diff --git a/qemu/qemu.go b/qemu/qemu.go
index d146610949..31254231d2 100644
--- a/qemu/qemu.go
+++ b/qemu/qemu.go
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ const (
 
 	// VirtioSerialPort is the serial port device driver.
 	VirtioSerialPort DeviceDriver = "virtserialport"
+
+	// VHostVSockPCI is the vhost vsock pci driver.
+	VHostVSockPCI DeviceDriver = "vhost-vsock-pci"
 )
 
 // ObjectType is a string representing a qemu object type.
@@ -962,6 +965,12 @@ type VSOCKDevice struct {
 	ID string
 
 	ContextID uint32
+
+	// VHostFD vhost file descriptor that holds the ContextID
+	VHostFD *os.File
+
+	// DisableModern prevents qemu from relying on fast MMIO.
+	DisableModern bool
 }
 
 const (
@@ -988,12 +997,22 @@ func (vsock VSOCKDevice) Valid() bool {
 
 // QemuParams returns the qemu parameters built out of the VSOCK device.
 func (vsock VSOCKDevice) QemuParams(config *Config) []string {
+	var deviceParams []string
 	var qemuParams []string
 
-	deviceParam := fmt.Sprintf("%s,id=%s,%s=%d", VhostVSOCKPCI, vsock.ID, VSOCKGuestCID, vsock.ContextID)
+	deviceParams = append(deviceParams, fmt.Sprintf("%s", VhostVSOCKPCI))
+	if vsock.DisableModern {
+		deviceParams = append(deviceParams, ",disable-modern=true")
+	}
+	if vsock.VHostFD != nil {
+		qemuFDs := config.appendFDs([]*os.File{vsock.VHostFD})
+		deviceParams = append(deviceParams, fmt.Sprintf(",vhostfd=%d", qemuFDs[0]))
+	}
+	deviceParams = append(deviceParams, fmt.Sprintf(",id=%s", vsock.ID))
+	deviceParams = append(deviceParams, fmt.Sprintf(",%s=%d", VSOCKGuestCID, vsock.ContextID))
 
 	qemuParams = append(qemuParams, "-device")
-	qemuParams = append(qemuParams, deviceParam)
+	qemuParams = append(qemuParams, strings.Join(deviceParams, ""))
 
 	return qemuParams
 }
diff --git a/qemu/qemu_test.go b/qemu/qemu_test.go
index 14637910d0..be9657b0eb 100644
--- a/qemu/qemu_test.go
+++ b/qemu/qemu_test.go
@@ -329,12 +329,14 @@ func TestAppendDeviceVFIO(t *testing.T) {
 	testAppend(vfioDevice, deviceVFIOString, t)
 }
 
-var deviceVSOCKString = "-device vhost-vsock-pci,id=vhost-vsock-pci0,guest-cid=4"
+var deviceVSOCKString = "-device vhost-vsock-pci,disable-modern=true,id=vhost-vsock-pci0,guest-cid=4"
 
 func TestAppendVSOCK(t *testing.T) {
 	vsockDevice := VSOCKDevice{
-		ID:        "vhost-vsock-pci0",
-		ContextID: 4,
+		ID:            "vhost-vsock-pci0",
+		ContextID:     4,
+		VHostFD:       nil,
+		DisableModern: true,
 	}
 
 	testAppend(vsockDevice, deviceVSOCKString, t)
@@ -342,8 +344,10 @@ func TestAppendVSOCK(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestVSOCKValid(t *testing.T) {
 	vsockDevice := VSOCKDevice{
-		ID:        "vhost-vsock-pci0",
-		ContextID: MinimalGuestCID - 1,
+		ID:            "vhost-vsock-pci0",
+		ContextID:     MinimalGuestCID - 1,
+		VHostFD:       nil,
+		DisableModern: true,
 	}
 
 	if vsockDevice.Valid() {
diff --git a/qemu/qmp.go b/qemu/qmp.go
index a66ef29303..7af46f0b9d 100644
--- a/qemu/qmp.go
+++ b/qemu/qmp.go
@@ -728,6 +728,51 @@ func (q *QMP) ExecuteBlockdevDel(ctx context.Context, blockdevID string) error {
 	return q.executeCommand(ctx, "x-blockdev-del", args, nil)
 }
 
+// ExecuteNetdevAdd adds a Net device to a QEMU instance
+// using the netdev_add command. netdevID is the id of the device to add.
+// Must be valid QMP identifier.
+func (q *QMP) ExecuteNetdevAdd(ctx context.Context, netdevType, netdevID, ifname, downscript, script string, queues int) error {
+	args := map[string]interface{}{
+		"type":       netdevType,
+		"id":         netdevID,
+		"ifname":     ifname,
+		"downscript": downscript,
+		"script":     script,
+	}
+	if queues > 1 {
+		args["queues"] = queues
+	}
+
+	return q.executeCommand(ctx, "netdev_add", args, nil)
+}
+
+// ExecuteNetdevDel deletes a Net device from a QEMU instance
+// using the netdev_del command. netdevID is the id of the device to delete.
+func (q *QMP) ExecuteNetdevDel(ctx context.Context, netdevID string) error {
+	args := map[string]interface{}{
+		"id": netdevID,
+	}
+	return q.executeCommand(ctx, "netdev_del", args, nil)
+}
+
+// ExecuteNetPCIDeviceAdd adds a Net PCI device to a QEMU instance
+// using the device_add command. devID is the id of the device to add.
+// Must be valid QMP identifier. netdevID is the id of nic added by previous netdev_add.
+func (q *QMP) ExecuteNetPCIDeviceAdd(ctx context.Context, netdevID, devID, macAddr, addr, bus string) error {
+	args := map[string]interface{}{
+		"id":     devID,
+		"driver": VirtioNetPCI,
+		"netdev": netdevID,
+		"mac":    macAddr,
+		"addr":   addr,
+	}
+
+	if bus != "" {
+		args["bus"] = bus
+	}
+	return q.executeCommand(ctx, "device_add", args, nil)
+}
+
 // ExecuteDeviceDel deletes guest portion of a QEMU device by sending a
 // device_del command.   devId is the identifier of the device to delete.
 // Typically it would match the devID parameter passed to an earlier call
@@ -882,3 +927,13 @@ func (q *QMP) ExecHotplugMemory(ctx context.Context, qomtype, id, mempath string
 
