diff --git a/include/hw/proxy/qemu-proxy.h b/include/hw/proxy/qemu-proxy.h
index 4e949f778b..a4c6989248 100644
--- a/include/hw/proxy/qemu-proxy.h
+++ b/include/hw/proxy/qemu-proxy.h
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ typedef struct PCIProxyDevClass {
 
 int remote_spawn(PCIProxyDev *pdev, const char *command, Error **errp);
 
+typedef struct PCIProxyDevList {
+    QLIST_HEAD(, PCIProxyDev) devices;
+} proxy_dev_list_t;
+
+extern QemuMutex proxy_list_lock;
+extern proxy_dev_list_t proxy_dev_list;
+
 void proxy_default_bar_write(PCIProxyDev *dev, MemoryRegion *mr, hwaddr addr,
                              uint64_t val, unsigned size, bool memory);
 
diff --git a/include/monitor/qdev.h b/include/monitor/qdev.h
index c7642f7c2d..965c58d127 100644
--- a/include/monitor/qdev.h
+++ b/include/monitor/qdev.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define MONITOR_QDEV_H
 
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
+#include "hw/proxy/qemu-proxy.h"
 
 /*** monitor commands ***/
 
@@ -12,8 +13,12 @@ void qmp_device_add(QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data, Error **errp);
 
 void qmp_rdevice_add(QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data, Error **errp);
 void qmp_rdevice_del(const char *id, Error **errp);
+DeviceState *qdev_remote_add(QemuOpts *opts, bool device, Error **errp);
+void qdev_proxy_fire(void);
 
 int qdev_device_help(QemuOpts *opts);
+DeviceState *qdev_proxy_add(const char *rid, const char *id, char *command,
+                            int rsocket, bool managed, Error **errp);
 DeviceState *qdev_device_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
 void qdev_set_id(DeviceState *dev, const char *id);
 
diff --git a/qdev-monitor.c b/qdev-monitor.c
index 744c807b0f..596d01f49a 100644
--- a/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "migration/misc.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
+#include "hw/proxy/qemu-proxy.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "hw/proxy/proxy-lsi53c895a.h"
+#include "include/qemu/cutils.h"
+#include "include/qemu/log.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
+#include "hw/proxy/qemu-proxy.h"
+#include "io/proxy-link.h"
 
 /*
  * Aliases were a bad idea from the start.  Let's keep them
@@ -47,6 +57,8 @@ typedef struct QDevAlias
     uint32_t arch_mask;
 } QDevAlias;
 
