diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6099be1d84..bdd732e3bb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1505,6 +1505,10 @@ for opt do
   ;;
   --enable-vhost-user) vhost_user="yes"
   ;;
+  --disable-vhost-vdpa) vhost_vdpa="no"
+  ;;
+  --enable-vhost-vdpa) vhost_vdpa="yes"
+  ;;
   --disable-vhost-kernel) vhost_kernel="no"
   ;;
   --enable-vhost-kernel) vhost_kernel="yes"
@@ -1780,6 +1784,7 @@ disabled with --disable-FEATURE, default is enabled if available:
   vhost-crypto    vhost-user-crypto backend support
   vhost-kernel    vhost kernel backend support
   vhost-user      vhost-user backend support
+  vhost-vdpa      vhost-vdpa backend support
   spice           spice
   rbd             rados block device (rbd)
   libiscsi        iscsi support
@@ -2241,6 +2246,10 @@ test "$vhost_user" = "" && vhost_user=yes
 if test "$vhost_user" = "yes" && test "$mingw32" = "yes"; then
   error_exit "vhost-user isn't available on win32"
 fi
+test "$vhost_vdpa" = "" && vhost_vdpa=yes
+if test "$vhost_vdpa" = "yes" && test "$mingw32" = "yes"; then
+  error_exit "vhost-vdpa isn't available on win32"
+fi
 test "$vhost_kernel" = "" && vhost_kernel=$linux
 if test "$vhost_kernel" = "yes" && test "$linux" != "yes"; then
   error_exit "vhost-kernel is only available on Linux"
@@ -2269,6 +2278,11 @@ test "$vhost_user_fs" = "" && vhost_user_fs=$vhost_user
 if test "$vhost_user_fs" = "yes" && test "$vhost_user" = "no"; then
   error_exit "--enable-vhost-user-fs requires --enable-vhost-user"
 fi
+#vhost-vdpa backends
+test "$vhost_net_vdpa" = "" && vhost_net_vdpa=$vhost_vdpa
+if test "$vhost_net_vdpa" = "yes" && test "$vhost_vdpa" = "no"; then
+  error_exit "--enable-vhost-net-vdpa requires --enable-vhost-vdpa"
+fi
 
 # OR the vhost-kernel and vhost-user values for simplicity
 if test "$vhost_net" = ""; then
@@ -6543,6 +6557,7 @@ echo "vhost-scsi support $vhost_scsi"
 echo "vhost-vsock support $vhost_vsock"
 echo "vhost-user support $vhost_user"
 echo "vhost-user-fs support $vhost_user_fs"
+echo "vhost-vdpa support $vhost_vdpa"
 echo "Trace backends    $trace_backends"
 if have_backend "simple"; then
 echo "Trace output file $trace_file-<pid>"
@@ -7031,6 +7046,9 @@ fi
 if test "$vhost_net_user" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_VHOST_NET_USER=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
+if test "$vhost_net_vdpa" = "yes" ; then
+  echo "CONFIG_VHOST_NET_VDPA=y" >> $config_host_mak
+fi
 if test "$vhost_crypto" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_VHOST_CRYPTO=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
@@ -7043,6 +7061,9 @@ fi
 if test "$vhost_user" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_VHOST_USER=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
+if test "$vhost_vdpa" = "yes" ; then
+  echo "CONFIG_VHOST_VDPA=y" >> $config_host_mak
+fi
 if test "$vhost_user_fs" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_VHOST_USER_FS=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
diff --git a/include/net/vhost-vdpa.h b/include/net/vhost-vdpa.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ce0d04f72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/vhost-vdpa.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * vhost-vdpa.h
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef VHOST_VDPA_H
+#define VHOST_VDPA_H
+
+struct vhost_net;
+struct vhost_net *vhost_vdpa_get_vhost_net(NetClientState *nc);
+uint64_t vhost_vdpa_get_acked_features(NetClientState *nc);
+
+#endif /* VHOST_VDPA_H */
diff --git a/include/net/vhost_net.h b/include/net/vhost_net.h
index 6548a5a105..b47844bf29 100644
--- a/include/net/vhost_net.h
+++ b/include/net/vhost_net.h
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ uint64_t vhost_net_get_acked_features(VHostNetState *net);
 
