE(opaque);
     ssd0323_state *s = (ssd0323_state *)opaque;
     int i;
 
@@ -321,6 +325,8 @@ static int ssd0323_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
     s->mode = qemu_get_be32(f);
     qemu_get_buffer(f, s->framebuffer, sizeof(s->framebuffer));
 
+    ss->cs = qemu_get_be32(f);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/ssi-sd.c b/hw/ssi-sd.c
index b519bdb..cbbc645 100644
--- a/hw/ssi-sd.c
+++ b/hw/ssi-sd.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static uint32_t ssi_sd_transfer(SSISlave *dev, uint32_t val)
 
 static void ssi_sd_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 {
+    SSISlave *ss = SSI_SLAVE(opaque);
     ssi_sd_state *s = (ssi_sd_state *)opaque;
     int i;
 
@@ -209,10 +210,13 @@ static void ssi_sd_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     qemu_put_be32(f, s->arglen);
     qemu_put_be32(f, s->response_pos);
     qemu_put_be32(f, s->stopping);
+
+    qemu_put_be32(f, ss->cs);
 }
 
 static int ssi_sd_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 {
+    SSISlave *ss = SSI_SLAVE(opaque);
     ssi_sd_state *s = (ssi_sd_state *)opaque;
     int i;
 
@@ -229,6 +233,8 @@ static int ssi_sd_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
     s->response_pos = qemu_get_be32(f);
     s->stopping = qemu_get_be32(f);
 
+    ss->cs = qemu_get_be32(f);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/ssi.c b/hw/ssi.c
index 35d0a04..2e4f2fe 100644
--- a/hw/ssi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi.c
@@ -27,19 +27,55 @@ static const TypeInfo ssi_bus_info = {
     .instance_size = sizeof(SSIBus),
 };
 
+static void ssi_cs_default(void *opaque, int n, int level)
+{
+    SSISlave *s = SSI_SLAVE(opaque);
+    bool cs = !!level;
+    assert(n == 0);
+    if (s->cs != cs) {
+        SSISlaveClass *ssc = SSI_SLAVE_GET_CLASS(s);
+        if (ssc->set_cs) {
+            ssc->set_cs(s, cs);
+        }
+    }
+    s->cs = cs;
+}
+
+static uint32_t ssi_transfer_raw_default(SSISlave *dev, uint32_t val)
+{
+    SSISlaveClass *ssc = SSI_SLAVE_GET_CLASS(dev);
+
+    if ((dev->cs && ssc->cs_polarity == SSI_CS_HIGH) ||
+            (!dev->cs && ssc->cs_polarity == SSI_CS_LOW) ||
+            ssc->cs_polarity == SSI_CS_NONE) {
+        return ssc->transfer(dev, val);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int ssi_slave_init(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     SSISlave *s = SSI_SLAVE(dev);
     SSISlaveClass *ssc = SSI_SLAVE_GET_CLASS(s);
 
+    if (ssc->transfer_raw == ssi_transfer_raw_default &&
+            ssc->cs_polarity != SSI_CS_NONE) {
+        qdev_init_gpio_in(&s->qdev, ssi_cs_default, 1);
+    }
+
     return ssc->init(s);
 }
 
 static void ssi_slave_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
+    SSISlaveClass *ssc = SSI_SLAVE_CLASS(klass);
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+
     dc->init = ssi_slave_init;
     dc->bus_type = TYPE_SSI_BUS;
+    if (!ssc->transfer_raw) {
+        ssc->transfer_raw = ssi_transfer_raw_default;
+    }
 }
 
 static TypeInfo ssi_slave_info = {
@@ -74,12 +110,23 @@ uint32_t ssi_transfer(SSIBus *bus, uint32_t val)
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->qbus.children, sibling) {
         SSISlave *slave = SSI_SLAVE(kid->child);
         ssc = SSI_SLAVE_GET_CLASS(slave);
-        r |= ssc->transfer(slave, val);
+        r |= ssc->transfer_raw(slave, val);
     }
 
     return r;
 }
 
+const VMStateDescription vmstate_ssi_slave = {
+    .name = "SSISlave",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id_old = 1,
+    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_BOOL(cs, SSISlave),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
 static void ssi_slave_register_types(void)
 {
     type_register_static(&ssi_bus_info);
diff --git a/hw/ssi.h b/hw/ssi.h
index 06657d7..65b159d 100644
--- a/hw/ssi.h
+++ b/hw/ssi.h
@@ -23,21 +23,58 @@ typedef struct SSISlave SSISlave;
 #define SSI_SLAVE_GET_CLASS(obj) \
      OBJECT_GET_CLASS(SSISlaveClass, (obj), TYPE_SSI_SLAVE)
 
