diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index 36dce863ac..04e6dc2721 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -7971,6 +7971,8 @@ qemu-kvm -net nic,model=? /dev/null
         </p>
         <ul>
           <li>'virtio' - supported by qemu and virtio-rng kernel module</li>
+          <li>'virtio-transitional' <span class='since'>Since 5.1.0</span></li>
+          <li>'virtio-non-transitional' <span class='since'>Since 5.1.0</span></li>
         </ul>
       </dd>
       <dt><code>rate</code></dt>
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index 532a78ce32..040fa29914 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -5451,7 +5451,11 @@
   <define name="rng">
     <element name="rng">
       <attribute name="model">
-        <value>virtio</value>
+        <choice>
+          <value>virtio</value>
+          <value>virtio-transitional</value>
+          <value>virtio-non-transitional</value>
+        </choice>
       </attribute>
       <interleave>
         <ref name="rng-backend"/>
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 3776079e1d..cc48599dd1 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -858,7 +858,9 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainDiskTray, VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_TRAY_LAST,
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainRNGModel,
               VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_LAST,
-              "virtio");
+              "virtio",
+              "virtio-transitional",
+              "virtio-non-transitional");
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainRNGBackend,
               VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_BACKEND_LAST,
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 36ab544dd3..dc49cbe4d9 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2125,6 +2125,8 @@ struct _virBlkioDevice {
 
 typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL,
 
     VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_LAST
 } virDomainRNGModel;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 70fc510cdb..0241353006 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -528,6 +528,8 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps, QEMU_CAPS_LAST,
               "virtio-net-pci-non-transitional",
               "vhost-scsi-pci-transitional",
               "vhost-scsi-pci-non-transitional",
+              "virtio-rng-pci-transitional",
+              "virtio-rng-pci-non-transitional",
     );
 
 
@@ -1122,6 +1124,8 @@ struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsObjectTypes[] = {
     {"virtio-net-pci-non-transitional", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_NET_NON_TRANSITIONAL},
     {"vhost-scsi-pci-transitional", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VHOST_SCSI_TRANSITIONAL},
     {"vhost-scsi-pci-non-transitional", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VHOST_SCSI_NON_TRANSITIONAL},
+    {"virtio-rng-pci-transitional", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_RNG_TRANSITIONAL},
+    {"virtio-rng-pci-non-transitional", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_RNG_NON_TRANSITIONAL},
 };
 
 static struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsDevicePropsVirtioBalloon[] = {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index f213ad98cc..b01578d88a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_NET_NON_TRANSITIONAL, /* -device virtio-net-pci-non-transitional */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VHOST_SCSI_TRANSITIONAL, /* -device vhost-scsi-pci-transitional */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VHOST_SCSI_NON_TRANSITIONAL, /* -device vhost-scsi-pci-non-transitional */
+    QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_RNG_TRANSITIONAL, /* -device virtio-blk-rng-transitional */
+    QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_RNG_NON_TRANSITIONAL, /* -device virtio-rng-pci-non-transitional */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 7cdbd215a6..73f145dcd7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -477,6 +477,12 @@ qemuBuildVirtioTransitional(virBufferPtr buf,
             tmodel_cap = QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VHOST_SCSI_TRANSITIONAL;
             ntmodel_cap = QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VHOST_SCSI_NON_TRANSITIONAL;
             break;
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_RNG:
+            has_tmodel = model == VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL;
+            has_ntmodel = model == VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL;
+            tmodel_cap = QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_RNG_TRANSITIONAL;
+            ntmodel_cap = QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_RNG_NON_TRANSITIONAL;
+            break;
 
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_LEASE:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_FS:
@@ -496,7 +502,6 @@ qemuBuildVirtioTransitional(virBufferPtr buf,
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_SHMEM:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_TPM:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_PANIC:
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_RNG:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_MEMORY:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_IOMMU:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_VSOCK:
@@ -5990,7 +5995,7 @@ qemuBuildRNGDevStr(const virDomainDef *def,
 {
     virBuffer buf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
 
-    if (dev->model != VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO ||
+    if (dev->model == VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO &&
         !virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_RNG)) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
                        _("this qemu doesn't support RNG device type '%s'"),
@@ -6002,7 +6007,10 @@ qemuBuildRNGDevStr(const virDomainDef *def,
                                               dev->source.file))
         goto error;
 
-    if (qemuBuildVirtioDevStr(&buf, "virtio-rng", dev->info.type) < 0)
+    if (qemuBuildVirtioTransitional(&buf, "virtio-rng", qemuCaps,
+                                    dev->info.type,
+                                    dev->model, NULL,
+                                    VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_RNG) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     virBufferAsprintf(&buf, ",rng=obj%s,id=%s",
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
index c334ba441f..a5491a1c0e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
@@ -366,7 +366,9 @@ qemuDomainPrimeVirtioDeviceAddresses(virDomainDefPtr def,
         def->memballoon->info.type = type;
 
     for (i = 0; i < def->nrngs; i++) {
-        if (def->rngs[i]->model == VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO &&
+        if ((def->rngs[i]->model == VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO ||
+             def->rngs[i]->model == VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL ||
+             def->rngs[i]->model == VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL) &&
             def->rngs[i]->info.type == VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE)
             def->rngs[i]->info.type = type;
     }
@@ -861,7 +863,10 @@ qemuDomainDeviceCalculatePCIConnectFlags(virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_RNG:
         switch ((virDomainRNGModel) dev->data.rng->model) {
         case VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO:
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL:
             return virtioFlags;
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL:
+            return pciFlags;
 
         case VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_LAST:
             return 0;
@@ -2290,8 +2295,7 @@ qemuDomainAssignDevicePCISlots(virDomainDefPtr def,
 
