diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.h b/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.h
index 075fc27030..59681082e5 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.h
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.h
@@ -12,7 +12,16 @@
 #define HW_VIRTIO_QMP_H
 
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-virtio.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
 
+#include "qemu/queue.h"
+
+typedef QTAILQ_HEAD(QmpVirtIODeviceList, VirtIODevice) QmpVirtIODeviceList;
+
+/* QAPI list of realized VirtIODevices */
+extern QmpVirtIODeviceList virtio_list;
+
+VirtIODevice *qmp_find_virtio_device(const char *path);
 VirtioDeviceStatus *qmp_decode_status(uint8_t bitmap);
 VhostDeviceProtocols *qmp_decode_protocols(uint64_t bitmap);
 VirtioDeviceFeatures *qmp_decode_features(uint16_t device_id, uint64_t bitmap);
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.c
index 8e7282658f..e4d4bece2d 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.c
@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
 #include "virtio-qmp.h"
 
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-virtio.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-qom.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
+
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_ids.h"
 #include "standard-headers/linux/vhost_types.h"
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_blk.h"
@@ -657,3 +662,188 @@ VirtioDeviceFeatures *qmp_decode_features(uint16_t device_id, uint64_t bitmap)
 
     return features;
 }
+
+VirtioInfoList *qmp_x_query_virtio(Error **errp)
+{
+    VirtioInfoList *list = NULL;
+    VirtioInfoList *node;
+    VirtIODevice *vdev;
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(vdev, &virtio_list, next) {
+        DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(vdev);
+        Error *err = NULL;
+        QObject *obj = qmp_qom_get(dev->canonical_path, "realized", &err);
+
+        if (err == NULL) {
+            GString *is_realized = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj, true);
+            /* virtio device is NOT realized, remove it from list */
+            if (!strncmp(is_realized->str, "false", 4)) {
+                QTAILQ_REMOVE(&virtio_list, vdev, next);
+            } else {
+                node = g_new0(VirtioInfoList, 1);
+                node->value = g_new(VirtioInfo, 1);
+                node->value->path = g_strdup(dev->canonical_path);
+                node->value->name = g_strdup(vdev->name);
+                QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(list, node->value);
+            }
+           g_string_free(is_realized, true);
+        }
+        qobject_unref(obj);
+    }
+
+    return list;
+}
+
+VirtIODevice *qmp_find_virtio_device(const char *path)
+{
+    VirtIODevice *vdev;
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(vdev, &virtio_list, next) {
+        DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(vdev);
+
+        if (strcmp(dev->canonical_path, path) != 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        Error *err = NULL;
+        QObject *obj = qmp_qom_get(dev->canonical_path, "realized", &err);
+        if (err == NULL) {
+            GString *is_realized = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj, true);
+            /* virtio device is NOT realized, remove it from list */
+            if (!strncmp(is_realized->str, "false", 4)) {
+                g_string_free(is_realized, true);
+                qobject_unref(obj);
+                QTAILQ_REMOVE(&virtio_list, vdev, next);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            g_string_free(is_realized, true);
+        } else {
+            /* virtio device doesn't exist in QOM tree */
+            QTAILQ_REMOVE(&virtio_list, vdev, next);
+            qobject_unref(obj);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        /* device exists in QOM tree & is realized */
+        qobject_unref(obj);
+        return vdev;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+VirtioStatus *qmp_x_query_virtio_status(const char *path, Error **errp)
+{
+    VirtIODevice *vdev;
+    VirtioStatus *status;
+
+    vdev = qmp_find_virtio_device(path);
+    if (vdev == NULL) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Path %s is not a VirtIODevice", path);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    status = g_new0(VirtioStatus, 1);
+    status->name = g_strdup(vdev->name);
+    status->device_id = vdev->device_id;
+    status->vhost_started = vdev->vhost_started;
+    status->guest_features = qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id,
+                                                 vdev->guest_features);
