diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index d1da64383e..56bfb17eec 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -772,7 +772,8 @@ retry:
     ret = vfio_enable_vectors(vdev, false);
     if (ret) {
         if (ret < 0) {
-            error_report("vfio: Error: Failed to setup MSI fds: %m");
+            error_report("vfio: Error: Failed to setup MSI fds: %s",
+                         strerror(-ret));
         } else {
             error_report("vfio: Error: Failed to enable %d "
                          "MSI vectors, retry with %d", vdev->nr_vectors, ret);
diff --git a/hw/vfio/trace-events b/hw/vfio/trace-events
index a65d530557..73661db9d9 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/trace-events
+++ b/hw/vfio/trace-events
@@ -186,3 +186,5 @@ vfio_user_version(uint16_t major, uint16_t minor, const char *caps) " major %d m
 vfio_user_get_info(uint32_t nregions, uint32_t nirqs) " #regions %d #irqs %d"
 vfio_user_get_region_info(uint32_t index, uint32_t flags, uint64_t size) " index %d flags 0x%x size 0x%"PRIx64
 vfio_user_region_rw(uint32_t region, uint64_t off, uint32_t count) " region %d offset 0x%"PRIx64" count %d"
+vfio_user_get_irq_info(uint32_t index, uint32_t flags, uint32_t count) " index %d flags 0x%x count %d"
+vfio_user_set_irqs(uint32_t index, uint32_t start, uint32_t count, uint32_t flags) " index %d start %d count %d flags 0x%x"
diff --git a/hw/vfio/user-protocol.h b/hw/vfio/user-protocol.h
index 6987435e96..48dd475ab3 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/user-protocol.h
+++ b/hw/vfio/user-protocol.h
@@ -139,6 +139,31 @@ typedef struct {
     uint64_t offset;
 } VFIOUserRegionInfo;
 
+/*
+ * VFIO_USER_DEVICE_GET_IRQ_INFO
+ * imported from struct vfio_irq_info
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    VFIOUserHdr hdr;
+    uint32_t argsz;
+    uint32_t flags;
+    uint32_t index;
+    uint32_t count;
+} VFIOUserIRQInfo;
+
+/*
+ * VFIO_USER_DEVICE_SET_IRQS
+ * imported from struct vfio_irq_set
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    VFIOUserHdr hdr;
+    uint32_t argsz;
+    uint32_t flags;
+    uint32_t index;
+    uint32_t start;
+    uint32_t count;
+} VFIOUserIRQSet;
+
 /*
  * VFIO_USER_REGION_READ
  * VFIO_USER_REGION_WRITE
diff --git a/hw/vfio/user.c b/hw/vfio/user.c
index 9bb1ee8880..352c10d37b 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/user.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/user.c
@@ -1195,6 +1195,122 @@ static int vfio_user_get_region_info(VFIOUserProxy *proxy,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int vfio_user_get_irq_info(VFIOUserProxy *proxy,
+                                  struct vfio_irq_info *info)
+{
+    VFIOUserIRQInfo msg;
+
+    memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
+    vfio_user_request_msg(&msg.hdr, VFIO_USER_DEVICE_GET_IRQ_INFO,
+                          sizeof(msg), 0);
+    msg.argsz = info->argsz;
+    msg.index = info->index;
+
+    vfio_user_send_wait(proxy, &msg.hdr, NULL, 0);
+    if (msg.hdr.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
+        return -msg.hdr.error_reply;
+    }
+    trace_vfio_user_get_irq_info(msg.index, msg.flags, msg.count);
+
+    memcpy(info, &msg.argsz, sizeof(*info));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int irq_howmany(int *fdp, uint32_t cur, uint32_t max)
+{
+    int n = 0;
+
+    if (fdp[cur] != -1) {
+        do {
+            n++;
+        } while (n < max && fdp[cur + n] != -1);
+    } else {
+        do {
+            n++;
+        } while (n < max && fdp[cur + n] == -1);
+    }
+
+    return n;
+}
+
+static int vfio_user_set_irqs(VFIOUserProxy *proxy, struct vfio_irq_set *irq)
+{
+    g_autofree VFIOUserIRQSet *msgp = NULL;
+    uint32_t size, nfds, send_fds, sent_fds, max;