 	return err
 }
+
+// ExecutePCIVSockAdd adds a vhost-vsock-pci bus
+func (q *QMP) ExecutePCIVSockAdd(ctx context.Context, id, guestCID string) error {
+	args := map[string]interface{}{
+		"driver":    VHostVSockPCI,
+		"id":        id,
+		"guest-cid": guestCID,
+	}
+	return q.executeCommand(ctx, "device_add", args, nil)
+}
diff --git a/qemu/qmp_test.go b/qemu/qmp_test.go
index 2abb196c04..686064478a 100644
--- a/qemu/qmp_test.go
+++ b/qemu/qmp_test.go
@@ -364,6 +364,66 @@ func TestQMPBlockdevAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	<-disconnectedCh
 }
 
+// Checks that the netdev_add command is correctly sent.
+//
+// We start a QMPLoop, send the netdev_add command and stop the loop.
+//
+// The netdev_add command should be correctly sent and the QMP loop should
+// exit gracefully.
+func TestQMPNetdevAdd(t *testing.T) {
+	connectedCh := make(chan *QMPVersion)
+	disconnectedCh := make(chan struct{})
+	buf := newQMPTestCommandBuffer(t)
+	buf.AddCommand("netdev_add", nil, "return", nil)
+	cfg := QMPConfig{Logger: qmpTestLogger{}}
+	q := startQMPLoop(buf, cfg, connectedCh, disconnectedCh)
+	q.version = checkVersion(t, connectedCh)
+	err := q.ExecuteNetdevAdd(context.Background(), "tap", "br0", "tap0", "no", "no", 8)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
+	}
+	q.Shutdown()
+	<-disconnectedCh
+}
+
+// Checks that the netdev_del command is correctly sent.
+//
+// We start a QMPLoop, send the netdev_del command and stop the loop.
+//
+// The netdev_del command should be correctly sent and the QMP loop should
+// exit gracefully.
+func TestQMPNetdevDel(t *testing.T) {
+	connectedCh := make(chan *QMPVersion)
+	disconnectedCh := make(chan struct{})
+	buf := newQMPTestCommandBuffer(t)
+	buf.AddCommand("netdev_del", nil, "return", nil)
+	cfg := QMPConfig{Logger: qmpTestLogger{}}
+	q := startQMPLoop(buf, cfg, connectedCh, disconnectedCh)
+	q.version = checkVersion(t, connectedCh)
+	err := q.ExecuteNetdevDel(context.Background(), "br0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
+	}
+	q.Shutdown()
+	<-disconnectedCh
+}
+
+func TestQMPNetPCIDeviceAdd(t *testing.T) {
+	connectedCh := make(chan *QMPVersion)
+	disconnectedCh := make(chan struct{})
+	buf := newQMPTestCommandBuffer(t)
+	buf.AddCommand("device_add", nil, "return", nil)
+	cfg := QMPConfig{Logger: qmpTestLogger{}}
+	q := startQMPLoop(buf, cfg, connectedCh, disconnectedCh)
+	checkVersion(t, connectedCh)
+	err := q.ExecuteNetPCIDeviceAdd(context.Background(), "br0", "virtio-0", "02:42:ac:11:00:02", "0x7", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
+	}
+	q.Shutdown()
+	<-disconnectedCh
+}
+
 // Checks that the device_add command is correctly sent.
 //
 // We start a QMPLoop, send the device_add command and stop the loop.
@@ -945,3 +1005,20 @@ func TestExecHotplugMemory(t *testing.T) {
 	q.Shutdown()
 	<-disconnectedCh
 }
+
+// Checks vsock-pci hotplug
+func TestExecutePCIVSockAdd(t *testing.T) {
+	connectedCh := make(chan *QMPVersion)
+	disconnectedCh := make(chan struct{})
+	buf := newQMPTestCommandBuffer(t)
+	buf.AddCommand("device_add", nil, "return", nil)
+	cfg := QMPConfig{Logger: qmpTestLogger{}}
+	q := startQMPLoop(buf, cfg, connectedCh, disconnectedCh)
+	checkVersion(t, connectedCh)
+	err := q.ExecutePCIVSockAdd(context.Background(), "vsock-pci0", "3")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error %v", err)
+	}
+	q.Shutdown()
+	<-disconnectedCh
+}