 int vhost_net_set_mtu(struct vhost_net *net, uint16_t mtu);
 int vhost_set_state(NetClientState *nc, uint8_t state);
+int vhost_net_get_device_id(struct vhost_net *net, uint32_t *device_id);
 #endif
diff --git a/net/Makefile.objs b/net/Makefile.objs
index c5d076d19c..5ab45545db 100644
--- a/net/Makefile.objs
+++ b/net/Makefile.objs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ tap-obj-$(CONFIG_SOLARIS) = tap-solaris.o
 tap-obj-y ?= tap-stub.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tap.o $(tap-obj-y)
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += tap-win32.o
-
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_VHOST_NET_VDPA) += vhost-vdpa.o
 vde.o-libs = $(VDE_LIBS)
 
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_BUS) += can/
diff --git a/net/clients.h b/net/clients.h
index a6ef267e19..92f9b59aed 100644
--- a/net/clients.h
+++ b/net/clients.h
@@ -61,4 +61,6 @@ int net_init_netmap(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
 int net_init_vhost_user(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
                         NetClientState *peer, Error **errp);
 
+int net_init_vhost_vdpa(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
+                        NetClientState *peer, Error **errp);
 #endif /* QEMU_NET_CLIENTS_H */
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index b3192deaf1..9eff1ae982 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -965,6 +965,9 @@ static int (* const net_client_init_fun[NET_CLIENT_DRIVER__MAX])(
 #ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_NET_USER
         [NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_USER] = net_init_vhost_user,
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_NET_VDPA
+        [NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA] = net_init_vhost_vdpa,
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_L2TPV3
         [NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_L2TPV3]    = net_init_l2tpv3,
 #endif
diff --git a/net/vhost-vdpa.c b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c29678fdf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+/*
+ * vhost-vdpa.c
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "clients.h"
+#include "net/vhost_net.h"
+#include "net/vhost-vdpa.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.h"
+#include "qemu/config-file.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qemu/option.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include <linux/vfio.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <err.h>
+#include <linux/virtio_net.h>
+#include "monitor/monitor.h"
+#include "qemu/sockets.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/vhost.h"
+
+/* Todo:need to add the multiqueue support here */
+typedef struct VhostVDPAState {
+    NetClientState nc;
+    struct vhost_vdpa vhost_vdpa;
+    VHostNetState *vhost_net;
+    uint64_t acked_features;
+    bool started;
+} VhostVDPAState;
+
+VHostNetState *vhost_vdpa_get_vhost_net(NetClientState *nc)
+{
+    VhostVDPAState *s = DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, nc);
+    assert(nc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA);
+    return s->vhost_net;
+}
+
+uint64_t vhost_vdpa_get_acked_features(NetClientState *nc)
+{
+    VhostVDPAState *s = DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, nc);
+    assert(nc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA);
+    return s->acked_features;
+}
+
+static void vhost_vdpa_del(NetClientState *ncs)
+{
+    VhostVDPAState *s;
+
+    assert(ncs->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA);
+
+    s = DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, ncs);
+
+    if (s->vhost_net) {
+        /* save acked features */
+        uint64_t features = vhost_net_get_acked_features(s->vhost_net);
+        if (features) {
+            s->acked_features = features;
+         }
+        vhost_net_cleanup(s->vhost_net);
+    }
+}
+
+static int vhost_vdpa_add(NetClientState *ncs, void *be)
+{
+    VhostNetOptions options;
+    struct vhost_net *net = NULL;
+    VhostVDPAState *s;
+
+    options.backend_type = VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_VDPA;
+
+    assert(ncs->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA);
+
+    s = DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, ncs);
+
+    options.net_backend = ncs;
+    options.opaque      = be;
