diff --git a/fsdev/file-op-9p.h b/fsdev/file-op-9p.h
index c757c8099f..6c1663c252 100644
--- a/fsdev/file-op-9p.h
+++ b/fsdev/file-op-9p.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ typedef struct ExtendedOps {
 #define V9FS_RDONLY                 0x00000040
 #define V9FS_PROXY_SOCK_FD          0x00000080
 #define V9FS_PROXY_SOCK_NAME        0x00000100
+#define V9FS_REMAP_INODES           0x00000200
 
 #define V9FS_SEC_MASK               0x0000003C
 
diff --git a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev-opts.c b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev-opts.c
index 7c31ffffaf..64a8052266 100644
--- a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev-opts.c
+++ b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev-opts.c
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_fsdev_opts = {
         }, {
             .name = "readonly",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
-
+        }, {
+            .name = "remap_inodes",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
         }, {
             .name = "socket",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
@@ -76,6 +78,9 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_virtfs_opts = {
             .name = "readonly",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
         }, {
+            .name = "remap_inodes",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
+        }, {
             .name = "socket",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
         }, {
diff --git a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
index 077a8c4e2b..b6fa9799be 100644
--- a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
+++ b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ int qemu_fsdev_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
     const char *fsdev_id = qemu_opts_id(opts);
     const char *fsdriver = qemu_opt_get(opts, "fsdriver");
     const char *writeout = qemu_opt_get(opts, "writeout");
+    bool remap_inodes = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "remap_inodes", 0);
     bool ro = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "readonly", 0);
 
     if (!fsdev_id) {
@@ -161,6 +162,11 @@ int qemu_fsdev_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
     } else {
         fsle->fse.export_flags &= ~V9FS_RDONLY;
     }
+    if (remap_inodes) {
+        fsle->fse.export_flags |= V9FS_REMAP_INODES;
+    } else {
+        fsle->fse.export_flags &= ~V9FS_REMAP_INODES;
+    }
 
     if (fsle->fse.ops->parse_opts) {
         if (fsle->fse.ops->parse_opts(opts, &fsle->fse, errp)) {
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p.c b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
index cbaa212625..7ccc68a829 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "migration/blocker.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
+#include "qemu/xxhash.h"
 
 int open_fd_hw;
 int total_open_fd;
@@ -571,24 +572,96 @@ static void coroutine_fn virtfs_reset(V9fsPDU *pdu)
                                 P9_STAT_MODE_NAMED_PIPE |   \
                                 P9_STAT_MODE_SOCKET)
 
-/* This is the algorithm from ufs in spfs */
+
+/* creative abuse of tb_hash_func7, which is based on xxhash */
+static uint32_t qpp_hash(QppEntry e)
+{
+    return qemu_xxhash7(e.ino_prefix, e.dev, 0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+static bool qpp_lookup_func(const void *obj, const void *userp)
+{
+    const QppEntry *e1 = obj, *e2 = userp;
+    return e1->dev == e2->dev && e1->ino_prefix == e2->ino_prefix;
+}
+
+static void qpp_table_remove(void *p, uint32_t h, void *up)
+{
+    g_free(p);
+}
+
+static void qpp_table_destroy(struct qht *ht)
+{
+    qht_iter(ht, qpp_table_remove, NULL);
+    qht_destroy(ht);
+}
+
+/* stat_to_qid needs to map inode number (64 bits) and device id (32 bits)
+ * to a unique QID path (64 bits). To avoid having to map and keep track
+ * of up to 2^64 objects, we map only the 16 highest bits of the inode plus
+ * the device id to the 16 highest bits of the QID path. The 48 lowest bits
+ * of the QID path equal to the lowest bits of the inode number.
+ *
+ * This takes advantage of the fact that inode number are usually not
+ * random but allocated sequentially, so we have fewer items to keep
+ * track of.
+ */
+static int qid_path_prefixmap(V9fsPDU *pdu, const struct stat *stbuf,
+                                uint64_t *path)
+{
+    QppEntry lookup = {
+        .dev = stbuf->st_dev,
+        .ino_prefix = (uint16_t) (stbuf->st_ino >> 48)
+    }, *val;
+    uint32_t hash = qpp_hash(lookup);
+
+    val = qht_lookup(&pdu->s->qpp_table, &lookup, hash);
+
+    if (!val) {
+        if (pdu->s->qp_prefix_next == 0) {
+            /* we ran out of prefixes */
+            return -ENFILE;
+        }
+
+        val = g_malloc0(sizeof(QppEntry));
+        *val = lookup;
+
+        /* new unique inode prefix and device combo */
+        val->qp_prefix = pdu->s->qp_prefix_next++;
+        qht_insert(&pdu->s->qpp_table, val, hash, NULL);
+    }
+
+    *path = ((uint64_t)val->qp_prefix << 48) | (stbuf->st_ino & QPATH_INO_MASK);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int stat_to_qid(V9fsPDU *pdu, const struct stat *stbuf, V9fsQID *qidp)
 {
-    size_t size;
+    int err;
 