     /* VirtIO RNG */
     for (i = 0; i < def->nrngs; i++) {
-        if (def->rngs[i]->model != VIR_DOMAIN_RNG_MODEL_VIRTIO ||
-            !virDeviceInfoPCIAddressIsWanted(&def->rngs[i]->info))
+        if (!virDeviceInfoPCIAddressIsWanted(&def->rngs[i]->info))
             continue;
 
         if (qemuDomainPCIAddressReserveNextAddr(addrs, &def->rngs[i]->info) < 0)
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
index c5079c4028..e54fe53590 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@
   <flag name='virtio-net-pci-non-transitional'/>
   <flag name='vhost-scsi-pci-transitional'/>
   <flag name='vhost-scsi-pci-non-transitional'/>
+  <flag name='virtio-rng-pci-transitional'/>
+  <flag name='virtio-rng-pci-non-transitional'/>
   <version>3001050</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>446361</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
index 5ab8560377..a3c81828c0 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ addr=0x1 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0x9,chassis=2,id=pci.2,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x1 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xa,chassis=3,id=pci.3,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x2 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xb,chassis=4,id=pci.4,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x3 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xc,chassis=5,id=pci.5,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x4 \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
 -device virtio-blk-pci,disable-legacy=on,scsi=off,bus=pci.2,addr=0x0,\
 drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
 mac=00:11:22:33:44:55,bus=pci.1,addr=0x0 \
 -device vhost-scsi-pci,disable-legacy=on,wwpn=naa.5123456789abcde0,vhostfd=3,\
 id=hostdev0,bus=pci.3,addr=0x0 \
+-object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/urandom \
+-device virtio-rng-pci,disable-legacy=on,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.4,\
+addr=0x0 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
index c8dbffda65..a0fc475c2f 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ addr=0x1 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0x9,chassis=2,id=pci.2,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x1 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xa,chassis=3,id=pci.3,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x2 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=0xb,chassis=4,id=pci.4,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x3 \
+-device pcie-root-port,port=0xc,chassis=5,id=pci.5,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x4 \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
 -device virtio-blk-pci-non-transitional,scsi=off,bus=pci.2,addr=0x0,\
 drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
 mac=00:11:22:33:44:55,bus=pci.1,addr=0x0 \
 -device vhost-scsi-pci-non-transitional,wwpn=naa.5123456789abcde0,vhostfd=3,\
 id=hostdev0,bus=pci.3,addr=0x0 \
+-object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/urandom \
+-device virtio-rng-pci-non-transitional,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.4,addr=0x0 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
index 32d2bdc638..2075ccbf57 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='scsi_host' managed='no' model='virtio-non-transitional'>
       <source protocol='vhost' wwpn='naa.5123456789abcde0'/>
     </hostdev>
+    <rng model='virtio-non-transitional'>
+      <backend model='random'>/dev/urandom</backend>
+    </rng>
     <controller type='usb' index='0' model='none'/>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
index 38a9e348b3..dc830d21b1 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
 addr=0x1 \
 -device vhost-scsi-pci,wwpn=naa.5123456789abcde0,vhostfd=3,id=hostdev0,\
 bus=pci.2,addr=0x3 \
+-object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/urandom \
+-device virtio-rng-pci,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x4 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
index ab2c35514d..64fb4153fd 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 \
 mac=00:11:22:33:44:55,bus=pci.2,addr=0x1 \
 -device vhost-scsi-pci-transitional,wwpn=naa.5123456789abcde0,vhostfd=3,\
 id=hostdev0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x3 \
+-object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/urandom \
+-device virtio-rng-pci-transitional,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x4 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,\
 resourcecontrol=deny \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
index eddc1ce9f5..82535c84d6 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='scsi_host' managed='no' model='virtio-transitional'>
       <source protocol='vhost' wwpn='naa.5123456789abcde0'/>
     </hostdev>
+    <rng model='virtio-transitional'>
+      <backend model='random'>/dev/urandom</backend>
+    </rng>
     <controller type='usb' index='0' model='none'/>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
index 2af5195dfd..4a315050ab 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
       <target chassis='4' port='0xb'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x3'/>
     </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='5' model='pcie-root-port'>
+      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
+      <target chassis='5' port='0xc'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x4'/>
+    </controller>
     <interface type='user'>
       <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:55'/>
       <model type='virtio-non-transitional'/>
@@ -57,5 +62,9 @@
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
     </hostdev>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
+    <rng model='virtio-non-transitional'>
+      <backend model='random'>/dev/urandom</backend>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
+    </rng>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml
index 8c1baced0e..ae3789ad93 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.xml
@@ -51,5 +51,9 @@
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
     </hostdev>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
+    <rng model='virtio-transitional'>
+      <backend model='random'>/dev/urandom</backend>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
+    </rng>
   </devices>
 </domain>
