diff --git a/qapi/acpi.json b/qapi/acpi.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51f0d55db73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qapi/acpi.json
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+# -*- Mode: Python -*-
+# vim: filetype=python
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+# See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+##
+# = ACPI
+##
+
+##
+# @AcpiTableOptions:
+#
+# Specify an ACPI table on the command line to load.
+#
+# At most one of @file and @data can be specified. The list of files specified
+# by any one of them is loaded and concatenated in order. If both are omitted,
+# @data is implied.
+#
+# Other fields / optargs can be used to override fields of the generic ACPI
+# table header; refer to the ACPI specification 5.0, section 5.2.6 System
+# Description Table Header. If a header field is not overridden, then the
+# corresponding value from the concatenated blob is used (in case of @file), or
+# it is filled in with a hard-coded value (in case of @data).
+#
+# String fields are copied into the matching ACPI member from lowest address
+# upwards, and silently truncated / NUL-padded to length.
+#
+# @sig: table signature / identifier (4 bytes)
+#
+# @rev: table revision number (dependent on signature, 1 byte)
+#
+# @oem_id: OEM identifier (6 bytes)
+#
+# @oem_table_id: OEM table identifier (8 bytes)
+#
+# @oem_rev: OEM-supplied revision number (4 bytes)
+#
+# @asl_compiler_id: identifier of the utility that created the table
+#                   (4 bytes)
+#
+# @asl_compiler_rev: revision number of the utility that created the
+#                    table (4 bytes)
+#
+# @file: colon (:) separated list of pathnames to load and
+#        concatenate as table data. The resultant binary blob is expected to
+#        have an ACPI table header. At least one file is required. This field
+#        excludes @data.
+#
+# @data: colon (:) separated list of pathnames to load and
+#        concatenate as table data. The resultant binary blob must not have an
+#        ACPI table header. At least one file is required. This field excludes
+#        @file.
+#
+# Since: 1.5
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AcpiTableOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*sig':               'str',
+    '*rev':               'uint8',
+    '*oem_id':            'str',
+    '*oem_table_id':      'str',
+    '*oem_rev':           'uint32',
+    '*asl_compiler_id':   'str',
+    '*asl_compiler_rev':  'uint32',
+    '*file':              'str',
+    '*data':              'str' }}
+
+##
+# @ACPISlotType:
+#
+# @DIMM: memory slot
+# @CPU: logical CPU slot (since 2.7)
+##
+{ 'enum': 'ACPISlotType', 'data': [ 'DIMM', 'CPU' ] }
+
+##
+# @ACPIOSTInfo:
+#
+# OSPM Status Indication for a device
+# For description of possible values of @source and @status fields
+# see "_OST (OSPM Status Indication)" chapter of ACPI5.0 spec.
+#
+# @device: device ID associated with slot
+#
+# @slot: slot ID, unique per slot of a given @slot-type
+#
+# @slot-type: type of the slot
+#
+# @source: an integer containing the source event
+#
+# @status: an integer containing the status code
+#
+# Since: 2.1
+##
+{ 'struct': 'ACPIOSTInfo',
+  'data'  : { '*device': 'str',
+              'slot': 'str',
+              'slot-type': 'ACPISlotType',
+              'source': 'int',
+              'status': 'int' } }
+
+##
+# @query-acpi-ospm-status:
+#
+# Return a list of ACPIOSTInfo for devices that support status
+# reporting via ACPI _OST method.
+#
+# Since: 2.1
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# -> { "execute": "query-acpi-ospm-status" }
+# <- { "return": [ { "device": "d1", "slot": "0", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 1, "status": 0},
+#                  { "slot": "1", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 0, "status": 0},
+#                  { "slot": "2", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 0, "status": 0},
+#                  { "slot": "3", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 0, "status": 0}
+#    ]}
+#
+##
+{ 'command': 'query-acpi-ospm-status', 'returns': ['ACPIOSTInfo'] }
+
+##
+# @ACPI_DEVICE_OST:
+#
+# Emitted when guest executes ACPI _OST method.
+#
+# @info: OSPM Status Indication
+#
+# Since: 2.1
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# <- { "event": "ACPI_DEVICE_OST",
+#      "data": { "device": "d1", "slot": "0",
+#                "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 1, "status": 0 } }
+#
+##
+{ 'event': 'ACPI_DEVICE_OST',
+     'data': { 'info': 'ACPIOSTInfo' } }
diff --git a/qapi/misc.json b/qapi/misc.json
index 71d11365ead..4b00b18e547 100644
--- a/qapi/misc.json
+++ b/qapi/misc.json
@@ -970,64 +970,6 @@
 ##
 { 'command': 'query-fdsets', 'returns': ['FdsetInfo'] }
 