-    if (pdu->s->dev_id == 0) {
-        pdu->s->dev_id = stbuf->st_dev;
-    } else if (pdu->s->dev_id != stbuf->st_dev) {
-        error_report_once(
-            "9p: Multiple devices detected in same VirtFS export. "
-            "You must use a separate export for each device."
-        );
-        return -ENOSYS;
+    if (pdu->s->ctx.export_flags & V9FS_REMAP_INODES) {
+        /* map inode+device to qid path (fast path) */
+        err = qid_path_prefixmap(pdu, stbuf, &qidp->path);
+        if (err) {
+            return err;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (pdu->s->dev_id == 0) {
+            pdu->s->dev_id = stbuf->st_dev;
+        } else if (pdu->s->dev_id != stbuf->st_dev) {
+            error_report_once(
+                "9p: Multiple devices detected in same VirtFS export. "
+                "You must either use a separate export for each device "
+                "shared from host or enable virtfs option 'remap_inodes'."
+            );
+            return -ENOSYS;
+        }
+        size_t size;
+        memset(&qidp->path, 0, sizeof(qidp->path));
+        size = MIN(sizeof(stbuf->st_ino), sizeof(qidp->path));
+        memcpy(&qidp->path, &stbuf->st_ino, size);
     }
 
-    memset(&qidp->path, 0, sizeof(qidp->path));
-    size = MIN(sizeof(stbuf->st_ino), sizeof(qidp->path));
-    memcpy(&qidp->path, &stbuf->st_ino, size);
     qidp->version = stbuf->st_mtime ^ (stbuf->st_size << 8);
     qidp->type = 0;
     if (S_ISDIR(stbuf->st_mode)) {
@@ -3676,6 +3749,10 @@ int v9fs_device_realize_common(V9fsState *s, const V9fsTransport *t,
 
     s->dev_id = 0;
 
+    /* QID path hash table. 1 entry ought to be enough for anybody ;) */
+    qht_init(&s->qpp_table, qpp_lookup_func, 1, QHT_MODE_AUTO_RESIZE);
+    s->qp_prefix_next = 1; /* reserve 0 to detect overflow */
+
     s->ctx.fst = &fse->fst;
     fsdev_throttle_init(s->ctx.fst);
 
@@ -3689,6 +3766,7 @@ out:
         }
         g_free(s->tag);
         g_free(s->ctx.fs_root);
+        qpp_table_destroy(&s->qpp_table);
         v9fs_path_free(&path);
     }
     return rc;
@@ -3701,6 +3779,7 @@ void v9fs_device_unrealize_common(V9fsState *s, Error **errp)
     }
     fsdev_throttle_cleanup(s->ctx.fst);
     g_free(s->tag);
+    qpp_table_destroy(&s->qpp_table);
     g_free(s->ctx.fs_root);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p.h b/hw/9pfs/9p.h
index 5e316178d5..0200e04176 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p.h
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "fsdev/9p-iov-marshal.h"
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
 #include "qemu/coroutine.h"
+#include "qemu/qht.h"
 
 enum {
     P9_TLERROR = 6,
@@ -235,6 +236,15 @@ struct V9fsFidState
     V9fsFidState *rclm_lst;
 };
 
