diff --git a/hw/intc/trace-events b/hw/intc/trace-events
index 5f0f783..e5e7ec7 100644
--- a/hw/intc/trace-events
+++ b/hw/intc/trace-events
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ xics_icp_accept(uint32_t old_xirr, uint32_t new_xirr) "icp_accept: XIRR %#"PRIx3
 xics_icp_eoi(int server, uint32_t xirr, uint32_t new_xirr) "icp_eoi: server %d given XIRR %#"PRIx32" new XIRR %#"PRIx32
 xics_icp_irq(int server, int nr, uint8_t priority) "cpu %d trying to deliver irq %#"PRIx32" priority %#x"
 xics_icp_raise(uint32_t xirr, uint8_t pending_priority) "raising IRQ new XIRR=%#x new pending priority=%#x"
-xics_set_irq_msi(int srcno, int nr) "set_irq_msi: srcno %d [irq %#x]"
+xics_ics_simple_set_irq_msi(int srcno, int nr) "set_irq_msi: srcno %d [irq %#x]"
 xics_masked_pending(void) "set_irq_msi: masked pending"
-xics_set_irq_lsi(int srcno, int nr) "set_irq_lsi: srcno %d [irq %#x]"
-xics_ics_write_xive(int nr, int srcno, int server, uint8_t priority) "ics_write_xive: irq %#x [src %d] server %#x prio %#x"
-xics_ics_reject(int nr, int srcno) "reject irq %#x [src %d]"
-xics_ics_eoi(int nr) "ics_eoi: irq %#x"
+xics_ics_simple_set_irq_lsi(int srcno, int nr) "set_irq_lsi: srcno %d [irq %#x]"
+xics_ics_simple_write_xive(int nr, int srcno, int server, uint8_t priority) "ics_write_xive: irq %#x [src %d] server %#x prio %#x"
+xics_ics_simple_reject(int nr, int srcno) "reject irq %#x [src %d]"
+xics_ics_simple_eoi(int nr) "ics_eoi: irq %#x"
 xics_alloc(int irq) "irq %d"
 xics_alloc_block(int first, int num, bool lsi, int align) "first irq %d, %d irqs, lsi=%d, alignnum %d"
 xics_ics_free(int src, int irq, int num) "Source#%d, first irq %d, %d irqs"
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics.c b/hw/intc/xics.c
index bbdba84..39928d9 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void xics_add_ics(XICSState *xics)
 {
     ICSState *ics;
 
-    ics = ICS(object_new(TYPE_ICS));
+    ics = ICS_SIMPLE(object_new(TYPE_ICS_SIMPLE));
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(xics), "ics", OBJECT(ics), NULL);
     ics->xics = xics;
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&xics->ics, ics, list);
@@ -223,9 +223,32 @@ static const TypeInfo xics_common_info = {
 #define XISR(ss)   (((ss)->xirr) & XISR_MASK)
 #define CPPR(ss)   (((ss)->xirr) >> 24)
 
-static void ics_reject(ICSState *ics, int nr);
-static void ics_resend(ICSState *ics);
-static void ics_eoi(ICSState *ics, int nr);
+static void ics_reject(ICSState *ics, uint32_t nr)
+{
+    ICSStateClass *k = ICS_GET_CLASS(ics);
+
+    if (k->reject) {
+        k->reject(ics, nr);
+    }
+}
+
+static void ics_resend(ICSState *ics)
+{
+    ICSStateClass *k = ICS_GET_CLASS(ics);
+
+    if (k->resend) {
+        k->resend(ics);
+    }
+}
+
+static void ics_eoi(ICSState *ics, int nr)
+{
+    ICSStateClass *k = ICS_GET_CLASS(ics);
+
+    if (k->eoi) {
+        k->eoi(ics, nr);
+    }
+}
 
 static void icp_check_ipi(ICPState *ss)
 {
@@ -428,7 +451,7 @@ static const TypeInfo icp_info = {
 /*
  * ICS: Source layer
  */
-static void resend_msi(ICSState *ics, int srcno)
+static void ics_simple_resend_msi(ICSState *ics, int srcno)
 {
     ICSIRQState *irq = ics->irqs + srcno;
 