+    status->host_features = qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id,
+                                                vdev->host_features);
+    status->backend_features = qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id,
+                                                   vdev->backend_features);
+
+    switch (vdev->device_endian) {
+    case VIRTIO_DEVICE_ENDIAN_LITTLE:
+        status->device_endian = g_strdup("little");
+        break;
+    case VIRTIO_DEVICE_ENDIAN_BIG:
+        status->device_endian = g_strdup("big");
+        break;
+    default:
+        status->device_endian = g_strdup("unknown");
+        break;
+    }
+
+    status->num_vqs = virtio_get_num_queues(vdev);
+    status->status = qmp_decode_status(vdev->status);
+    status->isr = vdev->isr;
+    status->queue_sel = vdev->queue_sel;
+    status->vm_running = vdev->vm_running;
+    status->broken = vdev->broken;
+    status->disabled = vdev->disabled;
+    status->use_started = vdev->use_started;
+    status->started = vdev->started;
+    status->start_on_kick = vdev->start_on_kick;
+    status->disable_legacy_check = vdev->disable_legacy_check;
+    status->bus_name = g_strdup(vdev->bus_name);
+    status->use_guest_notifier_mask = vdev->use_guest_notifier_mask;
+
+    if (vdev->vhost_started) {
+        VirtioDeviceClass *vdc = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
+        struct vhost_dev *hdev = vdc->get_vhost(vdev);
+
+        status->vhost_dev = g_new0(VhostStatus, 1);
+        status->vhost_dev->n_mem_sections = hdev->n_mem_sections;
+        status->vhost_dev->n_tmp_sections = hdev->n_tmp_sections;
+        status->vhost_dev->nvqs = hdev->nvqs;
+        status->vhost_dev->vq_index = hdev->vq_index;
+        status->vhost_dev->features =
+            qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id, hdev->features);
+        status->vhost_dev->acked_features =
+            qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id, hdev->acked_features);
+        status->vhost_dev->backend_features =
+            qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id, hdev->backend_features);
+        status->vhost_dev->protocol_features =
+            qmp_decode_protocols(hdev->protocol_features);
+        status->vhost_dev->max_queues = hdev->max_queues;
+        status->vhost_dev->backend_cap = hdev->backend_cap;
+        status->vhost_dev->log_enabled = hdev->log_enabled;
+        status->vhost_dev->log_size = hdev->log_size;
+    }
+
+    return status;
+}
+
+VirtVhostQueueStatus *qmp_x_query_virtio_vhost_queue_status(const char *path,
+                                                            uint16_t queue,
+                                                            Error **errp)
+{
+    VirtIODevice *vdev;
+    VirtVhostQueueStatus *status;
+
+    vdev = qmp_find_virtio_device(path);
+    if (vdev == NULL) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Path %s is not a VirtIODevice", path);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!vdev->vhost_started) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Error: vhost device has not started yet");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    VirtioDeviceClass *vdc = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
+    struct vhost_dev *hdev = vdc->get_vhost(vdev);
+
+    if (queue < hdev->vq_index || queue >= hdev->vq_index + hdev->nvqs) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Invalid vhost virtqueue number %d", queue);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    status = g_new0(VirtVhostQueueStatus, 1);
+    status->name = g_strdup(vdev->name);
+    status->kick = hdev->vqs[queue].kick;
+    status->call = hdev->vqs[queue].call;
+    status->desc = (uintptr_t)hdev->vqs[queue].desc;
+    status->avail = (uintptr_t)hdev->vqs[queue].avail;
+    status->used = (uintptr_t)hdev->vqs[queue].used;
+    status->num = hdev->vqs[queue].num;
+    status->desc_phys = hdev->vqs[queue].desc_phys;
+    status->desc_size = hdev->vqs[queue].desc_size;
+    status->avail_phys = hdev->vqs[queue].avail_phys;
+    status->avail_size = hdev->vqs[queue].avail_size;
+    status->used_phys = hdev->vqs[queue].used_phys;
+    status->used_size = hdev->vqs[queue].used_size;
+
+    return status;
+}
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index e08443e3bf..02a49d9fa1 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-virtio.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-commands-qom.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
@@ -47,8 +44,7 @@
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_mem.h"
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_vsock.h"
 