-##
-# @AcpiTableOptions:
-#
-# Specify an ACPI table on the command line to load.
-#
-# At most one of @file and @data can be specified. The list of files specified
-# by any one of them is loaded and concatenated in order. If both are omitted,
-# @data is implied.
-#
-# Other fields / optargs can be used to override fields of the generic ACPI
-# table header; refer to the ACPI specification 5.0, section 5.2.6 System
-# Description Table Header. If a header field is not overridden, then the
-# corresponding value from the concatenated blob is used (in case of @file), or
-# it is filled in with a hard-coded value (in case of @data).
-#
-# String fields are copied into the matching ACPI member from lowest address
-# upwards, and silently truncated / NUL-padded to length.
-#
-# @sig: table signature / identifier (4 bytes)
-#
-# @rev: table revision number (dependent on signature, 1 byte)
-#
-# @oem_id: OEM identifier (6 bytes)
-#
-# @oem_table_id: OEM table identifier (8 bytes)
-#
-# @oem_rev: OEM-supplied revision number (4 bytes)
-#
-# @asl_compiler_id: identifier of the utility that created the table
-#                   (4 bytes)
-#
-# @asl_compiler_rev: revision number of the utility that created the
-#                    table (4 bytes)
-#
-# @file: colon (:) separated list of pathnames to load and
-#        concatenate as table data. The resultant binary blob is expected to
-#        have an ACPI table header. At least one file is required. This field
-#        excludes @data.
-#
-# @data: colon (:) separated list of pathnames to load and
-#        concatenate as table data. The resultant binary blob must not have an
-#        ACPI table header. At least one file is required. This field excludes
-#        @file.
-#
-# Since: 1.5
-##
-{ 'struct': 'AcpiTableOptions',
-  'data': {
-    '*sig':               'str',
-    '*rev':               'uint8',
-    '*oem_id':            'str',
-    '*oem_table_id':      'str',
-    '*oem_rev':           'uint32',
-    '*asl_compiler_id':   'str',
-    '*asl_compiler_rev':  'uint32',
-    '*file':              'str',
-    '*data':              'str' }}
-
 ##
 # @CommandLineParameterType:
 #
@@ -1121,79 +1063,6 @@
  'returns': ['CommandLineOptionInfo'],
  'allow-preconfig': true }
 