@@ -441,7 +464,7 @@ static void resend_msi(ICSState *ics, int srcno)
     }
 }
 
-static void resend_lsi(ICSState *ics, int srcno)
+static void ics_simple_resend_lsi(ICSState *ics, int srcno)
 {
     ICSIRQState *irq = ics->irqs + srcno;
 
@@ -453,11 +476,11 @@ static void resend_lsi(ICSState *ics, int srcno)
     }
 }
 
-static void set_irq_msi(ICSState *ics, int srcno, int val)
+static void ics_simple_set_irq_msi(ICSState *ics, int srcno, int val)
 {
     ICSIRQState *irq = ics->irqs + srcno;
 
-    trace_xics_set_irq_msi(srcno, srcno + ics->offset);
+    trace_xics_ics_simple_set_irq_msi(srcno, srcno + ics->offset);
 
     if (val) {
         if (irq->priority == 0xff) {
@@ -469,31 +492,31 @@ static void set_irq_msi(ICSState *ics, int srcno, int val)
     }
 }
 
-static void set_irq_lsi(ICSState *ics, int srcno, int val)
+static void ics_simple_set_irq_lsi(ICSState *ics, int srcno, int val)
 {
     ICSIRQState *irq = ics->irqs + srcno;
 
-    trace_xics_set_irq_lsi(srcno, srcno + ics->offset);
+    trace_xics_ics_simple_set_irq_lsi(srcno, srcno + ics->offset);
     if (val) {
         irq->status |= XICS_STATUS_ASSERTED;
     } else {
         irq->status &= ~XICS_STATUS_ASSERTED;
     }
-    resend_lsi(ics, srcno);
+    ics_simple_resend_lsi(ics, srcno);
 }
 
-static void ics_set_irq(void *opaque, int srcno, int val)
+static void ics_simple_set_irq(void *opaque, int srcno, int val)
 {
     ICSState *ics = (ICSState *)opaque;
 
     if (ics->irqs[srcno].flags & XICS_FLAGS_IRQ_LSI) {
-        set_irq_lsi(ics, srcno, val);
+        ics_simple_set_irq_lsi(ics, srcno, val);
     } else {
-        set_irq_msi(ics, srcno, val);
+        ics_simple_set_irq_msi(ics, srcno, val);
     }
 }
 
-static void write_xive_msi(ICSState *ics, int srcno)
+static void ics_simple_write_xive_msi(ICSState *ics, int srcno)
 {
     ICSIRQState *irq = ics->irqs + srcno;
 
@@ -506,68 +529,68 @@ static void write_xive_msi(ICSState *ics, int srcno)
     icp_irq(ics, irq->server, srcno + ics->offset, irq->priority);
 }
 
-static void write_xive_lsi(ICSState *ics, int srcno)
+static void ics_simple_write_xive_lsi(ICSState *ics, int srcno)
 {
-    resend_lsi(ics, srcno);
+    ics_simple_resend_lsi(ics, srcno);
 }
 
-void ics_write_xive(ICSState *ics, int nr, int server,
-                    uint8_t priority, uint8_t saved_priority)
+void ics_simple_write_xive(ICSState *ics, int srcno, int server,
+                           uint8_t priority, uint8_t saved_priority)
 {
-    int srcno = nr - ics->offset;
     ICSIRQState *irq = ics->irqs + srcno;
 
     irq->server = server;
     irq->priority = priority;
     irq->saved_priority = saved_priority;
 
-    trace_xics_ics_write_xive(nr, srcno, server, priority);
+    trace_xics_ics_simple_write_xive(ics->offset + srcno, srcno, server,
+                                     priority);
 
     if (ics->irqs[srcno].flags & XICS_FLAGS_IRQ_LSI) {
-        write_xive_lsi(ics, srcno);
+        ics_simple_write_xive_lsi(ics, srcno);
     } else {
-        write_xive_msi(ics, srcno);
+        ics_simple_write_xive_msi(ics, srcno);
     }
 }
 
-static void ics_reject(ICSState *ics, int nr)
+static void ics_simple_reject(ICSState *ics, uint32_t nr)
 {
     ICSIRQState *irq = ics->irqs + nr - ics->offset;
 