-/* QAPI list of realized VirtIODevices */
-static QTAILQ_HEAD(, VirtIODevice) virtio_list;
+QmpVirtIODeviceList virtio_list;
 
 /*
  * Maximum size of virtio device config space
@@ -3824,191 +3820,6 @@ bool virtio_device_ioeventfd_enabled(VirtIODevice *vdev)
     return virtio_bus_ioeventfd_enabled(vbus);
 }
 
-VirtioInfoList *qmp_x_query_virtio(Error **errp)
-{
-    VirtioInfoList *list = NULL;
-    VirtioInfoList *node;
-    VirtIODevice *vdev;
-
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(vdev, &virtio_list, next) {
-        DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(vdev);
-        Error *err = NULL;
-        QObject *obj = qmp_qom_get(dev->canonical_path, "realized", &err);
-
-        if (err == NULL) {
-            GString *is_realized = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj, true);
-            /* virtio device is NOT realized, remove it from list */
-            if (!strncmp(is_realized->str, "false", 4)) {
-                QTAILQ_REMOVE(&virtio_list, vdev, next);
-            } else {
-                node = g_new0(VirtioInfoList, 1);
-                node->value = g_new(VirtioInfo, 1);
-                node->value->path = g_strdup(dev->canonical_path);
-                node->value->name = g_strdup(vdev->name);
-                QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(list, node->value);
-            }
-           g_string_free(is_realized, true);
-        }
-        qobject_unref(obj);
-    }
-
-    return list;
-}
-
-static VirtIODevice *qmp_find_virtio_device(const char *path)
-{
-    VirtIODevice *vdev;
-
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(vdev, &virtio_list, next) {
-        DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(vdev);
-
-        if (strcmp(dev->canonical_path, path) != 0) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        Error *err = NULL;
-        QObject *obj = qmp_qom_get(dev->canonical_path, "realized", &err);
-        if (err == NULL) {
-            GString *is_realized = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj, true);
-            /* virtio device is NOT realized, remove it from list */
-            if (!strncmp(is_realized->str, "false", 4)) {
-                g_string_free(is_realized, true);
-                qobject_unref(obj);
-                QTAILQ_REMOVE(&virtio_list, vdev, next);
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            g_string_free(is_realized, true);
-        } else {
-            /* virtio device doesn't exist in QOM tree */
-            QTAILQ_REMOVE(&virtio_list, vdev, next);
-            qobject_unref(obj);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        /* device exists in QOM tree & is realized */
-        qobject_unref(obj);
-        return vdev;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-VirtioStatus *qmp_x_query_virtio_status(const char *path, Error **errp)
-{
-    VirtIODevice *vdev;
-    VirtioStatus *status;
-
-    vdev = qmp_find_virtio_device(path);
-    if (vdev == NULL) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Path %s is not a VirtIODevice", path);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    status = g_new0(VirtioStatus, 1);
-    status->name = g_strdup(vdev->name);
-    status->device_id = vdev->device_id;
-    status->vhost_started = vdev->vhost_started;
-    status->guest_features = qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id,
-                                                 vdev->guest_features);
-    status->host_features = qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id,
-                                                vdev->host_features);
-    status->backend_features = qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id,
-                                                   vdev->backend_features);
-
-    switch (vdev->device_endian) {
-    case VIRTIO_DEVICE_ENDIAN_LITTLE:
-        status->device_endian = g_strdup("little");
-        break;