+#define QPATH_INO_MASK        (((unsigned long)1 << 48) - 1)
+
+/* QID path prefix entry, see stat_to_qid */
+typedef struct {
+    dev_t dev;
+    uint16_t ino_prefix;
+    uint16_t qp_prefix;
+} QppEntry;
+
 struct V9fsState
 {
     QLIST_HEAD(, V9fsPDU) free_list;
@@ -257,6 +267,8 @@ struct V9fsState
     V9fsConf fsconf;
     V9fsQID root_qid;
     dev_t dev_id;
+    struct qht qpp_table;
+    uint16_t qp_prefix_next;
 };
 
 /* 9p2000.L open flags */
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 0d8beb4afd..e7ea136da1 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEF("virtfs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtfs,
     "-virtfs local,path=path,mount_tag=tag,security_model=mapped-xattr|mapped-file|passthrough|none\n"
-    "        [,id=id][,writeout=immediate][,readonly][,fmode=fmode][,dmode=dmode]\n"
+    "        [,id=id][,writeout=immediate][,readonly][,fmode=fmode][,dmode=dmode][,remap_inodes]\n"
     "-virtfs proxy,mount_tag=tag,socket=socket[,id=id][,writeout=immediate][,readonly]\n"
     "-virtfs proxy,mount_tag=tag,sock_fd=sock_fd[,id=id][,writeout=immediate][,readonly]\n"
     "-virtfs synth,mount_tag=tag[,id=id][,readonly]\n",
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ DEF("virtfs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtfs,
 
 STEXI
 
-@item -virtfs local,path=@var{path},mount_tag=@var{mount_tag} ,security_model=@var{security_model}[,writeout=@var{writeout}][,readonly] [,fmode=@var{fmode}][,dmode=@var{dmode}]
+@item -virtfs local,path=@var{path},mount_tag=@var{mount_tag} ,security_model=@var{security_model}[,writeout=@var{writeout}][,readonly] [,fmode=@var{fmode}][,dmode=@var{dmode}][,remap_inodes]
 @itemx -virtfs proxy,socket=@var{socket},mount_tag=@var{mount_tag} [,writeout=@var{writeout}][,readonly]
 @itemx -virtfs proxy,sock_fd=@var{sock_fd},mount_tag=@var{mount_tag} [,writeout=@var{writeout}][,readonly]
 @itemx -virtfs synth,mount_tag=@var{mount_tag}
@@ -1398,6 +1398,19 @@ Specifies the default mode for newly created directories on the host. Works
 only with security models "mapped-xattr" and "mapped-file".
 @item mount_tag=@var{mount_tag}
 Specifies the tag name to be used by the guest to mount this export point.
+@item remap_inodes
+By default virtfs 9p supports only one device per export in order to avoid
+file ID collisions on guest which may otherwise happen because the original
+device IDs from host are not passed and exposed on guest. Instead all files
+of an export shared with virtfs do have the same device id on guest. So two
+files with identical inode numbers but from actually different devices on
+host would otherwise cause a file ID collision and hence potential
+misbehaviours on guest. For that reason it is recommended to create a
+separate virtfs export for each device to be shared with guests. However
+you may also enable "remap_inodes" which allows you to share multiple
+devices with only one export instead, which is achieved by remapping the
+original inode numbers from host to guest in a way that would prevent such
+collisions.
 @end table
 ETEXI
 
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 99a56b5556..de9d7b846c 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3457,6 +3457,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 qemu_opt_set_bool(fsdev, "readonly",
                                   qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "readonly", 0),
                                   &error_abort);
+                qemu_opt_set_bool(fsdev, "remap_inodes",
+                                  qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "remap_inodes", 0),
+                                  &error_abort);
                 device = qemu_opts_create(qemu_find_opts("device"), NULL, 0,
                                           &error_abort);
                 qemu_opt_set(device, "driver", "virtio-9p-pci", &error_abort);