-    trace_xics_ics_reject(nr, nr - ics->offset);
+    trace_xics_ics_simple_reject(nr, nr - ics->offset);
     irq->status |= XICS_STATUS_REJECTED; /* Irrelevant but harmless for LSI */
     irq->status &= ~XICS_STATUS_SENT; /* Irrelevant but harmless for MSI */
 }
 
-static void ics_resend(ICSState *ics)
+static void ics_simple_resend(ICSState *ics)
 {
     int i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < ics->nr_irqs; i++) {
         /* FIXME: filter by server#? */
         if (ics->irqs[i].flags & XICS_FLAGS_IRQ_LSI) {
-            resend_lsi(ics, i);
+            ics_simple_resend_lsi(ics, i);
         } else {
-            resend_msi(ics, i);
+            ics_simple_resend_msi(ics, i);
         }
     }
 }
 
-static void ics_eoi(ICSState *ics, int nr)
+static void ics_simple_eoi(ICSState *ics, uint32_t nr)
 {
     int srcno = nr - ics->offset;
     ICSIRQState *irq = ics->irqs + srcno;
 
-    trace_xics_ics_eoi(nr);
+    trace_xics_ics_simple_eoi(nr);
 
     if (ics->irqs[srcno].flags & XICS_FLAGS_IRQ_LSI) {
         irq->status &= ~XICS_STATUS_SENT;
     }
 }
 
-static void ics_reset(DeviceState *dev)
+static void ics_simple_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 {
-    ICSState *ics = ICS(dev);
+    ICSState *ics = ICS_SIMPLE(dev);
     int i;
     uint8_t flags[ics->nr_irqs];
 
@@ -584,7 +607,7 @@ static void ics_reset(DeviceState *dev)
     }
 }
 
-static int ics_post_load(ICSState *ics, int version_id)
+static int ics_simple_post_load(ICSState *ics, int version_id)
 {
     int i;
 
@@ -595,7 +618,7 @@ static int ics_post_load(ICSState *ics, int version_id)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void ics_dispatch_pre_save(void *opaque)
+static void ics_simple_dispatch_pre_save(void *opaque)
 {
     ICSState *ics = opaque;
     ICSStateClass *info = ICS_GET_CLASS(ics);
@@ -605,7 +628,7 @@ static void ics_dispatch_pre_save(void *opaque)
     }
 }
 
-static int ics_dispatch_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
+static int ics_simple_dispatch_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
 {
     ICSState *ics = opaque;
     ICSStateClass *info = ICS_GET_CLASS(ics);
@@ -617,7 +640,7 @@ static int ics_dispatch_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ics_irq = {
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ics_simple_irq = {
     .name = "ics/irq",
     .version_id = 2,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
@@ -631,59 +654,71 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ics_irq = {
     },
 };
 
-static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ics = {
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ics_simple = {
     .name = "ics",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .pre_save = ics_dispatch_pre_save,
-    .post_load = ics_dispatch_post_load,
+    .pre_save = ics_simple_dispatch_pre_save,
+    .post_load = ics_simple_dispatch_post_load,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         /* Sanity check */
         VMSTATE_UINT32_EQUAL(nr_irqs, ICSState),
 
         VMSTATE_STRUCT_VARRAY_POINTER_UINT32(irqs, ICSState, nr_irqs,
-                                             vmstate_ics_irq, ICSIRQState),
+                                             vmstate_ics_simple_irq,
+                                             ICSIRQState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
 };
 
-static void ics_initfn(Object *obj)
+static void ics_simple_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
-    ICSState *ics = ICS(obj);
+    ICSState *ics = ICS_SIMPLE(obj);
 
     ics->offset = XICS_IRQ_BASE;
 }
 
-static void ics_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+static void ics_simple_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    ICSState *ics = ICS(dev);
+    ICSState *ics = ICS_SIMPLE(dev);
 
     if (!ics->nr_irqs) {
         error_setg(errp, "Number of interrupts needs to be greater 0");
         return;
     }
     ics->irqs = g_malloc0(ics->nr_irqs * sizeof(ICSIRQState));
-    ics->qirqs = qemu_allocate_irqs(ics_set_irq, ics, ics->nr_irqs);
+    ics->qirqs = qemu_allocate_irqs(ics_simple_set_irq, ics, ics->nr_irqs);
 }
 