+proxy_dev_list_t proxy_dev_list;
+QemuMutex proxy_list_lock;
 /* Please keep this table sorted by typename. */
 static const QDevAlias qdev_alias_table[] = {
     { "e1000", "e1000-82540em" },
@@ -562,6 +574,160 @@ void qdev_set_id(DeviceState *dev, const char *id)
     }
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_MPQEMU)
+PCIProxyDev *get_proxy_object(const char *rid);
+PCIProxyDev *get_proxy_object(const char *rid)
+{
+    PCIProxyDev *entry;
+
+    qemu_mutex_lock(&proxy_list_lock);
+    QLIST_FOREACH(entry, &proxy_dev_list.devices, next) {
+        if (strncmp(entry->rid, rid, strlen(entry->rid)) == 0) {
+            qemu_mutex_unlock(&proxy_list_lock);
+            return entry;
+        }
+    }
+    qemu_mutex_unlock(&proxy_list_lock);
+    return NULL;
+
+}
+
+#define MAX_RID_LENGTH 10
+void qdev_proxy_fire(void)
+{
+    PCIProxyDev *entry;
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH(entry, &proxy_dev_list.devices, next) {
+        if (entry->proxy_ready) {
+            entry->proxy_ready(PCI_DEVICE(entry));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+DeviceState *qdev_proxy_add(const char *rid, const char *id, char *command,
+                            int rsocket, bool managed, Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *ds;
+    PCIProxyDev *pdev;
+    QemuOpts *proxy_opts;
+    const char *proxy_type;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    QDict *qdict;
+    const char *str;
+
+    pdev = get_proxy_object(rid);
+    if (pdev) {
+        return DEVICE(pdev);
+    }
+
+    if (strlen(rid) > MAX_RID_LENGTH) {
+        error_setg(errp, "rid %s is too long.", rid);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    proxy_opts = qemu_opts_create(&qemu_device_opts, NULL, 0,
+                                  errp);
+
+    /* TODO: remove hardcoded type and add approptiate type identification. */
+    proxy_type = TYPE_PROXY_LSI53C895A;
+
+    qemu_opts_set_id(proxy_opts, (char *)rid);
+    qemu_opt_set(proxy_opts, "driver", proxy_type, &local_err);
+
+    qdict = qemu_opts_to_qdict(proxy_opts, NULL);
+    str = qstring_get_str(qobject_to_json(QOBJECT(qdict)));
+
+    ds = qdev_device_add(proxy_opts, &local_err);
+    if (!ds) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Could not create proxy device"
+                      " with opts %s.", str);
+        qemu_opts_del(proxy_opts);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    qdev_set_id(ds, qemu_opts_id(proxy_opts));
+
+    pdev = PCI_PROXY_DEV(ds);
+    if (!pdev) {
+        error_setg(errp, "qdev_device_add failed.");
+        qemu_opts_del(proxy_opts);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    pdev->rid = g_strdup(rid);
+    pdev->rsocket = managed ? rsocket : -1;
+    pdev->managed = managed;
+    pdev->init_proxy(PCI_DEVICE(ds), command, errp);
+
+    qemu_mutex_lock(&proxy_list_lock);
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&proxy_dev_list.devices, pdev, next);
+    qemu_mutex_unlock(&proxy_list_lock);
+
+    qemu_opts_del(proxy_opts);
+    return ds;
+}
+
+DeviceState *qdev_remote_add(QemuOpts *opts, bool device, Error **errp)
+{
+    PCIProxyDev *pdev = NULL;
+    DeviceState *dev;
+    const char *rid, *rsocket = NULL, *command = NULL;
+    QDict *qdict_new;
+
+    if (!proxy_list_lock.initialized) {
+        QLIST_INIT(&proxy_dev_list.devices);
+        qemu_mutex_init(&proxy_list_lock);
+    }
+
+    rid = qemu_opt_get(opts, "rid");
+    if (!rid) {
+        error_setg(errp, "rdevice option needs rid specified.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    rsocket = qemu_opt_get(opts, "socket");
+    if (rsocket) {
+        if (strlen(rsocket) > MAX_RID_LENGTH) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Socket number is incorrect.");
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * TODO: verify command with known commands and on remote end.
+     * How else can we verify the binary we launch without libvirtd support?
+     */
+    command = qemu_opt_get(opts, "command");
+    if (!rsocket && !command) {
+        error_setg(errp, "rdevice option needs socket or command specified.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    dev = qdev_proxy_add(rid, qemu_opt_get(opts, "id"), (char *)command,
+                         rsocket ? atoi(rsocket) : -1, rsocket ? true : false, errp);
+    if (!dev) {
+        error_setg(errp, "qdev_proxy_add error.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    qdict_new = qemu_opts_to_qdict(opts, NULL);
+
+    if (!qdict_new) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Could not parse rdevice options.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    pdev = PCI_PROXY_DEV(dev);
+    if (!pdev->set_remote_opts) {
+        /* TODO: destroy proxy? */
+        error_setg(errp, "set_remote_opts not set.");
+        return NULL;
+    } else {
+        pdev->set_remote_opts(PCI_DEVICE(pdev), qdict_new,
+                              device ? DEV_OPTS : DRIVE_OPTS);
+    }
+
+    return dev;
+}
+#endif /*defined(CONFIG_MPQEMU)*/
+
 DeviceState *qdev_device_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc;