-##
-# @ACPISlotType:
-#
-# @DIMM: memory slot
-# @CPU: logical CPU slot (since 2.7)
-##
-{ 'enum': 'ACPISlotType', 'data': [ 'DIMM', 'CPU' ] }
-
-##
-# @ACPIOSTInfo:
-#
-# OSPM Status Indication for a device
-# For description of possible values of @source and @status fields
-# see "_OST (OSPM Status Indication)" chapter of ACPI5.0 spec.
-#
-# @device: device ID associated with slot
-#
-# @slot: slot ID, unique per slot of a given @slot-type
-#
-# @slot-type: type of the slot
-#
-# @source: an integer containing the source event
-#
-# @status: an integer containing the status code
-#
-# Since: 2.1
-##
-{ 'struct': 'ACPIOSTInfo',
-  'data'  : { '*device': 'str',
-              'slot': 'str',
-              'slot-type': 'ACPISlotType',
-              'source': 'int',
-              'status': 'int' } }
-
-##
-# @query-acpi-ospm-status:
-#
-# Return a list of ACPIOSTInfo for devices that support status
-# reporting via ACPI _OST method.
-#
-# Since: 2.1
-#
-# Example:
-#
-# -> { "execute": "query-acpi-ospm-status" }
-# <- { "return": [ { "device": "d1", "slot": "0", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 1, "status": 0},
-#                  { "slot": "1", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 0, "status": 0},
-#                  { "slot": "2", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 0, "status": 0},
-#                  { "slot": "3", "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 0, "status": 0}
-#    ]}
-#
-##
-{ 'command': 'query-acpi-ospm-status', 'returns': ['ACPIOSTInfo'] }
-
-##
-# @ACPI_DEVICE_OST:
-#
-# Emitted when guest executes ACPI _OST method.
-#
-# @info: OSPM Status Indication
-#
-# Since: 2.1
-#
-# Example:
-#
-# <- { "event": "ACPI_DEVICE_OST",
-#      "data": { "device": "d1", "slot": "0",
-#                "slot-type": "DIMM", "source": 1, "status": 0 } }
-#
-##
-{ 'event': 'ACPI_DEVICE_OST',
-     'data': { 'info': 'ACPIOSTInfo' } }
-
 ##
 # @ReplayMode:
 #
diff --git a/qapi/qapi-schema.json b/qapi/qapi-schema.json
index f03ff91ceb5..4d8b3a9afe2 100644
--- a/qapi/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi/qapi-schema.json
@@ -85,3 +85,4 @@
 { 'include': 'misc.json' }
 { 'include': 'misc-target.json' }
 { 'include': 'audio.json' }
+{ 'include': 'acpi.json' }
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/acpi_dev_interface.h b/include/hw/acpi/acpi_dev_interface.h
index 9adf1e47067..769ff55c7ee 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/acpi_dev_interface.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/acpi_dev_interface.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef ACPI_DEV_INTERFACE_H
 #define ACPI_DEV_INTERFACE_H
 
-#include "qapi/qapi-types-misc.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-acpi.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
diff --git a/hw/acpi/core.c b/hw/acpi/core.c
index ac06db34504..ade9158cbf1 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/core.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/core.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/opts-visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-events-run-state.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-visit-misc.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-acpi.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
diff --git a/hw/acpi/cpu.c b/hw/acpi/cpu.c
index 3d6a500fb7e..2d4ee1a7a44 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/cpu.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/cpu.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/cpu.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-events-misc.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-events-acpi.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "sysemu/numa.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
index dfe57af4292..f2552b2a462 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-events-acpi.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-events-machine.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-events-misc.h"
 
 #define MEMORY_SLOTS_NUMBER          "MDNR"
 #define MEMORY_HOTPLUG_IO_REGION     "HPMR"
diff --git a/monitor/qmp-cmds.c b/monitor/qmp-cmds.c
index 864cbfa32e6..0ab5b785805 100644
--- a/monitor/qmp-cmds.c
+++ b/monitor/qmp-cmds.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-acpi.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-block.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-control.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-machine.h"
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index cf96fa83795..5ce0ccad49b 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1613,6 +1613,7 @@ F: hw/acpi/*
 F: hw/smbios/*
 F: hw/i386/acpi-build.[hc]
 F: hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
+F: qapi/acpi.json
 F: tests/qtest/bios-tables-test*
 F: tests/qtest/acpi-utils.[hc]
 F: tests/data/acpi/
diff --git a/qapi/meson.build b/qapi/meson.build
index 2b2872a41d8..f57acc24026 100644
--- a/qapi/meson.build
+++ b/qapi/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ util_ss.add(files(
 ))
 
 qapi_all_modules = [
+  'acpi',
   'audio',
   'authz',
   'block-core',