-static void ics_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+static void ics_simple_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     ICSStateClass *isc = ICS_CLASS(klass);
 
-    dc->realize = ics_realize;
-    dc->vmsd = &vmstate_ics;
-    dc->reset = ics_reset;
-    isc->post_load = ics_post_load;
+    dc->realize = ics_simple_realize;
+    dc->vmsd = &vmstate_ics_simple;
+    dc->reset = ics_simple_reset;
+    isc->post_load = ics_simple_post_load;
+    isc->reject = ics_simple_reject;
+    isc->resend = ics_simple_resend;
+    isc->eoi = ics_simple_eoi;
 }
 
-static const TypeInfo ics_info = {
-    .name = TYPE_ICS,
+static const TypeInfo ics_simple_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_ICS_SIMPLE,
+    .parent = TYPE_ICS_BASE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(ICSState),
+    .class_init = ics_simple_class_init,
+    .class_size = sizeof(ICSStateClass),
+    .instance_init = ics_simple_initfn,
+};
+
+static const TypeInfo ics_base_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_ICS_BASE,
     .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
+    .abstract = true,
     .instance_size = sizeof(ICSState),
-    .class_init = ics_class_init,
     .class_size = sizeof(ICSStateClass),
-    .instance_init = ics_initfn,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -723,7 +758,8 @@ void ics_set_irq_type(ICSState *ics, int srcno, bool lsi)
 static void xics_register_types(void)
 {
     type_register_static(&xics_common_info);
-    type_register_static(&ics_info);
+    type_register_static(&ics_simple_info);
+    type_register_static(&ics_base_info);
     type_register_static(&icp_info);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
index 04fa7cb..89862df 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static void ics_kvm_set_irq(void *opaque, int srcno, int val)
 
 static void ics_kvm_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 {
-    ICSState *ics = ICS(dev);
+    ICSState *ics = ICS_SIMPLE(dev);
     int i;
     uint8_t flags[ics->nr_irqs];
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void ics_kvm_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 
 static void ics_kvm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    ICSState *ics = ICS(dev);
+    ICSState *ics = ICS_SIMPLE(dev);
 
     if (!ics->nr_irqs) {
         error_setg(errp, "Number of interrupts needs to be greater 0");
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ static void ics_kvm_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo ics_kvm_info = {
-    .name = TYPE_KVM_ICS,
-    .parent = TYPE_ICS,
+    .name = TYPE_ICS_KVM,
+    .parent = TYPE_ICS_SIMPLE,
     .instance_size = sizeof(ICSState),
     .class_init = ics_kvm_class_init,
 };
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static void xics_kvm_initfn(Object *obj)
     XICSState *xics = XICS_COMMON(obj);
     ICSState *ics;
 
-    ics = ICS(object_new(TYPE_KVM_ICS));
+    ics = ICS_SIMPLE(object_new(TYPE_ICS_KVM));
     object_property_add_child(obj, "ics", OBJECT(ics), NULL);
     ics->xics = xics;
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&xics->ics, ics, list);
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
index 270f20e..4dd1399 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void rtas_set_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                           uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
 {
     ICSState *ics = QLIST_FIRST(&spapr->xics->ics);
-    uint32_t nr, server, priority;
+    uint32_t nr, srcno, server, priority;
 
     if ((nargs != 3) || (nret != 1)) {
         rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_PARAM_ERROR);
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ static void rtas_set_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
         return;
     }
 
-    ics_write_xive(ics, nr, server, priority, priority);
+    srcno = nr - ics->offset;
+    ics_simple_write_xive(ics, srcno, server, priority, priority);
 
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_SUCCESS);
 }
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ static void rtas_get_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                           uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
 {
     ICSState *ics = QLIST_FIRST(&spapr->xics->ics);
-    uint32_t nr;
+    uint32_t nr, srcno;
 
     if ((nargs != 1) || (nret != 3)) {
         rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_PARAM_ERROR);
@@ -165,8 +166,9 @@ static void rtas_get_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
     }
 