+    options.busyloop_timeout = 0;
+    net = vhost_net_init(&options);
+    if (!net) {
+        error_report("failed to init vhost_net for queue");
+        goto err;
+     }
+
+     if (s->vhost_net) {
+        vhost_net_cleanup(s->vhost_net);
+        g_free(s->vhost_net);
+     }
+     s->vhost_net = net;
+
+    return 0;
+
+err:
+    if (net) {
+        vhost_net_cleanup(net);
+    }
+    vhost_vdpa_del(ncs);
+    return -1;
+}
+static void vhost_vdpa_cleanup(NetClientState *nc)
+{
+    VhostVDPAState *s = DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, nc);
+
+    if (s->vhost_net) {
+        vhost_net_cleanup(s->vhost_net);
+        g_free(s->vhost_net);
+        s->vhost_net = NULL;
+    }
+
+    qemu_purge_queued_packets(nc);
+}
+
+static bool vhost_vdpa_has_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc)
+{
+    assert(nc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool vhost_vdpa_has_ufo(NetClientState *nc)
+{
+    assert(nc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA);
+    VhostVDPAState *s = DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, nc);
+    uint64_t  features = 0;
+
+    features |= (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO);
+    features = vhost_net_get_features(s->vhost_net, features);
+    return !!(features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO));
+
+}
+
+static int vhost_vdpa_check_device_id(NetClientState *nc)
+{
+    uint32_t device_id;
+    int ret;
+    assert(nc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA);
+    VhostVDPAState *s = DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, nc);
+    /* Get the device id from hw*/
+    ret = vhost_net_get_device_id(s->vhost_net, &device_id);
+    if (device_id != VIRTIO_ID_NET) {
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static NetClientInfo net_vhost_vdpa_info = {
+        .type = NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA,
+        .size = sizeof(VhostVDPAState),
+        .cleanup = vhost_vdpa_cleanup,
+        .has_vnet_hdr = vhost_vdpa_has_vnet_hdr,
+        .has_ufo = vhost_vdpa_has_ufo,
+};
+
+static int net_vhost_vdpa_init(NetClientState *peer, const char *device,
+                               const char *name, const char *vhostdev,
+                               bool has_fd, char *fd)
+{
+    NetClientState *nc = NULL;
+    VhostVDPAState *s;
+    int vdpa_device_fd = -1;
+    Error *err = NULL;
+
+    assert(name);
+
+    nc = qemu_new_net_client(&net_vhost_vdpa_info, peer, device, name);
+    snprintf(nc->info_str, sizeof(nc->info_str), "vhost-vdpa");
+    nc->queue_index = 0;
+
+    s = DO_UPCAST(VhostVDPAState, nc, nc);
+
+    if (has_fd) {
+        vdpa_device_fd = monitor_fd_param(cur_mon, fd, &err);
+    } else{
+        vdpa_device_fd = open(vhostdev, O_RDWR);
+    }
+
+    if (vdpa_device_fd == -1) {
+        return -errno;
+     }
+    s->vhost_vdpa.device_fd = vdpa_device_fd;
+    vhost_vdpa_add(nc, (void *)&s->vhost_vdpa);
+    assert(s->vhost_net);
+    /* check the device id for vdpa */
+    return vhost_vdpa_check_device_id(nc);
+}
+
+static int net_vhost_check_net(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
+{
+    const char *name = opaque;
+    const char *driver, *netdev;
+
+    driver = qemu_opt_get(opts, "driver");
+    netdev = qemu_opt_get(opts, "netdev");
+    if (!driver || !netdev) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(netdev, name) == 0 &&
+        !g_str_has_prefix(driver, "virtio-net-")) {
+        error_setg(errp, "vhost-vdpa requires frontend driver virtio-net-*");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int net_init_vhost_vdpa(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
+                        NetClientState *peer, Error **errp)
+{
+    const NetdevVhostVDPAOptions *opts;
+
+    assert(netdev->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_VDPA);
+    opts = &netdev->u.vhost_vdpa;
+    /* verify net frontend */
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("device"), net_vhost_check_net,
+                          (char *)name, errp)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return net_vhost_vdpa_init(peer, "vhost_vdpa", name, opts->vhostdev,
+                    opts->has_fd, opts->fd);
+}
diff --git a/qapi/net.json b/qapi/net.json
index 335295be50..0f4fa6fffc 100644
--- a/qapi/net.json
+++ b/qapi/net.json
@@ -441,6 +441,23 @@
     '*queues':        'int' } }
 
