diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 31014e8769..c247fffd7f 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -483,6 +483,32 @@ void qdev_connect_gpio_out(DeviceState * dev, int n, qemu_irq pin)
     qdev_connect_gpio_out_named(dev, NULL, n, pin);
 }
 
+void qdev_pass_gpios(DeviceState *dev, DeviceState *container,
+                     const char *name)
+{
+    int i;
+    NamedGPIOList *ngl = qdev_get_named_gpio_list(dev, name);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ngl->num_in; i++) {
+        const char *nm = ngl->name ? ngl->name : "unnamed-gpio-in";
+        char *propname = g_strdup_printf("%s[%d]", nm, i);
+
+        object_property_add_alias(OBJECT(container), propname,
+                                  OBJECT(dev), propname,
+                                  &error_abort);
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < ngl->num_out; i++) {
+        const char *nm = ngl->name ? ngl->name : "unnamed-gpio-out";
+        char *propname = g_strdup_printf("%s[%d]", nm, i);
+
+        object_property_add_alias(OBJECT(container), propname,
+                                  OBJECT(dev), propname,
+                                  &error_abort);
+    }
+    QLIST_REMOVE(ngl, node);
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&container->gpios, ngl, node);
+}
+
 BusState *qdev_get_child_bus(DeviceState *dev, const char *name)
 {
     BusState *bus;
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index 86d341f083..a7327fd122 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ void qdev_init_gpio_in_named(DeviceState *dev, qemu_irq_handler handler,
 void qdev_init_gpio_out_named(DeviceState *dev, qemu_irq *pins,
                               const char *name, int n);
 
+void qdev_pass_gpios(DeviceState *dev, DeviceState *container,
+                     const char *name);
+
 BusState *qdev_get_parent_bus(DeviceState *dev);
 
 /*** BUS API. ***/