diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c
index 93f214ff58..da6a99f038 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c
@@ -33,6 +33,20 @@ static void virtio_gpu_pci_base_realize(VirtIOPCIProxy *vpci_dev, Error **errp)
     DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(g);
     int i;
 
+    if (virtio_gpu_hostmem_enabled(g->conf)) {
+        vpci_dev->msix_bar_idx = 1;
+        vpci_dev->modern_mem_bar_idx = 2;
+        memory_region_init(&g->hostmem, OBJECT(g), "virtio-gpu-hostmem",
+                           g->conf.hostmem);
+        pci_register_bar(&vpci_dev->pci_dev, 4,
+                         PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_SPACE_MEMORY |
+                         PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_PREFETCH |
+                         PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_TYPE_64,
+                         &g->hostmem);
+        virtio_pci_add_shm_cap(vpci_dev, 4, 0, g->conf.hostmem,
+                               VIRTIO_GPU_SHM_ID_HOST_VISIBLE);
+    }
+
     virtio_pci_force_virtio_1(vpci_dev);
     if (!qdev_realize(vdev, BUS(&vpci_dev->bus), errp)) {
         return;
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
index 5e15c79b94..7b592f998d 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
@@ -1425,6 +1425,7 @@ static Property virtio_gpu_properties[] = {
                      256 * MiB),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT("blob", VirtIOGPU, parent_obj.conf.flags,
                     VIRTIO_GPU_FLAG_BLOB_ENABLED, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_SIZE("hostmem", VirtIOGPU, parent_obj.conf.hostmem, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-vga.c b/hw/display/virtio-vga.c
index e6fb0aa876..c8552ff760 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-vga.c
@@ -115,17 +115,32 @@ static void virtio_vga_base_realize(VirtIOPCIProxy *vpci_dev, Error **errp)
     pci_register_bar(&vpci_dev->pci_dev, 0,
                      PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_PREFETCH, &vga->vram);
 
-    /*
-     * Configure virtio bar and regions
-     *
-     * We use bar #2 for the mmio regions, to be compatible with stdvga.
-     * virtio regions are moved to the end of bar #2, to make room for
-     * the stdvga mmio registers at the start of bar #2.
-     */
-    vpci_dev->modern_mem_bar_idx = 2;
-    vpci_dev->msix_bar_idx = 4;
     vpci_dev->modern_io_bar_idx = 5;
 
+    if (!virtio_gpu_hostmem_enabled(g->conf)) {
+        /*
+         * Configure virtio bar and regions
+         *
+         * We use bar #2 for the mmio regions, to be compatible with stdvga.
+         * virtio regions are moved to the end of bar #2, to make room for
+         * the stdvga mmio registers at the start of bar #2.
+         */
+        vpci_dev->modern_mem_bar_idx = 2;
+        vpci_dev->msix_bar_idx = 4;
+    } else {
+        vpci_dev->msix_bar_idx = 1;
+        vpci_dev->modern_mem_bar_idx = 2;
+        memory_region_init(&g->hostmem, OBJECT(g), "virtio-gpu-hostmem",
+                           g->conf.hostmem);
+        pci_register_bar(&vpci_dev->pci_dev, 4,
+                         PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_SPACE_MEMORY |
+                         PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_PREFETCH |
+                         PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_TYPE_64,
+                         &g->hostmem);
+        virtio_pci_add_shm_cap(vpci_dev, 4, 0, g->conf.hostmem,
+                               VIRTIO_GPU_SHM_ID_HOST_VISIBLE);
+    }
+
     if (!(vpci_dev->flags & VIRTIO_PCI_FLAG_PAGE_PER_VQ)) {
         /*
          * with page-per-vq=off there is no padding space we can use
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
index 2e28507efe..eafce75b04 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
@@ -102,12 +102,15 @@ enum virtio_gpu_base_conf_flags {
     (_cfg.flags & (1 << VIRTIO_GPU_FLAG_DMABUF_ENABLED))
 #define virtio_gpu_blob_enabled(_cfg) \
     (_cfg.flags & (1 << VIRTIO_GPU_FLAG_BLOB_ENABLED))
+#define virtio_gpu_hostmem_enabled(_cfg) \
+    (_cfg.hostmem > 0)
 
 struct virtio_gpu_base_conf {
     uint32_t max_outputs;
     uint32_t flags;
     uint32_t xres;
     uint32_t yres;
+    uint64_t hostmem;
 };
 
 struct virtio_gpu_ctrl_command {
@@ -131,6 +134,8 @@ struct VirtIOGPUBase {
     int renderer_blocked;
     int enable;
 
+    MemoryRegion hostmem;
+
     struct virtio_gpu_scanout scanout[VIRTIO_GPU_MAX_SCANOUTS];
 
     int enabled_output_bitmask;