 ##
+# @NetdevVhostVDPAOptions:
+#
+# Vhost-vdpa network backend
+#
+# @vhostdev: name of a vdpa dev path in sysfs
+#
+# @queues: number of queues to be created for multiqueue vhost-vdpa
+#          (default: 1) (Since 5.1)
+#
+# Since: 5.1
+##
+{ 'struct': 'NetdevVhostVDPAOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*vhostdev':     'str',
+    '*fd':           'str',
+    '*queues':       'int' } }
+##
 # @NetClientDriver:
 #
 # Available netdev drivers.
@@ -451,7 +468,7 @@
 ##
 { 'enum': 'NetClientDriver',
   'data': [ 'none', 'nic', 'user', 'tap', 'l2tpv3', 'socket', 'vde',
-            'bridge', 'hubport', 'netmap', 'vhost-user' ] }
+            'bridge', 'hubport', 'netmap', 'vhost-user', 'vhost-vdpa' ] }
 
 ##
 # @Netdev:
@@ -479,7 +496,8 @@
     'bridge':   'NetdevBridgeOptions',
     'hubport':  'NetdevHubPortOptions',
     'netmap':   'NetdevNetmapOptions',
-    'vhost-user': 'NetdevVhostUserOptions' } }
+    'vhost-user': 'NetdevVhostUserOptions',
+    'vhost-vdpa': 'NetdevVhostVDPAOptions' } }
 
 ##
 # @NetLegacy:
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 65c9473b73..08256d9d4e 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2291,6 +2291,10 @@ DEF("netdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_netdev,
 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
     "-netdev vhost-user,id=str,chardev=dev[,vhostforce=on|off]\n"
     "                configure a vhost-user network, backed by a chardev 'dev'\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
+    "-netdev vhost-vdpa,id=str,vhostdev=/path/to/dev\n"
+    "                configure a vhost-vdpa network, backed by a vhostdev 'dev'\n"
 #endif
     "-netdev hubport,id=str,hubid=n[,netdev=nd]\n"
     "                configure a hub port on the hub with ID 'n'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
@@ -2310,6 +2314,9 @@ DEF("nic", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_nic,
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
     "vhost-user|"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
+    "vhost-vdpa|"
 #endif
     "socket][,option][,...][mac=macaddr]\n"
     "                initialize an on-board / default host NIC (using MAC address\n"
@@ -2749,6 +2756,18 @@ qemu -m 512 -object memory-backend-file,id=mem,size=512M,mem-path=/hugetlbfs,sha
      -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0
 @end example
 
+@item -netdev vhost-vdpa,vhostdev=/path/to/dev
+Establish a vhost-vdpa netdev, backed by a vhostdev. The chardev should
+be a unix domain socket backed one. The vhost-vdpa uses a specifically defined
+protocol to pass vhost ioctl replacement messages to an application on the other
+end of the socket.
+Example:
+@example
+qemu -m 512 -object memory-backend-file,id=mem,size=512M,mem-path=/hugetlbfs,share=on \
+     -numa node,memdev=mem \
+     -netdev type=vhost-vdpa,id=net0,vhostdev=/path/to/dev \
+     -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0
+@end example
 @item -netdev hubport,id=@var{id},hubid=@var{hubid}[,netdev=@var{nd}]
 
 Create a hub port on the emulated hub with ID @var{hubid}.