+typedef enum {
+    SSI_CS_NONE = 0,
+    SSI_CS_LOW,
+    SSI_CS_HIGH,
+} SSICSMode;
+
 /* Slave devices.  */
 typedef struct SSISlaveClass {
     DeviceClass parent_class;
 
     int (*init)(SSISlave *dev);
+
+    /* if you have standard or no CS behaviour, just override transfer.
+     * This is called when the device cs is active (true by default).
+     */
     uint32_t (*transfer)(SSISlave *dev, uint32_t val);
+    /* called when the CS line changes. Optional, devices only need to implement
+     * this if they have side effects associated with the cs line (beyond
+     * tristating the txrx lines).
+     */
+    int (*set_cs)(SSISlave *dev, bool select);
+    /* define whether or not CS exists and is active low/high */
+    SSICSMode cs_polarity;
+
+    /* if you have non-standard CS behaviour override this to take control
+     * of the CS behaviour at the device level. transfer, set_cs, and
+     * cs_polarity are unused if this is overwritten. Transfer_raw will
+     * always be called for the device for every txrx access to the parent bus
+     */
+    uint32_t (*transfer_raw)(SSISlave *dev, uint32_t val);
 } SSISlaveClass;
 
 struct SSISlave {
     DeviceState qdev;
+
+    /* Chip select state */
+    bool cs;
 };
 
 #define SSI_SLAVE_FROM_QDEV(dev) DO_UPCAST(SSISlave, qdev, dev)
 #define FROM_SSI_SLAVE(type, dev) DO_UPCAST(type, ssidev, dev)
 
+extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_ssi_slave;
+
+#define VMSTATE_SSI_SLAVE(_field, _state) {                          \
+    .name       = (stringify(_field)),                               \
+    .size       = sizeof(SSISlave),                                  \
+    .vmsd       = &vmstate_ssi_slave,                                \
+    .flags      = VMS_STRUCT,                                        \
+    .offset     = vmstate_offset_value(_state, _field, SSISlave),    \
+}
+
 DeviceState *ssi_create_slave(SSIBus *bus, const char *name);
 
 /* Master interface.  */
diff --git a/hw/stellaris.c b/hw/stellaris.c
index 562fbbf..01050d1 100644
--- a/hw/stellaris.c
+++ b/hw/stellaris.c
@@ -1184,10 +1184,11 @@ static uint32_t stellaris_ssi_bus_transfer(SSISlave *dev, uint32_t val)
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_stellaris_ssi_bus = {
     .name = "stellaris_ssi_bus",
-    .version_id = 1,
-    .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .minimum_version_id_old = 1,
+    .version_id = 2,
+    .minimum_version_id = 2,
+    .minimum_version_id_old = 2,
     .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_SSI_SLAVE(ssidev, stellaris_ssi_bus_state),
         VMSTATE_INT32(current_dev, stellaris_ssi_bus_state),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
diff --git a/hw/z2.c b/hw/z2.c
index 289cee9..076fad2 100644
--- a/hw/z2.c
+++ b/hw/z2.c
@@ -161,10 +161,11 @@ static int zipit_lcd_init(SSISlave *dev)
 
 static VMStateDescription vmstate_zipit_lcd_state = {
     .name = "zipit-lcd",
-    .version_id = 1,
-    .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .minimum_version_id_old = 1,
+    .version_id = 2,
+    .minimum_version_id = 2,
+    .minimum_version_id_old = 2,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_SSI_SLAVE(ssidev, ZipitLCD),
         VMSTATE_INT32(selected, ZipitLCD),
         VMSTATE_INT32(enabled, ZipitLCD),
         VMSTATE_BUFFER(buf, ZipitLCD),