-    case VIRTIO_DEVICE_ENDIAN_BIG:
-        status->device_endian = g_strdup("big");
-        break;
-    default:
-        status->device_endian = g_strdup("unknown");
-        break;
-    }
-
-    status->num_vqs = virtio_get_num_queues(vdev);
-    status->status = qmp_decode_status(vdev->status);
-    status->isr = vdev->isr;
-    status->queue_sel = vdev->queue_sel;
-    status->vm_running = vdev->vm_running;
-    status->broken = vdev->broken;
-    status->disabled = vdev->disabled;
-    status->use_started = vdev->use_started;
-    status->started = vdev->started;
-    status->start_on_kick = vdev->start_on_kick;
-    status->disable_legacy_check = vdev->disable_legacy_check;
-    status->bus_name = g_strdup(vdev->bus_name);
-    status->use_guest_notifier_mask = vdev->use_guest_notifier_mask;
-
-    if (vdev->vhost_started) {
-        VirtioDeviceClass *vdc = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
-        struct vhost_dev *hdev = vdc->get_vhost(vdev);
-
-        status->vhost_dev = g_new0(VhostStatus, 1);
-        status->vhost_dev->n_mem_sections = hdev->n_mem_sections;
-        status->vhost_dev->n_tmp_sections = hdev->n_tmp_sections;
-        status->vhost_dev->nvqs = hdev->nvqs;
-        status->vhost_dev->vq_index = hdev->vq_index;
-        status->vhost_dev->features =
-            qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id, hdev->features);
-        status->vhost_dev->acked_features =
-            qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id, hdev->acked_features);
-        status->vhost_dev->backend_features =
-            qmp_decode_features(vdev->device_id, hdev->backend_features);
-        status->vhost_dev->protocol_features =
-            qmp_decode_protocols(hdev->protocol_features);
-        status->vhost_dev->max_queues = hdev->max_queues;
-        status->vhost_dev->backend_cap = hdev->backend_cap;
-        status->vhost_dev->log_enabled = hdev->log_enabled;
-        status->vhost_dev->log_size = hdev->log_size;
-    }
-
-    return status;
-}
-
-VirtVhostQueueStatus *qmp_x_query_virtio_vhost_queue_status(const char *path,
-                                                            uint16_t queue,
-                                                            Error **errp)
-{
-    VirtIODevice *vdev;
-    VirtVhostQueueStatus *status;
-
-    vdev = qmp_find_virtio_device(path);
-    if (vdev == NULL) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Path %s is not a VirtIODevice", path);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (!vdev->vhost_started) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Error: vhost device has not started yet");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    VirtioDeviceClass *vdc = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
-    struct vhost_dev *hdev = vdc->get_vhost(vdev);
-
-    if (queue < hdev->vq_index || queue >= hdev->vq_index + hdev->nvqs) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Invalid vhost virtqueue number %d", queue);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    status = g_new0(VirtVhostQueueStatus, 1);
-    status->name = g_strdup(vdev->name);
-    status->kick = hdev->vqs[queue].kick;
-    status->call = hdev->vqs[queue].call;
-    status->desc = (uintptr_t)hdev->vqs[queue].desc;
-    status->avail = (uintptr_t)hdev->vqs[queue].avail;
-    status->used = (uintptr_t)hdev->vqs[queue].used;
-    status->num = hdev->vqs[queue].num;
-    status->desc_phys = hdev->vqs[queue].desc_phys;
-    status->desc_size = hdev->vqs[queue].desc_size;
-    status->avail_phys = hdev->vqs[queue].avail_phys;
-    status->avail_size = hdev->vqs[queue].avail_size;
-    status->used_phys = hdev->vqs[queue].used_phys;
-    status->used_size = hdev->vqs[queue].used_size;
-
-    return status;
-}
-
 VirtQueueStatus *qmp_x_query_virtio_queue_status(const char *path,
                                                  uint16_t queue,
                                                  Error **errp)
