diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 8e403b81f3..5582f4eda9 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ qom-obj-y = qom/
 ifeq ($(call lor,$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU),$(CONFIG_TOOLS)),y)

 chardev-obj-y = chardev/
+chardev-obj-y += yank.o

 authz-obj-y = authz/

diff --git a/chardev/char-socket.c b/chardev/char-socket.c
index 185fe38dda..d5c6cd2153 100644
--- a/chardev/char-socket.c
+++ b/chardev/char-socket.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/clone-visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-sockets.h"
+#include "yank.h"

 #include "chardev/char-io.h"

@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ typedef struct {
     size_t read_msgfds_num;
     int *write_msgfds;
     size_t write_msgfds_num;
+    char *yank_name;

     SocketAddress *addr;
     bool is_listen;
@@ -409,6 +411,11 @@ static void tcp_chr_free_connection(Chardev *chr)

     tcp_set_msgfds(chr, NULL, 0);
     remove_fd_in_watch(chr);
+    if (s->state == TCP_CHARDEV_STATE_CONNECTING
+        || s->state == TCP_CHARDEV_STATE_CONNECTED) {
+        yank_unregister_function(s->yank_name, yank_generic_iochannel,
+                                 QIO_CHANNEL(s->sioc));
+    }
     object_unref(OBJECT(s->sioc));
     s->sioc = NULL;
     object_unref(OBJECT(s->ioc));
@@ -912,6 +919,8 @@ static int tcp_chr_add_client(Chardev *chr, int fd)
     }
     tcp_chr_change_state(s, TCP_CHARDEV_STATE_CONNECTING);
     tcp_chr_set_client_ioc_name(chr, sioc);
+    yank_register_function(s->yank_name, yank_generic_iochannel,
+                           QIO_CHANNEL(sioc));
     ret = tcp_chr_new_client(chr, sioc);
     object_unref(OBJECT(sioc));
     return ret;
@@ -926,6 +935,8 @@ static void tcp_chr_accept(QIONetListener *listener,

     tcp_chr_change_state(s, TCP_CHARDEV_STATE_CONNECTING);
     tcp_chr_set_client_ioc_name(chr, cioc);
+    yank_register_function(s->yank_name, yank_generic_iochannel,
+                           QIO_CHANNEL(cioc));
     tcp_chr_new_client(chr, cioc);
 }

@@ -941,6 +952,8 @@ static int tcp_chr_connect_client_sync(Chardev *chr, Error **errp)
         object_unref(OBJECT(sioc));
         return -1;
     }
+    yank_register_function(s->yank_name, yank_generic_iochannel,
+                           QIO_CHANNEL(sioc));
     tcp_chr_new_client(chr, sioc);
     object_unref(OBJECT(sioc));
     return 0;
@@ -956,6 +969,8 @@ static void tcp_chr_accept_server_sync(Chardev *chr)
     tcp_chr_change_state(s, TCP_CHARDEV_STATE_CONNECTING);
     sioc = qio_net_listener_wait_client(s->listener);
     tcp_chr_set_client_ioc_name(chr, sioc);
+    yank_register_function(s->yank_name, yank_generic_iochannel,
+                           QIO_CHANNEL(sioc));
     tcp_chr_new_client(chr, sioc);
     object_unref(OBJECT(sioc));
 }
@@ -1066,6 +1081,8 @@ static void char_socket_finalize(Object *obj)
         object_unref(OBJECT(s->tls_creds));
     }
     g_free(s->tls_authz);
+    yank_unregister_instance(s->yank_name);
+    g_free(s->yank_name);

     qemu_chr_be_event(chr, CHR_EVENT_CLOSED);
 }
@@ -1081,6 +1098,8 @@ static void qemu_chr_socket_connected(QIOTask *task, void *opaque)

     if (qio_task_propagate_error(task, &err)) {
         tcp_chr_change_state(s, TCP_CHARDEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED);
+        yank_unregister_function(s->yank_name, yank_generic_iochannel,
+                                 QIO_CHANNEL(sioc));
         check_report_connect_error(chr, err);
         error_free(err);
         goto cleanup;
@@ -1115,6 +1134,8 @@ static void tcp_chr_connect_client_async(Chardev *chr)
     tcp_chr_change_state(s, TCP_CHARDEV_STATE_CONNECTING);
     sioc = qio_channel_socket_new();
     tcp_chr_set_client_ioc_name(chr, sioc);
+    yank_register_function(s->yank_name, yank_generic_iochannel,
+                           QIO_CHANNEL(sioc));
     /*
      * Normally code would use the qio_channel_socket_connect_async
      * method which uses a QIOTask + qio_task_set_error internally
@@ -1356,6 +1377,9 @@ static void qmp_chardev_open_socket(Chardev *chr,
         qemu_chr_set_feature(chr, QEMU_CHAR_FEATURE_FD_PASS);
     }

+    s->yank_name = g_strconcat("chardev:", chr->label, NULL);
+    yank_register_instance(s->yank_name);
+
     /* be isn't opened until we get a connection */
     *be_opened = false;