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_SUCCESS);
-    rtas_st(rets, 1, ics->irqs[nr - ics->offset].server);
-    rtas_st(rets, 2, ics->irqs[nr - ics->offset].priority);
+    srcno = nr - ics->offset;
+    rtas_st(rets, 1, ics->irqs[srcno].server);
+    rtas_st(rets, 2, ics->irqs[srcno].priority);
 }
 
 static void rtas_int_off(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ static void rtas_int_off(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                          uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
 {
     ICSState *ics = QLIST_FIRST(&spapr->xics->ics);
-    uint32_t nr;
+    uint32_t nr, srcno;
 
     if ((nargs != 1) || (nret != 1)) {
         rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_PARAM_ERROR);
@@ -193,8 +195,9 @@ static void rtas_int_off(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
         return;
     }
 
-    ics_write_xive(ics, nr, ics->irqs[nr - ics->offset].server, 0xff,
-                   ics->irqs[nr - ics->offset].priority);
+    srcno = nr - ics->offset;
+    ics_simple_write_xive(ics, srcno, ics->irqs[srcno].server, 0xff,
+                          ics->irqs[srcno].priority);
 
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_SUCCESS);
 }
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ static void rtas_int_on(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                         uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
 {
     ICSState *ics = QLIST_FIRST(&spapr->xics->ics);
-    uint32_t nr;
+    uint32_t nr, srcno;
 
     if ((nargs != 1) || (nret != 1)) {
         rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_PARAM_ERROR);
@@ -223,9 +226,10 @@ static void rtas_int_on(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
         return;
     }
 
-    ics_write_xive(ics, nr, ics->irqs[nr - ics->offset].server,
-                   ics->irqs[nr - ics->offset].saved_priority,
-                   ics->irqs[nr - ics->offset].saved_priority);
+    srcno = nr - ics->offset;
+    ics_simple_write_xive(ics, srcno, ics->irqs[srcno].server,
+                          ics->irqs[srcno].saved_priority,
+                          ics->irqs[srcno].saved_priority);
 
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_SUCCESS);
 }
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/xics.h b/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
index 8433bf9..bc10c16 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
@@ -118,22 +118,29 @@ struct ICPState {
     bool cap_irq_xics_enabled;
 };
 
-#define TYPE_ICS "ics"
-#define ICS(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(ICSState, (obj), TYPE_ICS)
+#define TYPE_ICS_BASE "ics-base"
+#define ICS_BASE(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(ICSState, (obj), TYPE_ICS_SIMPLE)
 
-#define TYPE_KVM_ICS "icskvm"
-#define KVM_ICS(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(ICSState, (obj), TYPE_KVM_ICS)
+/* Retain ics for sPAPR for migration from existing sPAPR guests */
+#define TYPE_ICS_SIMPLE "ics"
+#define ICS_SIMPLE(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(ICSState, (obj), TYPE_ICS_SIMPLE)
+
+#define TYPE_ICS_KVM "icskvm"
+#define ICS_KVM(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(ICSState, (obj), TYPE_ICS_KVM)
 
 #define ICS_CLASS(klass) \
-     OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(ICSStateClass, (klass), TYPE_ICS)
+     OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(ICSStateClass, (klass), TYPE_ICS_SIMPLE)
 #define ICS_GET_CLASS(obj) \
-     OBJECT_GET_CLASS(ICSStateClass, (obj), TYPE_ICS)
+     OBJECT_GET_CLASS(ICSStateClass, (obj), TYPE_ICS_SIMPLE)
 
 struct ICSStateClass {
     DeviceClass parent_class;
 
     void (*pre_save)(ICSState *s);
     int (*post_load)(ICSState *s, int version_id);
+    void (*reject)(ICSState *s, uint32_t irq);
+    void (*resend)(ICSState *s);
+    void (*eoi)(ICSState *s, uint32_t irq);
 };
 
 struct ICSState {
@@ -190,8 +197,8 @@ uint32_t icp_accept(ICPState *ss);
 uint32_t icp_ipoll(ICPState *ss, uint32_t *mfrr);
 void icp_eoi(XICSState *icp, int server, uint32_t xirr);
 
-void ics_write_xive(ICSState *ics, int nr, int server,
-                    uint8_t priority, uint8_t saved_priority);
+void ics_simple_write_xive(ICSState *ics, int nr, int server,
+                           uint8_t priority, uint8_t saved_priority);
 
 void ics_set_irq_type(ICSState *ics, int srcno, bool lsi);
 