+
+    if (irq->argsz < sizeof(*irq)) {
+        error_printf("vfio_user_set_irqs argsz too small\n");
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Handle simple case
+     */
+    if ((irq->flags & VFIO_IRQ_SET_DATA_EVENTFD) == 0) {
+        size = sizeof(VFIOUserHdr) + irq->argsz;
+        msgp = g_malloc0(size);
+
+        vfio_user_request_msg(&msgp->hdr, VFIO_USER_DEVICE_SET_IRQS, size, 0);
+        msgp->argsz = irq->argsz;
+        msgp->flags = irq->flags;
+        msgp->index = irq->index;
+        msgp->start = irq->start;
+        msgp->count = irq->count;
+        trace_vfio_user_set_irqs(msgp->index, msgp->start, msgp->count,
+                                 msgp->flags);
+
+        vfio_user_send_wait(proxy, &msgp->hdr, NULL, 0);
+        if (msgp->hdr.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
+            return -msgp->hdr.error_reply;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Calculate the number of FDs to send
+     * and adjust argsz
+     */
+    nfds = (irq->argsz - sizeof(*irq)) / sizeof(int);
+    irq->argsz = sizeof(*irq);
+    msgp = g_malloc0(sizeof(*msgp));
+    /*
+     * Send in chunks if over max_send_fds
+     */
+    for (sent_fds = 0; nfds > sent_fds; sent_fds += send_fds) {
+        VFIOUserFDs *arg_fds, loop_fds;
+
+        /* must send all valid FDs or all invalid FDs in single msg */
+        max = nfds - sent_fds;
+        if (max > proxy->max_send_fds) {
+            max = proxy->max_send_fds;
+        }
+        send_fds = irq_howmany((int *)irq->data, sent_fds, max);
+
+        vfio_user_request_msg(&msgp->hdr, VFIO_USER_DEVICE_SET_IRQS,
+                              sizeof(*msgp), 0);
+        msgp->argsz = irq->argsz;
+        msgp->flags = irq->flags;
+        msgp->index = irq->index;
+        msgp->start = irq->start + sent_fds;
+        msgp->count = send_fds;
+        trace_vfio_user_set_irqs(msgp->index, msgp->start, msgp->count,
+                                 msgp->flags);
+
+        loop_fds.send_fds = send_fds;
+        loop_fds.recv_fds = 0;
+        loop_fds.fds = (int *)irq->data + sent_fds;
+        arg_fds = loop_fds.fds[0] != -1 ? &loop_fds : NULL;
+
+        vfio_user_send_wait(proxy, &msgp->hdr, arg_fds, 0);
+        if (msgp->hdr.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
+            return -msgp->hdr.error_reply;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int vfio_user_region_read(VFIOUserProxy *proxy, uint8_t index,
                                  off_t offset, uint32_t count, void *data)
 {
@@ -1291,6 +1407,28 @@ static int vfio_user_io_get_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int vfio_user_io_get_irq_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev,
+                                     struct vfio_irq_info *irq)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = vfio_user_get_irq_info(vbasedev->proxy, irq);
+    if (ret) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    if (irq->index > vbasedev->num_irqs) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int vfio_user_io_set_irqs(VFIODevice *vbasedev,
+                                 struct vfio_irq_set *irqs)
+{
+    return vfio_user_set_irqs(vbasedev->proxy, irqs);
+}
+
 static int vfio_user_io_region_read(VFIODevice *vbasedev, uint8_t index,
                                     off_t off, uint32_t size, void *data)
 {
@@ -1307,6 +1445,8 @@ static int vfio_user_io_region_write(VFIODevice *vbasedev, uint8_t index,
 
 VFIODeviceIO vfio_dev_io_sock = {
     .get_region_info = vfio_user_io_get_region_info,
+    .get_irq_info = vfio_user_io_get_irq_info,
+    .set_irqs = vfio_user_io_set_irqs,
     .region_read = vfio_user_io_region_read,
     .region_write = vfio_user_io_region_write,
 };
